Author Archives: Mark Wells

Shirley Dianne (Lichtenberger) Miller, age 74, went to be with her Lord and Savior surrounded by her family at her home in Fairfield, IL, at 12:56am on Tuesday, March 4th, 2025. Shirley was born on Se...

A man from Edwards County, Illinois, known nationally as the "Truck Stop Serial Killer," has been sentenced for another murder. In January, a jury took less than 90 minutes to find 73-year-old Bruce M...

A new defense attorney has been appointed for Ray Tate as he tries to withdraw his guilty plea to charges related to his capture in Clinton County after murdering Wayne County Deputy Sean Riley.  ...

Wayne County Sheriff's Department arrested 38-year-old Joshua R. Vaughn of rural Fairfield Tuesday afternoon just before 1:30 for Possession of Methamphetamine and Assault. Deputies responded to the r...

67-year-old West Salem resident, Billy Fornwalt pled guilty in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday to a charge of Theft, a Class A misdemeanor. Fornwalt was placed on one year of Court Supervision and ...

A Blood Drive, sponsored by the American Red Cross will be held at the Community of Christ Church in the Family Life Center at the corner of Windsor Lane and Leininger Road on Wednesday, March 12th. T...

The Trump administration has halted reimbursements for Illinois' Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (LFPA) and Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI), affecting efforts to support fa...

Illinois is facing potential energy shortfalls and expected price spikes this summer, driven by rising electricity demand from data centers and a backlog in renewable energy project approvals. Consume...

Susan G. Warren, 64, of Fairfield, passed away at 12:39pm on Monday, March 3, 2025, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, IN. She had been a homemaker. Susan was born on December 21, 1960, ...

An elderly man from Wayne City died early Sunday morning after a fire engulfed an upstairs bedroom in his home. The victim, identified as 84-year-old Clarence Bennett of rural Wayne City, was found un...