Author Archives: Mark Wells

Mary Lou Simmons, 88, of Cisne, IL. passed away Thursday, August 29, 2024, at her residence. Mary Lou was born May 6, 1936, to James Austin and Ida Marie (Robinson) Allen in Sessor, IL. She married Ri...

Bruce Wayne Scott, 76, of Fairfield passed away at 8:35PM on Thursday August 29, 2024, at his home. Bruce was born in Olney on December 15, 1947, to Robert D. Scott and Gwen (Keener) Scott. He was a V...

Peggy Lou Harris, 81, of Mt. Erie, Illinois, passed away on August 28, 2024 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Fairfield, Illinois. On May 25, 1943, in Fairfield, Illinois, Peggy was born to Harvey and...

Melba D. Cargill, 83, of Fairfield, passed away at 9:20am on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at Aperion Care in Fairfield. Melba was born on November 6, 1940, in Wayne County, IL, to Virgil and Maude (Broc...

The 2024 Fairfield Fall Fun Fest buttons are now on sale for just $2 each. You can purchase them at various locations including the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce Office, FNB Financial Tax & Consul...

A Fairfield man, 65-year-old Michael Massey was arrested last (Thursday) night. Police say Massey was charged with DUI, Resisting or Obstructing A Peace Officer and Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Pe...

In Wayne County Circuit Court news, two DUI guilty pleas were handed down yesterday (Thursday). 54-year-old Michael Negron of Fairfield pled guilty to DUI and was placed on 18 months probation plus co...

The Menard Correctional Center in Chester is currently on lockdown, and staff have been provided with personal protective equipment as a hazmat team and the Department of Corrections investigate a rec...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that construction lanes will reopen, where feasible, for the Labor Day holiday to reduce travel disruptions.   Non-emergency closur...

Wayne County Sheriff's Department arrested 32-year-old Randell Lee Thomas of Fairfield Thursday afternoon on a Wayne County Warrant for Violation of Conditions of Pretrial Release on an original charg...