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Fairfield Veterans Day Parade The Fairfield Veterans Day Parade will be held November 5th at 2:00. The day will begin with a breakfast at St. Edwards Catholic Church from 7-9 AM. The breakfast will be for all veterans and their spouses. Please call Dian Zurliene at 516-1808 to RSVP. Festivities will begin at 1:00 PM with a flag raising at Freedom Park. Elizabeth Gonzalez will sing the National Anthem, followed by a concert by the Roasted Chestnuts. Parade line up will start at 1:00 PM on North F...

Fairfield FFA member Jacob Britt was awarded the National FFA Organization's highest honor, the prestigious American FFA Degree, during the 95th National FFA Convention on October 29, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Less than one percent of the 850,823 FFA members in the country ever earns this distinction. Recipients of the honor are reserved for those students who have earned at least $10,000 and productively invested $7500 through Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs (...

The Fairfield High School Board met last night. A Budget Hearing was conducted prior to the regular board meeting. There was no public comment on the FY22 Budget and it was unanimously passed during the regular business session. Fees were approved for the 2022-2023 school year. The Technology Fee is being waived for the year due to the sound financial condition of the district. Bids will be sought to demolish property at 301 West King St. the district recently purchased the property. In the Supe...

Cisne High School held its graduation on Saturday, and Lauren Grace Conard and Jonah Taylor Church were honored as Valedictorian and Salutatorian. In addition, scholarships recipients for the Class of 2021 were recognized, and CHS says the total amount awarded in scholarships this year was $210,567. Wayne City held its graduations yesterday. 37 students graduated from the high school, with Jaden Boyd, Madelyn Caudle, Jarrett Lewis, Adam Loker, Kalyn Merritt, and Kelcee Seymour earning co-Valedi...

Fairfield Community High School held its annual Awards Day on Friday.  Over $650,000 was awarded to FCHS seniors.    Among the award recipients is  Jacob Britt and Noah McElravey, receiving the Puckett Foundation Scholarship, worth $12,000 each.  Winners of the Fairfield First Step Rotary Scholarships, worth $500 each, are Blake Pruitt, Brenna Freeman, Aaron Perez, Jacob Britt, Claire Kakac and Xavier Tullis.  Winning the Wayne County 4-H Foundation Scholarship, in the amount of $500 was ...

Illinois State Police say 18-year-old Fairfield resident Alexis Sargent was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Clay City Friday afternoon. Preliminary investigative details indicate she was northbound on South Main Street at U.S. 50 when she failed to stop at a stop sign. She was then struck by an eastbound car, driven by 53-year-old Olney resident William Goluba. Goluba and a passenger in Sargent’s car, a 14-year-old male from Fairfield, were taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening...

The Fairfield Community High School Board of Education met last night and accepted bids for work on air conditioning in the east gym and construction at door 2. The projects, along with technology upgrades at the school, will be paid primarily through the CARES Grant. The board also accepted the resignation of Jenna Jones and approved the employment of Rhiannon Bridgeman as math teacher. FCHS has announced Jacob Britt, Brenna Freeman, Karigan Harvey, Jalysse Kinney, Tegan Ruhl, Colbie Sutton, a...