Talks have swirled in Fairfield about the possible merging of the county Sheriff's Department and the city Police Department into one body in recent days. However, Fairfield Mayor Mike Dreith says he does not support that course of action. He says it has been tried in Edwards and Hamilton counties, but it failed, in part due to a lack of control by the City. He says the change likely wouldn't significantly increase public safety or decrease the cost to taxpayers. The City of Fairfield will soon have two officers leave its police department. Jeff Taylor will retire from his position on Friday after more than 22 years on the force, and Joshua Manahan will end his employment next Monday after more than seven years of work. Three individuals are to be brought before the City Council tomorrow for approval of employment in the police department. The three all satisfied the requirements of the Police and Fire Commission and are next in line on the city eligibility list, though they
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The Edwards County Board of Education will meet tonight at 7 in the ECHS Atelier Room 172 for a reorganization meeting. Judge Michael Valentine will administer the Board Member Oath of Office after the official election results are accepted, and the board will then elect a new President, Vice President, and Secretary to two year terms. The new board will also consider the employment of an ECHS boys basketball coach.
No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle accident at the New Hope Curve Friday afternoon. According to police reports, 79-year-old Burnt Prairie resident George E. Vines and 79-year-old Mill Shoals resident Patricia K. Vaught were northbound on Highway 45. Vines was driving a 2014 Ford Escape and slowed to turn onto a county road, and Vaught, driving a 2015 Ford Taurus, rear-ended him. No tow truck was called to the scene, but the vehicles sustained over $1,500 damage.