Author Archives: Mark Wells

Merrill Richard Upchurch, 76, a resident of Dahlgren, IL passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital Emergency Room, McLeansboro, IL. Merrill was born April 8, 1949 in Mt. Verno...

Jerry Gene Johnson went home to be with the Lord early the morning of Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, Illinois. He was 90 years old. Born on December 1, 1935 to ...

Shirley L. (Crumbacher) McKibben, 87, of Fairfield, passed away at 8:42pm on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at her home. Shirley was born on April 15, 1938, in Keenes, IL, to Albert and Agnes (Withrow) Cru...

A group of Champion retirees and friends will host a special carry-out lunch tomorrow (Friday) to honor former employees who recently lost their jobs. The Champion Employee Appreciation Day Carry Out ...

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) will host a series of Student/Parent Information Nights-known as SPIN Nights this month designed to help prospective students and their families take the nex...

One person is dead following a dramatic overnight incident involving a shooting and a house fire in Benton that also damaged a neighboring home. Fire crews were first dispatched around 11:28 p.m. Wedn...

Mark A. Pingsterhaus, 52, the former police chief of the Carlyle Police Department, is facing four federal charges after being accused of embezzling more than $100,000 for personal use. A federal gran...

State Representative Dave Vella has introduced new legislation aimed at easing the financial burden on Illinois families by establishing annual back-to-school sales tax holidays. House Bill 4344 would...

Consumer advocates are calling out Illinois utilities for charging customers millions of dollars in hidden expenses that, they say, benefit companies rather than consumers. On Wednesday, Brian McDanie...

Walmart has agreed to pay $100 million to resolve allegations that it misled customers and drivers participating in its Spark delivery program. The settlement, announced by Illinois Attorney General K...