Author Archives: Mark Wells

Mount Carmel Police Department Chief Mike McWilliams has announced his retirement, effective today (Friday). McWilliams shared his decision with the mayor and city council during their meeting earlier...

Bryan L. Hart, the retired Director of the Illinois Secretary of State (SOS) Police, is running unopposed for Edwards County Sheriff in the upcoming Republican primary election this March. Current She...

With the Edwards County School Board meeting recap from last (Thursday) night, here's our Edwards County correspondent, Mark Curtis  

The Blue Point Church is reaching out to local seniors with a special event this month. A Senior Grocery Giveaway will be held Thursday morning, January 29, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the church, lo...

The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 met Tuesday at Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, Illinois. During the meeting, Program Director of Institutional Asses...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Basketball vs. Mt. Vernon, IN at the Carmi-White County Invitational Tournament 7pm Mules Competition Cheerleading at Carterville Cheer Invitational (This has been...

The North Wayne Community Unit School District #200 Board met Wednesday night at Cisne Middle School. Superintendent Adam Ellis reported that the board approved several items on the consent agenda, in...

The Southern Illinois Critter Fixers, a nonprofit organization based in Cisne, is ramping up its mission to control the rising stray and feral pet population throughout the region. President, Mary Mur...

35-year-old Courtney J. Flexter of Clay City was arrested Wednesday afternoon by the Wayne County Sheriff's Department. Flexter was taken into custody on a Wayne County Failure to Appear warrant on a ...

Wayne County Clerk and Recorder Liz Ann Woodrow is advising voters that the United States Postal Service is no longer handling mail-in ballots as Priority Mail. Woodrow warns that if voters mail their...