Author Archives: Mark Wells

Leslie Jerome Craig passed away at 8:00 PM on Tuesday, 30 December 2025 while a patient at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. He was 72 years old. Leslie was born on Sunday, 15 March 1953. Le...

A Robinson man pleaded guilty to a domestic battery charge during proceedings Tuesday in Wayne County Circuit Court. Court records show 50-year-old Robert Irvin of Robinson entered a guilty plea to do...

The Wayne County Board will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. The session will begin with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance...

The future of the financially troubled Fairfield Elks Lodge could be decided during a special meeting of the membership scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at the lodge. The meeting has been calle...

Edwards County Senior Citizens Homestead Exemptions have been mailed out for the 2026 payable 2027 tax year. If you are age 65 or older, you may qualify for the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, wh...

The Edwards County Farm Bureau has announced plans for its Annual Ladies Day, scheduled for Saturday, February 7th. This year's event will feature Abbi Cook of Abbi's Salads to Go-Go as the presenter....

Wayne County CEO is excited to announce CEO Night on Tuesday, February 3rd, at Fairfield Community High School during the Fairfield Mules vs. Wayne City Indians basketball game, which tips off at 6 p....

(May 16, 2025 Tornado Southeast of Marion, IL)   The Storm Prediction Center in Norman Oklahoma has released preliminary tornado data for 2025, revealing that Southern Illinois experienced over 2...

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) Business & Industry, in partnership with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at IECC, will host a regional workshop titled Blueprints f...

A new bill introduced in Illinois could soon require health warning labels on gas appliances such as stoves, ovens, and water heaters. House Bill 4272, sponsored by Rep. Michael Crawford (D-31st), aim...