Talbert and Smothers Wed
Jessica Lynn Talbert and Eric Wade Smothers were married during a lakeside ceremony at the home of Jamie and Raven Smothers of Mill Shoals. Mindy Mark officiated the double ring ceremony at 3 p.m....
View ArticleRose Mary Post
Rose Mary Post, 76 of Newburgh, died Tuesday morning, September 23, 2014 at her home. She is survived by two sons, Robert Williams of South Holland, IL and Michael Post of Manchester, TN; three...
View ArticleHeadlines for Thursday, September 25, 2014
More than 350 groups have submitted applications to grow or sell legal and taxed medical marijuana in Illinois. Officials said 158 applications were received for cannabis cultivation centers with 211...
View ArticleRuger Allen Benskin
Greggory and Shelby Benskin are excited to announce the birth of their son, Ruger Allen Benskin. Ruger was born on September 5, 2014 at 5:49 pm at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. He...
View ArticleAlice True
Alice True, 59 of West Salem, IL died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at her home. She was currently serving as the pastor of Zion United Methodist Church in West Salem, IL. She was a minister in the...
View ArticleMildred Louise Musgrave
96-year-old Fairfield resident, Mildred Louise Musgrave died at 10:55 Thursday morning, Sept. 25 at her home. She was a homemaker. Survivors include daughters, Marilyn Legg of Fairfield, Carolyn...
View ArticleIna Lee Sample
Ina Lee Sample, of Ellery died Thursday evening at her home. Ina Lee spent most of her 83 years living on their farm, south of Ellery. She was born November 27, 1930 to Frank and Ora Mitchell. She...
View ArticleHeadlines for Friday, September 26, 2014
The Fairfield Community High School District is on much better financial footing now than years past according to the 2013-2014 District Audit presented Thursday by local CPA Kent Reeves. The FCHS...
View ArticleBennie Clifton
Bennie Clifton, 79, of Cisne, IL passed away at 9:45PM Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Way-Fair Nursing and Rehab Center at Fairfield, IL Arrangements are pending at Hosselton Funeral Home.
View ArticleMarvin Russell Mingus, Jr.
Marvin Russell Mingus, Jr., 75, of Carmi, died Friday, September 26, 2014 at 9:28 a.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He had worked in the oilfield and at Ainsbrook Sewing Factory and was a Army...
View ArticleRiley Marce Eads
Riley Marce Eads, age 12, of Olney, Illinois died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at Franklin Hospital in Benton, Illinois. Riley was born February 18, 2002 in Robinson, Illinois to Ronnie W. and Christy...
View ArticleHeadlines for Saturday, September 27, 2014
Energy Transfer Crude Oil Company, LLC, known as ETCO, is developing plans to convert existing pipeline assets from natural gas to crude oil in western Wayne County, as well as installing a new 30-inch...
View ArticleBernadine Smith
93-year-old Albion resident, Bernadine Smith, died Friday, September 26 at Rest Haven Manor in Albion. She was a homemaker and worked alongside her husband on the family farm. She was also an expert...
View ArticleOscar John “Jack” Rubenacker
77-year-old McLeansboro resident, Oscar John “Jack” Rubenacker, died at 6:55 p.m. Friday, September 26 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was a farmer, and served in the U.S. Army in Korea....
View ArticleHeadlines for Sunday, September 28, 2014
Family and friends of missing Fairfield teenager, Megan Nichols, staged a fundraiser Saturday outside the entrance of the Fairfield Super WalMart. Reports indicated the fundraiser was held to raise...
View ArticleFrancis Joseph Kaufman
82-year-old Piopolis resident, Francis Joseph Kaufman, died at 2:55 p.m. Saturday, September 27 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was a construction worker, and member of St. John...
View ArticleEunice “Rae” Plumlee
Eunice “Rae” Plumlee, age 81, of Flora, Illinois, died Saturday, September 27, 2014, at her home in Flora. She worked for several years with her husband Bill in the office of Golden Rule Insurance in...
View ArticleHeadlines for Monday, September 29, 2014
The lawyer that represented former White County jailer Phillip Lowery in his first sex abuse trial has withdrawn from the case. Last week, Lowery tendered his resignation as a correctional officer at...
View ArticleMartha E. Hosselton
Martha E. Hosselton, 86, of Mt. Vernon, IL formerly of Flora, IL passed away 4:40AM Monday, September 29, 2014 at Mt. Vernon Health Care Center at Mt. Vernon, IL. Services for Martha E. Hosselton are...
View ArticleHarry V. Norton
Harry V. Norton, 73, of Cisne, IL died at 7:25AM Sunday, September 28, 2014 at his home. He was a retired painter for Local 33 at Joliet, IL. He was a member of the South Wilmington Sportsman’s Club;...
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