Author Archives: Mark Wells

Jasper Grade School District has released important information for families preparing for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. In-person registration will take place on Tuesday, July 15th from 12:00 p...

The 4-H General Projects Show was held Saturday, July 12th at the Country Financial Hall Building on the Edwards County Fairgrounds, where 4-H members showcased their hard work and creativity before j...

The Wayne County Democratic Party will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, July 16th at 6 PM at the Wayne County Courthouse.   Members will be finalizing plans for upcoming booths at local events...

Grayville Community Unit School District #1 has announced that registration for the 2025-26 school year will take place on Wednesday, July 16th, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.   As part of registra...

Clay County Hospital is once again offering free sports physicals at several of its medical clinics this summer. Physicals will be provided on a first come, first serve basis from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is inviting farmers and agrichemical facilities to participate in a free agrichemical container recycling program aimed at environmental sustainability. S...

SUNDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League: Boston Red Sox 4, Tampa Bay Rays 1 Seattle Mariners 8, Detroit Tigers 4 Cleveland Guardians 6, Chicago White Sox 5 (F/10) Texas Rangers 5, Houston Astros 1 The...

Barbara Eileen Padgett, 91 of West Salem passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 11th, 2025, and went to be with her Lord and Savior. She was preceded inb death by her loving husband, Donnell Elsw...

Braden Christopher Robertson, age 29, of Franklin, Indiana, and formerly of Wayne County, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2025. He was born October 15, 1995, the son of John Remus and Jennifer Diana (Neav...

Bruce Edwin Lane, age 73, of Kinmundy, Illinois, passed away Thursday evening, July 10, 2025, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was born September 27, 1951, in Flora, the son of ...