Author Archives: Mark Wells

The Fairfield City Council will meet tonight at City Hall, where they will receive information about a potential $10 million investment from an unnamed developer for a new hotel west of Fairfield. Acc...

    The Edwards County School Board met in regular session last (Monday) night. Our Edwards County Correspondent, Mark Curtis has the details.    

Jason Sigmund (Photo credit: Carmi Police Department)   An Enfield man has been charged with two counts of assault, two counts of disorderly conduct, and one count of resisting a peace officer af...

The BrucePac recall has now grown to encompass nearly 12 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to listeria concerns. The USDA has alerted that some of these affected items may h...

Brownsville School will be having a drive-thru chili supper and raffle Thursday (October 24th) from 4:30pm to 7pm. Chili will be sold by meal or container. A meal is $5 for chili, cheese, crackers &am...

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: The Fairfield Lady Mules will host NCOE tonight as it will be Senior Night. JV & Varsity ONLY with JV action beginning at 6pm. VOLLEYBALL SCORES FROM MONDAY: Wayne City ove...

Benny R. Brand, 61, of Grayville, Illinois, died Sunday, October 20, 2024, at the home of his sister in New Haven, Illinois. He was born January 21, 1963, in Evansville, Indiana, the son of Benjamin a...

Agnes Rowena Tibbs, age 96, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Thursday morning, October 17, 2024, at Flora Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. Rowena was born December 8, 1927, in Wayne County, the...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies make four recent arrests. 46-year-old Jeffery Wadell Wilkins of Cisne was arrested late Friday night for Driving While License Suspended or Revoked. Wilkins was transpo...

Entry forms for this year's City of Fairfield/Chamber of Commerce Lighted Christmas Parade is now available for pick up at the Chamber of Commerce office located 121 E. Main St. The date of the parade...