Sims News

Christopher Hardeik, the teenage son of a Southern Illinois farm family will be remembered this Memorial Day for his brief service with the U.S. Air Force.

Photograph courtesy of Len Wells Justin E. DeJaynes is escorted out of the Wayne County Courthouse in Fairfield, Ill.

“The blood-alcohol test was performed by the attending physician before treating Mr. DeJaynes”

A rural Sims, Ill., man could be sentenced to up to 14 years in prison after entering a guilty plea Thursday to a class 2 felony charge of aggravated drunken driving causing a death. via Evansville Courier & Press

“You can as long as you make full disclosure”

Issue date: 1/16/08 Section: News Charleston Mayor John Inyart talks with city manager Scott Smith about additional funds for the Coles Together project. via The Daily Eastern News

Seven injured in Ill. crash By LEN WELLS Courier Press correspondent 842-2159 or lenwells@wabash.net Sunday, January 13, 2008 Seven people were injured early Saturday in a two-vehicle crash involving a ... via Evansville Courier & Press

A former Carmi, Ill., man has been jailed under $500,000 bond in connection with a drug overdose that resulted in the death of a Wayne County, Ill., teenager in October. via Evansville Courier & Press