Author Archives: Mark Wells

The assault weapons ban trial continues at the Federal Courthouse in East St. Louis and a firearms expert testified Wednesday that the weapons restricted under Illinois' assault weapons ban include ma...

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES FROM WEDNESDAY: Carrier Mills Stonefort defeats Thompsonville in 2 sets Chester over Waterloo Gibault in 3 sets Crab Orchard over Pope county in 2 sets (Varsity) Pope Cou...

Donald "Don" Karmin Longbons, 87, of Albion, IL, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN. Don was born November 30, 1936, in Albion, IL. at home, to Ka...

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...

Only one guilty plea handed down in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday. Mt. Vernon resident, 53-year-old Dennis Burns pled guilty to a charge of DUI. Burns was placed on one year of court supervision ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that all DMV locations in Illinois now accept digital payments, including Apple, Google, and Samsung Pay. This move aims to enhance customer con...

The Illinois State Board of Education is pleased to announce that Northside Grade Schools Preschool program has achieved the Gold Circle of Quality in ExceleRate Illinois, the state's quality recognit...

Kathryn Mitchell, 89, of McLeansboro, passed away peacefully the morning of Sunday, September 15, 2024 at McLeansboro Healthcare and Rehab with her daughter by her side. She was born February 4, 1935 ...

The Fairfield Park District Board met last Thursday evening with a very light agenda.   Park Superintendent, Chris Jenkins reported that the swimming pool has passed State inspection and that the...

High School Golf @ Mt. Carmel Tuesday: (Boys) 1st - Mt. Carmel +11 2nd - Fairfield +35 Individually for the Mules: Avery Gardner 40 Cruz Wells 44 Jake Easton 45 Ethan McElravy 46 Brock Johnson +13 Zur...