Author Archives: Mark Wells

Two individuals are dead following a serious traffic accident Thursday morning on I-57 Southbound near Ina. Emergency responders, including police and fire crews, were dispatched to the scene around 1...

A former Mt. Vernon resident was killed Thursday morning in a traffic accident in Marion. Police say 23-year-old Brennan Marlow of Marion was in a two-vehicle accident just shortly after 7 o'clock nea...

Bling Things and More, Ltd. held their Grand Opening Wednesday afternoon at the Westport Plaza Shopping Center in Fairfield. Owned and operated by Stacey West, Bling Things and More, Ltd. is new retai...

The Fairfield Mules Boys Basketball Team will have a home game tonight (Friday) against Carmi-White Co and there will be a formal dedication of the gym floor in honor of Jed Foster between the JV and ...

  Travis C. Wake, age 79, of Centerville, Indiana, and formerly of Crossville, Illinois, died peacefully at his home during the early hours of Thursday, January 9, 2025. He was born in Prescott, ...

Mary Lou Huffer-McBrayer, 98, of Henderson, Kentucky, formerly of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Redbanks Nursing Home in Henderson, Kentucky. She was born on September 1, 1926, i...

Ray Ellis Bishop, 91, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, died peacefully in Dayton, Ohio, surrounded by his daughters, Mindy and Kendra, and his beloved dog, Ella, on January 14, 2025. Ray was born in Mt. Verno...

Tommy Gene Lemmons, 77, of McLeansboro, IL passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. Tommy was born on March 8, 1947 in Kennett, MO to Arthur & Rosie L...

Harvey W. Price, age 81, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2024, at Axiom Gardens Care Center in Flora. He was born April 9, 1943, in Oak Park, Illinois, the son of Beatrice (Vesley...

The 5th Division of the American Legion in Illinois hosted its High School Constitutional Oratorical Contest at the Centralia American Legion Post 446 last Saturday (January 11th). Two contestants fro...