Mounting legal troubles against the social media phenomenon have not stopped him from continuing to promote questionable business ventures to his millions of followers.
Petitions for the Consolidated Election to be held on April 4, 2023, for the election of Mayor (two-year term), First Ward Alderman, Second Ward Alderman, Third Ward Alderman, and Fourth Ward Alderman will be available in the office of City Clerk Tina Hutchcraft beginning Tuesday, September 20. Office hours are 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. A Mayor will be elected for a two-year term to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Dreith and one alderman from each of the City's four wards will be elected for a four-year term. Petition circulation begins September 20, 2022. Filing period for those petitions is December 12 – December 19, 2022. For more information call 847-7396. The Fairfield Fall Fun Fest continues through Sunday. Today's events include Gruen Vocal Studio on the Main Stage at 5:30pm, Sponsored by Carter Turf & Tractor. At 7pm on the Main Stage is 7 Bridges – Eagles Ultimate Experience, Sponsored by Fairfield Memorial Hospital. To see a full
Frontier Community College will hold a Student/Parent Information Night, or SPIN event, this Wednesday night. SPIN will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Workforce Development Center. Students and parents will learn firsthand about FCC's programs and degrees, per Coordinator of Recruitment Carrie Halbert. Students who do plan to attend should RSVP via a Google Form, which may be obtained from school guidance offices. People can also call Halbert at 847-9267 or email halbertc@iecc.edu for a link. The Fairfield Community High School Junior Varsity Scholastic Team placed third in the Mattoon Junior Varsity tournament Saturday. FCHS went 6-2 on the day; sophomore Chase Cline was the second-overall scorer for the tournament with 49 answered toss-ups and was named to the All-Tournament Team. 95-year-old former Wayne City resident J. Conrad Allen died on Friday. Born in Fairfield, Allen graduated from Wayne City High School and spend decades working there as a teacher, coach, principal,