Author Archives: Mark Wells

Sandra L. Rost, 78, of Dahlgren, IL. born September 1, 1946 in Joliet, IL. passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025 at SSM-Good Samaritan Hospital, Mt. Vernon, IL. Sandra was a retired registered nurse...

Eldon Ray Niccum, 90, of Fairfield, IL passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Fairfield Senior Living in Fairfield, IL. Eldon was born July 16, 1934, in Sims, IL to Ottis & Elsie (Miller) Nic...

Larry Floyd Heil, 76, of Norris City, IL, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Deaconess Henderson Hospital in Henderson, KY. He was born May 22, 1948 in Pekin, IL to Floyd & Ruie Heil. L...

Donnie "Kickstand" Bowman, 63, of Norris City, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025. He was born on July 17, 1961, in McLeansboro, Illinois, the son of George Eugene and Norma Lynn (Anderson) Bo...

Wayne Allen Hopper, age 50, a resident of McLeansboro, IL. passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital, McLeansboro, IL. Wayne was born August 18, 1974 in St. Louis, Missouri....

Residents in the area have the opportunity to learn essential safe hunting practices through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' hunter safety certification course. To complete the course an...

The Edwards County Farm Bureau Young Leaders Scholarship Trap Shoot will be held on Saturday, March 1st at the Edwards County Sportsman's Club. The shoot will start at 9:00am and the shoot is to raise...

Enrollment is now open for the 15th IPRB Summer Math & Science Teachers Program, scheduled for June 24th to 27th in Mt. Vernon. This program is available to Illinois math and science teachers for ...

The Mount Vernon Elks 819, along with Fairfield Elks 1631, Centralia Elks 493, , Salem Elks 1678, and McLeansboro Elks 1882 Lodges, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children's Care Corporation, w...

Here's the current river stages according to the US Geological Survey. Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 22.46 feet (flood stage is at 17 ft.) . The Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of...