Author Archives: Mark Wells
SPORTS FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH
ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: No Events Scheduled FAIRFIELD LADY MULES WRAP UP SEASON AT CHAMPAIGN SECTIONALS SATURDAY: The Fairfield Lady Mules concluded their season Saturday at the Champaign (Cent...
Nov 11, 2025
Freida Mae (Piercy) Lane, 96, of Opdyke, IL
Freida Mae (Piercy) Lane, 96, of Opdyke, IL passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. Freida was born on March 30, 1929 to Charles & Fern (...
Nov 11, 2025
Gilbert Lewman Austin, 71, of Ridgway, IL
Gilbert Lewman Austin, 71, of Ridgway, IL passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at his home. Gilbert was born on June 8, 1954 to Edward & Barb Austin. Gilbert was an oil field worker, and he e...
Nov 10, 2025
Stanley Ray Johnson, 84, of Carmi
Stanley Ray Johnson, 84, of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. He was born on March 3, 1941, in White County, Illinois, the son of John Wilburn and Francis Julia (Corwin) Johnson. Stan w...
Nov 10, 2025
David B. Campbell, 69, of Carmi
David B. Campbell, 69, of Carmi passed away on Monday, November 10, 2025, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL. He was born on December 10, 1955, in Carmi the son of Donald Lee and Joyce (...
Nov 10, 2025
TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT WALMART INTERSECTION SUNDAY NIGHT
Fairfield Police, the Wayne County Ambulance Service, and the Fairfield City Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle accident Sunday night just after 7 p.m. at the Walmart intersection of West Dela...
Nov 10, 2025
MILL SHOALS NATIVE LARRY DOZIER TO SPEAK AT FAIRFIELD VETERANS DAY CEREMONY, NOW MOVED TO THE CP CHURCH WEST OF FAIRFIELD
Mill Shoals native, Larry Dozier will be the featured speaker at Fairfield's Veterans Day observance set for tomorrow (Tuesday) at 11 a.m. which has now been moved to the Cumberland Presbyterian Churc...
Nov 10, 2025
SECRETARY OF STATE RESPONDS TO CLAIMS OVER MT. CARMEL DMV CLOSURE
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias' Office has issued a response to public officials' claims surrounding the upcoming closure of the Mt. Carmel Department of Motor Vehicles, calling those c...
Nov 10, 2025
FAIRFIELD ROTARY CLUB TO HOST 100TH YEAR CELEBRATION DINNER
The Fairfield Rotary Club will mark a major milestone with its 100th Year Celebration Dinner on Friday, November 14th. The event will be held at the Fairfield Elks Lodge, located at 201 SE Second Stre...
Nov 10, 2025
FORMER RIDGWAY POSTMASTER SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS ON DRUG CHARGES IN INDIANA
The former postmaster at the Ridgway Post Office has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to methamphetamine and fentanyl charges in Posey County, Indiana. 37-year-old Kelli J. H...
Nov 10, 2025