Headlines for Saturday, January 18
Due to rain and snow in the forecast, Fairfield Public Golf Course, NFT volunteers have cancelled the January 18th pork burger cookout. The event has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 25th in front of the […]
Due to rain and snow in the forecast, Fairfield Public Golf Course, NFT volunteers have cancelled the January 18th pork burger cookout. The event has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 25th in front of the […]
The North Wayne School Board met earlier this week and rehired Kevin Bowen as CHS principal, Donna Williams as Mt. Erie principal, and Adam Ellis as Johnsonville principal for the FY21 school year. Superintendent and […]
26-year-old Aaron C. Blevins was life-flighted to Evansville after a single-car crash on Interstate 64 in Wayne County yesterday. Police reports indicate he lost control of his car, struck a guard rail, and ricocheted into […]
22-year-old Brittany L. Cassidy pleaded guilty to a count of possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine yesterday in Wayne County Circuit Court. She was sentenced to 24 months probation, plus time served […]
The Wayne County Ambulance Service responded to a single-car accident last night near the Fairfield Airport. Deputies say 32-year-old April J. Vaughan was eastbound on Highway 15 and struck a sign. The ambulance service also […]
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Fairfield Police Department, Southern Illinois Drug Task Force, and Wayne County Drug Task Force conducted a drug warrant sweep over the past week and arrested 10 suspects. The sweep was […]
Drier weather is expected in the southern Illinois region today following two days of heavy rainfall. Here at the studios of WFIW/WOKZ we measured 1.47 inches of rain on Saturday and 2.23 inches on Friday. […]
43-year-old Angela O’Dell of Cisne, passed away Friday morning, January 17 at her home. Arrangements are pending and in the care of Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora.
49-year-old Jerad Allen Doggett of Parkersburg, passed away Friday, January 17, at his home. He was born December 27, 1970, in Fairfield, the son of Billy Joe and Janice Lee (Simpson) Doggett. He was united […]
73-year-old Charles “Charlie” Newton of West Salem, passed from this life to the next on January 16 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born March 27, 1946 and raised by his grandparents, […]
Glenn Richard Lankford of Albion, IL, age 33, passed from this life into the arms of Jesus at 8:55 p.m., Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital, surrounded by family and friends. Glenn was […]
Mariea Jane Sharp, 69, of Grayville, Illinois, died Thursday, January 16, 2020, at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. She was born August 7, 1950, in Thornton, Arkansas, the daughter of Arnold and […]
