Author Archives: Mark Wells

The U.S. Postal Service has implemented a five-cent rate increase for mailing letters and postcards. The new prices are: First-class one-ounce letter: 78 cents Postcard: 62 cents Each additional ounce...

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have awarded $7 million in grant funding to support innovation and entrepreneurship through the Tech Incuba...

The Unit Tattoo, located on South Marshall Avenue in McLeansboro, is now accepting donations for its Back to School Supply Drive. Needed items include #2 yellow pencils, markers, crayons, plain folder...

TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE MLB All-Star Game: 7:00 p.m. - AL All-Stars at NL All-Stars (at Atlanta, GA) Brendan Donovan will be playing in his first All-Star Game at Truist Park tonight. The Cardinals second ...

John Neel Siegert passed away July 11, 2025, in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on August 11, 1955, to Billy Neel and Laura Mae (Broster) Siegert in Princeton, Indiana. John graduated from Grayville ...

Kenneth Gordon Page, 88, of Dahlgren, IL passed away on Wednesday July 2, 2025 at his home in Dahlgren. Gordon was born on April 22, 1937 to Kenneth & Emeral Page. On March 30, 1957 he married Pat...

Sunday afternoon just after 2:30 p.m., Illinois State Police Troop 9 units and Wayne City Fire and Ambulance personnel responded to a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 westbound near Milepost 96, abo...

Sunday evening around 7:45 p.m., the Wayne City Fire Department responded to a report of a power pole on fire approximately 1 miles south of Keenes. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fl...

The Fairfield Swimming Pool at Leo French Park will be offering free swim days this weekend, providing residents and visitors an opportunity to enjoy the water at no cost.   The pool will be open...

The 2025 Clay County Fair is set for a weeklong celebration of agriculture, youth programs, and community entertainment that begins Friday, July 18th and runs through Friday, July 25th at Charley Brow...