Author Archives: Mark Wells

Cisne High School Boys basketball games postponed the rest of this week include; Friday January 10th vs South Central postponed until February 6th at 6:00pm and Saturday, January 11th vs Sandoval post...

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Wayne County Sheriff's Department responded to a two-vehicle accident Tuesday evening on Enterprise Road just South of the Jasper Baptist Church. Deputies says a 2006 Chevrolet pickup driven by John R...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies Tuesday afternoon arrested 20-year-old Lukas Ferrell of Flora on a Wayne County Warrant on two counts of Criminal Damage To Property. Ferrell was transported and lodged...

Two guilty pleas were handed down in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday. Wayne City resident, 27-year-old Matthew Frazier pled guilty to Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. Frazier was placed on 2...

Fairfield Fire along with Fairfield Rural Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire Monday evening just after 5:30 at the home of Silas Eckleberry at 909 SW 7th St. Fire officials say ...

A house fire in Mt. Vernon has resulted in one fatality. Fire crews were dispatched to the scene early Tuesday morning just after 3:30 after a Mt. Vernon Police officer spotted the flames at 2801 Mann...

    (Photo credit: Franklin County Sheriff's Department Facebook page)   The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is requesting assistance in locating a missing woman from Benton. Sheriff K...

Saline County officials have declared a disaster in response to the severe effects of Winter Storm Blair. The declaration, signed on January 6th by County Board Chairman Jay Williams, recognizes the w...

Southern Illinois is still facing facing hazardous winter weather conditions around the area. The National Weather Service in Paducah says persistent light snow showers and refreezing of melted snow a...