More than $525,000 in scholarships and monetary awards was awarded to Fairfield Community High School seniors yesterday at their annual awards event. Alexis Thomason, Trenton Jones, Haley Dozier, Konnor Dagg, and Hunter Biggs were recognized with Illinois State Scholar Awards, and Dagg and Elaina Kunce won the U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete awards. Chris Henry, Ryland Thomason, Parker Richardson, and Blaine Milner were recognized for their plans to enter the National Guard, and Remington Wheeler was recognized for plans to enter the Army. More award winners can be found in the following attachment: FCHS-2022-Awards-day-winners 21-year-old Fairfield resident Troy D. West was injured in a two-vehicle accident yesterday near Koontz Cemetery south of Fairfield. According to Illinois State Police, at approximately 2:30, West was northbound on Highway 45 in a 2005 GMC and slowed to turn left onto a county road. 21-year-old Fairfield resident MacKenzie N. Conrad was following in a 2018 Jeep and st
The Fairfield Lions Club has named Konnor Dagg as its 2022 FCHS Star Student. Dagg is the son of Wayde and Carrie Dagg, and he received the Star Student plaque and a $400 check from the Lions Club. The Lions Club named two teachers as Co-Educators of the Year for 2022. Kevin Greathouse is the PE teacher at New Hope Grade School, and Shelly Borah is a fourth grade science and social science teacher at Fairfield District 112. JoAnn Atwood and Katie White were Dagg's grade school and high school STAR Teachers, respectively. The club also recognized retiring educators Debbie Webb, Ruth McMeen, Robin Atwood, and Gayle McGehee for their years of service, and it said it was proud to be able to honor area teachers and administrators for all they do for their students and the future of the community. A 36-year-old Olney man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Ingraham Lane in Clay County yesterday afternoon. Illinois State Police say the man, whose name was not released yesterday, was dr
The Fairfield City Council will meet tonight at City Hall. The night will begin with a public hearing at 5:30 to discuss the proposed business district in the city, but no action will be taken on the matter tonight by the council. Mayor Mike Dreith says he will likely begin the hearing with a brief explanation of the district before allowing any attendees to briefly speak their minds. Appearing on the Community Connection, he also spoke on the second big item on the agenda in the potential naming of a replacement for Brett Coale, who stepped away from the council last month. The mayor has nominated Cody Attebery to replace him, citing, in part, the fact he lost in a very close race to Dewey Eckleberry in the last election. In other action at tonight's Fairfield council meeting, aldermen are anticipated to vote on beginning the process to change utility collection dates. With Wayne-White Electric taking over the electric grid, the city has two separate pay dates, and action tonight
The Edwards County Health Office announced 30 new cases of COVID-19 in the past week, bringing its total to 1,173; 21 cases were in unvaccinated individuals. Wabash County announced 24 cases in the past week to reach 2,254 cases; 22 people were in isolation. Hamilton County added seven cases yesterday and sat at 1,384; one person was hospitalized, and 19 were in isolation. White County added three to reach 3,141, and Jefferson County reported nine. The state Department of Public Health announced 6,119 new cases yesterday and 45 additional deaths. Statewide totals sat at 1,815,994 cases and 26,459 deaths. The Southern Region had a seven-day positivity rate of 4.7 percent on the 28th, down from five percent on the 27th. Currently the State of Illinois is reporting a total of 1,815,994 cases of COVID-19 in the state, with 30,274 variant cases. The state is also reporting 26,459 confirmed deaths and 2,973 probable deaths. The current positivity 7-day rolling average for case positivity is
Elaina Kunce and Blaine Milner were crowned this year's Homecoming Queen and King at the Fairfield Community High School coronation ceremony Saturday night at the Train Yard. Kunce is the daughter of Richard and Tanya Harvey and the late Shannon Kunce, and Milner is the son of Andy and Stephanie Milner. The other Queen candidates were Valorie Dagg and Cassidy Webb. The other King candidates were Konnor Dagg and Camden Robbins. Saturday's coronation capped off a full week of Homecoming activities. (pictured are Kunce and Milner and the Homecoming Court) Winners in the FCHS Homecoming Parade Friday afternoon were named. First place went to the entry from the FFA. Second place went to the Class of 2025 and third place to the Class of 2024. Video coverage of the parade can be seen at wfiwradio.com on the video page. Residents planning to visit Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL will want to be aware of upcoming changes to their visitor policy. Reports from Mt. Vernon