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 First Street and will line up as entries arrive from Court Street north toward North Side School on a first come, first served basis. 2 Semi trailers will be provided for the veterans to ride on. We would like to encourage everyone to come out to see the parade and honor our veterans. Following the parade there will be a meal for parade participants at the Fairfield Elks Club, sponsored by FNB. Please call Cliff Reever at 516-3111 if you have questions of need any further information
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FCHS Veteran’s Day Program
Fairfield Community High School will be presenting a Veteran’s Day Program on November 10 at 10 am in the east gym. Representatives of the local VFW will present the flag, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, then the FCHS Show Choir will perform the National Anthem and the FCHS Band will perform a selection of Patriotic songs. Recognition of FCHS students that have enlisted with the various branches of service will go to the military post high school, will be introduced by Superintendent Jill Fulkerson. Guest speakers for the program will be Caleb Koker, Warrant Officer with the National Guard and a full time patrolman with the Fairfield Police Department. Taps will be performed at the end of the program. The east gym doors for this program will open at 9:30 am,there is no charge for this event and all are invited to attend.
Medicare Seminar
The Edwards Co Sr Citizens & Community Center will be holding a Medicare Seminar today with three sessions to choose from. 10-11:30 am; 1:30-3 pm; and 5:30-7 pm. The Program will be given by Patti Michels, Senior Health Insurance Program Counselor, and will cover Medicare RX coverage, and Medicare A, B, & C. There will be refreshments and door prizes.
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Jail Reports
Fairfield Police arrested 20-year-old Isaac K. Knuckles of Crossville on charges of Criminal Trespass to Residence, and Disorderly Conduct – Actions Alarm or Disturb Another Provoking a Breach of Peace. Knuckles was transported to the Wayne County Jail and lodged pending the posting of $120 bond.
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National FFA
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 (SAEs), met all requirements of a twenty-page degree application, and completed an interview with a state recommendation committee. Jacob is currently majoring in accounting at University of Southern Indiana and he is the 15th Fairfield FFA member to receive the FFA degree.
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Random Act of Kindness
Kaylin Loker, Wayne City High School sophomore, was awarded the Random Act of Kindness for turning in $183 cash she found. The money was returned to the very happy owner. In honor of her good citizenship, Mr. Caudle bought her a Red Barn lunch. Kudos to Kaylin!
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95th National FFA Convention
From October 26 – 29, Edwards County FFA members participated in the 95th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. Members who attended are as follows: Emma Glover, JW Simms Reisner, Jacob Weber, Sally Pinkstaff, Natalie Shelby, Brooklyn Metcalf, Heidi Beadles, Jake Wiseman, Trenton Jefferson, Aly Williams, Campbell Biggs, Laney Stephens, and Kassidi Metcalf. Thanks to some careful planning from the advisors, these members were able to do tons of fun activities including visiting the National FFA Expo & Shopping Mall, touring Ed Carpenter Racing, attending sessions, a Cinch World’s Toughest Rodeo, and a concert by Jimmie Allen and Lauren Alaina.
The awards received during the convention this year were far beyond expectations! First, Laney Stephens came all the way from Oklahoma State University to receive her American FFA Degree, the highest honor an FFA member can receive. The Edwards County Chapter received recognition as a 3-Star Chapter this year too!
The highlight of the convention this year was Edwards County being top 10 in the nation for the National Chapter Award for Strengthening Agriculture. This is the second time this has ever happened for the Edwards County FFA Chapter. Last year, the chapter held the Farmer’s Share Breakfast event in conjunction with the Edwards County Farm Bureau to bring awareness of the amount of the food dollar the farmer receives. National FFA recognized our event, and we were chosen as top 10 in the nation. To compete for the number one spot, Kassidi Metcalf & Caleb Stevens worked together to record a presentation to send to Nationals which was judged with the other finalists. Being named in the top 10 in the nation is a huge accomplishment and something everyone is very proud of. We hope to do it again with another one of our events that can change an industry for the better.
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Rides offers Rides to Polls
Rides Mass Transit District will be providing transportation to the polls at no cost to all residents of the RMTD service area for the Illinois General Election taking place Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Residents will be able to ride to the polls on regular existing routes throughout their county on Election Day at no cost to them.
Those inside the RMTD service area requesting transportation may call 844-718-1882 to schedule their transportation.
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October Weather
October weather brought a real taste of fall to Illinois. The average temp last month was about 53 degrees, which is 1.6 degrees below normal. Nights were particularly cool according to State Climatologist Trent Ford. Statewid average rainfall was 2.3 inches, which is over half an inch below normal. Most of Illinois is pretty dry, with Southern Illinois in the worst shape. Ford says several wildfires and field fires broke out in central and southern Illinois last month due to the drier than average conditions. Locally, here at the station, we recieved 2.02 inches for the month, down from last year when the station recieved 3.78 inches.
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River Stages
River stages as of this morning: the Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 5.63 feet, below the 17 ft. flood stage. Meanwhile, the Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of 4.94 feet (flood stage is 15 ft.). The Little Wabash below Clay City is at 4.44 (flood stage is 18 ft.). Bonpas Creek at Browns reads 1.54 feet. The Little Wabash at Main Street in Carmi reads 3.50 feet, and the Wabash River at Mt. Carmel sits at 2.98 feet.
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Crude Oil
Today’s Crude Oil Price is $83.00 up $1.63 from yesterday. The December Crude Oil Price is $88.66 up $0.41 from yesterday morning.