Author Archives: Mark Wells

80 year old Burnt Prairie resident, Linda Lou Smothers passed away at Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana on Sunday, August 4, 2024. Linda was born on January 20, 1944 to Ivan Taylor and Lucy (Files...

The Noble Chowder is set for Saturday at the Noble Park. Chowder will be $4 a bowl, $10 a half gallon, and $20 a gallon. Porkburgers will be available for $4, and hot dogs, slaw and baked beans will a...

The Wayne County Historical Society is sponsoring a Back To The Schoolhouse Bash tonight (Monday) at the Olive Branch School in Leo French Park. The event will run from 5:30pm - 7pm with crafts, games...

The 145th annual White County Fair in Carmi is underway. Tonight's (Monday) events include the crowning of the new Miss White County Fair along with the New Junior and Little Miss at 7pm. Admission to...

The Fairfield Elks Lodge #1631 annual golf tournament this past Saturday was postponed due to wet course conditions. The tournament has been rescheduled for Saturday, August 17th at the Fairfield Publ...

Registration is open the Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church Upward Soccer Season set to kick off September 7th. Open to ages pre-K 4th thru 8th grade. Practices will begin the week of August 26t...

  Barbara Ann Fryburger, age 90, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024, at Flora Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. She was born on December 26, 1933, in Philadelphia...

81-year-old Betty Ann Colclasure of Mattoon, formerly of Rinard passed away on July 30th She was born May 10, 1943, to William and Wilma Laughlin, on the family farm near Rinard, Illinois. She was the...

Major League Baseball Saturday: St. Louis 5 Chicago Cubs 4 Minnesota 6 Chicago White Sox 2 Washington 6 Milwaukee 4 Detroit 6 Kansas City 5 (11 innings) Pittsburgh 4 Arizona 2 Texas 7 Boston 4 Baltimo...

Area rivers remain near or just below flood stages following the heavy rainfall last week. The stages as of this morning are as follows: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is above flood stage ...