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The Farmland Assessment Review Committee will hold a public hearing for 2022 farmland assessments at 1 tomorrow in the Wayne County Boardroom, according to Supervisor of Assessments Jodi Poole. The final day to file a complaint with the Board of Review is June 23 rd. Poole also reminds people the deadline to apply for several homestead exemptions, including Senior Citizens Homestead Exemptions, is July 1 st. 21-year-old McLeansboro resident Gabrielle A. Hopfinger pleaded guilty to a Class 3 felony count of possession of methamphetamine yesterday in Wayne County Circuit Court. She was sentence...

41-year-old Jessica Simpson, a 16-year-old, and 54-year-old Bradley Richards were involved in an accident at the intersection of South First Street and Highland Avenue in Fairfield Friday afternoon. Police say the teen rear-ended Simpson, causing her to enter the path of Richards. A semi attempted to pass on the shoulder of the road as police investigated the crash, and it had to be stabilized by a tow truck to prevent it from overturning in a ditch. 45-year-old Terry G. Werner, Jr., and 24-year-old Nelson L. Greenman were sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court Thursday. Werner pleaded guilt...

COVID-19 vaccinations are currently available for Fairfield residents, and will be distributed on Tuesday, March 16 th. Anyone interested in making an appointment to receive the vaccine should contact the Wabash County Health Department at 263-3873. The much-anticipated decision on the fate of the Wayne County Courthouse will not be known for at least some time. The board failed to take any action during the meeting concerning the building, but an Executive Session at the conclusion of the meeting concerned the possible purchase, lease or acquisition of property. No action was taken by the bo...

The Cisne Village Board met last night and discussed an ambulance addition, to include concrete floors and higher garage doors, on the west end of the current building. The board heard complaints about the new trash system in Cisne, and it says it is looking in to the price of emptying dumpsters more often to help those who can’t afford a second trash can. The board also approved its usual donation of $1,000 to the Cisne Reunion Committee. 57-year-old Johnsonville resident Jay J. Gammon was sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court yesterday after pleading guilty to a Class C misdemeanor coun...