Survivors include his mother, Rose Mary Olds of Mt. Carmel; a son, Cameron; three sisters, Lynn Reid of Westerville, OH, Kathy Courter of Mt. Carmel and Mary Nance Miller of Mattoon; five brothers, Shawn Courter of Austin, TX, Ritchie Courter of Wichita, KS, Robin Courter of Wichita, KS, Rick Courter of West Lynn, OR and Glenn Courter of Charleston, IL.  Also surviving are a host of other relatives, friends and special friends, Sam, Nick and Jack.

There will be no formal services at this time.  The Ingram Funeral Home of Allendale is in charge of all the arrangements.

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Grandparents are Candice and the late Butch Beeson of Cisne, Mary and the late Dan Mulligan of Greenup, and Linda and the late Carl Benoit of Bourbonnais. Great-grandmother is Mary Lou Grimes of Cisne.”

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51-year-old Phillip K. Bailey of Fairfield was arrested Thursday evening on a charge of domestic battery. He is accused of choking and twisting the wrist of his 16-year-old step-daughter during an argument. Related to the investigation, city police arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly stealing a quantity of Mr. Bailey’s prescription medication. The boy faces charges of burglary, theft of prescription medication and possession of a controlled substance.  He was released into the custody of his parents.

A plaque will be hung in the Wayne County courthouse today to honor the late Clyde Robbins who served in the Illinois State Legislature. The plaque is being installed through the efforts of Royce Carter of Fairfield.

The Illinois Senate has approved a bill that would ban the use of cell phones while driving. If approved, police would be able to ticket drivers holding a cell phone except during emergencies. Roughly 75 Illinois communities, including Chicago already ban talking on cell phones while driving.

Hunters in Wayne County bagged 333 wild turkeys during the spring hunting season.  Wayne County tied with Randolph County for the fourth highest harvest numbers in the state.  Statewide, 14,133 wild turkeys were taken during this spring’s season. The number is down about 1,800 from last year

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Survivors include two sons, Barry Yokel of Charleston and Johnny Yokel of Albion; six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Services for Fredrick D. Yokel will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 28 at the First Baptist Church in Albion with burial in Ridge Cemetery.

Visitation will be 10 a.m. until the time of service on Tuesday, May 28 at the First Baptist Church in Albion.

Memorials may be made to Ridge Cemetery and will be accepted at Nale’s Funeral Home in Albion, which is in charge of all the arrangements.

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Former Mt. Carmel youth softball coach, 20-year-old Sarah K. Reilly has entered a guilty plea to charges related to having unlawful sexual contact with a player. In a plea agreement, Reilly pled guilty to a charge of battery and was sentenced to six months in jail and two years of probation.   The judge stayed the jail sentence. Reilly now lives in Champaign.

48-year-old Frederick J. Zirkelbach of Ridgeway faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced Sept. 20 on charges he was a convicted felon in possession of firearms.  Police raided his home and recovered 14 firearms. He was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on April 2.

Legislation increasing the speed limit on Interstate highways in Illinois to 70 mph is headed to Gov. Pat Quinn for his signature.  The House approved the bill on a vote of 85-30 Wednesday.

Compromise Illinois House legislation to regulate the carrying of concealed weapons would ban guns in parks and on public transportation.  An analysis of the bill shows the bill would also ban the carrying of concealed guns in athletic areas as well.

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Surviving are her husband of over 55 years, Bob Hayes; three daughters, Cindy Pollard of Albion, Susan Gillette of Mt. Carmel, IL and Vickie Leigh of West Salem; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Dale Colbert and Jack Colbert both of Albion.

A Celebration of Life Service for Karen Faye Hayes will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 24 at the Ingram Funeral Home in West Salem.  Burial will be in Macedonia Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 23 at the Ingram Funeral Home in West Salem.

Memorials may be made to the Marion Christian Church or the Macedonia Cemetery.

