Author Archives: Mark Wells

Fairfield High School and the Lady Mules will be host to the 2024 Merry Mule Girls Basketball Tournament that gets underway this (Friday) morning and runs thru Saturday. At Fairfield High School 10am ...

William "Bill" Ray Henson, 78, of Cisne, IL, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at Villas of Holly Brook Memory Care in Mt. Carmel, IL. Bill was born September 18, 1946, in Mt. Vernon, IL. to Leo...

Charles K. Thomas, 79, formerly of Fairfield and Flora, passed away at 4:45PM on Tuesday December 24, 2024, at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. He was born in Mt Erie on De...

Both Fairfield Police and Wayne County Sheriff's Departments were busy with numerous arrests recently. 31-year-old Tyler Hutcheson of Fairfield was arrested Saturday night by Fairfield Police on a cha...

A 69-year-old man from Wilmington, John Fleet, has been arrested for a Class Four Felony for violating Scott's Law following the tragic death of Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns. The incident occurre...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced that the state's respiratory illness level has risen from Low to Moderate, indicating an increased risk of exposure to seasonal illnesses ...

The University of Illinois Extension has announced its schedule for upcoming agricultural, environmental, and horticulture programs for winter 2025, which will be available both online and in-person. ...

Starting January 1, Illinois employers will be mandated to provide pay stubs to their employees with each pay period. These pay stubs must include details such as hours worked, pay rates, overtime pay...

Starting January 1st, the minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 per hour, up from $14. Tipped workers will see their pay rise to $9 per hour, while youth workers working fewer than 650 hours p...

Terri Jo Jones, age 63, of Dahlgren, IL passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born in Danville, IL on December 14, 1961 to Wayne & Alice Pe...