Author Archives: Mark Wells

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has announced a weekend closure of U.S. Route 45 in White County to allow for a culvert replacement project. The closure will affect both directions of...

Residents from Hamilton, Wayne and White counties will gather Saturday, June 13th to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost to cancer and raise funds to support the fight against the dis...

  West Frankfort Community Unit School District #168 announced Monday that West Frankfort Community High School Principal Aaron Hill has resigned effective immediately. According to a statement r...

The Fairfield Public Library is inviting students entering 4th through 8th grade this fall to take part in its LEGO Build Challenge! The event will be held on several dates throughout the summer, runn...

The Mount Vernon Elks 819, Centralia Elks 493, Fairfield Elks 1631, Salem Elks 1678, and McLeansboro Elks 1882 Lodges, in partnership with the Illinois Elks Children's Care Corporation, will sponsor a...

Young athletes are invited to take part in the Edwards County JFL Football Camp, scheduled for June 8th-10th at the Edwards County High School football field. Camp sessions will run each day from 9:00...

The Groff Library is inviting the public to step back in time and learn about the roots of Grayville during the Gray Family Cemetery Tour, set for June 4th at 6 p.m. The tour will take place at the hi...

Pritzker Accepts Fact Bears Could Leave Illinois (Springfield, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is accepting the fact that the Bears could leave Illinois after the state legislature failed to approve a bill d...

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY: PITCHING MACHINE: Ambient Heating & Cooling vs. Friend Oil FNB Community Bank vs. Erin Braddock Photography LeMond's Chevrolet vs. Taco Tierra 14 U: ...

Sondra Dee Gill, 62, of Grayville, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2026. She was born on Friday, May 8, 1964, in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Waldo Brown (Brownie) and Karen Kay (Moore) Schoenheit. S...