Author Archives: Mark Wells

The Wayne County Board will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, September 11th at 7 p.m. in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. The meeting will begin with prayer, the Pledge of A...

The Department of Homeland Security is launching an immigration crackdown this week in Chicago and across Illinois. The DHS announced yesterday on social media the launch of Operation Midway Blitz in ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Girls Tennis at Mt. Vernon 4pm Lady Mules Volleyball at The Mule Barn vs Newton 3 levels at 5pm. HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALLSCHEDULE: Cisne at Home vs. Wayne City Edwards Cou...

Grant Hoskins, 92, of Geff, passed away on September 7, 2025, in Evansville, IN. Grant was born August 3, 1933, in Saunemin, Illinois to Guy T. and Hattie Faye Hoskins. He married Linda Brown in 1958....

Frontier Community College Head Volleyball Coach, Chet Snyder, 51 of Fairfield, appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court this (Monday) afternoon to face multiple charges, including sexual abuse involvin...

(From left to right: Luke Harl, FCC Foundation President; Dr. Sharmila Kakac, FCC President; donor Jerry Cox; Camdyn Tappendorf, FCC sophomore volleyball player; Tinlea Webb, FCC freshman volleyball p...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department and EMS personnel responded to a two-vehicle accident on Illinois Highway 15 at the Boyleston Crossroads west of Fairfield just before 12:30 Saturday afternoon. D...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies conducted a traffic stop around 10 o'clock Friday night on NW 7th Street in Fairfield that led to the arrest of a Flora man. Deputies identified passenger Scott E. Toll...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital is pleased to host Carrie Downen, a Foster Parent Recruiter with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), on Monday, September 9th from 10:00 a.m. - ...

The University of Illinois Extension is inviting the community to take part in free nutrition education classes this September. The "Create Better Health Nutrition Class" will be held at Feed My Sheep...