Author Archives: Mark Wells

The National Weather Service has issued a FREEZE WARNING in effect for all of Southern Illinois tonight (Monday) and until 9am Tuesday morning. Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 to 30 degrees exp...

The City of Fairfield's Business District Committee is holding a public meeting on Wednesday, April 9th, 2025, at 4:30 PM. The meeting will take place at Fairfield City Hall and will focus on the foll...

University of Illinois Extension is expanding the reach of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education by adding a local SNAP-Ed Educator. Alizah Harper will serve as the SNAP-Ed Educator ...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ***Weather Permitting*** Boys Tennis at Mt. Carmnel 4pm Mules Baseball vs Lawrenceville at Veterans Field 4:30pm Lady Mules Softball vs Lawrenceville at Southwest Park 4...

John Ragle Cooper, 78 of Destin, Florida and formerly of Clay City, Illinois, passed away on January 21, 2025, at his home in Destin, surrounded by his loving family. John was born on July 10, 1946, i...

Major League Baseball Friday: Boston 13 St. Louis 9 Chicago Cubs 3 San Diego 1 Detroit 7 Chicago White Sox 4 NY Mets 5 Toronto 0 Athletics 6 Colroado 3 (11 innings) NY Yankees 9 Pittsburgh 4 San Franc...

Flooding continues in the region this morning following several inches of rainfall that has fallen this week. According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, radar estimates show betwe...

The Fairfield City Council meets this Tuesday night at 6 p.m. Preceding the regular meeting is a Public Hearing at 5:50 p.m. concerning the opening of bids for the sale of property on NE 7th Street. R...

  Unemployment was down in the south-central Illinois region for February, according to information from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. They say over-the-year, the unemployment r...

Wayne City High School Senior, Haley Shelton has been selected as Senior of the Month for April. Haley is the daughter of Cody & Sara Shelton and has been active in the Beta Club for three years, ...