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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 sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court yesterday. He pleaded guilty to a Class 3 felony count of forg...

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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. Lane were sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court yesterday. Toney pleaded guilty to a count of do...

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. Illinois is reporting 1,457,687 cases of the virus in the state with a Positivity 7-Day Rolling Average Cas...

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 resident Melvin L. Lewis, Jr., was sentenced to a total of five years in prison on the offenses of th...