Author Archives: Mark Wells

The Edwards County Farm Bureau Young Leaders will host their annual Scholarship Trap Shoot on Saturday, March 7th at the Edwards County Sportsman's Club. The event begins at 9:00am and raises importan...

The campaign for Illinois gubernatorial candidate Sheriff James Mendrick has announced a public meet-and-greet event in Mount Carmel. Mendrick, who is currently serving as sheriff, will meet with area...

Illinois lawmakers are preparing a second attempt to pass a bill giving state regulators greater authority over homeowners insurance rates, following major premium hikes by State Farm. Gov. JB Pritzke...

Sparklight, a leading fiber-fueled internet provider, has announced the launch of its 2026 "Dream Bigger" contest, offering $30,000 to support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educati...

Wayne County, Illinois, has received a dividend check from HOPE Trust, the country's health benefit plan. Now commemorating its 15th year of providing benefits to county, school district, city, villag...

Billie "Bill" Earl Towell, 87, passed away on February 12, 2026, at home in Carmi surrounded by his family. He was born on June 23, 1938, in Chelsea, OK, the son of Dean and Zelma (Macomb) Towell. Bil...

Jesse Dawson, 74, of Fairfield passed away at 5:38AM on Thursday February 12, 2026, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. He was employed at Champion Laboratories. Jesse was born in Fairfield on July 4, 195...

Wayne County law enforcement made three arrests Wednesday on outstanding county warrants. Michael A. Vaughan, 49, of Fairfield, was taken into custody by Fairfield Police on a Wayne County Failure to ...

TheFairfield Grade School Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, February 17th at 6pm in the Center Street School Boardroom. The agenda features a range of important topics, incl...

Frontier Community College in Fairfield will be hosting a Meet the Candidates Forum at Workforce Development Center on campus on Thursday, February 19th from 6-8 p.m. Those that attend can meet the ca...