Author Archives: Mark Wells
William F. "Bill" Cates, 93, of Carmi
William F. "Bill" Cates, 93, of Carmi passed away on Friday, May 30, 2025 at Deaconess Illinois Medical Center in Marion, IL. He was born in Mill Shoals, IL on November 22, 1931 the son of Joseph and ...
Jun 02, 2025
Camela Bolton Cleveland, 32, of Bone Gap
Camela Bolton Cleveland, 32, of Bone Gap, Illinois, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at her grandparents' home. She was born on Tuesday, August 18, 1992, in Ev...
Jun 02, 2025
James Eldon Ross, 88, formerly of Wayne City
James Eldon Ross, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away in Covington, Louisiana on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at the age of 88 after a prolonged illness. James served his ...
Jun 02, 2025
Marie Martin, age 88, of Clay City
Marie Martin, age 88, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Friday morning, May 30, 2025, at her home. She was born November 20, 1936, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was raised by Bill and Amy Billingsley....
Jun 02, 2025
FMH PRESENTS MAY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside of the Hospital. Japhe...
May 31, 2025
SPORTS FOR SATURDAY MAY 31ST
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD St. Louis Cardinals 1 Texas Rangers 11 Chicago Cubs 2 Cincinnati Reds 6 The Chicago Cubs remain atop the Central Division standings with a 3 game lead over the St. Lou...
May 30, 2025
Warren Stacy Johnson, 63, of McLeansboro, IL
Warren Stacy Johnson, age 63 of McLeansboro, IL. passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025 at Linda White Hospices Center in Evansville, Indiana. Warren was born March 13, 1962 in Eldorado, Illinois. He was ...
May 30, 2025
UPDATED - WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF'S BOLO SUBJECTS ARRESTED
On Thursday, 05/29/2025, at approximately Noon, The Wayne County Sheriff's Office joined in a pursuit on Interstate 64 coming from Jefferson County. Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and Mt. Vernon Po...
May 30, 2025
Rita Faye Doty, 76, of Fairfield
Rita Faye Doty, 76, of Fairfield, passed away at 1:28am on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at the Cisne Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She had been a home health aide. Rita was born on November 16, 1...
May 30, 2025
David N. Foster, 72 of Keenes, IL
David N. Foster, 72 of Keenes, IL passed away at 2:03 PM, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. Born on April 11, 1953, in Urbana, IL to Willard and Phyllis (Holt) Fos...
May 30, 2025