Author Archives: Mark Wells

The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) has approved a request for $2.7 billion in general revenue funding for the next fiscal year, a 4.6% ($121.6 million) increase over the current budget. The...

45-year-old Megan Valentine is set for a pre-trial hearing tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at 1pm at the Edwards County Courthouse in Albion. Valentine faces murder and additional felony charges in conn...

The National Weather Service is forecasting a stretch of dry but bitterly cold weather for the Midwest, with temperatures staying well below normal for late January. Sunshine returns today, but highs ...

22-year-old Anthony Vasoli of Fairfield, has been arrested and jailed on charges of armed robbery and domestic battery. Vasoli was booked into the Wayne County Jail last Friday night following an inci...

Frontier Community College in Fairfield, Illinois 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 m...

Republic Services has announced that trash collection resumed yesterday (Tuesday) in the City of Fairfield where weather conditions permit. Some streets may remain inaccessible until conditions improv...

Carmi Police arrested 45-year-old Robert Veach at the intersection of Church and Robinson on Monday. Authorities say Veach was wanted on a 2015 Failure to Appear warrant issued out of Edwards County. ...

Tragedy struck northeast of Mill Shoals on Monday when five cows died after falling through the ice on a pond near the home of Robert Black. Four of the cows belonged to Robert, while the fifth was ow...

  The Wayne County Family Enrichment Program is now accepting enrollments for children ages 0 to 3. The program offers a variety of resources to support early childhood development, including per...

The Edwards County Fair is set to bring fresh excitement to this year's festivities with the addition of a Dirt Track Figure 8 event, scheduled for Tuesday, July 28th. The competition is open to a wid...