Author Archives: Mark Wells

  Several inches of rain fell over the weekend and according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, a FLOOD WARNING remains in effect for the Skillet Fork River at Wayne City affecting Wayne...

USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting enrollments and elections for the 2025 Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC). The deadline is April 15, 2025. ARC and PLC provide ...

A boil order has been issued for the Bt Prairie Water System from Lewis Scrap Metal going west to Shrewsbury Road in Mill Shoals. For questions, call Wayne Carter at 618-383-5850.

Illinois State Police Troop 9 Commander, Captain Nathan Douglas, has released the results of the Distracted Driving Enforcement Program conducted in Marion and Wayne counties during March. This initia...

Johnsonville LLC, based in Momence, IL, is recalling 22,672 pounds of cheddar bratwurst after receiving consumer complaints about hard plastic in the product, as reported by the USDA's Food Safety and...

The Women's Center at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital marked a significant milestone with a record-breaking 150 births in March 2025, making it their busiest month ever.   A spokeswoman for th...

Carolyn Sue (Ward) Funkhouser, 80 of Grayville, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Heart to Heart Hospice in Evansville, IN. She was born on Saturday, October 28, 1944, in Norris City the da...

Anita Lee Crow Vogel, 85, of Fairfield Anita has passed on to be in the presence of her God and His Son at 7:30 AM, Monday, April 7, 2025, at her home in Fairfield. She lived a full life, complete wit...

Kathy Lynn Warren, 74, formerly of Fairfield, passed away at 11:11AM on Tuesday April 1, 2025, at her home in Bradenton Florida. Kathy was born in South Haven Michigan on July 21, 1950, to Herb and Ph...

Charles Paul Blades, age 77, of Benton, passed away at his home on April 2, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on June 10, 1947, in Eldorado, Illinois, Charles was a graduate of McLeansb...