Author Archives: Mark Wells

The Wayne County Retired Teachers Association will hold its next meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, October 7th) at the Wayne City Methodist Church. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., followed by the program...

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive tomorrow (Tuesday, October 7th) from noon to 6 p.m. at the Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church, located northwest of Cisne just off Blue Mound Road. Orga...

The Grayville Senior Center will host a chowder event on Saturday, October 11th beginning at 11 a.m. at the Senior Center, located at 212 East North Street in Grayville Chowder will be available for $...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Girls Golf at IHSA Sectionals University of Illinois Blue Course in Savoy 9am Girls Tennis at Mt. Carmel 4pm JV Mules Football at The Train Yard vs Johnston City 6pm ON ...

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Karl August Case, 48, of West Salem, IL on September 30, 2025. Karl August Case was born August 11, 1977 in Olney, IL to Karl Alan and Katheryn (Taylor) Ca...

Loretta Jean Welty, age 78, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Wednesday night, October 1, 2025, at Richland Nursing and Rehab in Olney. She was born August 1, 1947, in Flora, the daughter of Frank Hough...

LOCAL SPORTS SCORES FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH AREA SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Flora at Eldorado JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL CLASS S STATE TOURNAMENT: OASIS SPORTS COMPLEX IN MARION Ne...

The former Dean of Instructions at Frontier Community College in Fairfield has been jailed on multiple sex charges. 52-year-old, Dr. Paul Bruinsma of Keenes was lodged into the Wayne County Jail late ...

Despite a decent shower that popped up in Fairfield late Thursday afternoon, the latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map, released Thursday, now shows the entire state of Illinois in Abnormally Dry or drought...

An invasive tick has been detected in southern Illinois. Media reports say the invasive Asian Longhorned Tick was recently found from Clay County cattle brought to a Marion County collection station, ...