Author Archives: Mark Wells

The American Red Cross in conjunction with the Edwards County Farm Bureau Women's Committee will be hosting a blood drive at the House of Prayer gymnasium at 230 North 5th St. in Albion on Monday, Mar...

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 ...

Front Row (left to right): Katlyn Young, Ava Greifzu, Rebecca King, Ava Lewis, and Gabriella Cline. Back row: Kadence Smith, Macy Tannahill, Tucker Bowen, Cooper Bowen, Brock Allen, and Alex Paul. &nb...

Kay "Katy" Yvonne (Stephens) Fuson, age 79, of Xenia, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. She was born in Annapolis on July 28, 1945, the daught...

The Winter Sports Awards program for Fairfield Community High School will be held Wednesday, March 12th and Wednesday March 19th. Here is the schedule: March 12th @ 6:30pm Boys Basketball-East Gym Gir...

  The public overwhelmingly favors retaining the current state flag, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced following a five-week voting period to consider a redesign of the flag...

The 58th Annual Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Dinner is set for Monday, March 10th at Willow Creek Venue South of Fairfield. Happy Hour will begin at 5pm with the dinner to follow. The Business Of ...

The Richland County Sheriff's Office has reported an in-custody death at the Richland County Jail in Olney involving 62-year-old Donald Pollock. He was found unresponsive in his cell around 5:55am Wed...

The Black Diamond Conference released the 2024-2025 All-Conference team on Tuesday and two members of the Fairfield Lady Mules and three Edwards County Lady Lions were named to the team. From Fairfiel...

Thaylee Dunaway, a senior at Edwards County High School, achieved 3rd place in the VFW Voice of Democracy & Patriot's Pen State Awards on February 8th. For her accomplishments, she received $500 f...