Two Carmi residents were cited following an accident in rural White County Saturday evening. State police say 57-year-old Stephen C. Nichaus was southbound on White County Road 1375E approaching the intersection with White County Road 800N and failed to reduce speed at the intersection, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway, enter a ditch and hit an embankment. Nichaus and a passenger, 57-year-old Shelly L. Burnett were injured in the crash. Nichaus was transported to an area hospital for treatment. Burnett refused treatment at the scene. Nichaus was cited for DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and not wearing a seat belt. Burnett was cited for illegal transportation of alcohol, not wearing a seat belt and possession of less than 2.5 grams of cannibis.
Carmi-based Elastec/American Marine is in negotiations with the Cuban government to help them protect the environment in and around Cuba’s waters. Elastec Marketing Director Linda Henning said the contacts began a little over a year ago when a Cuban delegation visited their booth at a trade show. Henning says Cuba hopes to explore the waters off its northern coast. Elastec has acquired a license to export its MiniMax skimmer to the region.
Motorists traveling I-57 near Rend Lake in Franklin County will notice a re-opened rest area in the near future. The Illinois Department of Transportation says it expects the rest area to reopen in the next week or so. The northbound rest area, according to reports, suffered water pump problems from people flushing items into the toilets that shouldn’t have been flushed, while the southbound rest area suffered a water main break. An IDOT operations engineeer said the facilities date back to the 1980s.
Grayville High School’s Homecoming King and Queen were announced Friday night. This year’s King is Mitchell Malone. This year’s Queen is Allie Armstrong.
Governor Bruce Rauner signed an Executive Order Friday that rescinded seven Executive Orders signed by Governor Pat Quinn during his final weeks in office. A spokesman for Governor Rauner said the administration would decide on a case-by-case basis if any of the executive orders should be re-implemented. No mention was made what the specific orders were that were rescinded.
Fairfield Memorial Hospital will begin holding a Cancer Support Group meeting once a month beginning February 12th on the second Thursday of each month in the hospital’s Medical Arts Complex Community Education Room. Each meeting will include 15-30 minutes of education from local Oncology Nurse Jessica Turner or a guest speaker on various topics related to dealing with cancer. Time for questions and group discussion on the featured topic will also be available.
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A Lawrenceville, Ill. man has been jailed on multiple methamphetamine-related charges following a traffic stop Saturday. Joshua F. DeCausey, 37 has been jailed on preliminary charge of possession with the intent to deliver meth, possession of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia. A Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy pulled DeCausey’s Toyota passenger car over on Ill. Rt. 15 at Wayne County Highway 13 for failure to signal. The Sheriff’s Department K-9 Bolo alerted on DeCausey’s vehicle for the presence of narcotics, police said. A search of the vehicle yielded five baggies containing methamphetamine and $900 cash. Sheriff’s officials said a DeCausey’s three-year-old son with in the car with him. Officials with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services were called to join the investigation. The child, police said, has been turned over to his grandmother pending further investigation. DeCausey remains in the Wayne County jail pending the filing of formal charges and setting of bond.
A Wayne City, Ill. teen has been jailed on methamphetamine-related charges following a traffic stop early Sunday morning. Andrew N. Gregory, 19 faces preliminary charges of unlawful possession of meth and drug paraphernalia. County police stopped Gregory’s car at about 1:25 Sunday morning on County Highway 13 for having a broken windshield. A search of Gregory yielded four baggies of suspected meth and a smoking pipe. Gregory has been lodged in the Wayne County jail pending the filing of formal charges and setting of bond.
Nanci L. Lowery 71, of Peoria died on Saturday January 17, 2015 at Heartland Manor Care of Peoria. Nanci worked at Ruppman Marketing in Peoria, retiring in 2004. She was a member of Hilltop Campus Church in Peoria.
Margrette Oliver died Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the home of her sister. She worked over 44 years at Airtex Products. She was a long time active member of King’s Chapel Church.
75-year-old Opdyke, IL resident, Jackie J. Maness died at 7 a.m. Monday, January 19 at his home.
Mary Ann (Hardy) Brentlinger, 87, of Flora died Sunday, January 18, 2015. She attended Cincinnati Bible Seminary for four years. She later worked at the First Christian Church in Flora as a secretary. She also taught in the public schools in Flora for 24 years.
Estel Jeanette McDowell, age 84 of West Salem, IL died on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Rest Haven Manor in Albion, IL. Jeanette was a member of the First Christian Church of West Salem. She was also a homemaker.
45-year-old Dahlgren resident, Michael Scott Bassinger died Monday, Jan. 19 at the Marion VA Community Living Center in Marion, IL. He had been a maintenance worker for the Village of Dahlgren for 18 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during Desert Storm and Desert Shield.
Widely known Flora businessman Jim Uebinger has died. With his family, he operated Uebinger Furniture for many years. He died at his home Tuesday following a brief illness. He was 78. Funeral services for Jim Uebinger are pending at the Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora.
A candlelight vigil will be held Friday night for a Harrisburg man who has been missing since December 28. Kyle Brown (pictured) was last seen in the early morning hours of Dec. 28. His mother says he was showing signs of mental illness at the time of his disappearance. The vigil will start at 6 p.m. at the Bonan Business Center in Harrisburg.
87-year-old Fairfield resident, Imogene M. Felty died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 21 at Way-Fair in Fairfield. A member of the Mill Shoals Gospel Assembly Church, she was a homemaker.