Author Archives: Mark Wells

Paul Eugene Becker 92, of McLeansboro, IL. passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital, Evansville, Indiana. Paul was born March 23, 1932 in McLeansboro, IL. He was a son o...

Lee R. Wilson, 74, of Carmi, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on March 30, 1950, in McLeansboro, Illinois, the son of Lee and Da...

Viola Alice (Tackitt) Hammond Johnson, age 94, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Tuesday night, December 17, 2024, at Axiom Healthcare of Flora. She was born January 27, 1930, in Orchardville Township, ...

Rex J. Brown, age 89, of Flora passed away peacefully at his home early Wednesday morning, December 18, 2024. Born on July 16, 1935, in Clay County, he was the son of William Ricie and Lois M. (Spicer...

Public schools in Illinois have seen significant funding increases in recent years, thanks to steady state revenue growth and an updated funding formula from 2018. However, upcoming fiscal challenges ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources reported that hunters harvested a preliminary total of 82,496 deer during the seven-day firearm deer season, which ended on December 8. This figure represe...

Alot of changes are beginning to take shape at Westport Plaza west of Fairfield. Barb Wire Grill, which was destroyed by fire on June 16th is on track to re-open in the former Flat Iron Grill location...

The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony this Friday at 12 noon for Mobicare Device Recovery located at 920 Commerce Drive Suite 3 west of Fairf...

Vault 24/7 Fitness located at 215 SE 3rd St in Fairfield will have a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house on Monday, December 30th from 10am to 1pm. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 11am ...

(Photo Credit: White County Sheriff's Office) Harold Artice Ivy, a man sought by authorities for several years in southern Illinois, has been apprehended in Cook County after stepping off an Amtrak tr...