Author Archives: Mark Wells

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for certain frozen, ready-to-eat turkey stuffed pastry products due to misbrandin...

James (Jim) Lowell Veatch, of Carmi, IL passed away on February 14, 2026, at the age of 76. Jim was born on October 10, 1949, to Eugene and Roseanne Veatch. Despite being a resident of Brazil, IN for ...

Miriam Ann Palm, 91, of Carmi, formerly of League City, TX passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL. She was born in Carmi, IL the daughter of Ross and ...

Voters across the region will head to the polls today (Tuesday) for the primary election, with several important local and statewide races on the ballot. Locally, Shari Winter, Ryan Best, and Tom Wind...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce that Hollie Barrett, MSN, RN, CRHCP, has been officially serving as the hospital's Chief Nursing Officer since August 2025. Barrett, a respected nurs...

The Fairfield Rural Fire Department invites the community to its annual Fish Fry this Friday, March 20th, at Station 1, located at 109 SE 9th Street in Fairfield. Lunch will be served from 11:00 AM to...

The FCHS Drama Department is inviting the public to get ready for a night of music, laughter and plenty of pink as they present, Legally Blonde: The Musical. Performances will be Friday and Saturday a...

The Edwards County School Board met for their regular monthly meeting Monday night. Edwards County correspondent, Mark Curtis has the details.  

The Fairfield Summer Baseball Association is reminding parents that signups for the upcoming season will remain open through this Friday, March 20th at Potts Family Pharmacy next to Save A Lot Grocery...

The Edwards County High School's Music Department is inviting the community to take part in their 35th annual Dinner Theater, "Broadway Hits," set for Thursday through Sunday in the ECHS gymnasium. Th...