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Monday, May 1 by Jc Tinsley

May 4, 3 p.m. -- Southeastern Illinois College Falcon Baseball vs. Wabash Valley College at Falcon Field. May 6, 8 a.m. – A Food Service Certification/Recertification Class will be offered on the Harrisburg campus in room A-116. Tuition is $49.50 and a fee of $52. ... Read More.

Carmi Rotary gets updates on White County scouting

Friday, April 28 by Jc Tinsley

Abby Roberts, of the Buffalo Trace Council, was the program. Abby told the club that there are six Cub Scout packs and Boy Scout troops in White County. She told the club that there was going to be a big campout this weekend... Read More.

Kiwanis Club Learns About Carmi Recreational Summer League

Friday, April 28 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi Kiwanis Club learned about the Carmi Recreational Summer League at their April 27, 2017 meeting. Pete Fulkerson, a CRSL Board Member, walked the club through local and world history noting that in the 1950’s, the Carmi Kiwanis Club donated the proceeds... Read More.

Fairfield Memorial Hospital annual volunteer recognition and awards dinner

Friday, April 28 by Jc Tinsley

Front Row: Opal Warren, Charlene Carter, Don Brake, David Land, Dwight Reever, Karlene Worley, Vivian Struble, Denise Beehn Back Row: Ray Duke, Richard Delsing, Teresa Hill, Judy Wilson, Anita Newcomb, Gayala Blackford, Marlene Rogers, Janet Brant, Robert Morse, Margot Young, Judy Jelley, Pat Vaughan,... Read More.

ISP District 19 announces special patrols for May

Friday, April 28 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police District 19 has announced that they will be conducting several special patrols during the month of May.Occupant Restraint Enforcement patrols will be conducted in White, Hamilton, Saline, and Gallatin Counties next month, while Wayne County will be the focus of a... Read More.

CWCHS Prom illness linked to norovirus, not food poisoning

Friday, April 28 by Jc Tinsley

The Egyptian Health Department and the Posey County, Indiana Health Department have completed their investigation into what caused several Carmi-White County students to become ill at prom earlier this month.The joint investigation concluded that norovirus, not food poisoning was the cause of the outbreak. ... Read More.

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Rauner Administration Urges Schools, Universities and Colleges to Prevent Discrimination and Bigotry in Education

Friday, April 28 by Jc Tinsley

Governor Bruce Rauner today released an open letter to school districts and higher learning institutions on opportunities to address acts of discrimination and bigotry in academic environments. The letter, sent through the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR), urges educational institutions to develop proactive... Read More.

Severin: Encouraged by Governor and Nurses Renewing Negotiations

Friday, April 28 by Jc Tinsley

House Republicans held a brief press conference Thursday morning in response to news that the Governor’s office and Illinois Nurses Association have agreed to renew negotiations on the issue of subcontracting. As a measure of good faith, the Governor’s office has rescinded the layoffs... Read More.

Job Losses Reported in More than Half of the Metro Areas in Illinois

Friday, April 28 by Jc Tinsley

Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates Metropolitan AreaMar. 2017Mar. 2016Over-the-Year ChangeBloomington4.3%5.5%-1.2Carbondale-Marion5.0%6.3%-1.3Champaign-Urbana4.5%5.4%-0.9Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights4.2%6.3%-2.1Danville6.4%7.9%-1.5Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL4.8%6.0%-1.2Decatur5.7%7.1%-1.4Elgin5.4%6.4%-1.0Kankakee5.9%7.3%-1.4Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI5.0%6.0%-1.0Peoria6.0%7.1%-1.1Rockford8.3%7.2%1.1Springfield4.4%5.5%-1.1St. Louis (IL-Section)4.7%6.3%-1.6Illinois Statewide4.7%6.4%-1.7* Data subject to revision. CHICAGO–Unemployment rates were down over-the-year in all but one of Illinois’s metro areas. Six of the metro areas had increases in nonfarm jobs and eight reported declines,... Read More.

Carmi Police make two arrests Thursday afternoon

Friday, April 28 by Jc Tinsley

rested 30 year old Caitlin Tyner of Carmi at a residence on Elm Street Thursday afternoon after she was reported to be there without the resident’s permission. Tyner was taken into custody at 1:05 pm on a White County warrant for failure... Read More.