Author Archives: Mark Wells

It is with great sadness we announce that Pat Gale, 93, of Fairfield, passed away at 8:58pm on Friday, September 6, 2024. Patricia Amma (Emery) Gale was born in Paris, Illinois on July 14,1931 to Morl...

The next regular meeting of the Fairfield City Council is set for this Tuesday night starting at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall. Items appearing on the official agenda include resolutions...

Curtis Ray Sneed, 87, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at Wabash Senior Living and Rehab in Carmi. He was born on November 21, 1936, in Hamilton County, the son of Robert and Angi...

High school football scores from Friday: Fairfield 28 Eldorado 20 Johnston City 56 Edwards County 0 Carmi-White County 52 Hamilton County 29 Flora 27 Christopher-Ziegler-Royalton 24 Benton 56 Salem 0 ...

With no significant rainfall in the region for the past several weeks, abnormally dry and drought conditions are making a return to the state of Illinois. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor ...

A plane crash landed in Jefferson County Friday morning. Illinois State Police said the crash occurred around 8:20 Friday morning on I-64 at the 80-mile marker in Mt. Vernon, IL. State police said the...

A Centralia woman has been charged with two counts of murder in connection with a car-pedestrian accident that occurred Thursday at the Dollar General in Dix. Reports from Marion County say the charge...

This (Friday) morning in Wayne County Circuit Court, Judge Denton Aud sentenced 41-year-old Jason Hammock of Olney to natural life in prison. Hammock was found guilty on July 10th on two counts of Pre...

Shelley Renee Bare passed away unexpectedly at her home in Mt. Carmel, Illinois on Monday, August 26, 2024. Shelley was born January 13, 1968 in Richland County, Illinois to the late Shirley (Bare) Ne...

Though convicted killer Ray Tate's court proceedings have concluded in Wayne County, his legal troubles are just beginning in Clinton County. Tate is currently serving a life sentence without the poss...