Author Archives: Mark Wells

Harold Irvin Stinson, 84, of Carmi, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, Illinois. He was born on October 31, 1940, the son of Edd and Melvina (Duvall) ...

High school baseball Friday: Lawrenceville 9 Paris 0 High school softball: Mt. Carmel 2 Robinson 1 Casey-Westfield 10 Mattoon 0 Major League Baseball: St. Louis 10 Kansas City 3 Chicago Cubs 13 Chicag...

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes moved through the southern Illinois region Friday afternoon and evening. Most of the severe weather missed the immediate Wayne County area, with most of the storms p...

The Fairfield Public School District #112 Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, May 19th at 6:00pm in the Center Street School Boardroom. The meeting will include a full ...

  A Centralia, IL man was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder in connection with an August 2015 shooting that left Dustin Rhynes of Centralia dead. Reports from Marion County said a Mario...

Incoming FFA Officers L to R Front row Hayley Perry, Emily Spray, Parker Biggs, Carlin St. Ledger; Back Row Aiden McDowell, Quentin PIke, Cody Greathouse, Chase Shelton, Owen Lynch, Aidan Roosevelt Ou...

Rebecca (Given) Wilson, 87 of Charlottesville, Virginia passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024. She was born on Monday, October 18, 1937, a daughter of Harry and Nancy (Higginson) Given. Rebecca mar...

Rena Belle McCormick, 98, of Fairfield passed away at 12:35AM on Friday May 16, 2025, at her daughter's home in Grayville. She had been a waitress, cleaned houses, and mostly a farmer's housewife. Ren...

Michael (Scott) McDannel passed away at the age of 54 on May 11, 2025, at his home in Bristol, VA. Scott was born on December 7, 1970, in Jacksonville, FL to Mike McDannel and Diana (Mitchell) Vaughan...

Most schools in the area will be dismissing early today (Friday) due to incoming weather conditions. Be sure to check your schools socia media page or contact them directly for the exact time of dismi...