The Wayne County Quilts of Valor Chapter and FNB will hold a ceremony for Vietnam War veterans Saturday at 2 at the Fairfield First Christian Church. Lisa Konopasek says about 35 veterans are set to be honored who physically served in Vietnam, and the group will also honor one World War II veteran. All veterans who will be honored Saturday have been contacted by phone and by mail; anyone who has not been contacted by Saturday will be honored at a later ceremony. The Fairfield Community High School Board of Education will hold a special meeting tonight at 6 in the school study hall. Members are scheduled to approve the purchase of shades in order to make an additional classroom in the former computer lab on the third floor. They are also set to approve a resolution to purchase real estate at 301 West King Street and to accept the resignation of Registrar Theresa Baker. The Fairfield Park Board will meet tonight at 5. Following reports, the board could discuss any updates on its splash p
The Illinois Department of Public Health Friday reported 8,039 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 109 deaths since March 18. Friday the IDPH reported 1,309 new cases of Coronavirus and 14 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 3,061,224 cases, including 33,307 deaths. Since March 18, laboratories have reported 563,249 specimens for a total of 56,891,628. As of Thursday night, 470 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 64 patients were in the ICU and 33 patients were on ventilators. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from March 18-24, is 1.4%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from March 18-24, is 1.6%. A total of 21,315,893 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of Thursday night, 4,259,641 of those were booster doses. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 7,513 doses. Since Mar
The Mt. Erie Elementary School PTO will hold its annual Auction and Dinner fundraiser today at Willow Creek Venue. Meal service will be from 5 to 7, and Big Boy Catering will offer pulled pork sandwiches, cheesy potato casserole, and green beans. The auction will begin at 6 with Harvey Fenton auctioneer. All money raised will be put towards an outdoor pavilion by the playground for shade, lunches, outdoor learning experiences, and school supplies. The Wayne County Quilt of Valor Chapter will hold a ceremony for Vietnam War veterans today at 2 at the Fairfield First Christian Church. Lisa Konopasek says 54 veterans are scheduled to be honored, all of whom physically served in Vietnam. FNB is sponsoring the event, and light refreshments will be served. We'll have a video stream of the awards on wfiwradio.com. Republican Gubernatorial candidate and businessman Gary Rabine will be at 5 Brothers on the west edge of town from 11:30 to 1:30 today as part of his campaign bus tour. Anyone
The Wayne County Quilts of Valor Chapter will hold a ceremony for Vietnam War veterans tomorrow at 2 at the Fairfield First Christian Church. Lisa Konopasek says 54 veterans are scheduled to be honored, all of whom physically served in Vietnam. Only veterans who have received a letter from QoV will be honored at the ceremony this weekend; Vietnam Era veterans will be honored at a later date. FNB is sponsoring the event, and light refreshments will be served. We'll have a video stream of the quilt awards on wfiwradio.com. Anyone who knows a veteran can reach out on the chapter Facebook page or call 599-8492, 599-6522, 919-1648, or 516-1573. For veterans out of the county, people can submit nominations at QOVF.org. Fairfield Mayor Mike Dreith says the city will hold a consolidated clean-up effort on April 23rd called Renew Fairfield. The day will include a variety of offerings; the Street & Bridge Department will accept large items at its building on East King Street, and organ
The Fairfield Public School District Board of Education met last night and unanimously voted to employ Kristina Gardner as its new Superintendent for the 2022-2023 school year, starting July 1st. Gardner will take over for Interim Superintendent Diana Zurliene at the end of this school year. Gardner is currently the North Side Principal in District 112. The Fairfield City Council will meet tonight at 6 at City Hall. The much-anticipated vote will take place on the potential business district, which would see a one-percent sales tax increase in its boundaries. If passed, the district would be in effect for 23 years, but Mayor Mike Dreith says a future council could terminate it at any time with a majority vote. If passed, he says it would go into effect in the fall. Mayor Dreith says the date for fireworks in Fairfield has been changed, per a request from its supplier. Independence Day falls on a Monday this year; the City was told it would have to spend more money to get the same enter