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FMH Names Burgess Employee of the Year

Fairfield Memorial Hospital proudly announces that Nate Burgess R.T.(R)(ARRT) in the Diagnostic Imaging Department has been voted the 2024 Employee of the Year by his peers.The 2024 FMH Employee of Month recipients were:January – Heather Barbre, Horizon HealthcareFebruary – Yolanda Vallette, Business OfficeMarch –...

FMH January Employee of the Month

Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside of the Hospital.Roger Niccum, who works in Information Technology, was selected as the January 2025 Employee of the...

Naked Aggressor in Wabash County

Wabash County officers swiftly responded to a 911 call for a disturbance at a residence on North Main Street in Bellmont.The male suspect, driving a blue passenger car, was spotted fleeing the scene. A Deputy located the vehicle and witnessed the suspect driving erratically...
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Hunter Safety Certification Courses Available in March

Area residents will have an opportunity to learn basic principles of safe hunting at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources hunter safety certification course. Participants must attend all 10 hours of instruction to complete the course and receive their safety certification.The course will be...

Short Agenda for McL City Board

The McLeansboro City Council met for a little more than half an hour Tuesday night.  Scott Mareing was there and has this report…Dale Holtmann of Scheffel Boyle presented the audit for Fiscal Year 2024.  He said there were no problems with the audit.  It...

Very Quick Meeting for CWC School Board

The Carmi-White County School Board met Tuesday night instead of Monday, due to that being the Martin Luther King Holiday.  Scott Mareing was at the very brief meeting and has this report…The board breezed through the very light agenda in only seven minutes.  The...
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FMH Named One of the Top US Skilled Nursing Facilities

Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Skilled Care Unit has been named among the “America’s Best Nursing Homes” to the 2025 US News and World Report Best Nursing Homes list with an overall 5-star rating.The U.S. News Best Nursing Homes ratings are based on the most detailed...

Township Grants $3,000 to WLWC

The first Carmi Township meeting of 2025 went smoothly, with only Highway Commissioner Chris McEwing and Brian Atteberry absent.We Love White County submitted a grant application to the Township asking for $3,000 towards the funds they use to assist with the Food-Fill-Ups in 2025....

Woman Turns Herself in on Warrant

A Carmi woman entered the White County Sheriff's Office on January 14th and turned herself in on her active White County warrant.Lauren Whetstone was issued a warrant for Battery just a couple of days ago due to a complaint filed. Officers booked and released...
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No Resolve for Dispatch Fees in Enfield

The Enfield Village Board met Tuesday night for its regular monthly meeting.  Scott Mareing was there and has this report…There was a discussion concerning an item that wasn’t even on the agenda, and that was the village paying their Dispatch Fee with the Sheriff’s...