Local News
CHET SNYDER TAKES OVER AS FRONTIER COMMUNITY COLLEGE HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH
Frontier Community College has hired Chet Snyder to serve as Head Volleyball Coach and Student Life Coordinator, beginning on Monday, December 2nd. Snyder began coaching volleyball at Fairfield Community High School in 2004, with the 2024 fall season being his final season at FCHS. His overall record of 543 wins and 21...
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WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT NEWS
A Zionsville Indiana woman, 41-year-old Katherine Hagan pled guilty in Wayne County Circuit Court to a charge of DUI. Hagan was placed on one year of court supervision and ordered to pay court costs.
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CISNE RESIDENT ARRESTED TUESDAY ON AN OUTSTANDING WAYNE COUNTY WARRANT
53-year-old, Misty Gay Kistner of Cisne was arrested Tuesday morning by Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies on a Failure To Appear warrant issued in Wayne County for Retail Theft and Possession of Methamphetamine. Kistner was transported and lodged in the Wayne County Jail pending a court appearance.
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ALBION FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED OUT EARLY THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING
The Albion Fire Department was called to a garage fire at the Brett Shaw residence around 6 o'clock this (Wednesday) morning. The fire which started near a trickle charger was contained to the garage area of the home. No injuries were reported and fireman report only smoke damage to the residence.
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COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE FREE TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING THANKS TO LOCAL PARTNERSHIP
Ahead of Thanksgiving, several local volunteer organizations within the 58th Senate District received free turkeys, courtesy of a collaboration between State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) and Meridian Health Plan of Illinois, Inc. "This initiative is about more than just providing food-it's about giving fam...
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TRASH PICK-UP DELAY COMING FOR WAYNE CITY
Officials in the Village of Wayne City have announced there will be a one day delay for residents starting next Monday, the week of the Thanksgiving holiday. Residents need to have their trash cans set out by 5am Saturday, November 30th.
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HAMILTON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOSTS ANNUAL DINNER AND AWARDS BANQUET
The Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce celebrated its Annual Dinner and Awards Banquet on Saturday evening at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Piopolis. This year marked significant growth for the Chamber, which now boasts 102 members, including 13 new additions in the past year. Highlighting the evening, the C...
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REND LAKE CLOSES VARIOUS LOCATIONS DUE TO FIREARM DEER HUNTING SEASON
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake reminds visitors that several locations around the lake will be temporarily closed during the state firearm deer hunting seasons. Recreation Area Closures: The following areas will be closed to all vehicle and foot traffic during the first firearm deer season this Friday th...
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FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING HIGHLIGHTS FROM MONDAY NIGHT
The Fairfield Community High School District Board of Education met for their regular monthly meeting Monday night. Student Focus for the evening was presented by the FY2025 FFA Officers and Co-FFA sponsor, Curt Robbins. The board took the following action on a number of items. A motion to accept the consent agenda ...
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IECC & FCC NURSING INFORMATION SESSIONS
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges will host information sessions for students interested in applying for Fall 2025 entry into the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Frontier Community, Lincoln Trail, Olney Central and Wabash Valley Colleges. Virtual sessions will be offered at 9 a.m. on December 16th; at 3 p.m. on J...
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Obituaries
Stacy Newton, 61 of Golden Gate, IL
Stacy Newton, 61 of Golden Gate, IL, passed away peacefully at 9:55 PM, Monday, November 18, 2024, surrounded by loving family. She was born on June 29, 1963, in New Jersey to Ed and Lyda (Lopez) Damen. Stacy is survived by her husband Jack Newton, daughter Jessi (Chris) Lastly, son Charles Newton, stepdaughter Angela...
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Brenda Lynn Pennington, 63, of Carmi
Brenda Lynn Pennington, 63, of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. She was born on May 15, 1961, in Bath, Michigan, the daughter of Donald and Helen (Irvin) Russell. Brenda married Harold Elmer "Corkie" Pennington, Jr. on December 16, 1986, and...
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Thomas Otto Bayles, age 93, of Rinard, Illinois
Thomas Otto Bayles, age 93, of Rinard, Illinois, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2024, at Clay County Hospital. He was born July 21, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of George A. and Flora M. (Grothe) Bayles. He was united in marriage to Nancy Pearl Shreve on March 8, 1959, and together they have shared 65 weddi...
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Stephen Farris, 75, of McLeansboro
Stephen Farris, 75, a resident of McLeansboro, IL. passed away Sunday, November 17, 2024 at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Stephen was born in McLeansboro, IL. on June 11, 1949. He was a son of George and Pearl Farris. Stephen married Bonita Patterson on August 28, 1971 in McLeansboro and she survives. St...
