Author Archives: Mark Wells

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Boys Baseball vs. Cisne at Veteran's Field 4:30pm Lady Mules Softball vs. Cisne at Southwest Park 4:30pm Lady Mules Track at DuQuoin 4:00pm Mules Boys Tennis vs. R...

Marion William "Bill" Edwards, 83, of McLeansboro, IL, passed away April 5th, 2026 in Holiday, FL. He was born on December 21, 1942 in Hillview, IL to John & Helen Edwards. Bill attended McLeansbo...

Donald (Don) L. McGrew, of rural Xenia, Illinois, passed away peacefully at Good Samaritan Hospital, Mt. Vernon, Illinois, surrounded by his loving family, on Easter Sunday evening, April 5, 2026. He ...

Betty Ruth (Egbert) Beets of Chickasha, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at the age of 79. A private family ceremony will be held at Stokes Chapel Cemetery in Cross...

Richard Eugene Rogers, 75, of Carmi, Illinois, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026, at his home. He was born on Thursday, January 25, 1951, in Fairfield, Illinois, a son of Charles Joseph and Betty J...

A Vincennes, Indiana man was arrested Saturday evening after crashing his vehicle while texting and driving on a suspended license. Wayne County Deputies say 50-year-old Leon Buckman was driving a 200...

Wayne County Sheriff's Department arrested 27-year-old Kendra M.S. Vanscyoc of Mount Vernon, on a Wayne County warrant related to a retail theft charge from 2024. Following her arrest, deputies transp...

The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) Business & Industry division is offering District-Wide CPR Classes to equip participants with lifesaving skills and the confidence to respond during ...

The Edwards County Republican Party will hold its Republican County Convention on Wednesday, April 15th at 6:30 p.m. The convention will take place at 19 West Main Street in Albion. During the event, ...

With warmer weather on the way, it's time to dust off those bicycles and get ready for safe rides. Edwards County 4-H, Bone Gap Cardinals 4-H Club, and Love West Salem are teaming up to present Bike S...