Author Archives: Mark Wells

Dawn Renea "Patches" Phillips, age 54, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Monday, November 10, 2025, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign. She was born December 10, 1970, in Hillsboro, and was l...

Jimmy Edward Browning, 44, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born on December 20, 1980 in Carmi, IL the son of Larry Lee and Peggy Nadin...

Carolyn Louise Brown, 86, of Fairfield passed away at 6:15PM on Tuesday November 11, 2025, at Cisne Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was a housekeeper at Way-Fair nursing home for 25 years a...

Wayne County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for information leading to the recovery of a set of stolen ATV tires taken from Cheyenne Fitzhugh. The missing tires are Tusk brand, size 27x11x12. Anyo...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 48-year-old Michael A. Vaughan of Fairfield late Tuesday night on a Wayne County warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving while license s...

Less than three weeks after a devastating helicopter crash claimed the lives of his son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren, Darren Bailey announced late Monday that he will continue his campaign ...

Sign-up is now underway for Wayne County IL Christmas for Kids, a program providing holiday gifts to local children. The program is open to children living in the Fairfield area and students in the Ne...

The Mount Vernon Elks 819, Centralia Elks 493, Fairfield Elks 1631, Salem Elks 1678, and McLeansboro Elks 1882 Lodges, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children's Care Corporation, will sponsor a...

With the Illinois Crop Progress Report unavailable again this week due to the ongoing government shutdown, farmers across the region are reporting that the 2025 fall harvest is nearly finished. Aside ...

The Illinois Oilfield Museum in Oblong will host the Illinois Basin Celebration tomorrow (Thursday) honoring oil patch workers and highlighting the industry's history and safety practices. All Illinoi...