Author Archives: Mark Wells

The 64th Annual Wayne City Bean Days kicked off last Saturday night with the selection of the Little Miss, Junior Queen and Bean Day Queen. This year's Miss Bean Queen is Katelyn Catron; Junior Miss B...

Kratom has been identified as the leading contributor in the overdose death of 28-year-old Nikolas Heath Brown from Carmi. His official cause of death, determined to be multiple toxicity, indicated th...

The Fairfield City Wide Yard Sales is set for Saturday, October 12th. To get on the map, call the Chamber office at 618-842-6116 or stop by the office at 121 East Main St. Deadline to get on the map i...

An adult flu shot clinic conducted by the Wayne County Health Department will be held on Wednesday, October 2nd from 9:30am to 11am at Fairfield City Hall. The cost is $30 and numerous insurance provi...

The City of Fairfield will conduct a City-Wide Fall Cleanup on Saturday, September 28th from 8am to 12pm at the Street & Bridge Department at 908 East King Street. This service is for City of Fair...

The Village of Mt. Erie is still under a boil water order until further notice. Boil water for human consumption until tests results come back from the state indicating water is safe to consume again.

The Fairfield PaintOut runs through Saturday with professional artists from several Midwest states, including Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio in Fairfield for the 13th Annual PaintOut . Artists will have...

The Fairfield PaintOut committee will be hosting a Sidewalk Chalk Contest this Saturday from 9am to 10am at Center Street Grade School in Fairfield. This event is for all Wayne County 3rd thru 8th gra...

Carmi Police recently investigated a report of an older male attempting to engage juvenile females at Dairy Queen, where he allegedly asked for their names and encouraged them to get into his vehicle....

The Wayne County Retired Teachers Association will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, October 1st, at the Wayne City Methodist Church. Lunch will be served at 11:30 am followed by the program and bus...