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The Hamilton County Health Department will hold three remote COVID-19 vaccination clinics tomorrow for people in Phases 1A, 1B, and 1B Part 2 of the vaccine rollout. Clinics will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the McLeansboro Fire Department, from noon to 2 at the Dahlgren Fire Department, and from 3 to 4:30 at the Broughton Community Center. Vaccinations will be administered on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Illinois Eastern Community College Board of Trustees will meet tonight at 7 at Olney Central College. It is scheduled to discuss its intent to hire a President at Lincoln Trail Colle...

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...

Lora Smith has been selected as the new Executive Director of the Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission, which serves Crawford, Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne, and White counties. Smith will be responsible for the management of all planning and administrative tasks for the Commission, and she comes to it with experience in grants and higher education. The Fairfield PaintOut is accepting up to 10 photos per person of county scenery for this fall’s PaintOut. Artists will choose one photo to recreate in a painting that will be available at the art show and sale in October, an...

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...

The City of Fairfield and Wayne-White Electric Cooperative have reached an agreement on an Electric Operations and Maintenance Contract. The two entities say, beginning January 1, 2022, the co-op will provide all new construction, system improvements, and maintenance on the City’s electric system, and it will also send and collect the electric bill. The agreement is dependent upon Hoosier Energy purchasing the 138 KV and 69 KV transmission systems, and the City Council intends to discuss and vote on the contract at its meeting this coming Tuesday. 35-year-old Fairfield resident Jeremy M.T. ...