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Fairfield City Council Meets Tonight

(Fairfield) – The Fairfield City Council meets this evening and they have a handful of items on the agenda. In “Routine Business,” they are set to review a Resolution approving a Business District Redevelopment Agreement […]

State Capital Target of Recent Threats

(Springfield, IL) — The State Capitol continues to be the target of threats. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias [[ ah-LEX-ee jih-NEW-lee-us ]] said a threatening 911 call was made yesterday, triggering the evacuation of […]

Obituaries

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Rita Rae Henderson

Rita Rae Henderson, age 77, of Olney, and formerly of Flora, passed away Saturday evening, April 20, 2024, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. She was born May 31, 1946, in Washington, Iowa, the […]

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Martha J. Mason

Martha J. Mason, 75, of Fairfield, died at 3:50pm on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center in Carmel, IN. Martha was born on July 25, 1948, in Hardin County, IL, to […]

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Darlene (Rector) Parsons

Darlene (Rector) Parsons, 58, of Broughton, IL passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN. Darlene was born on June 9, 1965 in Eldorado, IL to Avery Rector & […]

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Denise Zurliene

Denise Zurliene, 70 of Fairfield passed away at 9:57 AM, Friday, April 19, 2024, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital.  Born on November 3, 1953, in St. Louis, MO to Donald and Loretta (Basler) Schoenborn, she taught 2nd grade […]

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Ronald “Ronnie” Eldon Shelton

Ronald “Ronnie” Eldon Shelton, 83, of Wayne City, IL passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL surrounded by his family.  Ronnie was born October 11, 1940 in Paxton, […]