FCHS Fall Sports Awards The Mules held their team awards last night. The Mules volleyball team held their awards at the Journey Church. The Ceremony started with Volleyball head coach Chet Snyder thanking the crowd for coming. He then moved to some key milestones that the team hit this season. The team finished with a overall record of 33-6 the 2nd most wins in FCHS history, BDC champs for the fifth straight time, regional champions, Emerson Robbins set the school record in kills and Rylee Edwards set the school record in assists. As far as awards go here is how it went: Freshman most improved Libby Kline, Most Improved JV Lilly Gacek (Gay-sick), most improved varsity Kate Book, Defensive player of the year Lucy Britt, Team MVP Emmerson Robbins and Lady Mule Award Kaylie Barger. The Mules football team held their award ceremony at 7pm at the FCHS gym. Coach Townsend started by thanking everybody who played a role in this season. The mules handed out 9 awards and it started with the Mos
FCHS Special Board Meeting Fairfield Community High School District #225 will hold a Special Board Meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, November 16 at 4:00 p.m. in the FCHS District Office. The focus of the meeting will be to approve the application of a school maintenance grant for FY23. ### IECC Board Meeting The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board will meet tonight at 6:15 pm at Wabash Valley College in Main Hall 101. Items up for discussion include Articulation Agreements with EIU, ISU, McKendree, and SIU. Also, up for approval are the 2022 Estimated Tax Levy Resolution, Marathon Property Tax Agreement, FY 2022 Audit, the Annual Financial Report, Purchase of two 2019 Wabash Trailers, and a Resolution to Invest in ISDLAF. The board will also enter into an Executive Session. ### Court Report 33-year-old Todd W. Ray entered an admission to violation of probation in Wayne County Court. Ray was originally sentenced to 18 months of probation on a class 2 felony charge of burglary. Ray has
The City of Fairfield's water department is advising that water will be shut off on East Douglas Street from S. 1st Street to SE 6th Street on tomorrow, Tuesday, October 18th and possibly Wednesday, October 19th. This is due to valve maintenance in that area. Please take caution if traveling in this area. The City appreciates your patience while this maintenance is being completed. Crimestoppers is offering a reward for the person or persons who stole a Green 2009 Honda Foreman ATV from Kenneth Jennings in Rinard. Also, Clint Wick reports a Red Honda Ricon 680cc ATV was stolen from his residence in Fairfield. If you have any information on this or any other crime, call or text crimestoppers at 842-9777. The West Salem Village Board will meet in Special Session today at 5pm to discuss the dismissal of Fire Chief Harvey Fenton. Fenton had been Fire Chief for 32 years before being let go by Mayor Dan Baker last week. The Village of Wayne City will be flushing fire hydrants starting t
FNB in Fairfield expects a delayed lobby opening on Tuesday, August 23 due to installation of a new HVAC system. Lobby access will be unavailable until approximately 10am on Tuesday but drive-thru access will be available all day. The west entrance will be closed all or most of the day, so customers entering the bank should park near and enter the north or east doors. For updates, please contact FNB at 842-2107 or visit their Facebook page Illinois State Police and Edwards County Authorities are investigating a shooting that took place over the weekend. The shooting involved a male and a female, with the female being shot somewhere in the northern part of the county. The female was taken to Wabash General in Mount Carmel, and later transferred to a regional hospital. Details on the incident are still sketchy, and police are still actively investigating the incident. Crimestoppers is offering a reward for the person or persons who entered a mobile home owned by Clayton Mobile Homes and
The Fairfield High School Board met last night. A Budget Hearing was conducted prior to the regular board meeting. There was no public comment on the FY22 Budget and it was unanimously passed during the regular business session. Fees were approved for the 2022-2023 school year. The Technology Fee is being waived for the year due to the sound financial condition of the district. Bids will be sought to demolish property at 301 West King St. the district recently purchased the property. In the Superintendent Report, Supt. Jill Fulkerson stated that several projects had been completed including: The roof project, Sealing of the parking lot, New carpet in the Study Hall, She further said that summer maintenance was progressing and several Sports Camps were being held at FCHS. Registration for the upcoming school year will be 7/26 & 7/27, with online registration available as well. Trenton Jones, representing the Scholastic Team provided a report on the teams recent trip to New Orleans f