Author Archives: Mark Wells

The first weekly report on crop progress and conditions for the season indicates that just 1% of soybeans have been planted as of Sunday, down from 2% at the same time last year. The USDA has reported...

A boil water order was issued Monday for those on the Jasper Water Works and is in effect for County Road 2200E from County Highway 2 south to County Road 1630N and on County Road 1630N from County Ro...

The Board Of Review for Wayne County will be in session now to May 5th to take complaints regarding property valuations. Sessions will be held Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM at the Wayn...

A bill in the Illinois House passed Tuesday that would require Freeburg Community High School in St. Clair County to change the name of its mascot, " Midgets" which is considered a slur for people wit...

The Johnsonville Ruritan Club will host the Johnsonville Community Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday at 1 pm at the Johnsonville Community Ruritan Building. There will be four age groups from 0 to 9 and o...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Mules Baseball & Softball at Cisne 4:30pm Boys Tennis at Centralia 3:30pm HIGH SCHOOL TRACK FROM TUESDAY @ FCHS GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM TUESDAY Anna-J...

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a FREEZE WARNING in effect until 8am this (Wednesday) morning for portions of of Southern Illinois, Southwest Indiana and Western Kentucky. Frost and...

Melissa K. Dagnan, 58, of Fairfield, passed away at 1:18am on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. She had been a homemaker. Melissa was born on March 22, 1967, in Chicago, IL, to F...

An Evansville, Indiana resident was arrested by the Wayne County Sheriff's Department around 11:30 Monday night following a traffic stop in the 900 block of East Main St in Fairfield. Deputies say a 2...

The Wayne County Board is set to meet for their monthly meeting Thursday night in the upstairs courtroom at the Wayne County Courthouse. Items on the agenda include: Mayor Gary Moore requesting to spe...