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Carmi-White County School Board Meeting – New Employees

Thursday, June 24 by Blake Seely

Story by Scott Mareing for WROY/WRUL (TOC) News...After the closed session of the Carmi-White County School Board meeting, they announced that Sheila Westfall was appointed to fill the current vacated Carmi-White County CUSD #5 board member position, Will Knight be employed as the Carmi-White... Read More.

Multiple Theft Reports, Among Other Reports From The Sheriff’s Department

Tuesday, June 22 by Blake Seely

On Friday Deputy Weiss took a report from Jessica Brown in reference to a theft from a motor vehicle from her residence located at Shipley Street in Carmi. Brown stated that she owns a brown 2000 Ford F-150. She stated that she had not... Read More.

Carmi Police and White County Sheriffs Reports for Monday, June 21, 2021

Monday, June 21 by Blake Seely

A Clay county man was arrested Saturday on a warrant. Troy Grove was arrested at Burrells Woods on a warrant for possession of meth less than 5 grams. He bonded out on a $1000 bond plus a $75 FTA fee A Carmi man was arrested... Read More.

Carmi Police and White County Sheriffs Reports for Friday, June 18, 2021

Friday, June 18 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Police made a warrant arrest early this morning. 20 year old Dezra Oguinn of Fifth Street faced a charge of Disorderly Conduct in January of this year. She posted bond and was released and then never showed up for court according to online... Read More.

State Unemployment Holds Flat for May; County by County Numbers Due Next Week

Friday, June 18 by Jc Tinsley

We’ll get a better look at unemployment numbers on a county by county basis next Thursday, but statewide information released Thursday afternoon shows the rate for Illinois remains unchaged for May at 7.1%. Non farm payrolls were down almost 8,000 for the month based... Read More.

55 Charges Filed in Wabash County Poaching Case

Friday, June 18 by Jc Tinsley

IDNR Conservation Police working with the Wabash County State’s Attorney’s office say they’ve leveraged a litany of felony and misdemeanor charges against three juveniles as well as 46 year old Richard Stringfellow following a search warrant execution. State’s Attorney Kelli Storckman says the charges... Read More.

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State Hands Out $3.3 Million in Grants to Fire Departments; White County Not Included

Friday, June 18 by Jc Tinsley

A total of $3.3 million dollars was awarded to nearly 150 fire departments/districts and EMS providers across Illinois yesterday. White County received none of it. The office of the State Fire Marshal says they received just under 450 applications requesting about $10.5 million during... Read More.

White County Still Reporting 18 in Recovery from Coronavirus Despite not having a New Case this Month

Thursday, June 17 by Jc Tinsley

White County hasn’t reported a positive case of CoViD-19 since May 31st. Today is June 17th and yet statistics still show the county has 18 individuals in the recovery phase for the virus. Since the first case showed up in White County, a toddler... Read More.

Sell Says She Won’t Run for Re-Election; Endorses Heil for County Clerk

Wednesday, June 16 by Jc Tinsley

County Clerk Beth Sell says she won’t run for re-election. With that, she is endorsing one of her own in the office for the job. Sell has worked in the County Clerk’s office in some capacity for two dozen years. In 2018 when she came... Read More.

Sheriff Updates County Board on Employment Situation in Department and at Jail

Wednesday, June 16 by Jc Tinsley

White County Sheriff Randy Graves took some time to update the county board earlier this week on employment status within his department. Dating back to March of 2020, the department was staffed with 6 deputies plus the Sheriff, Doug Maier at the time. Fast... Read More.