EDUCATION

Fairfield Community High School will be hosting, “Meet The Mules” tonight at the Train Yard. Events will begin at 5:45 with Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, and Volleyball team introductions followed by a Volleyball scrimmage in the newly remodeled Mule Barn. At 6:45, Football and Cheerleader introductions will take place before the Mules and the Olney Tigers play a scrimmage game. This is something new this year as the IHSA is giving schools the option to have a football pre-season scrimmage. Admission to the scrimmage will be free. The Mules were scheduled to open up the season Saturday, August 31st against Vienna/Goreville, but for the third time in the last four seasons, Vienna-Goreville will not play a varsity football schedule and the Mules will get a forfeit win over Vienna-Goreville. The first home game for the Mules against Eldorado will be Friday, September 6th with kick-off at 7pm.

(OLNEY/NEWTON) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees met for its regular monthly meeting in August this past Tuesday night in Olney. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented : accepted the District’s Program Review Report for Fiscal Year 2024 to be submitted to the Illinois Community College Board : approved a Dual Credit Partnership Agreement with Mission III Academy in Albion : agreed to continue the process to construct an Applied Technology Center at Olney Central College : approved revisions to four policies dealing with ethics for employees, holiday/leave/benefits for non-bargaining unit employees, tuition waivers, and the prevailing wage law : approved pay increases for Full-Time Non-Bargaining Unit Employees : & in personnel moves – accepted resignations from LTC Program Advisor for Allied Health Kyrah Buchanan, from LTC Music Instructor John McCarty, from LTC Director of Enrollment Management Andrea Loll, from District Information Systems Technician Ken Pryor, and from District Program Director of Emergency Preparedness Brent Maguire – approved the change in employment for Annie Matthews from OCC Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Instruction to TRIO Student Support Services Academic Advisor at OCC – and agreed to hire Abigail Holdrieth as LTC English/Speech Instructor, Bart Nation as WVC TRIO Upward Bound Academic Counselor, Colin Walls as LTC Custodian, and Caleb Kamplain as LTC TRIO Student Support Services Counselor : the IECC Board of Trustees will have their next regular meeting September 17th.