The Fairfield High School board of education is set to meet this Thursday night at 6 in regular session at the FCHS Study Hall. Items on the board agenda include an update on the Gym Lobby Project. An executive session is scheduled for the annual evaluation of the district superintendent, and the consideration on hiring a part-time custodian and a full-time substitute teacher. The board is also expected to present a tentative date for the FCHS graduation and prom. The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 3,981,275 cases of the coronavirus in the state, along with 35,814 total deaths since the pandemic began in early 2020. The county case numbers over a one-week period were not immediately available, however information from the Centers for Disease Control tracker showed Wayne County with two new hospitalizations during a one-week period ending this past Thursday. Wayne County was also reported to be at the medium transmission level for COVID-19. The Marion County Health Department reported one COVID-19 related death this past week, bringing the total for the county to 220. No one in Illinois matched all the winning numbers in the Mega Milliions lottery game Friday night, however there was one ticket in Illinois that matched the five white balls worth $1 million. The winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in the state of Maine, and it is worth $1.35 billion. The winning numbers drawn Friday night were 30,43,45,46, 61 and the Mega Ball number was 14. The prize was the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot and the fourth largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Reports out of Mt. Vernon, IN Thursday said a farmer died after getting stuck in a grain bin Thursday afternoon. The coroner identified the victim as 74-year-old Steven Grabert. According to reports, crews were called to a farm in Mt. Vernon, IN early Thursday afternoon and spent nearly five hours on the scene. The farmer died despite several agencies' efforts to save him. The next meeting of the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges is set for Tuesday night at 6:15 p.m. at the Olney Central College Banquet Room. Among the items listed on the agenda is an affiliation agreement with the North Wayne Ambulance Service. The board is also expected to fill a board vacancy, elect a board secretary and appoint an Ethics Officer, as well as hear various committee and financial reports. Area river stages as of this morning: Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 17.33 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. At Clay City the stage is 14.28 feet. Flood stage is 18 feet. At Carmi the stage is 12.5 feet. Flood stage is 27 feet. The Skillet Fork at Wayne City is at 6.26 feet. Flood stage is 15 feet. The Wabash River at Mt. Carmel is at 6.39 feet. Flood stage is 19 feet. Rain is expected to move in late tonight and continue through Monday.