Author Archives: Mark Wells

Clay County Hospital and Medical Clinics are once again hosting their popular "Reduced Rate Lab Fair" from April 15th through April 30th, providing discounted lab tests to encourage proactive healthca...

WAYNE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY SET TO MEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT The Wayne County Democratic Party will meet in the boardroom of the Wayne County Courthouse Wednesday, April 16th @6pm The party will debrief ...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Fairfield Lady Mules Softball game with Edwards Co. will resume this afternoon at Southwest Park. This game was stopped Thursday afternoon due to the weather with Edward...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Donald Eugene Warkins, who left this world suddenly on April 9, 2025, at the age of 86. Born on August 29, 1938, in Sublette, Illinois, Don dedi...

Penny Ann Hargrave 65, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025 surrounded by family at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO. She was born December 26, 1959 in Vincennes, IN. She was a daughter of Robert...

Connie Rae Spitzner, age 72, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Friday, April 11, 2025, at her home. She was born November 4, 1952, in Vandalia, the daughter of Samuel P. and Mary R. (Sloan) Patridge...

High School Baseball Friday: Mt. Carmel 15 Cisne 1 Cisne is now (3-6) on the season and will play Red Hill Monday Eldorado 7 Hamilton County 6 Goreville 4 Johnston City 0 High school Softball: Hamilto...

Area rivers are expected to crest this weekend, if they haven't already, following last week's heavy rainfall. The Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 28.7 feet as of this morning. Flood stage...

  Sentencing was set for Friday for a Wayne County woman convicted of the death of her one-year-old child, however that sentencing has been delayed. Aydreian Hooper pled guilty in December of las...

The New Hope Grade School Board will have a meeting this Tuesday night beginning at 7 p.m. Items listed under the Superintendent's Report include a Maintenance and Building Update, Speech Contest Winn...