The Fairfield Public School District 112 Board of Education met Monday night and heard an update on its Superintendent Search from Tim Buss, with the Illinois School Board Association. Interim Superintendent Diana Zurliene says community survey responses have been collected, and brochures advertising the position were mailed out yesterday. The Association has already had some people fill out the applications for the position, and it will continue to accept them until Valentine's Day. The board anticipates interviewing candidates around the first of March, and a new superintendent could be approved by the board at the March board meeting, to take office in July. Edwards County Treasurer Debbie Smith says 98 percent of real estate taxes has been collected, as of yesterday afternoon, along with 93 percent of mobile home taxes. Delinquent taxes were published Monday in the Wayne County Press due to Edwards County no longer having a local paper. The Edwards County Tax Sale will be held
The latest numbers from the Illinois Department of Public Health indicates a total of 1,482,369 cases of the coronavirus in the state along with 23,699 deaths. The Wayne County Health Department reported a total of 2162 cases in the county, with 61 cases recorded from August 16th through 19th. The Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department indicated 70 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday. Franklin County had 32 new cases Saturday to bring its total to 5807 and 76 total deaths. Williamson County had 38 new cases Saturday to bring its total to 9685 cases and 135 deaths. Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded FY21 Illinois Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid Grants totaling $18.1 million to 638 public libraries serving nearly 12 million patrons around the state. The money helps libraries provide large print material for aging persons, new computers, iPads and printers, and Audiobooks and eBooks, as well as other services. Among the grant recipie