Author Archives: Mark Wells

After nearly a decade of using the SAT, high school students in Illinois are now preparing to take the ACT as their primary standardized test for college admission.   The SAT featured two main se...

Fairfield Mules Cheerleaders held their awards ceremony Wednesday. Ashley Anderson was named Cheerleader of the Year while Livia Rankin was selected as Most Improved Cheerleader.   GIRLS HIGH SCH...

Emma Maxine (Clark) Brake, age 94, passed away at 9:30 P.M. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at Wabash Senior Living and Rehabilitation in Carmi, Illinois in White County. Emma Maxine (Clark) Brake was bo...

Marian Works, 95 of Fort Worth, TX and Formerly of Grayville, passed away on March 8, 2025. Marian was born and raised in Grayville Illinois. She lived in various places throughout her life including ...

Fairfield Community High School will be presenting the musical, Shrek on Friday, Saturday & Sunday March 28th, 29th and 30th. Show time for Friday and Saturday will be 7pm and Sunday, March 30th, ...

(Photo credit: Fayette Co Sheriff's Office) A 25-year-old man from Sims has been charged with multiple drug-related felonies in Fayette County Court. Lake A. Bittles faces a charge of Controlled Subst...

Fairfield Rural Fire Department responded Wednesday night just after 7:30 to a motorist's report of the top of trees on fire, I-64 WB Milepost 109. Fairfield Rural Fire Chief, David Vaughan says a far...

The North Wayne Unit School District Board of Education met Wednesday night. The board approved the following items on the consent agenda: Approve the minutes of the February 19, 2025 regular meeting ...

On Tuesday, the IHSA announced significant changes following their latest Board of Directors meeting, impacting both small and large schools across Southern Illinois. The IHSA has revised the classifi...

U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) has invited high school students from Illinois' 12th Congressional District to participate in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. Established by Congress in 1...