Author Archives: Mark Wells

With Christmas just a week away, important shipping deadlines are approaching to ensure your packages arrive on time for the holiday season.   Tim Norman, spokesperson for USPS Illinois, highligh...

The Fairfield High School After Prom Committee has announced the 12 Days of Christmas winner for today (Wednesday, December 18th). Winning $150 is Heather Waters. The ticket was sold by Clayton Waters...

The Blue Point Church, three miles west and north of Cisne off the Blue Mound Road, will hold their Senior Grocery Giveaway this Friday, December 20th from 10:00am to 12:00pm. The groceries are provid...

Governor JB Pritzker, alongside the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, announced on Monday the allocation of over $55.2 million in grant funding for 100 local park initiatives across Illinois. ...

Fairfield Mules Wrestling team will be at Effingham tonight in a tri-match with Effingham and Lawrenceville. Actions begins tonight at 6pm. 70TH ANNUAL CONRAD ALLEN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT TONIGHT IN WAYNE...

80-year-old Herschel Don Phillips of McLeansboro Illinois, passed away on December 15th at home. Born on January 7th 1944 in Norris City to Alva & Ruth Phillips. He was the beloved husband of Kath...

Deborah "Deb "Kelm, 67 of Cisne, IL, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2024 at her residence. Deborah was born to Kenneth and Vivian (Huffstutler) Sisk in Elgin, IL She married Mark Kelm at Blue Point ...

Illinois State Police Troop 9 responded to a report of a single-vehicle fatal traffic crash just before 5am Sunday morning on U.S. 45 northbound just north of County Road 200N which is the Barnhill Cr...

Wayne City Fire Department responded to a fully engulfed detached garage fire just after 8:30 last (Monday) night at 642 North Main St. in Wayne City. Wayne City Fire Chief, Scott Clark say the fire w...

Jeremy L. Tucker of Fairfield has submitted a motion to withdraw his guilty plea related to charges stemming from a fatal collision that killed 15-year-old RE Carter. The incident occurred on June 5th...