Author Archives: Mark Wells

Glenna Harrison, 82 of Fairfield, passed away at 10:04 PM, Thursday, January 2, 2025, at her home. Born on April 14, 1942, in Wayne County, IL to Glen and Eleanor (Jesop) McDowell, she had been a seam...

Elaine McKitrick 74 of Johnsonville, IL passed away at 10:50 AM, Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN. Born on November 24, 1950, in Johnsonville to Eldon and L...

Edna Emily Pfaff, 90, of Keenes, IL passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. Mrs. Pfaff had resided the last few years at Countryside Manor Nu...

24-year-old Kesney L. Vallette of Mt. Erie was arrested by Fairfield Police Thursday night just before 7 o'clock after a traffic stop. Officers observed a white Ford truck traveling north on NW 7th St...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 54-year-old Timothy Charles Barnett of Geff Thursday night on a Douglas County Illinois warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Possession of Me...

A former Wayne City resident died last Thursday in Mt. Vernon as a result from a fatal gunshot wound. 22-year-old Kolby Yanez was in a vehicle with two friends when a handgun he was handling discharge...

Wayne-White Electric Cooperative President and Chief Executive Officer, Chris Hopfinger has confirmed that there will be no rate increase for consumers in 2025. He attributed this decision to the stab...

Ford Motor Company is recalling nearly 300-thousand diesel trucks because of a defective fuel pump. The pump could cause a loss of power increasing the risk for a crash, according to the National High...

Huck's Convenience Stores is ramping up its commitment to leveraging technology to enhance the its operations and deliver value to customers.   The Carmi-based operator tapped analytics and prici...

  The Frontier Community College Bobcats Baseball team will be hosting an event called, First Pitch Dinner sponsored by Fairfield National Bank on Saturday, January 11th at 6pm at the First Chris...