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Frontier Community College has announced its academic honor recipients for the Fall 2021 Semester. 76 students were named to the CEO/ Chancellor's List, requiring at least a 3.9 GPA. 42 students were named to the President's List with a GPA or 3.75 to 3.89, and 27 were named to the Dean's List for having a GPA between 3.5 and 3.74. A full list of honor recipients can be found in the following attachment: Honors-List-Fall-2021 49-year-old Rockford resident Eddie W. Thomasson was se...

THERE’S no doubt social media has changed the way we live.

The City of Fairfield will conduct a city-wide clean-up tomorrow from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Street & Bridge Department at 908 East King Street. Dumpsters will be on hand for general waste, metal and appliances, and tires. Electronics, construction and remodeling debris, yard waste, liquid paint, batteries, concrete, bricks, asbestos items, and items considered hazardous waste will not be accepted. 39-year-old Mt. Vernon resident Christopher L. Toney and 20-year-old Johnsonville resident Chip W...

The State of Illinois has announced twenty-two winners from across the state for Friday's COVID Vaccine Lottery. Each winner will get $100K for getting life-saving protection by receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine. One resident was chosen locally from the Wayne Co area. All Illinois residents who receive the vaccine will be entered for a chance to win $1 million grand prizes. Residents must receive their shots by August 18th to be eligible to win. For more information visit vaccines.gov. Illinoi...

Wayne County EMS and Fairfield rural firemen responded to a two-vehicle accident near Barnhill yesterday morning. According to county deputies, 55-year-old Normal resident William J. Caldwell was struck by 44-year-old Springerton resident Kriste R. Ingram after she drifted into his lane. Both parties refused transport to a hospital, and a tow truck was called to the scene. Two people were sentenced to prison in Edwards County Circuit Court recently by Judge Michael Valentine. 26-year-old Carmi r...

This year’s cohort is heavily skewed towards healthtech companies, representing 18 per cent of the total. The UK is now third in the world for healthtech investment after the US and China, and over the course of 2020 we saw an increase in early stage investment, from $2.27bn in 2019 to $2.32bn in 2020. Healthtech companies among the fastest-growing tech start-ups include LabGenius, which develops new protein-based drugs using machine learning – lowering the associated costs and risks of dru...

THERE’S no doubt social media has changed the way we live.