Author Archives: Mark Wells

Pictured L to R: Aiden McDowell, Emily Spray, Cali Bunting, Cody Greathouse, Gabby Cortez, Chase Shelton, Jake Wiseman, Gabe Wyatt, Parker Biggs, Carlin St. Ledger   Edwards County High School ha...

A key prosecution witness will return to the stand today in the racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Fidel Marquez testified for a fourth day yesterday, facing several ...

Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie recently filed a legislative bill package to make changes to the state's Environmental Protection Act. The legislation is a proactive approach to amend dea...

BOYS JR HIGH BASKETBALL: Carmi over Fairfield (JV- Fairfield over Carmi) Cisne 57, West Salem 21 (JV- West Salem 38 Cisne 27) Ewing 50, Sesser 22 Mt Vernon 46, Carterville 43 NCOE 61, Hardin County 27...

Vora Mae Bertram, 77, of Norris City, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at Eldorado Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on February 10, 1947, in Paris, Illinois, the daughter of F...

Helen Jane (McGhee, Yates) Miller, 69, of Enfield, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2024, at home, after battling a year long illness. She was born on May 5, 1955, in Carmi, Illinois to George Arth...

A Fairfield man, 70-year-old Darrell Thomason, died early Monday morning at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville following a hunting accident. Thomason reportedly fell from a deer stand near the intersect...

Fairfield Police, Fairfield Fire and Wayne County Ambulance personnel responded to a vehicle accident around 9:50 this (Tuesday) morning west of Fairfield at the "Y" intersection. No further informati...

Final Four Round competitors pictured from left to right: Benjamin Bremmer, University of Illinois, Gracie Murphy, Southern Illinois University, Adam Loker, Southern Illinois University, Derek Sample,...

Get ready to celebrate the holiday season with "It's a White County Christmas". The festivities kick off with the 2024 Miss Merry Christmas Pageant, taking place this Saturday, November 16th, at the C...