Author Archives: Mark Wells

Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias has announced that more than $1 million in technology grants is being awarded to 88 public libraries across the state, including three...

The Little Prairie Christian Church Wednesday Night Bible Study Family is hosting a Porkburger Fundraiser on Wednesday, June 25th beginning at 10:30 a.m. on the Albion Square.   Pork burger sandw...

MONDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League: Seattle Mariners 11, Minnesota Twins 2 Baltimore Orioles 6, Texas Rangers 0 Los Angeles Angels 9, Boston Red Sox 5 MLB National League: St. Louis Cardinals 8, ...

Doris Ilene Caudle, 92, of Wayne City, IL passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. She was born on June 27, 1932 to Stanley & Margaret "Bess" Fenton. She was united in marriage to Joe C...

On June 15, 2025, Arlene Earhart of Albion, Illinois died peacefully at the home of her daughter in Evansville, Indiana. Frances Arlene was born on January 27, 1933, to her parents Rev. Henry L. and H...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies and Wayne City Fire and EMS personnel responded to a single-vehicle traffic accident Saturday afternoon just after 1 o'clock at 1025 IL Hwy 15 just east of the Sims Cro...

Baseball fans across Southern Illinois have a special reason to tune in to the Major League Baseball Draft on July 13th & 14th. That's when Zach Root, a standout pitcher for the Arkansas Razorback...

On Saturday, June 28th, at Leo French Park in Fairfield, a 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament to support 11-year-old Dalton Workman, a Center Street Grade School student currently battling Hodgkin's Lymphom...

The Volunteer Firemen's Association of West Salem, Inc. is preparing for its much-anticipated Annual Freedom Celebration, taking place over the weekend of June 28th and 29th. The two-day community eve...

Amateur radio enthusiasts across the country will be hitting the airwaves June 28th & 29th for the ARRL Field Day, one of the largest annual events for ham radio operators in North America.  ...