Open Line ON DEMAND – White County CEO (January 23rd)
Kristina Odom Named Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s 2019 Employee of the Year
Fairfield Memorial Hospital proudly announces that Kristina Odom of the Nutritional Services Department has been voted the 2019 Employee of the Year by her peers.This year the recipients for the 2019 Employee of Month were:January – Morgan McCoy, Diagnostic ImagingFebruary – Lucas Griswold,... Read More.
White County Sheriff’s Department Investigates Truck and Trailer Theft at Circle R in Springerton Thursday
The White County Sheriff's Department was dispatched to Circle R Fertilizer, 2189 US 45, Springerton at 6:35 am on Thursday, in reference to a stolen vehicle. Responding deputies were advised by Circle R employees that they had 2 trucks and a trailer stolen and... Read More.
EverLiegh Jo Goodwin
EverLiegh Jo Goodwin, newborn daughter of Mikaela Goodwin of Carmi; passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL.She is survived by her parents, her grandparents Heather and Christian Stevens and Danny and McKenzie Goodwin; great-grandparents, Cynthia Mitchell, Randy... Read More.
IECC Board of Trustees Met Tuesday
Results of the Employee Satisfaction Survey for the fiscal year 2019 were presented to the Board of Trustees of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, at the regular meeting Tuesday, January 21, at Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel.
In the fall of each year, District employees are... Read More.
Kelsi Kessler Says State Fair Queen Pageant was ‘Less About Competition and More About Self-Growth’
Back in August of last year, 25 years after her mother was honored as White County Fair Queen, Kelsi Kessler was crowned with the same title. 167 days later, Kelsi competed in and was crowned Miss Illinois State County Fair Queen.Kelsi says winning the... Read More.
Illinois Supreme Court to Decide If Police Can Use the Smell of Marijuana as Probable Cause to Search a Vehicle During a Traffic Stop
The Illinois Supreme court could decide if police officers can use the smell of marijuana as probable cause to search a vehicle during a traffic stop.The state’s high court heard arguments in a case from Decatur. In that case, police pulled over a man... Read More.
Two Sentenced in Edwards County Court Friday
48-year old Billy R. Smith of Griffith, Indiana, was sentenced Friday, January 17, 2020 to a total of 4-years in the Illinois Department of Corrections followed by a term of 1-years of Mandatory Supervised Release (formerly known as “parole”) in Edwards County Court. Billy... Read More.