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Local Chamber Opposes Wage Hikes

Tuesday, February 19 by Jc Tinsley

Local Chamber Opposes Wage Hikes In a statement that mirrored the Illinois Chamber of Commerce’s stand on the minimum wage hike approved by Illinois legislatures last week, the local Chamber of Commerce is also opposed to the wage hike.Lauren Higginson, executive director of the Carmi... Read More.

Local Flooding Continues

Tuesday, February 19 by Jc Tinsley

Flooding Continues Rainfall is expected to pick up this (Tues) afternoon and into tonight.While the rain may be mixed with snow at times, but will change to all rain overnight.Minor to moderate flooding remains forecast on most area rivers and additional anticipated rainfall coming in... Read More.

Local Ag Students Attend Farm Show

Thursday, February 14 by Jc Tinsley

Local AG Students Attend Farm Show For a number of years, Carmi White County Agriculture teacher, Bobby Lamp has taken his Ag and FFA students to the national Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky.This year was no exception as Lamp and a number of Carmi... Read More.

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High Winds Cause Local Damage

Friday, February 8 by Jc Tinsley

High Winds Cause Local Damage The National Weather Service has indicated reports of damage to buildings around the area were likely caused by high wind shears and not a tornado.High winds moved across the Tri-state Thursday morning and while there have been numerous reports of... Read More.

Local Hunters Top 2017 Harvest

Friday, December 7 by Jc Tinsley

Local Hunters Top 2017 Deer Harvest Illinois hunters harvested 80,896 deer during the two part shotgun deer season which concluded this past weekend. The numbers are a little over 700 more than last year.The early numbers indicate the second half of the season, statewide hunters... Read More.

Local Police Make Warrant Arrests

Thursday, November 29 by Jc Tinsley

Local Police Make Warrant Arrest Carmi Police arrested two individuals on outstanding warrants Tuesday.Jordan M. Dotson, 21 of 304 Plum Street, Enfield turned himself into to authorities at the City County Jail shortly after 10:30 Tuesday morning. Dotson was wanted on a domestic battery charge.He... Read More.

City Police Arrest Local on Meth Charges

Wednesday, October 3 by Jc Tinsley

City Police Arrest One on Meth Charges A domestic call to the Carmi City Police ended with the arrest of a Burrell Street woman on methamphetamine charges, shortly before 9:30 Tuesday morning.Responding to the call at 706 Burrell Street, police arrested Amber N. Gaudern on... Read More.

Local Ambulance Service Needs Help

Thursday, September 6 by Jc Tinsley

Local Ambulance Service Needs Help The men and women of the White County Ambulance Service take their jobs very seriously and are genuinely concerned about the need for additional revenue and the recent downgrade from ALS to BLS service. Adam Allen, director of the local ambulance... Read More.

Secretary of State Announces Grants to Local Libraries

Thursday, August 30 by Jc Tinsley

Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White announced the release of over $500,000 in 2019 Project Next Generation grants to 31 public libraries statewide.Project Next Generation is a mentoring program administered through public libraries. Project mentors work with middle and high school students... Read More.

Local Sports Notes

Monday, August 6 by Jc Tinsley

If you’ve got a Pre-K through 7th grader interested in playing the beautiful game, make plans to sign up for White County’s Recreational Soccer League this Saturday. Pre K players must be at least 4 years of age by August 1st to be eligible. ... Read More.