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The Wayne County Board met Thursday evening with only 8 members present. ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds requests were discussed with the following disbursements unanimously approved: Circuit Clerk $55,000, Emergency Management Agency $47,000, Frontier College $12,000, Humane Society $69,000. The board unanimously approved Engineering work for the 161 & Enterprise Road project. It is unknown when work will begin on the project. The board approved the addition of a $5.00 fee for crimina...

Fairfield Public School District #112 will conduct registration for all students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade on Tuesday, July 19, in the new cafeteria at North Side School, and NOT at Center Street School. This is a change from previous years. Please enter through the North door on the new addition. (Signs will be posted). The hours of registration will be from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. All students must register prior to the beginning of school. Horizon Healthcare will be on-site to ...

Building South Side School, a baby swallows match heads, a visit from Miss America and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

Edwards County Schools have announced several end-of-year activities. The ECHS Senior Class Parade will begin at 5:30 on Friday (May 20). The route will head east from the K-12 building, turn left into the Square, circle the Courthouse, and head back to the K-12. Baccalaureate will be Friday at 7 in Linda Oxby Gymnasium. Graduations will be held on Saturday; West Salem's will be at 10 in the West Salem Gym, and Albion's will be at 4 and the high school's at 7 in Linda Oxby Gymnasi...

Paying for South Side School, a roadway melee, moving City Hall and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

If, for some reason, you happen to find yourself feeling overwhelmed or anxious about matters personal, professional or geopolitical, a new hotline offers advice on how to deal with those big feelings.

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 ...

Every hour 'round-the-clock, about 9,000 people call in to an elementary school hotline. They are seeking a pep talk from children.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 3,069,650 cases of the coronavirus in the state as of today, and a total of 33,394 deaths since the pandemic began. The latest 7-day state positivity rate is at 1.7 percent. The recent decline in cases is allowing Fairfield Memorial Hospital to change its visitor policy as of Monday, no longer requiring visitors to be screened upon entry, with the exception of Skilled Care. Those exhibiting flu-like symptoms are still being asked t...

A new hotline, an art project by a small California elementary school, was receiving 9,000 calls an hour from people seeking cheerful advice during trying times.