State Representative Darren Bailey is reminding people of some new laws that will take effect on Friday, including one that will limit the cost of a 30-day supply of insulin to $100, whether or not that is the actual cost of providing the medicine. Though not a new law, Bailey also reminds people the state minimum wage will increase to $11 per hour and will continue to increase until it hits $15 per hour in 2025.
22-year-old Benton resident Aaron A. Clark was arrested by Franklin County authorities earlier this month on a Hamilton County warrant for aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim between the ages of 13 and 17. The arrest stemmed from an investigation into a sexual assault complaint at Hamilton Memorial Hospital on August 26
Fairfield Community High School Superintendent Jill Fulkerson has announced FCHS will move to remote learning on Monday. She said the school has found it impossible to continue quality in-person learning with its current staff situation. Teachers will help students prepare for the final week of learning today, and students will return to school on January 4
th.
The Fairfield Park Board met last night and approved a minimum wage increase to $11 per hour, effective January 1
st, to comply with the state’s increase. The board also authorized the seeking of bids for a golf course mower, and it set meeting dates in 2021 for the second Thursday of each month, except July, which will be the third Thursday.