49-year-old Carmi resident Brian W. Dartt was sentenced to 13 years in prison yesterday in White County Circuit Court by Judge T. Scott Webb. He entered an open plea of guilty in January to a Class 2 felony count of Aggravated DUI Causing Death; in so doing, he admitted to driving a truck on Route 1 while under the influence of methamphetamine and getting into an accident that resulted in the death of 18-year-old Norris City resident Clinton J. Richardson. The Wayne County Farm Bureau held its 100th Annual Meeting last night at the Fairfield First Christian Church. Robert Pearce, Fred Blessing, Tim Chambliss, Anthony Vaughan, and Randy Ellis were re-elected to the Board of Directors for two-year terms. Manager Doug Anderson gave a financial and membership report, as well; as of the end of September, the county organization had $1.16 million in unrestricted net assets, compared to about $913,000 to begin October 2020. Membership as of September 1st was at 855 regular members, compared to 852 at the same time in 2020. The Adult Volunteer Literacy Program at Frontier Community College continues to seek tutors in the Grayville area, according to Adult Education Coordinator Angel Maguire. She says Wayne County has a good number of volunteers, but they are looking to expand their services to the surrounding areas. According to a report from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, one in six Wayne County residents is at a low literacy skill, and 24 percent of the state has a literacy problem. Anyone wanting to volunteer in the AVL program can call Sharis Wilson at 847-9154. The IDPH reported two new cases of COVID-19 in Wayne County yesterday. Lawrence County increased by one case, White County by two, and Clay County by four. Richland and Hamilton counties held steady, and Edwards and Wabash counties each had their case totals drop on the state website. Marion County added eight cases, and Jefferson County also added two. As a state, Illinois announced 1,169 new cases and 38 additional deaths. Statewide totals sat at 3,035,870 cases and 32,886 deaths. The Southern Region had a seven-day positivity rate of 2.9 percent on February 28th, down from 3.1 percent on the 27th. River stages as of early this morning: the Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 23.90 feet, above the 17 ft. flood stage. Meanwhile, the Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of 6.12 feet (flood stage is 15 ft.). The Little Wabash below Clay City is at 11.08 feet (flood stage is 18 ft.). Bonpas Creek at Browns reads 6.06 feet, and the Little Wabash at Main Street in Carmi reads 31.30 feet. The Wabash River at Mt. Carmel sits at 24.47 feet. Today's crude oil price is $100.75, down $2.75 from yesterday. The April crude oil price is $108.80, down $5.58 from yesterday morning. The guest today on the Community Connection will be Greater Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Libby Lingafelter. Community Connection airs at 7:30 on AM 1390 and 103.3 FM. "Morning Coffee" will feature Mark Turner and Drew Pountain. "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.