The Fairfield City Council met for their first June meeting with appointments highlighting a short session. Council members unanimously approved an ordinance
Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a deer collision early Tuesday morning near County Road 1549 North. They say the 2015 Chevy Silverado driven by 62 year old Jerry Brock of Fairfield had to be towed from the scene following the accident. More than $1,500 in damages are estimated. Rinard resident Cody R. McKinney pled guilty in Wayne County court Tuesday. McKinney pled out to a charge of Possession of Less than 5 Grams of Meth. Charges of Driving on a Suspended License and Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle were dismissed as per the plea deal. He was given a year of probation and sentenced to 58 days behind bars which he'll be serving concurrently with a sentence handed down out of Clay County. Additionally, McKinney will be expected to pay $2,635 in fines and court costs. The original arrest in Wayne County happened back in February. McKinney is expected to report to jail on January 16th. The family of slain Wayne County Deputy Sean Riley will be given the honor
Volunteers for a Progressive Fairfield awarded Smile awards to Reta Mathews and Carol Nale Vaughan. The award was started by the late Mayor Mike Dreith. The group plans to award it annually. "SMILE" stands for SHINE,MOTIVATE,INSPIRE, LEADS, EXCEL. Reta Mathews and Carol Vaughan had been chosen as recipients by Mike before his death. Reta and her late husband Preston could be seen working daily during summer months keeping the landscape at Freedom Park attractive to visitors of the downtown area. Reta has turned over her park duties to Carol, whose commitment to Wasson Park has been ongoing for at least 17 years. Carol notes the Tennant Landscaping donations of plants at both parks and Elaine Gardner, Chuck Reynolds and Angela Vaughan help watering the parks. The girls live up to the meaning of the award: "Shine" through their handiwork they Brighten the community, they "motivate & "inspire" others to keep their own properties beautiful, they "
Petitions for the Consolidated Election to be held April 4, 2023 are available in the office of City Clerk Tina Hutchcraft from 7 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Offices to be elected include a Mayor (two-year term), and an alderman in each of the city's four wards. A Mayor will be elected to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Mike Dreith. Petition circulations began September 20th, and the filing period for those petitions is December 12th through 19th. The dry and clear weather the region has been experiencing the past several days is likely to continue the next several days, with no big changes to the current weather forecast pattern expected through most of this week. Weather statistics at WFIW/WOKZ indicate the last significant rainfall in our area was on September 20th, when about two-thirds of an inch of rain fell, and about three quarters of an inch on September 6th. The National Weather Service in Paducah, KY says the area has a high fire danger the next