Carmi Legion Ball Hands Out End of Season Awards

Saturday, August 17 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi American legion Post 224 Baseball held its annual End of Season Banquet Friday night.The following awards were handed out:Hitter of the Year: Travis BlackPitcher of the Year: Justin Lamp and Jason MendenhallMVP: Brandon Skaggs, Cole Blazier and Travis Black

Details from Friday’s Vibracoustic Blaze

Saturday, August 17 by Jc Tinsley

Details are now emerging from yesterday’s fire at Vibracoustic East Carmi plant. It was around 4pm when the blaze broke out. Carmi Fire Department spokesman Jim Totten says the exact cause is still under investigation. It happened on the east side of the plant... Read More.

Some Carmi Residents Should Plan Around Interruption of Water Sunday Morning

Friday, August 16 by Jc Tinsley

The City of Carmi will have a planned water service outage on Sun., Aug. 18, 2019 beginning at 7am. The interruption of service is due to a leaky fitting that needs repaired on one of the city's water mains. The following areas are anticipated... Read More.

Coach Kurt Simon Previews the CWC Bulldog Football Season for Kiwanis

Friday, August 16 by Jc Tinsley

Coach Kurt Simon is kicking off his 23rd season at the helm for Carmi White County football and he says he’s got the smallest squad ever with just 32 total student athletes for varsity. Of those 32, more than half are sophomores or freshmen... Read More.

Missing Harrisburg Man Found Thursday Night

Friday, August 16 by Jc Tinsley

The search for 64 year old Wendell Williams came to an end Thursday evening. Even though Williams body has been recovered, we’re still left with many more questions than answers. The Saline County man left his home in Harrisburg around 9am a week ago... Read More.

Grayville Arrests Made

Friday, August 16 by Jc Tinsley

Grayville Police arrested 36 year old Billy Smith Wednesday this week. He was charged with Domestic Battery and had two arrest warrants as well. Grayville law enforcement was called to 620 West Spring Street to handle a domestic dispute. Once there, Robin Smith told... Read More.

Hamilton County Court News

Friday, August 16 by Jc Tinsley

In Hamilton County court this week, Keith Redmon and Desiree Dunning, who were charged back on August 5th for Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, were due in front of Judge Vaughan. Redmon appeared in court Thursday at a preliminary hearing where probable cause... Read More.

Local Vape Store Owner Heather Hosick Helps Set the Record Straight on Hospitalizations Related to Vaping

Friday, August 16 by Jc Tinsley

Health officials have recently have been attempting to link a couple dozen hospitalizations with breathing problems to vaping. There have been 12 cases in Wisconsin and at least 6 in Illinois. In some cases, the patients needed intensive care and assistance with their breathing. ... Read More.

States Attorney Aud Explains Dropped Charges and Furlough Arrest of “Boone” Stephens

Thursday, August 15 by Jc Tinsley

Danny Stephens was recently sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections with one sentence occurring last week and with Stephens appearing in court today and receiving a consecutive sentence to the Illinois Department of Corrections on his new offense. As I was out of... Read More.

White County Board Recap; Mick Hired for Animal Control

Thursday, August 15 by Jc Tinsley

The White County Board and Carmi Township both held meetings last night. We didn’t have enough reporters available to cover the township meeting, but we’ll be following up with Pam Deig, the Township Supervisor to hopefully gain some insight as to any noteworthy action... Read More.