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Ginger Hopper, formerly of Dundee and Luna Pier, will read and sign copies of her book “Peanut’s Big Game” tonight in Luna Pier.

Maha Energy AB (publ) ("Maha" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that drilling of the Tie-5 production well has now entered the horizontal phase. Seven-inch (7") production casing was successfully

Maha Energy AB (publ) is pleased to announce the signing of a Letter of Award ("LOA") with Global Business Services ("GBS") in Muscat, Oman for the drilling of a minimum of six wells, on Block 70, onshore

Investegate announcements from Maha Energy AB, Maha Energy AB awards Drilling Contract to Global Business Services in Oman for a six well drilling campaign

The Fairfield City Council met last night. The council again visited the controversial Fairfield Business District Tax Implementation and after a lengthy discussion, the matter passed with Mayor Dreith casting the tie breaking yes vote. The council also unanimously voted to sell 40 acres south of town to the Fairfield Industrial Trust for $120,000. Alderman unanimously approved a 3-year contract with the IBEW. Details of the new contract include a $1.25 per hour salary increase the first year, ....

Illinois lawmakers have passed a new state budget. The budget includes over $1.8 billion in tax relief. Some of the provisions are temporary, such as lifting the one percent grocery tax for a year and delaying a scheduled increase in the gas tax until January. The budget also doubles the property tax rebate up to 300 dollars and sends a one-time payment of at least 50 dollars to most individuals and 100 dollars per child. The Earned Income Tax Credit which helps low income working families will ...

Edwards County Commissioners met Monday morning at the county courthouse. Commissioners say, as of April 1st, the EMS service is run by the county; when put in place about 15 years ago, EMS was a not-for-profit working for the county but independently from it, but commissioners felt it should fall under the county umbrella for administrative purposes. Voters are now able to request a mail-in ballot for the June 28th Primary Election in Illinois. State Board of Elections Spokesperson Matt Dietric...

Fairfield Mayor Mike Dreith says the City is looking for civic groups and volunteer organizations to help with a home-painting effort as part of Renew Fairfield on April 23rd. He says about a dozen homes have been submitted for consideration, and five groups have volunteered their time to paint said homes. Anyone wanting to submit a potential home or to volunteer should call City Hall at 842-2294 or 842-3871. Homes must be single-level and owner-occupied, and the effort is targeted at those who ...

Illinois Senate Democrats announced a $1.8 billion package of primarily temporary tax relief proposals Friday they hope to include in the FY23 budget. Legislative session is in its final scheduled week, and lawmakers still have several key items to address, including the budget for the upcoming year. Measures include direct checks to Illinoisans, with those earning less than $250,000 in 2021 receiving $100 and joint-filers earning less than $500,000 getting $200. They would include an extra $50 ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,586 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 20 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 3,065,321 cases, including 33,348 deaths, in Illinois. As of Monday night, 492 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 70 patients were in the ICU and 34 patients were on ventilators. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of t...