Author Archives: Mark Wells

47-year-old, Brian Wallace of Fairfield was sentenced Tuesday in Wayne County Circuit Court on 2 counts of Child Pornography, a Class 2 Felony and will spend 6 years, 9 months consecutive on each coun...

The Fairfield Park District Board will meet Thursday night for their October meeting. On the agenda is mostly routine business including the approval of the September minutes and bills; Superintendent...

Smokey the Bear will be visiting for the first time in the history of Sam Dale Lake this Saturday.   Smokey will be located on the west side of the dam from noon until 2 p.m. Attendees should loo...

A nice crowd attended the Edwards County 4-H Achievement Night held Monday at COUNTRY Financial Hall in Albion. Area youth, leaders, and clubs were honored for their accomplishments over the 2023-2024...

The Hamilton County Rotary Club is hosting a clothes drive for local veterans in partnership with its district.   To encourage community involvement, the club invites everyone to participate by d...

From L to R: Misty M. Wells and Penney A. Sullivan (Photo: Carmi Police Department)   Two women from McLeansboro are facing drug charges following a traffic stop in the Verizon parking lot in Car...

Fairfield FFA Team Members     Edwards County FFA Pictured to L to R: Trey Landingham, Owen Lynch, Aiden Roosevelt, Barnes Sawyer, Kolby Terry, Chase Shelton, and Gabe Wyatt.   Fairfiel...

Richard Lee Tullis, 84, of Springerton, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024. He was born on December 29, 1939, in Springerton, Illinois, the son of Willis and Ruby (McIntosh) Tullis. Richard marrie...

Early voting is ongoing in the Wayne County Clerks Office located on the first floor of the courthouse in Fairfield Monday thru Friday, 8am-4:30 pm. October 14th, the courthouse will be closed. Octobe...

In 2004, the President and Congress of the United States designated October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This initiative aimed to empower individuals to safeguard themselves against the growing p...