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Busy Kiwanis Meeting

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Busy Kiwanis Meeting The weekly Kiwanis meeting was held on Thursday, May 30th in the Farm Bureau basement with a delicious lunch catered by Yesterday’s. The meeting was called to order by President Katelyne Wolff and Kim Gwaltney offered the blessing. Dave Johnson’s ticket was... Read More.

Backyard Mosquito Control

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BACKYARD MOSQUITO CONTROL As the weather warms up, mosquitoes will become active and that can mean West Nile virus and other vector borne diseases are possible. Egyptian Health Department monitors West Nile virus by accepting dead birds for testing through the Illinois Department of Public Health... Read More.

Olney College Hosting Baseball Camp

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Olney College to Host Baseball Camp   Olney Central College Baseball  is hosting Summer Little League Camps for youth ages 6-13. Session I will meet June 4-5, with a rain date of June 6. Session II will be offered June 11-12, with a rain date of June... Read More.
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Major Rain Causes Local Flooding

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Major rain   Area residents faced water covered roadways around the area Wednesday morning following heavy rains that fell across Southeastern Illinois and the tri-state. Rain totals in downtown Carmi measured close to an inch, with other locations receiving even more rain. Several rural roads and a number... Read More.

Recreational Marijuana Bill Advances

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Recreational Marijuana Bill Advances   The Illinois Senate approved legalized recreational marijuana use late on Wednesday, May 29. The Democratic-led chamber approved the legislation 38 to 17. Gov. J.B. Pritzker applauded the vote. “Illinois is poised to become the first state in the nation that put equity and criminal... Read More.

Motorcycle Truck Crash Sends Two to Hospital

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Motorcycle Crash Send Two to Hospital   A motorcycle rider and his passenger were transported to an out of state hospital following a crash Wednesday afternoon in Gallatin County. According to the Illinois State Police traffic report, Norris City residents, Christopher Fields, 44 and 43 year old... Read More.
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Legion Ball Underway Wednesday

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Legion Ball   While the high school softball and baseball season have ended for the Carmi White County Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs, there is still summer recreational league ball to fill the evenings and beginning next week, American Legion baseball gets underway. The Carmi Legion team will... Read More.

SIC to Host Mine Competition

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SIC Hosts Eighth Annual Mine Rescue & Skills Competition June 11   HARRISBURG, Ill. (May 28, 2019) –  SIC and partner Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) will host the eighth annual Mine Rescue & Skills Competition June 11. Nearly 80 coal miners from Illinois and Indiana will... Read More.

Bailey Announces Office Hours

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Rep. Bailey Sets Next Traveling Office Hours for 109th SPRINGFIELD…State Representative Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) announced today that the next dates and locations have been set for the Traveling Office Hours program established when he took office in the Illinois General Assembly in January. Monday, June 3 Carmi... Read More.
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Crop Progress and Condition

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Crop Progress and Condition Due to continued wet conditions, corn and soybean planting progress are over 50 percentage points behind the 5 year average. There were 1.4 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending May 26, 2019. Statewide, the average  temperature was 66.1 degrees, 0.9 degrees... Read More.
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