Author Archives: Mark Wells

The City of Fairfield invites the public to its annual Independence Day Celebration on Thursday, July 3rd at Southwest Park. The event runs from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., with fireworks to follow at dar...

Residents in Cisne are gearing up for the third annual Mary Lou Fest, scheduled to take place on July 5th at 102 Duker Drive in Cisne. The festival promises a fun-filled day with before and after fire...

A tragic apartment fire in Mt. Vernon on Tuesday evening left one person dead and another critically injured.   According to the Mt. Vernon Fire Department, the blaze broke out around 7:25 p.m. o...

Veterans and their families are invited to meet with representatives from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the Hope Center on Wednesday, July 2nd beginning at 9:00 a.m. The VA team will rema...

Today's the day Governor JB Pritzker is expected to announce he'll be running for a third term next year. Sources tell the Chicago Tribune the Democrat will make the announcement at events in Chicago ...

WEDNESDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League: Los Angeles Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 2 Texas Rangers 7, Baltimore Orioles 0 Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 0 Cleveland Guardians 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (F/10) ...

Deloris Ann (York) Smith passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. She was born April 9, 1936 to Wayne and Bessie (Savage) York in Enfield, Illinois. She worked in various jobs in Carmi such as Ainsbro...

Stella Elizabeth (Groves) Karns, 91, of Carmi, IL passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at Wabash Senior Living in Carmi. She was born in Marshall, IL on October 16, 1933, to James Groves and Eunice...

Cisne Village officials have announced they with be flushing fire hydrants Thursday in the following areas: North Milner St and North Jones St. The flushing might also affect those living on Howell St...

53-year-old Brian K. Simpson of Fairfield appeared Tuesday morning in Wayne County Circuit Court, where he was formally arraigned on five Class X felony counts of possession of child pornography invol...