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If ever there was a couple who defined selflessly giving back to the Macomb and Western Illinois University communities in a myriad of ways, it would be Dave and Jackie Thompson.
The Greater Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner last night at the Willow Creek Venue near Fairfield and announced, moving forward, it will be known as the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce and will incorporate businesses in the rest of the county, including Cisne and Wayne City. Tim McBride was named the 2022 Outstanding Community Service Award winner at the event, and La Fuente was honored as the Business of the Year. In the dinner's newest tradition, Fairfield Mayor Mike Dreith handed out his second annual SMILE Award to the director of the Fairfield Community High School and City bands, Joshua Livesay. The award stands for "Shines, Motivates, Inspires, Leads, and Excels;" last year's honoree was Kristi Hornung. Frontier Community College has introduced a Small Business Development Center, or SBDC, in conjunction with a grant with Southeastern Illinois College. The program aims to help with accounting, financing, web development, and similar a