Author Archives: Mark Wells

Sunrise Sanitation has announced a date change for trash pickup in the City of Albion is now set for Friday. Please have your trash can curbside Thursday night. Also, Johnston Sanitation announces tha...

Illinois lawmakers are sending a bill to Governor Pritzker's desk that would take guns out of the hands of accused domestic abusers. The state House passed Karina's Bill yesterday. The measure would r...

In light of ongoing demand, the warming shelter at the Rolland Lewis Community Building, situated on 27th Street in Mt. Vernon will remain open until 2 p.m. today. The shelter has offered a safe and w...

Fairfield Mules Wrestling match vs Robinson and Salem scheduled for Wednesday will be rescheduled for Wednesday, January 15th at 6pm. WEAA Boys Basketball Tournament scheduled to begin last (Tuesday) ...

Frank Wilson Goff, age 67, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025, at Clay County Hospital. Frank was born May 10, 1957, in Flora, the son of Harold E. and Goldie A. (Stanford)...

Nancy Jane Ray Wood, 68, of Cisne, IL passed away at 12:44 AM Sunday, January 5th, 2025, in the skilled care unit at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. She was born on July 30th, 1956 in Fairfield, IL to Ha...

Raymond G. "Bus" Foreman, age 82, of Sailor Springs, Illinois, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Clay County Hospital. Born on June 13, 1942, in Louisville, he was the son of Willard B. and Do...

Wayne County Sheriff's Department ticketed 21-year-old Jagger Owen of Geff Friday following a traffic stop on West Main at NW 6th St. in Fairfield for Driving on a Revoked License. Owen was released a...

Due to the weather conditions, the City of Fairfield is on a one day delay for trash collection this week and trash pickup will be also delayed this week in the Village of Wayne City.

The Illinois Flag Commission has announced its top ten finalists for the state flag redesign, and among them are two talented students from Fairfield Community High School: Spresalynn Tipps and Johna ...