Headlines for Monday, August 17, 2015
http://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/420/2015/08/17103130/1215-news-8-17.mp3 The Fairfield American Legion Post 176 hosted a banquet Sunday afternoon for the Fairfield...
View ArticleDeon Allardin
75-year-old McLeansboro resident, Deon Allardin died at 11:15 p.m. Sunday, August 16 at his home. A farmer, he attended the New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, serving as a member, deacon and trustee....
View ArticleJennifer Dodge
Jennifer Dodge, 31, of Oakland City, IN died on Friday, August 14, 2015 in Oakland City. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Michael; father, Jeff Sanders and companion, Charlotte Jean...
View ArticleBruce Meriwether
Bruce Meriwether, 53, lifetime resident of Carmi passed away at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana on Saturday, August 15. He was a designer at Stein’s Flowers in Carmi. He was a member of the...
View ArticleHeadlines for Tuesday, August 18, 2015
http://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/420/2015/08/18105602/1215-news-8-18.mp3 Following a half-day bench trial Monday, 22-year-old Ernest Holland, III of West Salem was found...
View ArticleEdna L. Hampton
Edna L.Hampton, 89, of Enfield, passed away Tuesday morning August 18, 2015 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. Edna had worked as a Pharmacy Tech at Ruemlers Drug Store in Enfield. She was...
View ArticleLewis Lee “Junior” Butler
Lewis Lee “Junior” Butler, 63, of Cowling, Illinois, died Monday, August 17, 2015, at his home. Junior was a retired truck driver. He was a member of the Cowling Free Methodist Church, Scottish Rite,...
View ArticleHeadlines for Wednesday, August 19, 2015
http://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/420/2015/08/19101458/1215-news-8-19.mp3 A ceremony was held Tuesday afternoon dedicating a new fence at the Jasper/Geff baseball diamond at...
View ArticleReid Ernest Blackledge
Reid Ernest Blackledge, 96, of Carmi died Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at the VA Hospital in Marion, IL. He had been a resident of the Enfield Healthcare Center. Mr. Blackledge’s first career was in a bed...
View ArticleHeadlines for Thursday, August 20, 2015
http://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/420/2015/08/20104656/715-news-8-20.mp3 Fairfield City Police executed a search warrant at the Clark Service Station on West Main Street...
View ArticleMargie Johnson
Margie Johnson, 88, of Crossville, Illinois, died Thursday, August 20, 2015, at Deaconess VNA Plus Hospice in Evansville, Indiana. Margie was a Registered Nurse and a member of the Crossville United...
View ArticleLee Ann (Dillman) Eastin
Mrs. Lee Ann (Dillman) Eastin, 80, died Sunday, August 16, 2015, in Flora, Illinois. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, she graduated from Louisville High School. Survivors...
View ArticleHeadlines for Friday, August 21, 2015
http://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/420/2015/08/21103138/1215-news-8-21.mp3 The horrific murder of a young White County couple in 2012 was featured Thursday evening on the...
View ArticleHeadlines Saturday August 22, 2015
http://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/420/2015/08/22094919/1215-news-8-22.mp3 The Fairfield city council will meet Tuesday night, on the agenda is the approval of one way...
View ArticleVernon Lavone Keen
90-year-old resident of Macedonia, Vernon Lavone Keen died early Saturday (8/22) morning at the Hamilton Memorial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in McLeansboro. Funeral Arrangements for Vernon...
View ArticleLena Milburn
93-year-old Lena Milburn of Fairfield died Saturday at Wayfair Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield.
View ArticleHeadlines for Sunday, August 23, 2015
Atraxia in Albion is among 7 Illinois businesses who now have state approval to grow marijuana. The Illinois Department of Agriculture released the names of the seven authorized growers Thursday....
View ArticleHeadlines for Monday, August 24, 2015
http://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/420/2015/08/24103541/715-news-8-24.mp3 The annual Wayne County Corn Growers crop tour was conducted today. Greg Barnard, Corn Growers...
View ArticleDoris J. Leak
Doris J. Leak, 86, of Flora, Illinois, died at 2:15 p.m., Sunday, August 23, 2015, at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Effingham, Illinois. Arrangements for Doris J. Leak are pending at...
View ArticleJimmy Vincent Scott
Jimmy Vincent Scott, age 71, a resident of McLeansboro, IL passed away at 1:48 pm on Sunday, August 23rd at the VA Medical Center in Marion, IL. He worked as a police officer, a truck driver, and also...
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