Author Archives: Mark Wells

A Public Hearing for the purpose of presenting the FY 2025 School Budget for Edwards County CUSD #1, Counties of Edwards, Wabash, Wayne and Richland, State of Illinois, will be held on September 19, 2...

APARTMENT COMPLEX IN MCLEANSBORO DAMAGED BY FIRE LAST THURSDAY     The McLeansboro Fire Department was dispatched to an apartment complex last Thursday morning just before 8:30 on W. Meadow ...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT (MONDAY) (JV) At the Trainyard: Fairfield vs. Sesser-Valier/Waltonville 6pm HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Fairfield Lady Mules played in the Crossroads Classic in Ef...

Mickie Lee Collard, 70, of Grayville, Illinois, died Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Wabash Senior Living and Rehabilitation in Carmi, Illinois. She was born November 22, 1953, in Mt. Carmel, Illinoi...

Susie B. Hawkins, 79, of Grayville, Illinois, died Thursday, September 12, 2024, at her home. She was born March 17, 1945, in Grayville, the daughter of Conrad and Gladys (Weller) Treadway. She was ma...

High school football: Sesser-Valier 8 Fairfield 6 Mules are (2-1) on the season Flora 35 Edwards County 22 Carmi-White County 1 Vienna 0 (forfeit) Mt. Zion 34 Salem 14 Olney 49 Lawrenceville 7 Waterlo...

Weather permitting, the Village of Wayne City will be oiling and rocking streets in Wayne City on Wednesday, September 18th starting at 8:30 a.m. This has been changed from the original plans of start...

Two 11 year old kids are in legal trouble after an incident earlier this week at a Centralia school. According to published reports, Centralia Police said they were informed of a threat made on Septem...

Edwards County Treasurer Jennifer Thomason says as of September 13th, Edwards County has received about 78 percent of taxes extended and distributed $5,900,704.65 for the first distribution. Informati...

Some rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Francine are moving through the southern Illinois region this weekend, bringing the area some rainfall, but it's not expected to be enough to have major im...