Author Archives: Mark Wells

The Cornerstone Church will be hosting their Semi-Annual, Homecoming/Prom Dress giveaway. This event will be held on, Saturday, August 24th, from 9am until Noon in the Fellowship Hall. There are hundr...

Wayne County Democratic Party will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday August 21st, 6:30pm in the Fairfield Elks Dining Room. On the agenda will be outlining participation in the Fairfield Fall Fun Fes...

The Cover Crop Field Day hosted by the Wayne County Soil & Water Conservation District is set for Tuesday, August 20th at 4pm.at the Greg Dickey Farm at 981 County RD 530 in Wayne City. Speakers f...

Fairfield Jr. Mules opened up their season at the Train Yard Saturday evening against Johnston City. Results from Saturdays games. 3rd & 4th: Johnston City 22 Fairfield 20 5th & 6th: Fairfield...

Phyllis Jean Bond of McLeansboro, IL passed away on August 14 at her son's home, surrounded by family. Phyllis was born Oct. 5, 1935 to John R. Lee Sr & Flossie Lee, the 7th of 12 children. She ma...

Major League Baseball Friday: LA Dodgers 7 St. Louis 6 Chicago Cubs 6 Toronto 5 Chicago White Sox 5 Houston 4 The Cardinals and Dodgers play at 6:10 tonight at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The game can...

Area rivers aren't doing much with the recent run of dry weather. Here's the latest stages as of this morning: Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 5.11feet. Flood stage east of Fairfield is 17...

The U.S. Geological Survey says the southern Illinois and southeast Missouri region has recorded several earthquakes in the past several days, although none have been strong enough to cause any damage...

The Fairfield Junior League Football season starts today with homes games against Johnston City. The host team is listed to the far right. Please note that some programs do not have 3rd/4th grade leve...

Several individuals appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court Thursday. 44-year-old Randall D Cottrill of Fairfield was sentenced to 5 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for Unlawful Possess...