The Wayne County Retired Teachers' Association will award one $500 scholarship for the 2022-2023 school year. The award is available to a graduate of a Wayne County high school who has declared a major in education and has accumulated at least 80 semester hours toward that degree at an accredited college or university. Applicants must also have at least a 2.8 college GPA on a 4.0 scale and have full intentions to teach upon graduation. Applications are due June 15th to Michael Simpson at 304 Whiteside Lane in Fairfield, or they can be emailed to mandmsimp46@gmail.com. The USDA has announced commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving about $6 billion in emergency relief payments through the Emergency Relief Program. Eligible crops include all crops for which crop insurance or NAP coverage was available, except grazing crops. Qualifying natural disasters include excessive heat, floods, and related conditions.
Erma Lou (Holler) Warren passed peacefully into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Tuesday January 5, 2021 in Fairfield, IL at the age of 91.
Erma Lou is survived by Dale Warren, her loving husband of 71 years; sons Michael (Brenda) of Woodlawn, IL and Faron (Keyna) of Fairfield; brothers Ivan Holler of Fairfield and Bernard (Marge) Holler of Eau Claire, WI; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Earl and Iva (Bright) Holler, in-laws Donald and Mary (Henson) Warren, sister-in-law Bonnie (Lathrop) Holler, brother-in-law Gary Warren and sister-in-law Kay (Warren) Gallion.
Erma Lou was born in April of 1929 in Orchardville, IL. She graduated from Wayne City High School in 1947. After high school, Erma Lou attended Barry Jones Beauty Academy in Mt. Vernon, IL where she earned her State of Illinois Registered Beauty Culturist license. She married Dale in 1949 and they were blessed with two sons. In a