Author Archives: Mark Wells

The Wayne County 4-H Foundation is inviting the community to its annual Fish Fry fundraiser, taking place as a convenient drive-thru event at the Wayne County Courthouse on East Main Street. The event...

The City of Olney will host its 47th Annual White Squirrel Count beginning this Saturday and continuing the following two Saturdays. Volunteers are invited to take part in the tradition, helping track...

The Clay County Health Department has confirmed the collection of a second West Nile virus (WNV) positive mosquito sample in Clay County this season. The sample was gathered on Tuesday in Flora, indic...

Grammy Award-winning artist Jimmy Fortune will perform live in concert at Wabash Valley College's Brubeck Theatre on Friday, October 17th at 7:30 p.m. Fortune, longtime member and voice of the legenda...

The Illinois Department of Corrections has confirmed that an inmate death at Shawnee Correctional Center is under investigation. According to IDOC, the investigation began after an incarcerated indivi...

Hamilton Memorial Hospital District will host a free educational event, "The ABC's of Medicare," on Tuesday, October 21st at 11 a.m. in the HMHD Cafeteria. The program will feature guest speaker Keith...

Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Lieutenant Brian Wilson, has released the results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols conducted throughout Clay, Effingham, Edwards, Wayn...

Edwards County Clerk & Recorder Mary Beth Smith announced yesterday (Wednesday) that she will retire on October 31st and will not seek re-election. "It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as...

Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal semi-truck accident in Knox County, Indiana, as 48-year-old Karl Case of West Salem, Illinois. The crash occurred Tuesday afternoon on U.S. 41 near Sc...

The Illinois Department of Corrections has confirmed it will not move forward with plans to house registered sex offenders at the former Enfield Nursing Home. White County Sheriff Jordan Weiss announc...