Normal Community High School graduate Avani Rai, 18, has been part of McLean County 4-H for almost eight years and will head to Harvard University this fall.
Edwards County schools will remain in remote learning Monday and Tuesday. The district will make a determination Monday concerning the remainder of the week and activities. At last count, the district had about 35 percent of students in quarantine, up from about 30 percent last Monday, when the board of education shut down in-person learning. As of last Thursday, Edwards County had recorded a total of 819 cases of the coronavirus. 69 cases had been reported from August 19th through 25th, with all but six of the cases being people who were unvaccinated. 38-year-old Angel A. Wyatt of Fairfield was injured early Friday morning in an accident on South Cross Street south of Fifth Street in Crossville. State police said Wyatt failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and hit a fence and then a house in the 200 block of South Cross Street. The house was unoccupied. State police arrested Wyatt for DUI and cited her for improper lane usage and operating an uninsured vehicle. 21-year-old Lacy M
The Consolidated Election is today, and Wayne and Edwards counties have several key contested races. The county courthouses are not open for voting today, so people will need to go to other polling places. We’ll have election coverage tonight on 104.9 WFIW beginning at 7, and we’ll provide updates every 15 to 20 minutes until all precincts have reported in.
The Albion City Council met last night and discussed placing a new backhoe in the upcoming budget, as a current backhoe is in need of major repair work. The council was also reminded of a three percent increase in water rates, effective next month, and it heard of a plan by Ataraxia to construct a new building. The city sewer system could be overtaxed if a larger restroom facility is built.