Author Archives: Mark Wells

Olney Central College Theater brings "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" back to the OCC stage for the first time in 18 years at the Dr. John D. Stull Performing Arts Center. This lively, f...

Just over 35 percent of registered Wayne County voters turned out for Tuesday's primary election, with all 27 precincts reporting. A total of 3,949 ballots were cast out of 11,117 registered voters wi...

All 12 precincts in Edwards County have reported results from the Tuesday primary election, with overall voter turnout reaching just over 29 percent. Of the county's 4,304 registered voters, 1,275 bal...

Primary election results from across Southern Illinois continue to come into focus, with several key races decided and others setting the stage for the November general election. In the Regional Offic...

Pritzker Reacts To Bovino Retirement (Undated) -- Governor Pritzker is reacting to the news that Border patrol official Gregory Bovino will retire at the end of the month. The governor posted on socia...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules JV Baseball at NCOE 4:30PM OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL: Cisne at Galatia - Game will be played at Southeastern Illinois College AREA SPO...

Update at 9:45pm Should Illinois opt into a federal program that would provide Public K-12, private school, and homeschool students with privately-donated funds for academic needs, such as tutoring an...

Thomas J. Goodman, age 76 of West Salem, IL left his earthly body to lead the way to a celebration of his life so very well lived and so very well loved. He passed away at 11:44 pm, Saturday, March 14...

The Wayne County Retired Teachers Association is pleased to announce a $500 scholarship for the 2026-2027 school year to students in Wayne County pursuing a career in education. This scholarship is op...

The Fairfield Park District's plans for a new Splash Pad have been dealt another blow. Mike Bridges, the project's architect from Charleston Engineering in Olney, died unexpectedly, it was revealed at...