Nov 19, 2024
Ruth Dolores (Storey) Gott,87 of Enfield
Ruth Dolores (Storey) Gott of Enfield passed away November 13, 2024, at Alexander IV Senior Living facility in Macon, Georgia. Dolores was born February 8, 1937, to Robert Elcie and Violet Storey, of Enfield, Illinois. She was the twin sister of Doris Brown and the younger sister of Walter Glenn Storey. Dolores was rai...
Nov 18, 2024
Frankie Pearl Kortge, 83, of West Salem, IL
Frankie Pearl Kortge, 83, of West Salem, IL passed away on November 16, 2024 at home with her family at her side. She is survived by her husband Michael Kortge; daughter Gina Prullage and son Aaron Fewkes; granddaughters Kandras Kunkel and Charissa Penrod and grandson Nicholas Fewkes. Also surviving are Great grandchil...
Nov 18, 2024
Leo Doty, 90, of Fairfield
Leo Doty, 90, of Fairfield passed away at 11:42AM on Friday November 15, 2024, at his home. He retired from Airtex and was a Vetera of the US Army serving during the Korean War. Leo was born in Wayne County on March 16, 1934, to George and Nellie (Wood) Doty. He was a member of the Lebanon North CP Church. Leo is survi...
Nov 18, 2024
Ronald Eugene Guthrie, 47, of Carmi
Ronald Eugene Guthrie, 47, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024. He was born on August 19, 1977, in Carmi, Illinois, the son of Ronald Gene and Patricia Ann (Stacy) Guthrie. Ronald proudly served his country in the United States Army National Guard. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Oak Hill C...
Nov 17, 2024
Alice Marie Marshel, 93, of Fairfield
Alice Marie Marshel, 93, of Fairfield passed away at 2:51AM on Friday November 15, 2024, at her home. She had worked for Dr Marks at the Fairfield Medical Center for 17 years. Alice was born in Toledo OH on November 24, 1930, to Sam and Marie (Miller) Andrews. Alice is survived by her daughter- Susan Warren of Fairfiel...
Nov 16, 2024
Cathy Bevis, 81, of Fairfield
Cathy Bevis, a beautiful lady known for her sweet personality and friendly smile, succumbed to congestive heart failure at 7:57PM Wednesday, November 13, 2024, surrounded by her family in Room 318 at Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. She was 81. Cathy Sue (Kinison) Bevis was born May 28, 1943, the fifth of five ch...
Nov 15, 2024
Sports
SPORTS FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCORES TUESDAY: JV: Fairfield 23, Newton 22 VARSITY: Newton 52, Fairfield 18 Carbondale 62, Anna Jonesboro 31 Carlyle 61, Belleville East 57 Casey-Westfield 46, Chrisman 27 Centralia 45, Althoff 36 Collinsville 88, Cahokia 4 Dugger, IN 42, Red Hill 35 Harrisburg 66, Gallatin Co 33 Olney 54,...
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SPORTS FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Fairfield Lady Mules begin their 2024-2025 basketball season with a home game tonight (Tuesday) at The Mule Barn on Jed Foster Court as they take on Newton. JV action begins tonight at 6pm. TUESDAY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCORES: Breese Central 65, Hillsboro 22 BSE 59, Columbia 29 Columbia ...
Nov 19, 2024
SPORTS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH
FALL SPORTS AWARDS PROGRAM TONIGHT & WEDNESDAY FOR FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL: The Fall Sports Awards program will be held tonight (Monday) and Wednesday for Fairfield High School. The programs honors athletes that participated in the following fall sports. Tonight (Monday, November 18th:) Lady Mules Volleyball @ the Jo...
Nov 18, 2024
Sports From Friday November 15th
Grade School Basketball scores from the Summersville Shootout: Boys games: Wayne City 47 Smithton 25 Jasper 41 New Horizon 39 Flora 48 Aviston 22 Murphysboro 41 Marion 37 Girls game: Aviston 52 Olney 29 Men's college basketball: Northwestern 67 Eastern Illinois 58 OT Wisconsin 103 Arizona 88 P...
Nov 16, 2024
SPORTS FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH
FALL SPORTS AWARD PROGRAM SCHEDULED AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL: The Fall Sports Awards program has been set at Fairfield High School. The programs honors athletes that participated in the following fall sports. Monday, November 18th: Lady Mules Volleyball @ the Journey Church 6:30pm Wednesday, November 20th: (All program...
Nov 15, 2024