Author Archives: Mark Wells

The Wayne County Board will meet Thursday, July 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse.   The agenda includes a full slate of reports and action items. Among t...

Fairfield Community High School (FCHS) is offering an opportunity for interested buyers to bid on its old wrestling mats, which date back to the early 2000s. The mats are three-section units and will ...

Ongoing maintenance work on Norfolk Southern railroad crossings in Fairfield is nearly finished, according to city officials. While some residents have voiced frustration over increased travel times a...

The Fairfield Public Golf Course has announced the cancellation of its 2-Man Shamble tournament originally scheduled for the end of this month. Course officials cited ongoing course conditions and the...

The White County Fair is adjusting its entertainment plans this week after an unexpected change in carnival providers. Fair Board President Brent Edwards announced Monday night that the original carni...

TUESDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League: Detroit Tigers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 2 New York Yankees 10, Seattle Mariners 3 Toronto Blue Jays 6, Chicago White Sox 1 (F/7) Cleveland Guardians 10, Houston Astr...

David Randal "Randy" Hardy, age 70, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Monday afternoon, July 7, 2025, at Clay County Hospital. He was born December 12, 1954, in Flora, the son of Jake Eugene Hardy a...

Theodore F. "Teddy" Corbett, Jr., 58, of Norris City passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at Gallatin Manor in Ridgway, IL. He was born in Gary, IN on November 6, 1966 the son of Theodore F. and Virgi...

Two area men were arrested on separate warrants by the Wayne County Sheriff's Department.   25-year-old Bradly W. Cummins of Grayville was arrested Monday on a Wayne County warrant to revoke prob...

In a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the November 5, 2024, murder of Edwards County Circuit Judge Michael Valentine, the court has ordered that Megan Valentine must unlock he...