Author Archives: Mark Wells

78 year old former Fairfield resident, Gary L. Tracy of White House, TN passed away at his residence on Thursday, June 26, 2025 surrounded by family. Gary was born November 1, 1946 in Mt. Vernon, Illi...

    Nutrient stewardship field days are making a comeback this summer as County Farm Bureaus across Illinois team up to highlight local conservation efforts and promote sustainable agricultu...

    Illinois drivers will see higher prices at the pump starting Tuesday, July 1st, as the state's annual Motor Fuel Tax increase takes effect, adjusting for inflation.   The gas tax wi...

    U.S. Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) is demanding a fresh audit of the United States Postal Service Mail Distribution Facility in St. Louis, citing persistent delays and continued ...

Major League Baseball Friday: St. Louis 5 Cleveland 0 Houston 7 Chicago Cubs 4 San Francisco 3 Chicago White Sox 1 Pittsburgh 9 NY Mets 1 NY Yankees 3 Athletics 0 Baltimore 22 Tampa Bay 8 Minnesota 4 ...

A new community initiative led by Dr. Tamara Murphy of Growls & Meows in Cisne is taking aim at the growing feral and stray cat population across Southern Illinois. The goal: to humanely reduce ov...

Area rivers are at typical summertime levels following a few days of heat and humidity and mainly dry conditions. Here's the latest stages as of this morning: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield...

  The Franklin County Sheriff reports the death of a small child at a home in rural Akin Friday afternoon due to drowning. According to media reports, Sheriff Kyle Bacon said deputies responded t...

Unemployment in Illinois increased in the month of May,according to numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Some unemployment numbers for area counties included Clay County at 4.2...

Gov. JB Pritzker concluded his statewide re-election tour with a visit to Southern Illinois, making a final stop at IBEW Local 702 in West Frankfort. The governor met with union members and supporters...