Author Archives: Mark Wells

The Fairfield Public Library would like to recognize their top readers for the summer. Congratulations to all. Back Row- Lydia Vaughan, Cash Bullard, Zion Fox, Ransom Fox Front Row- Jovie Legg, Emery ...

Wayne County Sheriff's Department arrested two area residents yesterday (Wednesday) on outstanding warrants.   20-year-old, Jacob Lewis of Cisne was arrested on a warrant for Unlawful Possession ...

The Wayne City Board of Education held its regular August meeting on Thursday, August 15th   During the meeting, Alayna White, President of the Wayne City FFA, shared highlights from the Officer ...

The DuQuoin State Fair is set to kick off this Friday and will continue through Labor Day, September 2nd. This year, organizers are excited to announce that country artist Chris Lane has joined the li...

The North Wayne School Board met for their regular monthly meeting last (Wednesday) night at Cisne Middle School. The board approved the consent agenda that included moving the September meeting to Mo...

The Board of Trustees for the Illinois Eastern Community College District convened on Tuesday evening at Olney Central College. During the meeting, the Board approved a partnership with Northern Illin...

The City of Fairfield Board of Fire and Police Commissioners is seeking applicants to establish an eligibility list from which Police Officer vacancies for the Fairfield Police Department will be fill...

The Edwards County Farm Bureau will be conducting their 17th annual corn yield survey on Wednesday, September 4th Corn fields will be checked in every township in the county. Any area farmer that does...

A new event is coming to Geff Frontier Days this year. A Quilt Show will be held at the Geff Town Hall on Saturday, September 7th. Quilts need to be brought in that morning between 8:30 am and 9:30am ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health has posted the 2024 Second Quarterly Report of Nursing Home Violations. IDPH says there were 268 violation reports completed in the second quarter. Facilities ...