Fairfield Community High School is wrapping up its school year and will hold its Senior Awards Day this Thursday morning at 8:30 in its main gymnasium. Assistant Principal Bobby Wells says the event is open to families and the public this year as pandemic restrictions have lessened; anyone wanting to attend should enter through the gym lobby doors. The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, according to a leak of a draft opinion obtained by Politico. The court has declined to verify or disavow the document, and until an official opinion is signed or released by the court, Roe v. Wade remains the law of the land. State Representative Adam Niemerg says overturning Roe v. Wade is a positive step, but the state still has a lot of work to do. Governor J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Democrats spoke on the matter yesterday, as well. He said Illinois will not stand for changes being made in other states and will stand as a beacon of hope for women's rights. The Fairfiel
Emma Wiseman of Albion has been recognized as a 2022 Illinois FFA Top 10 Section President, and she will be honored during the 2022 Illinois FFA State Convention in June. Wiseman was the 2020-2021 Edwards County FFA President and is the current FFA Section 23 President. She received her State FFA Degree in 2021, a Top-10 Chapter President Award in 2021, and the Gold Chapter President Award in 2020. Fairfield police investigated a traffic crash at the intersection of Commerce Drive and West Delaware Street yesterday afternoon. Police say 27-year-old Fairfield resident Jeffrey May was driving a 2012 Chevrolet and pulled into the path of a 2010 Freightliner bus operated by 56-year-old Waltonville resident Tammy Durietz. No injuries were reported, and May was cited for disobeying a stop sign. No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle accident about a mile north of Cisne Thursday afternoon. According to county deputies, at approximately 12:45, 37-year-old Fairfield resident Dallas J. Walke
Currently IDPH is reporting a total of 3,045,718 cases of COVID in Illinois with 33,075 confirmed and 4,235 probable deaths. The current positivity 7-day rolling average for case positivity is 1.3%, with test positivity at 1.5%. To date Illinois has performed 55,731,994 tests and administered 21,217,198 doses of the vaccine. Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 was requested by the Fairfield Police Department to conduct a death investigation in Fairfield on Saturday. At approximately 8 a.m., a 28-year-old male was found deceased near the 600 block of Southeast 4th Street. The official cause and manner of death will be released by the Wayne County Coroner's office once an autopsy is conducted and toxicology report received. This is an active and ongoing investigation, and no additional information is being released at this time. Wayne City Matters will hold a soup and sandwich fundraiser today at J.T.'s Restaurant from 4-6:30 p.m. Dine-in, carry-out,
The Western Wayne Water District says the boil order that had been in effect for residents on Gateway Water has been lifted. Parts of Keenes, Wayne City, Sims, and Bluford were impacted, as were Cisne, Farrington, Flora, Geff, Iuka, Johnsonville, Rinard, and Xenia. The order was issued on February 22nd, but, again, residents on Gateway Water no longer need to boil water to be used for human consumption. Wayne County farmers saw significantly better soybean yields in 2021 than in 2020, per a recent report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. County farmers harvested 121,700 soybean acres in 2021, compared to 154,600 in 2020. The average yield per acre jumped more than 10 bushels, however, going from 51.1 in 2020 to 62.6 last year. The Fairfield Memorial Hospital Skilled Care Unit has been named among the top Skilled Nursing Facilities in the United States, per the 2021-2022 US News and World Report Best Nursing Homes list. The unit was given an overall five-star ratin
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