Author Archives: Mark Wells

    Drs. Shawnt Tosonian and Abdulmonam Ali pictured with the new robotic lung biopsy system (Photo courtesy of SSM Health)   Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon has made a significan...

The Illinois Department of Public Health is adding four conditions to the list of medical issues that may be treated with medical cannabis. The four newly approved conditions are endometriosis, ovaria...

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Winter Storm Warning for our area from now until midnight tonight with heavy snow and 4 to 7 inches possible for all of southern Illinois, southwes...

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has indefinitely suspended the nursing license of 38-year-old, Attila J. Caldwell, a former House Charge Nurse at Fairfield Mem...

Frontier Community College has released information regarding their event Saturday night. Due to the weather, Marco Romero, Director of Hitting Development for the Chicago Cubs, won't be able to atten...

Frontier Community College has released its academic honor lists for the Fall 2024 Semester. Three lists have been established by Illinois Eastern Community Colleges to indicate students who have achi...

Hamilton Memorial Hospital District (HMHD) has implemented temporary visitor restrictions effective immediately. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has recommended the restrictions due to...

Fairfield Mules Boys basketball game tonight at Lawrenceville has been POSTPONED due to weather conditions. Fairfield Lady Mules @ North Clay that was rescheduled for Saturday, January 11th is postpon...

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GLORIA JO (SLOAN) REEL, age 75, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, IL. Gloria was born September 26, 1949 in McLeansboro, IL. She was a daughter of Dwi...