The Wayne City Village Board met Monday night and approved new rates for garbage pickup, new signs for the community building and park, and new mobile WiFi equipment for the ambulance. The WiFi will make it possible to send medical information to the hospital while en route from rural areas, especially near Orchardville. Board Member Kerry Esmon resigned from the board, effective Thursday. The Albion City Council met last night. The council decided against a donation to Fair Fest, but it did approve Christmas bonuses for city employees in the amount of $300 for full-time employees and $150 for part-time, plus a $20 ham voucher. Mayor Wes Harris also appointed Scott Meserole as Assistant Police Chief for the City. Fairfield Memorial Hospital CEO Katherine Bunting-Williams has announced FMH, Horizon Healthcare's four clinics, and FMH Home Health have earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Hospital Accreditation, Rural Health Clinic & Home Care Accreditation
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.