Author Archives: Mark Wells

Planning a construction project? The City of Fairfield is reminding residents and contractors to review local permit fee requirements before starting any building work - from fences and garages to new...

Wayne County families can continue to take advantage of the Feeding Kids of Wayne County program this summer, which offers free sack lunches and grocery bags to children ages 2 to 18. The program runs...

The summer of 2025 is heating up with fun-filled Fridays in Wayne City, thanks to a community-driven event series organized by Wayne City Matters. The "Friday Fun" events include games, live music, fo...

Little Prairie Christian Church is gearing up for a high-energy Vacation Bible School this summer with "Rocket Racers - On Track with Our Powerful God," set for Monday, July 7th through Thursday, July...

TUESDAY'S SCOREBOARD NBA Finals: No Game Scheduled The NBA Finals are set to continue on Thursday. The Indiana Pacers will play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Six in Indianapolis. The Thund...

Debra Lynn Smithpeters, 70, of Carmi, Illinois, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2025, at Silver Foxes Senior Living and Rehabilitation in McLeansboro, with her husband at her side. She was born on Thu...

Vernon Joseph Van Norman, 82 of McLeansboro, IL went to be with the Lord on June 15, 2025 at home. He was born on April 29, 1943 in Portland, Oregon. On October 20, 1962 he married Delores Bradley and...

Victoria Ann Scott, 80, of McLeansboro, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2025, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital In McLeansboro, Illinois. She was born on November 15, 1944, in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, the dau...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 46-year-old Margaret Van Matre of Cisne Monday morning on a Clay County warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Su...

With a recap of the Edwards County School Board Meeting from Monday night, here's our Edwards County correspondent, Mark Curtis