Author Archives: Mark Wells

  Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Captain Nathan Douglas, announces the ISP will conduct Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols in Marion and Wayne counties during March. T...

The IECC Board of Trustees meeting was held January 21st in Bob Boyles Hall on the campus of Frontier Community College with a light agenda. IECCEA Representative, Nixie Hnetkovsky thanked administrat...

Students from 12 area high schools competed in the 2025 Academic Challenge for Engineering and Science Competition held at Olney Central College, sponsored by Eastern Illinois University. Division Res...

  Igloo is recalling over one million of its 90-quart Flip-and-Tow Rolling Coolers due to safety hazards associated with the tow handle. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has ind...

Maynard Paul Doty, 79, of Fairfield passed away at 11:10PM on Wednesday February 12, 2025, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh IN. He was a lineman having worked for GTE and Verizon. Maynard was...

Fairfield has lost one of its flowers. Mrs. Julie Helene McGill (1964-2025), a Fairfield, Illinois icon, moved peacefully into her next life on February 13, 2025, at 11:04 AM. She lovingly said goodby...

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Winter Storm WATCH from Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, and western Kentucky with h...

Today is President's Day, a federal holiday. Most schools, banks and government offices will be closed for the holiday, and mail will not be delivered. However, most retailers, like grocery stores, ph...

The North Wayne Community Unit School District Board of Education is set to meet Wednesday night at 6pm at the Cisne Middle School. Some items on the agenda include: approve the Cisne Reunion Board us...

Fairfield Lady Mules Girls Basketball team will play Mt. Carmel at the Hamilton Co. Regional tonight with tip-off set for 6pm. GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL BASKETBALL SCORES FROM SATURDAY CLASS 1A REGIO...