Author Archives: Mark Wells

Janet Billington, Republican candidate for Wayne County Clerk & Recorder, is inviting residents to attend her upcoming "Coffee with the Candidate" event. Community members will have an opportunity...

Illinois State Police responded to a serious crash Friday night on I-57 southbound near mile marker 63, approximately two miles south of the West Frankfort exit. The accident involved a semi and a pas...

Applications are now open for Illinois' new $1.5 million Farm to Food Bank Capacity-Building Grant Program, aimed at strengthening local food systems and expanding access to fresh, Illinois-grown prot...

A new report warns that thousands of idle oil wells across Illinois could saddle taxpayers with over $1 billion in cleanup costs if not properly addressed. The research, from Northwestern University's...

A nationwide recall of Chips Ahoy! Baked Bites Brookie has been expanded, according to a new alert issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday. The updated recall now includes a...

Radio broadcast coverage of Fairfield Mules football is returning to WFIW-FM, 104.9 this fall bringing Friday night game action to listeners for the 2026 season. The WFIW-FM broadcast team, which will...

  The Fairfield community is coming together to support Marcus Draper, a freshman at Fairfield Community High School, who was recently diagnosed with B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Marcus i...

  The National Weather Service reports a warming trend underway across Southern Illinois bringing unseasonably mild weather to the region through the early part of the week. Today (Monday), resid...

Wayne City Grade School will hold its annual Kindergarten Registration on Tuesday, March 31st with appointments available from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. This event is for families in the Wayne City Schoo...

  Gubernatorial candidate for Governor, Darrin Bailey and his running mate, Aaron Del Mar bring their "Take Back Illinois: For The People!" 7-day bus tour to Fairfield on Thursday, February 19th ...