Author Archives: Mark Wells

At Monday's Grayville City Council meeting, Mayor Travis Thompson and city leaders officially honored long-time city employee and Clerk JoEllen Seil by presenting her with a key to the city, recognizi...

TODAY AT FCHS: Girls Golf @ Franklin County - 9am Black Diamond Conference Championship HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL FROM TUESDAY: (Fresh/Soph) - Fairfield and Hamilton County win 1 game each (JV) - Fairfie...

Rita Ann Weidner, age 76, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Sunday evening, September 22, 2024, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born January 27, 1948, in Flora, the daughter of...

Ronald "Ron" A. Tolliver, age 81, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Monday, September 23, 2024, at his home. He was born September 28, 1942, in Clay County, the son of Oren and Frances Allen. He was uni...

Imogene "Jean" Cox, age 90, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Monday morning, September 23, 2024, at her home. She was born October 24, 1933, in Flora, the daughter of Louie Robert and Evalena Selma (Co...

The sentencing of David and Ladonna Legg from Fairfield in an unlawful videotaping case has been postponed. Originally scheduled for today in Wayne County Circuit Court, the delay was prompted by Davi...

Aydreian Hooper, a 36-year-old woman from Fairfield, is set to face a jury trial on October 7th in Wayne County Circuit Court regarding the tragic hot car death of her 17-month-old son, Aaruan. A fina...

Wayne County Sheriff's Department along with Clay County EMS personnel responded to a one-vehicle accident Sunday morning on County Hwy 1 at County Rd 2100N in Zif Township just south of Clay City. De...

Fairfield Police respond to a report of a traffic accident Monday night at West Main and First Streets. Officers say just before 10pm, a 2013 Lincoln, driven by Trevor Edwards, 23 of Mill Shoals was t...

Wayne County Sheriff's Department handled a property damage accident Monday afternoon on County Hwy 16 near County Rd 975E just east of Johnsonville. Just before 12:30, a 1998 Dodge Ram driven by 17-y...