Author Archives: Mark Wells

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies along with Cisne Fire & Rescue and ambulance personnel from Wayne City, and Clay County responded to a report of a head-on crash last (Monday) night on County Hwy 2...

29-year-old Nicole Boyd, address listed in Benton, was by the Illinois State Police Monday night on three separate charges. State Police say Boyd was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Dri...

Ray E. Tate has filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea and vacate the sentence in his felony cases in Clinton County.   Tate had previously appeared in the Clinton County courthouse on Octobe...

Vice President Kamala Harris secured a decisive victory in Illinois during the 2024 presidential election, winning the state by nearly 11 percentage points, according to certified results from the Ill...

Statistics for the 2024 Illinois Report Card for schools has been released and high school graduation rates for Illinois Seniors have kept with little variance at 87 percent since 2017 despite a stead...

Wabash Valley College invites community members and prospective students to an information session about its highly regarded Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program. The session will take place on ...

The Albion City Council met for their monthly meeting last (Monday) night. Our Edwards County correspondent. Mark Curtis has the details.

Malachai Eugene Wildbur, age 39, of Iola, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2024. Malachai was born on September 13, 1985, in Effingham, Illinois, the beloved son of Michael Eugene and Kath...

Peggy Sue Long, age 66, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at St. Louis University Hospital. She was born January 4, 1958, in Vandalia, the daughter of Ralph Emerson and Dai...

Help at Home, Wayne County Senior Citizens Center and Chamber of Commerce would like to announce the Annual Senior Citizen's Christmas Light Tour on Monday December 9th. Must be 55 and older to ride. ...