Author Archives: Mark Wells

Edwards County School Board Meerting Recap from Monday night with our Edwards County correspondent, Mark Curtis.  

Fairfield Memorial Hospital's Horizon Healthcare Clinics and FMH Surgical Specialty Clinics are rolling out a new, innovative digital check-in system designed to make visits faster, easier, and more c...

The Edwards County Treasurer's Office has announced that the 2024 payable 2025 real estate tax bills will be mailed out today, (Tuesday, July 22nd) The first installment will be due on August 22nd wit...

The annual Parkersburg Community Chowder is just around the corner, scheduled for Saturday, July 26th at the Community Building and Park in Parkersburg. This long-standing community tradition kicks of...

Blessed Blooms Flower Farm & Market is inviting families to take part in a creative and educational evening with their "Parents Night Out: Kids Workshop" on Tuesday, July 29th, from 5:30 to 7:00 p...

MONDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League Cleveland Guardians 10, Baltimore Orioles 5 Toronto Blue Jays 4, New York Yankees 1 Chicago White Sox 8, Tampa Bay Rays 3 Texas Rangers 7, Athletics 2 MLB Natio...

Diana Sue Pemberton passed away on Monday morning, July 21, 2025 at Axiom Healthcare of Flora IL. Diana was born May 25, 1952, at Clay County Hospital, Flora, IL, the daughter of Roy and Betty (Porter...

Edith "Eddi" Jane Fatheree, age 75, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Monday night, July 14, 2025, at Axiom Healthcare in Flora. Eddi was born May 8, 1950, in Olney, the daughter of the late Elmer E. an...

Wayne Fatheree, age 78, of Flora, Illinois, passed away early Friday morning, July 18, 2025, at Axiom Healthcare in Flora. Wayne was born June 6, 1947, in Flora, the son of the late Gerald and Pansy C...

Gregory Max Balding, 61, of Olney, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at Richland Nursing and Rehab in Olney. Greg was born January 11, 1964 in Olney, the son of Max and Velda Ruth (Pitt...