The Wayne County Board met for their September meeting last night at the courthouse. Humane Society representatives Michelle Richards and Kris Parrent addressed
The Wayne County Board is set to meet this evening at 6 in the basement at the Wayne County Courthouse. North Wayne Ambulance is scheduled to be at the meeting
North Wayne Ambulance will be accepting applications for EMT positions July 1st 10 am to 12:00 noon, in Cisne at the ambulance barn. If you're not available
The North Wayne Ambulance Service in Cisne has announced the service will be closing down. The closure is due to staffing shortages. With those shortages, officials with North Wayne Ambulance Service are not able to provide 24/7 EMS coverage that is mandated by the state. Officials say the closure will be for 60 days for restructuring. Below is the official statement The North Wayne Ambulance Board regrets to inform our communities that North Wayne Ambulance is going to temporarily close for 60 days for restructuring. Due to staff shortage we aren't able to provide 24/7 EMS coverage, mandated by the state. Moving forward the boards actions will be to examine all financials and day to day operations within the service and make the appropriate changes. We will be actively looking for a Coordinator and Certified EMT's. I think I can speak for the entire Board, when I say that we do not want to see this service go away. This community needs North Wayne Ambulance. Please trust tha
The Fairfield High School board of education is set to meet this Thursday night at 6 in regular session at the FCHS Study Hall. Items on the board agenda include an update on the Gym Lobby Project. An executive session is scheduled for the annual evaluation of the district superintendent, and the consideration on hiring a part-time custodian and a full-time substitute teacher. The board is also expected to present a tentative date for the FCHS graduation and prom. The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 3,981,275 cases of the coronavirus in the state, along with 35,814 total deaths since the pandemic began in early 2020. The county case numbers over a one-week period were not immediately available, however information from the Centers for Disease Control tracker showed Wayne County with two new hospitalizations during a one-week period ending this past Thursday. Wayne County was also reported to be at the medium transmission level for COVID-19. The Marion Count