Author Archives: Mark Wells

A man from Southern Illinois recently struck it big with a scratch-off ticket, winning a whopping $1 million. The Illinois Lottery reported that the winner, who prefers to remain anonymous, purchased ...

The Edwards County School Board will meet for their monthly session tomorrow night (Thursday)in the K-12 Band Room. A Public Hearing set for 6:45pm for the purpose of reviewing the 2024-2025 School Di...

Many people locally use needles, syringes, and lancets....commonly referred to as sharps to manage their medical conditions at home. However, safe disposal of these used sharps is often neglected, des...

Gary Michael Conrady, 73, of McLeansboro, IL passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. Gary was born on November 22, 1950 in Mansfield, Ohio. O...

Dr. James Harlan Hart, 89, of Belleville, IL, formerly of McLeansboro, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024 at Memorial Hospital of Belleville, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Fla...

The Village of Mt. Erie is under a boil water order until further notice. All residents should boil your water for human consumption.

Philip Trent, Pastor of The Wesleyan Church just north of Fairfield has announced he and his wife, Heather will be moving to Indiana at the end of October. Trent has accepted the Senior Pastor's posit...

The Fairfield PaintOut event is set to make its return to the area from September 24th thru the 28th and this year's event is dedicated to the memory of Spencer Meagher, local artist who was instrumen...

Last Thursday, just after 3 O'clock, Fairfield Police and the Fairfield Fire Department responded to a truck fire near the intersection of Douglas and Southwest 2nd Street, close to Center Street Scho...

The Ford Town Fun Fest kicks off this Friday in Flora, with some exciting changes this year. The festival will now be held in front of the Flora Public Library, and food trucks will be stationed on Ea...