Author Archives: Mark Wells

A 19-year-old Fairfield man has been sentenced following proceedings Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court before Judge Matt Vaughn. Caleb Stringfield pleaded guilty to Criminal Sexual Abuse, a Class...

  The Village of Cisne and Sunrise Sanitation will conduct the annual Spring City Wide Clean Up on Monday, June 8th. The cleanup service is limited to residents living within the Cisne city limit...

  The Edwards County Republicans will host a public meet-and-greet event featuring Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy on Thursday, May 28, in Albion. The event will be held from 3:00 to 4:3...

The Groff Library is inviting the public to step back in time and learn about the roots of Grayville during the Gray Family Cemetery Tour, set for June 4th at 6 p.m. The tour will take place at the hi...

The Grayville community is coming together to support Seth Schonaman after he lost his home and all of his belongings in a recent house fire. A special tip fundraiser will be held Monday, June 1, at T...

The 51st annual Memorial Day Service at Thomason Cemetery in Wayne City is scheduled for Monday, May 25th beginning at 2:00 p.m. The program will include a welcome by Sharon White, prayer by Laythan M...

The Jefferson County Historical Society will host its eighth annual Strawberry Festival, Plant Sale and Cruise-In tomorrow (Saturday) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Historical Village in Mt. Vernon. Th...

(IECC Nursing Students)   (IECC Nursing Instructors)   (Pictured L-R: FCC supporter, Jerry Carter, FCC President, Dr. Sharmila Kakac, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board Chairman Gary ...

  The National Weather Service says the region could see multiple rounds of heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms beginning today and continuing through the Memorial Day weekend. Forecasters are ...

The Fairfield Public Swimming Pool at Leo French Park, is preparing to open for the 2026 summer season on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th. Public swimming hours will be from 1 to 5 p.m. The pool has an...