The City of Fairfield and Wayne-White Electric Cooperative have reached an agreement on an Electric Operations and Maintenance Contract. The two entities say, beginning January 1, 2022, the co-op will provide all new construction, system improvements, and maintenance on the City’s electric system, and it will also send and collect the electric bill. The agreement is dependent upon Hoosier Energy purchasing the 138 KV and 69 KV transmission systems, and the City Council intends to discuss and vote on the contract at its meeting this coming Tuesday.
35-year-old Fairfield resident Jeremy M.T. Ralston was sentenced yesterday in Wayne County Circuit Court. He pleaded guilty last March to a Class 2 felony count of delivery of less than five grams of meth, and he was sentenced to two years probation, plus time served. Several other cases against him were dismissed per his plea, and Ralston was ordered to pay $4,911 in fines and court costs, including $1,000 in restitution to Gerald Taylo
The Wayne County Health Department will offer four remote COVID-19 vaccination clinics tomorrow for people in Phases 1A, 1B, and 1B Part Two of the vaccine rollout. 50 doses will be given per site, and clinics will be held at the Mt. Erie Ruritan Building and Orchardville Church from 10 to noon and at the Cisne Community Center and Wayne City Community Building from 1:30 to 3:30. WCHD-COVID-Advisory-remote-vaccination-clinics-for-1b-03-04-21
43-year-old Fairfield resident Jason P. Nelson was sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court yesterday. He pleaded guilty in December to a count of domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor. Nelson was sentenced to one year probation, and he was also ordered to pay $1,895 in fines and court costs.
Early voting is underway at the Wayne County Courthouse, and County Clerk Liz Ann Woodrow said, as of this morning, 46 people had either requested a mail-in ballot or had voted early. She says voter turnout was 13 percent in 2019, and she hopes to have a much better turnout this year with so many seats being contested, including many road commissioners, school boards, and Fairfield and Cisne mayors.
According to a Facebook post, Fairfield Printing and Graphics is officially closed and will not take any orders, answer phone calls, or answer emails. The shop will have a going out of business sale tomorrow and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and sales will be cash-only and final. The business is for sale, and anyone seeking more information on the nearly 5,000 square foot space for rent should call or text Wayne Koontz at 599-9940.
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Early voting begins today for the consolidated election. Early voting in Wayne County can only be done at the courthouse, but County Clerk Liz Ann Woodrow says the courthouse will not be a polling place on Election Day. Anyone wanting to vote by mail in the election must request a ballot, as letters will not be sent out as they were in November.
Wayne City Unit 100 plans to hold Kindergarten Registration and Pre-School Screenings March 10
th and 11
th at the Wayne City Baptist Church. People should call 895-3103 to schedule an appointment. The screenings are for children up to five years old who are not attending kindergarten this fall.