Wabash County Crash Claims One

Wednesday, March 6 by Jc Tinsley

Wabash County Fatality A two vehicle crash involving a garbage truck and a pick up truck in Wabash County Tuesday sent one person to the hospital and left one person dead.According to the Illinois State Police traffic alert, Brenda S. Morehead, 66 of Mt. Carmel... Read More.

Blackledge Scholarship Applications Available

Tuesday, March 5 by Jc Tinsley

Blackledge Scholarship Applications AvailableApplications are now available from The White County Lions/Blackledge Scholarship beginning March 1st and ending April 1st, 2019, for all White County High School seniors and White County High School graduates attending a Junior College.Applications may be picked up from the... Read More.

Norris City Village Board Met Monday

Tuesday, March 5 by Jc Tinsley

Norris City Village BoardThe board approved the non-emergency dispatch service contract. To help pay for it, the village eliminated the answering service, long distance and multiple lines and Mayor Roy Kissell said he's working on obtaining a money market account at 5.1%. The contract... Read More.

SIC Forensic Falcons 2019 State Champions

Tuesday, March 5 by Jc Tinsley

SIC Forensic Falcons are 2019 State Champions HARRISBURG, IL (March 4, 2019) – SIC’s Forensic Falcons won the community college division at the Illinois Intercollegiate Forensic Association state tournament on the campus of Northern Illinois University on March 3 in DeKalb, Illinois. SIC also earned fifth... Read More.

SIC Softball Season Opens This Week

Tuesday, March 5 by Jc Tinsley

SIC Softball Season Opens This Week-- The SIC Lady Falcon Softball Team begins regular season play Thursday at 2 p.m. at home on Falcon Field against Lake Lank College, if conditions are favorable. Please visitwww.sic.edu/student-activities/athletics/womens-softball/schedule/2018-2019 for the full schedule. Or find them on Facebook... Read More.

A Full Crowd Turned Out For Gun Meeting

Tuesday, March 5 by Jc Tinsley

Gun Meeting- It was standing room only at Family Life Center in Enfield Tuesday evening.Illinois Senate Bill 107 is calling for a ban on firearms it defines as “assault weapons.” It drew the most attention during Tuesday’s meeting.“We should be alarmed," said State Senator... Read More.

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Sheriff’s Reports

Tuesday, March 5 by Jc Tinsley

Sheriff’s Reports The White County Sheriff’s Department released information Monday morning, concerning a van fire, an abandoned vehicle and a theft, all of which occurred last week.Deputy Sheriff Scott Cantrell responded to a report of a van on fire in Norris City, last Tuesday, Feb.... Read More.

WYSE Winners

Monday, March 4 by Jc Tinsley

WYSE Winners Nearly 130 high school students from the region competed in the Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) regional exams in early February.Exams administered during the three levels of WYSE competition are designed to test the student’s knowledge of biology, chemistry, computer science,... Read More.

Gun Meeting Tonight

Monday, March 4 by Jc Tinsley

Gun Meeting TonightIllinois’ newly-elected 109th District Representative Darren Bailey, along with Illinois Senator (55th District) Dale Righter, White County State’s Attorney Denton Aud, and White County Sheriff Doug Maier will be the featured guest speakers at a community meeting on this evening, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Mule... Read More.

Grayville Special Meeting

Monday, March 4 by Jc Tinsley

Grayville Special Meeting The Grayville City Council has called a special meeting for 10 this Monday morning.The meeting is being held to open bids for mowing parcels. That is the only point of business on the meeting agenda released this week by the Grayville commissioners. The... Read More.