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Carmi City Council Meeting Tuesday

Carmi Council Meeting Tuesday   The Carmi City Council will meet for their first of two June meetings at 5:30 Tuesday afternoon for what appears to be a busy agenda. The Bradshaw tennis courts will be discussed, as the city continues efforts to upgrade the courts. A bid... Read More.

Walkers Bluff to Expand

Walkers Bluff to Expand An effort to expand gambling in Illinois could lead to a new casino in the Heartland. On Tuesday, May 28 Senator Dale Fowler and other lawmakers on both sides of the aisle explained how they hoped to include Walker’s Bluff, a vineyard... Read More.

Lions Hearing Screenings This Week

Lions Hearing Screenings   Say what…..say you are having hearing conversations these days, or people are asking you why do you listen to the television and radio so loud? Well, it may be time to get your hearing checked…and the Carmi Lions Club is going to make... Read More.
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Legion Opens Season With a Split

Legion Opens Season with a Split   The Carmi American Legion Post 224 Baseball team opened their season this weekend with a double header against Fairfield, with the locals winning one of the two. The Carmi team beat Fairfield 5 to 2 in the first game played... Read More.

holland Implicated in Burnt Prairie Home Invasion

Holland Implicated in Bt. Prairie Incident   Earlier this week, Carmi Police tazed and arrested Jacob A. Holland, 24 of 510 Fifth Street after he left the White County Courthouse after a court security officer tried to stop Holland, knowing him to be wanted by the... Read More.

Honest Abe Visiting Rend Lake This Weekend

Honest Abe with Fritz Klein BENTON, IL – On Saturday, June 1st at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake will be hosting one of history’s brightest figures, Abraham Lincoln. Considered one of the nation’s foremost Lincoln actors,... Read More.
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SIC Signs West Frankfort Bowler

SIC Bowling Falcons Sign West Frankfort’s Jordan Schach   HARRISBURG, Ill. (May 30, 2019) – Jordan Schach of West Frankfort has pinned his intent to bowl with the Southeastern Illinois College’s Bowling Falcons for the 2019-20 season. SIC’s Head Coach Doug Cottom has had his eye on... Read More.

Busy Wednesday for Carmi Police

Busy Wednesday for Carmi Police   Wednesday was one of “those days” for the Carmi Police Department who arrested two individuals in separate incidents, one involving an attempt to escape authorities. Jacob A. Holland, 24, 510 Fifth Street, Carmi was arrested after he fled from the White... Read More.
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Carmi Rotary Club Learns About CPR

Carmi Rotary Club meeting The Carmi Rotary club had a very important speaker on Thursday, as Diane Mason addressed the club on the need for CPR training and equipment in Carmi. Diane started by telling the club that she has been with the ambulance service in... Read More.