Carmi Man Arrested for Battery
39-year-old Jarrod Talley of Carmi was originally arrested for Domestic Battery by the Carmi Police, an additional charge was added, Resisting/Obstructing Peace Officers.
Author: Nicole Behnke
Ridgway Postmaster Arrested on Drug Charges
A Gallatin County postmaster is due in court on charges of Possession of Meth and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia according to online court records. March 11th, Kelli Hale of New Haven was arrested and charged with the Class 3 Felony of Possession of Meth... Read More.
April Fools Day Arrests
A Carmi woman on probation for Aggravated Assault was arrested again, but this time for a Stolen Vehicle. Carmi Police and McLeansboro Police worked together to locate Robin Watkins at the Hamilton Memorial Hospital with the stolen vehicle that belonged to Amber Sauls, who... Read More.
Norris City Village Works on Police Grants and More at Monthly Meeting
The Norris City Village Board met for its regular monthly meeting Monday night. Scott Mareing was there and has this report…The board approved renewing their Health Insurance contract with Blue Cross/Blue Shield with a 10 % increased in premiums. They looked at other companies... Read More.
Juvenile Saved Thanks to Phone App
On March 30, a 17-year-old male was involved in a rollover accident on Illinois Highway 14 where he was ejected from the vehicle and was unconscious, but thanks to an app called Life360, emergency dispatch and local law enforcement were alerted to the accident.The... Read More.
Eight Arrested on Warrants
Six suspects were arrested on March 27th for White County warrants, while two others were arrested on a Hamilton County and Wayne County warrant.Darryl J. Buckman, White County warrant for Failure to Appear for Cannabis Trafficking (less than 5000 grams). He pled guilty back... Read More.
Two Arrested Monday
Carmi Police arrested two Carmi natives on Monday.Up first was 40-year-old Jeremy Jones for Domestic Battery.Later in the evening, Carmi Police arrested 41-year-old Tamara Bingham on a Failure to Appear Warrant for False Report of Offense after she failed to show up to her... Read More.
White County 4-H Project Grants Awarded
The White County Farm Bureau is pleased to award sixteen White County 4-Hers with a 2024 4-H Project Grant. A total of $1,500 in grants were awarded. 4-Hers receiving a 2024 Project Grant are…· Kenna Bond (Cooking)· Bailey Buchanan (Rabbits)· Emmaline Draper (Sheep)· Katleyn... Read More.
Trash Rates Go Up for Mill Shoals
The Mill Shoals board met for their March meeting with their first topic pertaining to the new rates of the Community Center. Several rates were proposed along with how many hours rental would occur. Unfortunately no agreement was made, with President Gray asking everyone... Read More.
Domestic Battery Charge for Page
A 22-year-old is sitting in the White County Jail after White County Sheriff deputies were called to a residence in Enfield on March 21st. According to a witness, Douglas Hast and Kevin Page were in a verbal argument prior to the altercation and that... Read More.
