The Hamilton Memorial Hospital District has announced that the hospital and their family clinics will no longer ask patients or visitors at their facilities to wear masks covering their nose, mouth, and chin unless they are exhibiting respiratory illness or symptoms similar to Covid-19 or the flu such as cough, runny nose, or sore throat. Masking will continue to be required in particular patient care areas of the Hamilton Memorial Hospital District Facilities. Those locations according to hospital officials will be clearly marked. Officials with Hamilton Memorial Hospital will continue to monitor the presence of the flu and Covid-19 throughout the community and will modify their masking policy practices accordingly.
After 43 years serving Hamilton County and the surrounding area, Dr. Kadhiresan Murugappan has announced his retirement on April 27, 2023. After receiving his medical degree from the Madurai Medical College in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Dr. Murugappan then completed his residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Centre in New York City, New York. In 1980, Dr. Murugappan and his family were welcomed to McLeansboro and he began his service as an internal medicine physician. Dr. Murugappan went on to join Hamilton Memorial Hospital District in 2015 serving as a trusted physician within the Hamilton Memorial Family Clinic. During his decades-long career, he cared for countless patients with steadfast kindness and devotion. Throughout his service, Dr. Murugappan has been a remarkable asset to the healthcare community. He has gratefully mentored coming generations of healthcare professionals and provided an unwavering dedication to keeping the patients' best interests in
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The annual Wayne City Bean Days celebration gets underway this weekend and runs through next Saturday, September 24th. Activities are set to take place this Thursday and Friday nights starting at 6 p.m. with a full day of activities this Saturday the 24th. Among Saturday's activities are the Tractor Show starting at 7 a.m. on the Ag Building parking lot, a Car Cruise on the West School Parking Lot from 9 a.m. til noon, and the parade through Main Street starting at 10 a.m. Serving of free ham and beans starts at 11 a.m. at the Ag Building. The Marion County Health Department reported a COVID-related death in their weekly report on the virus this past week, a long-term care female resident in her 60s who had not been vaccinated. Area media reports of COVID numbers in the past week showed Wayne County with 27 cases and two new hospitalizations, Jefferson County with 72 cases and three new hospitalizations, and Clay County with 31 cases and one new hospitalization. Wayne and Marion c
The Fairfield Fall Fun Fest kicks off tonight with the Roasted Chestnuts, sponsored by the Wayne County Press, on the main stage at 6pm. At 7 it's Church Night Gospel Music, sponsored by Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home. Tomorrow is the FNB 5k run/walk, registration is at 4:30 on the corner of Court and 4th streets, the run/walk will start at 6pm, also on tomorrow is the Fun Fest Prince and Princess Contest at 5:30 on the main stage, sponsored by Fairfield Banking Company, and Miss Fall Fun Fest starts at 8pm on the main stage. Miss Fall Fun Fest is co-sponsored by The Chop Shop and Fry's Excavating. A reminder to the public that Main Street (IL HWY 15) will be closed through Sunday morning (9/18). The closed portion of Main Street is from First Street, east to NE 4th Street, including the 100 blocks of NE/SE 2nd Streets and NE/SE 3rd Streets (FNB drive thru will be accessible from SE 3rd Street during daytime). The Illinois Department of Transportation has designated the deto