Author Archives: Mark Wells

Sandra Sue (Clark) Hosselton, 83, of Clay City, IL, passed away April 18, 2025 in Clay City, IL, surrounded by her husband and family... Sandra Sue (Clark) Hosselton was born October 21, 1941 in Flora...

Leroy John Drechsel, 97, of Albion, IL passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at the Villas of Hollybrook in Mt. Carmel, IL. Leroy was born November 10, 1927 in Dwight, IL to John A. & Eleanor Dier...

30-year-old Jonathon Heath of Albion was arrested by Carmi Police Saturday night around 7:45 for a broken registration light. During the stop, it was discovered that Heath had an active White County w...

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has announced that eastbound I-64 will be shut down for emergency repairs starting at 7pm tonight. The closure is expected to last until 7am on Wednesday. During ...

(Photo credit: Christopher Police Department) A Sandoval man, 54-year-old Scott T. Danaha is in custody following a police pursuit that ended in Waltonville. Shortly after midnight, officers of the Ch...

Illinois farmers made notable strides in planting and crop development last week, according to the USDA update. The report indicates favorable weather conditions, with 4.1 days suitable for fieldwork ...

Gerald Wayne "Jerry" Lemmon, 77, of Tullahoma, TN, formerly of Dahlgren passed away December 29, 2024, surrounded by family at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born...

Johnie Lee Stroud, 90, of North Aurora, Illinois, formerly of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away Friday, April 18, 2025 at Rush Copley Hospital of Aurora. He was born October 17, 1934 in Wayne County...

The Fairfield City Council is scheduled to meet tonight (Tuesday) at 6:00pm with several significant items on the agenda, ranging from election certifications to business development and public safety...

  Sharmilla Kakac of Fairfield has been selected to serve as the next President of Frontier Community College (FCC). The official announcement is expected to follow the Illinois Eastern Community...