The Fairfield FFA Alumni will hold their Scholarship Lunch today at the Fairfield Rural Fire Department building on the east highway out of Fairfield. Service will begin at 11, and the meal will include pork chops, cheesy potatoes, green beans, dessert, and a drink. The cost is by donation, and all proceeds will benefit the Fairfield FFA Alumni Scholarship Program. The Fairfield FFA Chapter will wrap up National FFA Week festivities Monday at FCHS due to winter weather this week. Monday will be Drive Your Tractor to School Day, and the FFA will grill porkchop sandwiches for lunch. Sandwiches will be available at the west end of the FCHS Ag shop, beginning at 11. The Cisne FFA Alumni interviews scheduled for yesterday were postponed until March 2nd at 6 p.m. A 46-year-old Centralia man has been formally charged in Marion County Court with a Class X felony drug charge. Christopher Taulbee of West 3rd remains in the Marion County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond for unlawful possession with i
Illinois is currently reporting 1,346,398 total cases of COVID-19 in the state with 22,096 Confirmed Deaths and 2,347 Probable Deaths. To date there have been 23,007,188 total tests performed in the state with 4,319 variant cases reported. The current Illinois recovery rate is 98%. Total Illinois doses of the vaccine stand at 12,078,725 with 9,546,833 total administered doses. Illinois’ Vaccine Administration 7-Day Rolling Average is currently 71,219. The state currently show 7,975 Administered Vaccine Doses in Wayne County with 3,961residents fully vaccinated, or 24.25% of the County’s population.
The Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission Board of Directors elected officers at its April 22
nd meeting. Joe Judge of Wabash County will continue as Commission Chairman, Rob Anniss of Richland County as Vice-Chairman, Scott Merkle of Wayne County as Secretary, and Randy Hallam of Edwards County as Commission Treasurer. The four were re-appointed to their respective posts for a