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John and Ashley McTaggart of Fairfield would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Adalynn Elena McTaggart. Adalynn was born March 27, 2013, at 6:23 pm at Good Samaritan hospital in Mt.Vernon, Illinois. She weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. She was welcomed home by her parents, big sister Kloee, and big brother Kaylon. Adalynns maternal grandparents are Jim and Diana Burke of Fairfield and John and Chrissy Gabbard of Wayne City. Maternal great grandparents are Thelma Williams of Johnsonville, Connie and the late Gerald Williams of Fairfield, and John and Judy Gabbard of Sims. Maternal great-great grandparents are Roberta and the late Clarence of Fairfield and Dorotha and the late Albert Beasley of Fairfield. Paternal grandparents are Lena and the late John McTaggart of Fairfield. Paternal great grandparents are Don and Nina Taylor of Grayville.

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Fairfield Elks Lodge #1631 is proud to announce its member; Kristi Hornung, as the recipient of the Elks Children’s Care Corporation “Volunteer of the year” award for 2012-2013 year. Kristi was responsible for raising funds for the Elks State Major Project.   This was accomplished by her being the force of auction events held at the Fairfield Lodge. Kristi provided the idea, personally contacted businesses and individuals to secure items that were donated for the auction, contacted members to help with the auction and coordinated the entire day. Kristi has been responsible for the majority of the donations from the Fairfield Elks to the IECCC in the past five years, as she has been the leader of the IECCC benefit auction every year that it has been conducted. Illinois Elks Children’s Care Program has steadfastly dedicated itself to helping children and parents cope with medical problems.  They strive to provide those services, treatments, and equipment needed to ease a child’s daily burden in coping with a physical problem.   Many cases are very complex, and require custom designed braces, wheelchairs and treatment programs.  Others may simply be the provision of corrective shoes or physical/occupational therapy services for three to six months.

An Illinois House Committee has approved a measure that would regulate the use of high volume, high pressure hydraulic fracturing in Illinois. The House Executive Committee voted 11-0 Tuesday to move the bill to the full House for a vote.  Producers have already spent millions across Southern Illinois leasing up land to explore the New Albany Shale Formation for the development of oil and gas utilizing horizontal drilling and fracking technology.

A status hearing has been set for this afternoon in the first-degree murder case of 37-year-old Danny K. Coston of rural Carmi.  Coston is awaiting trial on charges he murdered 17-year-old Jessi Evans of Norris City and 22-year-old Jacob Wheeler of Centerville last August.

Funeral services have been set for former White County Coroner Carl McVey. McVey, 80 died Tuesday at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville after suffering a heart attack. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at RIG Ministries Church in Carmi. McVey had served as White County Coroner for over 32 years.

Fairfield City Police conducted a routine tobacco compliance check on Tuesday. Of the 13 retail establishments that sell tobacco products, two were caught selling tobacco products to a minor.  A clerk at Midway Package Liquors and another at Gas for Less were cited for selling cigarettes to a minor.

Fairfield Mayor Chuck Griswold will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Memorial Day service at Maple Hill Cemetery.  The service has been set for 11 a.m. Monday at the Veterans section of Maple Hill.  Elmer McDuffee will be the master of ceremonies.

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Larry was a member of First Christian Church in Carmi, and graduated from Carmi Township High School and Southern Illinois University where he earned a degree in accounting.  He was a retired accounting and computer programmer.

Survivors include his wife Lillian Boehringer of Carmi; daughters Lisa (Jason) Benton of Deatsville, AL, and Beth (Ben) Schmidt of Evansville, IN; sister Donna (Steve) Sheckell of Cadiz, KY; grandchildren Megan Benton, Samantha Benton, Jonathan Benton, Daniel Schmidt and Emily Schmidt.

In keeping with Larry’s wishes, his remains were cremated.  A visitation and memorial service will be Sunday, May 26, at First Christian Church in Carmi.  Visitation is at 1 pm and memorial service is at 3 pm.

Memorials may be made to Pets At Risk or Wabash Christian Retirement Center and will be accepted at the Cook Funeral Chapel in Carmi.

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