Fairfield Upward Sports will be holding Registration and Evaluations for the Upward Basketball and Cheer Season for boys and girls enrolled in kindergarten through 6th grade. Evaluations will be held at Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, January 4th and Thursday, January 5th, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Registration forms can be completed prior to the mandatory evaluations at https://registration.upward.org/UPW83684 or in person at evaluations. The Upward season will kick off with practices the week of January 29th. The first game day is February 11th and the season will conclude March 11th. Registration fee for the Upward Season is $40. Basketball players have the option to add shorts for an additional $12.00. The Blue Point Church will have a Senior Grocery Giveaway on Tuesday, January 3rd from 10:00am to 12:00pm at the church's east entrance. This is for anyone age 60 or over. You may pick up your package at 1147 County Road 1975N, Cisne. For more information cal
Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside of the Hospital. Steve Bruce, who works in Plant Operations at Fairfield Memorial Hospital, was selected as the December 2022 Employee of the Month. Steve has been with Fairfield Memorial Hospital since July of 2021. Steve is extremely efficient and hardworking and is praised by his co-workers. "It takes many trades to run a hospital and to run it smoothly. Our Plant Operations crew take on new challenges daily to ensure our facility runs effortlessly and efficiently. We are proud to have people like Steve who are willing to step in and step up at any given moment to guarantee tasks are completed timely and proficient. We are honored to announce Steve Bruce as Fairfield Memorial Hospital's December Employee of the Month." stated FMH CEO Katherine Bunting-Williams. The Blue Point Church will have
The Edwards County School Board met in regular session on Monday and heard from Lisa Glover of the sports booster club. Glover would like to implement different levels of support for the sports programs in the schools. The board appointed Lora Holder as DCFS Liaison, and heard that the cafeteria program is in the red by 36-thousand dollars. Superintendent Cowger told the board during his comments that the Vocational Steering Committee would like to include an Industrial Arts instructor and possibly a Business teacher. Fairfield Upward Sports will be holding Registration and Evaluations for the Upward Basketball and Cheer Season for boys and girls enrolled in kindergarten through 6th grade. Evaluations will be held at Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, January 4th and Thursday, January 5th, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Registration forms can be completed prior to the mandatory evaluations at https://registration.upward.org/UPW83684 or in person at evaluations. The Upward s
A new law in 2023 will remove a long-standing stigma for people that earn an Illinois High School Equivalency Certificate. Starting January 1, that certificate will become the State of Illinois High School Diploma to more accurately reflect the equal value of that diploma and traditional diplomas earned at high schools across Illinois. The change will help Illinois graduates establish reciprocity with educational requirements in other states. City of Fairfield – Trash Service Reminder.The City's trash contractor, Sunrise Sanitation, will be running their regular routes during the weeks of December 26 and January 2. Residents should have their totes set out for service on their regular pickup day – there are NO delays during this time. Residents are allowed three (3) extra 13-gallon size bags setting alongside the tote; otherwise, all trash should be contained inside the tote. Fairfield Upward Sports will be holding Registration and Evaluations for the Upward Basketball and Che
Fairfield Upward Sports will be holding Registration and Evaluations for the Upward Basketball and Cheer Season for boys and girls enrolled in kindergarten through 6th grade. Evaluations will be held at Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, January 4th and Thursday, January 5th, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Registration forms can be completed prior to the mandatory evaluation. The Upward season will kick off with practices the week of January 29th. The first game day is February 11th and the season will conclude March 11th. Registration fee for the Upward Season is $40. Basketball players have the option to add shorts for an additional $12.00. The Edwards County School Board met in regular session on Monday and heard from Lisa Glover of the sports booster club. Glover would like to implement different levels of support for the sports programs in the schools. The board appointed Lora Holder as DCFS Liaison, and heard that the cafeteria program is in the red by 36-thousand dol