Author Archives: Mark Wells

The Woodlawn Community Unit School District 209 has announced that an employee has been placed on administrative leave while an ongoing investigation is conducted. In a statement released to the schoo...

The Fairfield Elks Lodge will host its monthly bingo night on Saturday, May 30th. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with games beginning at 7 p.m. Participants will play 10 games, each featuring a $100 prize...

  Redneck Championship Wrestling brings action to Wayne City on May 29th. The main event will feature a match-up between Riley Jade and The Blue Dragon, Tootie Lynn. The free outdoor wrestling sh...

Blue Point Church will host Vacation Bible School beginning tomorrow (Tuesday, May 26th). The VBS program will be held nightly Tuesday through Friday, May 26th-29th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Activi...

Illinois environmental officials say the state will continue to enforce its own drinking water protections for PFAS chemicals, even as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moves to roll back some ...

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY: PITCHING MACHINE: Friend Oil vs. FNB Community Bank Erin Braddock Photography vs. Taco Tierra 14 U: Rush Appliance vs. Edward Jones-Andrew Diesel Potts Fami...

Richard "Dick" Henry Wiegel, of Clay City, Illinois, was born on January 23, 1938, in Chicago, to Henry and Elfrieda Wiegel, beginning a life rooted in hard work, devotion to family, and simple joys. ...

John Richard "Dick" Kuykendall, 92, of Browns, Illinois passed away at his home on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Dick was born on March 11, 1934 in Crossville, Illinois, to Howard and Cecil (McKay) Kuykenda...

Joseph Kim "Kimmer" Eckleberry, 61, of McLeansboro, IL passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at Deaconess Henderson Hospital in Henderson, KY. He was born on December 25, 1964 in Fairfield, IL to Tho...

Ivan L. Brock, 94, of Albion, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at Villas of Hollybrook in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. Ivan was born on July 27, 1931 in Albion, Illinois, the son of Virgil and...