72nd Carmi Chamber of Commerce dinner a huge success

Tuesday, October 4 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi Chamber of Commerce hosted their 72nd annual Dinner on Monday night at the First Christian Church in Carmi. 235 guests made reservations for the event, making it the largest ever. Those in attendance had an excellent meal by Yesterday’s Catering that was... Read More.

STEM Interest on the Rise Among High School Students

Tuesday, October 4 by Jc Tinsley

Kale Rister of Carrier Mills works with classmates to build a bridge during an engineering session of STEM Day at Southeastern. As more and more students in the US are encouraged to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), Southeastern Illinois... Read More.

REND LAKE COLLEGE WELCOMES PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS TO PREVIEW DAY

Tuesday, October 4 by Jc Tinsley

Prospective students and their families are invited to take a look inside Rend Lake College during RLC’s upcoming Preview Day event.From 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, all three RLC campuses will be open to the public with faculty and staff on-hand to... Read More.

Rauner Takes Steps to Reduce Risks from Blagojevich-Quinn Inherited Financial Deals

Tuesday, October 4 by Jc Tinsley

Over the past several months, the Rauner Administration has taken steps to reduce the state’s financial risk on interest rate swaps and letters of credit. The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) recently completed renegotiations with all the banks that hold the state’s swaps... Read More.

Norris City Village Board to hold special meeting Oct. 13

Tuesday, October 4 by Jc Tinsley

A special meeting was called for Thursday October 13th at 10 a.m. to discuss an upcoming increase in the Village's health care premiums. Also at the meeting will be the possible approval of liquor license renewals from Doug's Food Mart and the American Legion,... Read More.

REND LAKE COLLEGE FOUNDATION WELCOMES NEW TEAM

Monday, October 3 by Jc Tinsley

With an official Rend Lake College Foundation Board vote, Kathleen (Kay) Zibby-Damron was appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the RLC Foundation over the summer. Now, with her new team in place, she is focused on continuing the Foundation’s legacy of helping students... Read More.

Hope Center to offer cough drops and fire safety information Oct. 15

Monday, October 3 by Jc Tinsley

Saturday October 15 will be a little different at the Hope Center. We will be passing lots of frozen food, misc. food and food and furniture along with cough drops to help people get ready for the cold.We will have some shoes and boots... Read More.

Carmi Police make several arrests over weekend

Monday, October 3 by Jc Tinsley

24 year old Daniel Desper of Carmi was arrested Friday night by Carmi Police at the Elks Lodge on charges of disorderly conduct and assault. Desper was taken into custody at 6:38 pm and transported to the White County Jail. He was later released... Read More.

Shimkus: Department of Commerce to End Oversight of Internet Domain Name System

Monday, October 3 by Jc Tinsley

By Rep. John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15)On Wednesday, Congress approved a bill to keep the federal government open through December 9. That continuing resolution ensures our troops will be paid, and includes funding to implement my landmark chemical safety legislation and... Read More.

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White County Sheriff’s Department investigating theft at site of September fire

Monday, October 3 by Jc Tinsley

The White County Sheriff’s Department responded to a burglary report Sunday afternoon at an Enfield home that was destroyed by fire in September.Just before 5:30pm, Russell Dremann called the Sheriff’s Office to report that power tools were missing from a shed on his property... Read More.