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Don Phipps Poker Run and Fundraiser Coming June 12th
A fundraiser cancer benefit for local Don Phipps is coming up June 12th and will feature a Poker Run, CornHole, auction and music. Don is battling esophagus and prostate cancer. He and his son Kevin run Don Phipps and Sons HVAC in Carmi. The... Read More.
Brownsville School Foundation Invites You to the Country Club Saturday
Dust off your golf clubs. It looks like beautiful weather for a golf scramble this Saturday. The Brownsville School Foundation is hosting an entire day of activities to help raise money for new all inclusive playground equipment. All of the day’s events will take... Read More.
Representative Niemerg Introduces Legislation to Unmask Legislators and Kids
State Representative Adam Niemerg says you should be able to ditch your mask. On the Illinois House floor yesterday, Niemerg introduced legislation ending the mask mandate.
The specific legislation would roll back the requirement of all Illinois House members to wear masks at all times. ... Read More.
Crossville Man Arrested on Criminal Damage to Property Warrant
The White County Sheriff’s Department placed a Crossville man behind bars Monday morning. 31 year old Devin Ward will be in court June 8th for a first appearance for a Criminal Damage to property charge. Law enforcement was called to the White County probation office at around... Read More.
Carmi Man Arrested in Connection with Alleged Trailer Theft
A 35 year old Carmi man is free following his arrest Monday afternoon by Carmi Police. Officials say they were investigating a camper trailer theft and obtained video footage showing Karl Dean Holland of Shipley Street driving the truck that pulled the camper from it’s... Read More.
Community College Enrollment Plummets Across State; Local Campuses Hit Hard
With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing Illinois community colleges to move classes online, students stayed away in droves. Enrollment was down statewide this spring by over 14 percent. Locally, the numbers are even worse. Illinois Eastern Community College campuses averaged downward 14.7%. Lincoln Trail and... Read More.
White County Board May 2021 Recap
For what felt like the first time in ages, the White County Board gathered without a considerable crowd Tuesday night. Without it, board members breezed through the agenda with relative ease aside from a 15 minute executive session in which no action followed.
Patrick Scates,... Read More.