Author Archives: Mark Wells
MT VERNON MAN ARRESTED AND SENTENCED ON SEPARATE CHARGES
43-year-old Benjamin Michael Smith of Mt. Vernon, was arrested Thursday by the Wayne County Sheriff's Department on a Jefferson County warrant for failure to appear/contempt of court on an original ch...
Jul 11, 2025
RITZ CRACKER SANDWICHES RECALLED NATIONWIDE DUE TO LABELING ERROR
Mondelez Global LLC has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of some Ritz Cracker Sandwiches after discovering a labeling error that could pose a risk to people with peanut allergies. The recal...
Jul 11, 2025
PUZZLE SWAP EVENT SET FOR JULY 19TH IN FAIRFIELD
Puzzle lovers are invited to join a Puzzle Swap on Saturday, July 19th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.at the Fairfield Public Library. The event encourages participants to bring in a puzzle and trade it for a...
Jul 11, 2025
WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF STILL SEARCHING FOR MISSING WOMAN, $5,000 REWARD OFFERED
(Photo credit: Washington County Sheriff's Office) The Washington County Sheriff's Office is still seeking the public's help in locating 37-year-old Brittany Moeser, who has been missing since ...
Jul 11, 2025
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE'S 58TH ANNUAL AG FIELD DAY SET FOR JULY 17TH AT BELLEVILLE RESEARCH CENTER
Southern Illinois University Carbondale's 58th annual Ag Field Day is scheduled for Thursday, July 17th, at the Belleville Research Center. The event is free and primarily aimed at farmers, but it is ...
Jul 11, 2025
RECORD-BREAKING SUM OF $45 MILLION IN CASH COMING THIS SUMMER TO 600,000 ILLINOISANS THROUGH STATE'S MISSING MONEY PROGRAM
This summer, $45 million will be distributed to a record-breaking 600,000 people who will receive money they didn't even know they had from the state's missing money program. The only action required ...
Jul 11, 2025
BOIL WATER ORDER ISSUED FOR BT. PRAIRIE WATER SYSTEM HAS BEEN LIFTED
The boil water order issued for the Bt Prairie Water System and a section of the Mill Shoals Water System which extended from Shrewsbury Road East has been LIFTED. Water is now safe for human consumpt...
Jul 11, 2025
Roger D. Trotter, 68, of Wayne City
Roger D. Trotter, 68, of Wayne City, IL passed away Thursday, July 3, 2025, at his residence. Roger was born August 7, 1956, in McLeansboro, IL, to Darwin Delmer and Gayle (Smith) Trotter. Roger had w...
Jul 11, 2025
Jack Lynn Tullis, 79, of Fairfield
Jack Lynn Tullis, 79, of Fairfield, Illinois, passed away on July 9, 2025, at his residence. Jack was born in Wayne County, Illinois, on February 10, 1946, to Wilson and Elizabeth (Luther) Tullis. He ...
Jul 11, 2025
FIREMEN RESPOND TO SMOKE INCIDENT ON LESLIE LANE
The Fairfield City Fire and Fairfield Rural Fire Departments responded to a call Thursday morning at the home of Jason Musgrave 1101 Leslie Lane. According to Fairfield Fire Chief, Andrew Miller, a HV...
Jul 11, 2025