The 2021 Fairfield PaintOut ended Saturday with an awards presentation to participating artists, who submitted approximately 225 works this year for the Premier Show and Sale on Friday. PaintOut Committee Member Melinda States say the sale brought in $17,185, a new record for the event. Saturday's award winners included Larry Siwek for Hometown Pride; Troy Tatlock for the Best of Show; Marty Coulter, Spencer Meagher, and Susan Rodgers the Awards of Excellence; Coulter Artists' Choice; Vicki Gifford People's Choice; and Fran Mangino won the Tuesday Quick Paint. The Jurist for the event was Roy Boswell. The Albion City Council will meet tonight at 7 at City Hall. In old business, votes are likely on the auditor's report, a fairgrounds water adjustment, and trick or treating. After department, ward, and city reports, the council will move to new business. Votes are possible on ordinance book updates, redistricting wards, and repairing a water line behind Edwards County Motors. 20211004-City-Council-Agenda-for-October-4-2021 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Fairfield Memorial Hospital will offer its digital mammography system at various times and locations in the coming days. The FMH 3-D Mobile Mammography service is available the third Saturday of the month at 303 Northwest 11th Street in Fairfield. FMH will also provide mammography service on the 30th at the FMH Horizon Healthcare Cisne Medical Clinic. Per dph.illinois.gov, as of Friday afternoon, Wayne County had administered 10,782 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine; 5,430 people, or 33.25 percent of the population, were fully vaccinated. The Edwards County Health Office said Wednesday 2,148 residents, or 33.6 percent of its population, were fully vaccinated, and Wabash County said Wednesday 41.8 percent of its residents were fully vaccinated. The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 reports two people have been taken into custody in connection with the death investigation and suspected home invasion of 80-year-old Edgewood resident Roger Courson. Their names were not released over the weekend as the Clay County State's Attorney's Office reviewed the case, but formal charges are expected. River stages as of early this morning: the Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 6.25 feet, below the 17 ft. flood stage. Meanwhile, the Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of 5.28 feet (flood stage is 15 ft.). The Little Wabash below Clay City is at 6.44 feet (flood stage is 18 ft.). Bonpas Creek at Browns reads 3.80 feet, and the Little Wabash at Main Street in Carmi reads 4.61 feet. The Wabash River at Mt. Carmel sits at 4.70 feet. Today's crude oil price is $69.00, up $4.00 from Friday. The November crude oil price is $75.90, up $1.42 from Friday morning. The guest today on the Community Connection will be Claire Vaughan. Community Connection airs at 7:30 on AM 1390 and 103.3 FM. On "Morning Coffee" Mark Turner and Jeremy Smith will welcome Lucas Halbert. "Morning Coffee" is between 8-9 a.m. on 104.9 weekdays. To listen to a podcast of Morning Coffee and Community Connection, click on "About Us" on the top right of wfiwradio.com. Then, from the dropdown, make your choice of program.