Author Archives: Mark Wells

Michael "Mike" William Shelton, 66, of Keenes, IL passed away on Monday, August 19, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, MO. He was born November 28, 1957 to the late William Shelton and Sylvi...

Marilyn Ann Church, 72, of Carmi, passed away at 8:31am on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at her home. Marilyn was born on September 13, 1951, in Fairfield, IL, to the late Norman and Mary (Hammack) Tull...

Carol Gene Griffis (nee Hughes), age 79, passed peacefully from this life on August 19, 2024, in Knoxville, Tennessee, following a lengthy illness. She was surrounded by family and friends who walked ...

Lowell Kerans, 91, of Wayne City, Illinois, passed away Tuesday morning, August 20, 2024, at his home. Lowell was born December 20, 1932, in Ashmore Township, Illinois, to Forrest and Agnes (Waters) K...

Debra L. Allison, 55 of Fairfield passed away on Wednesday August 21, 2024, at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis Indiana. She was a merchandiser in retail. Debra was born in Chicago on Apri...

Ellen Stokes Burgin, 94, of Indianapolis and formerly of Carmi, Illinois, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loving family on August 12, 2024. Ellen was born September 21, 1929, near Crossvi...

A Normal, IL woman was sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday. 34-year-old Kathleen Butler was sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for violating terms of her pr...

Starting on Thursday, August 29th at 7 pm, a temporary closure will be in effect for I-64 Eastbound from milepost 61 (Ashley/Centralia Exit) to exit 73 (I-57 split) until Friday, August 30, 2024, at 6...

Here's the current river stages according to the US Geological Survey. Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 4.86 feet (flood stage is at 17 ft.) . The Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of ...

White County Sheriff Deputies, along with the Illinois State Police, Conservation Police, and the Carmi PD K9 unit, responded to a call involving an incident in Maunie Monday. The call reported an ind...