Author Archives: Mark Wells

Marion Lee Haile, 73, of Mattoon, IL formerly of Bethany, passed away at 11:10 a.m. Monday, December 22, 2025 in the Odd Fellow Rebekah Home in Mattoon. Marion was born July 27, 1952, in Mt. Vernon, I...

Robyn White, 65 of Carmi, IL died peacefully on December 22, 2025 at the Linda E White HospiceHouse in Evansville, IN after a lengthy illness with cancer. She was born on September 26, 1960 in Atoka, ...

Timothy Gade, 65, of Carmi passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 in Mt. Vernon, IL. He was born on April 6, 1960 in Wood River, IL the son of Stanley and Margaret (Brooks) Gade. Timothy married Lu...

A memorial service for Larry Withrow, 88 of Fairfield who died on November 21, 2025, will be held at 12pm on Monday, December 29th, at the Kings Chapel Church in Fairfield, with burial to follow in Ma...

Emergency responders were placed on standby Monday afternoon around 1:46 at the Mt. Vernon Outland Airport after a pilot reported a warning light indicating a possible landing gear issue. Mt. Vernon C...

(Photo credit: Jefferson County SO Facebook page)   A Mt. Vernon man is in custody following an investigation by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office into allegations of sexual assault and child...

Due to the upcoming holidays, Sunrise Sanitation will collect trash in the city of Albion on Friday, December 26th and Friday, January 2nd for the next two weeks. Albion residents are advised to place...

Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas trees after the holidays to be reused as fish habitat in local lakes. The trees will be bundled, weighted an...

Hamilton Memorial Hospital District (HMHD) and its Family Clinics have announced updated weekend walk-in clinic hours designed to improve patient access and better coordinate with local pharmacy sched...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is now accepting applications for Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) grants, with the deadline set for February 16th. Funded by the U.S. Department of ...