Author Archives: Mark Wells

The Edwards County Treasurer's Office reminds residents that the 2024 payable 2025 real estate tax bill due dates are approaching. The first installment will be due on August 22nd with the second inst...

  More than 122,000 ladders sold at Home Depot are being recalled due to a defective locking mechanism that could fail and cause users to fall. The recall involves 20- and 24-foot Multi-Max Pro m...

MONDAY JUNIOR HIGH BASEBALL SCORES Jasper 15, Geff 0 Bluford 12, OBR 0 Cisne 10, Wayne City 0 Ewing 12, Waltonville 0 South Central 16, CHBC 5 Summersville 16, Woodlawn 3 MONDAY JUNIOR HIGH SOFTBALL S...

Kellie Jene Elliott, 64, of Westminster, SC passed away on August 16, 2025 at Franklin County Hospital in Benton, IL. Kellie was born on December 2, 1960 in Boise, ID to Neil & Judith (Hughes) Woo...

A Mt. Vernon man was arrested late Friday night on multiple charges following an incident west of Keenes. According to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, upon arrival, Deputies along with Wayne City P...

Fairfield Community High School will host its annual Meet the Mules event on Wednesday, August 20th giving fans a chance to kick off the fall sports season and show their Mule spirit. The evening begi...

The contestants have been named for the 2025 Miss Fairfield Fall Fun Fest Pageant, which will take place on Thursday, September 18th, on the Main Stage. Photos of this year's contestants were taken by...

A longtime Fall Fun Fest tradition is getting a fresh new look this year. What began years ago as the Gong Show, and later became Fairfield's Got Talent, will now debut as the Fairfield Live Variety S...

The Wayne County Democratic Party will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, August 20th, at 6 p.m. at the Wayne County Courthouse. Members will be finalizing plans for upcoming festival booths at Geff ...

SIU Carbondale will pay tribute to the victims of 9/11 with its Saluki Stair Climb on Thursday, September 11, at 6 a.m. at the Banterra Center. The event features a simulated 110-floor stair climb, sy...