The Fairfield Retail Merchants Holiday Open House wraps up today. Several participating sponsors will have deals for the public. Area parents are invited to bring their kids to the Chamber Office between 1 and 3 p.m. today. Kids can also write letters to Santa, receive a free gift, and register for a gift card bouquet from local retail merchants. The first half of the firearm deer hunting season in Illinois wraps up today. Illinois Department of Natural Resources officials continue to stress the importance of safety when out hunting for deer, and wearing blaze orange when out hunting, and handle firearms with care. Hunters needing to report their harvest can call 1-866-IL-CHECK or go online on the IDNR website. The second weekend for firearm deer hunting is set for December 1st through 4th. Reports out of Marion County say an autopsy is scheduled Monday to determine the cause of death of a 59-year-old Centralia, IL man. Reports said Martin Metzger was found at the foot of his deer stan
The Fairfield Retail Merchants Holiday Open House is set for this weekend. Residents are invited to shop participating stores, and they can bring kids to the Chamber Office Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. They can write letters to Santa, receive a free gift, and register for a gift card bouquet from the local Retail Merchnats. The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 3,850,508 cases of the coronavirus in the state and 35,389 total deaths as of this morning. Reports indicated Wayne County had three new cases within the past few days. Clay County had one new case, Richland County had two cases and Marion County reported four new cases. The IDPH said as of this past Wednesday night, just over 1100 people in Illinois were hospitalized with COVID, with 138 patients in the ICU and 38 on ventilators. Three horses were rescued, one euthanized and six others are unaccounted for after a bizarre series of events involving potential animal neglect in Carmi the past several days. Ac