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The Savings Start Now: Carmi Set to Save Nearly $35,000 Per Month in Credit Card Processing Fees Vs. 2025

Wednesday, January 21 by Jc Tinsley

For the year ending December 31, 2025, the city of Carmi paid out more than $419,000 in credit card processing fees. Mayor Bill Stendeback, speaking at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, says the community’s pushback has waned on the subject of the city’s move... Read More.

Carmi Council Hears Credit Card Processing Fee Savings Pitches from Local Banks

Thursday, November 20 by Jc Tinsley

Leaders with the City of Carmi heard presentations from all four local bank representatives Thursday morning as they continue to grapple with getting a handle on growing credit card fees. There was progress in that information was shared from Payroc through Banterra Bank, Clover... Read More.

Carmi Sets Timer on Figuring Out Credit Card Fees, Signs Off on TIF Agreement/Amendment, Agree to Demo Kerney Street Property

Wednesday, November 5 by Jc Tinsley

Tough decisions are being made across the country. City leaders are facing them as well. While some individuals and families are facing significant increases in insurance, healthcare premiums, and higher grocery prices, the city of Carmi is trying to find a way to curb... Read More.

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Carmi City Council Set to Consider Credit Card Payments on Utility Bills Again Amongst Other Agenda Items

Friday, October 31 by Jc Tinsley

City of Carmi leaders are set to hear from a First Bank representative at their next City Council meeting scheduled for 5:30pm Tuesday. That presentation will feature a credit card analysis and precedes agenda items which include another ordinance regarding the unacceptance of credit... Read More.

Carmi Council Continues to Wrangle with Credit Card Processing Fees Tuesday

Wednesday, October 8 by Jc Tinsley

The final 30 minutes of Tuesday night’s City Council meeting in Carmi surrounded the continued wrestling with how to deal with credit/debit card processing fees the city is forced to eat for customers paying with plastic. Read more at Carmi Council Looking to Save... Read More.

Carmi Council Looking to Save $300k in Credit Card Processing

Wednesday, August 6 by Jc Tinsley

The City of Carmi is on pace to spend nearly $300,000 in credit card fees this year and Mayor Bill Stendeback says he’d like to look for a way around that, though he’s not sure there is one. When I looked at last year’s finances,... Read More.

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SIC Dual Credit Agriscience Tours Elastec

Friday, March 7 by Nicole Behnke

Carmi-White County High School students enrolled in Southeastern Illinois College’s dual credit Introduction to Agriscience class recently toured Elastec, a leading environmental solutions company based in Carmi, Illinois. The class, led by instructors Briley Lenkaitis and Kirk Murphy, visited Elastec on Feb. 26 to gain... Read More.

Dual Credit and Early College Programs A Big Hit at SIC

Monday, November 4 by Nicole Behnke

Southeastern Illinois College (SIC) continues to make significant strides in preparing high school students for college success through its Dual Credit and Early College programs. In fiscal year 2024, SIC enrolled 630 high school students in dual credit courses, providing students across the region... Read More.

SIC Welcoming Inaugural Dual Credit Class to Stan Williams Career and Training Center

Thursday, August 17 by Jc Tinsley

It was 1999 when Southeastern Illinois College initially applied for the capital development project in Carmi. Nearly 25 years later, SIC’s Stan Williams Career and Training Center is welcoming it’s inaugural class. Dr. Karen Weiss, the Vice President of Academic and Student Services along... Read More.

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Legislators Push for Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit And Honor Dust Storm Responders

Tuesday, May 9 by WROY-WRUL News

Springfield — Fire officials and legislators banded together at the Capitol today to commend the heroic efforts of volunteer firefighters in response to the Dust Storm and called for the inclusion of an income tax credit into the state budget, to help alleviate the critical... Read More.

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The Savings Start Now: Carmi Set to Save Nearly $35,000 Per Month in Credit Card Processing Fees Vs. 2025

Carmi Council Hears Credit Card Processing Fee Savings Pitches from Local Banks

Carmi Sets Timer on Figuring Out Credit Card Fees, Signs Off on TIF Agreement/Amendment, Agree to Demo Kerney Street Property

Carmi City Council Set to Consider Credit Card Payments on Utility Bills Again Amongst Other Agenda Items

Carmi Council Continues to Wrangle with Credit Card Processing Fees Tuesday

Carmi Council Looking to Save $300k in Credit Card Processing

SIC Dual Credit Agriscience Tours Elastec

Dual Credit and Early College Programs A Big Hit at SIC

SIC Welcoming Inaugural Dual Credit Class to Stan Williams Career and Training Center

Legislators Push for Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit And Honor Dust Storm Responders

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