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New Aldermen Sworn in at McLeansboro; Firefighters Honored; Cancelled Executive Session Leaves No Update on Joiner Investigation; Dispatch Agreement Talks Coming Down to the Wire

New Aldermen Dale Biggerstaff and Billy Glenn officially assumed their roles on the McLeansboro City Council Tuesday evening replacing Mike Stanart and Mark Beck on the board. A 15 item agenda took about an hour and twenty minutes to get through Tuesday.  Discussion of the... Read More.

McLeansboro Council Meeting Tuesday

McLeansboro Council Meeting Tuesday   The City Council of McLeansboro will meet for what appears to be a busy meeting Tuesday evening at 6. The meeting will open with the swearing in of the new aldermen and welcoming statements. Following routine matters, McLeansboro council will discuss and take... Read More.

Scandal is Rocking McLeansboro City Council

Like lights being turned on in a messy kitchen, Councilmen scattered once the City of McLeansboro’s second special meeting in a week adjourned Tuesday afternoon. It took that second meeting to get action from the six alderman which came after a nearly 45 minute Executive... Read More.
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McLeansboro Man Arrested on Drug Charges

McLeansboro Man Arrested on Drug Charges   Carmi Police arrested a McLeansboro man after he was pulled over following a check of his vehicle registration. The check revealed Brian A. Zoph, 41 was driving on a suspended license. Zoph was stopped and taken into custody for the... Read More.

Another Special Meeting for McLeansboro Council

Another Special Meeting for McLeansboro Council   The McLeansboro City Council will hold a special meeting this (Tues) afternoon at 4 at City Hall.   City Clerk Fred Vallowe says the purpose for the meeting will be for the council to discuss and/or take action on entering Executive... Read More.

McLeansboro Electronic Recycling Event

McLeansboro Electronic Pickup   The law says no person may knowingly cause or allow “covered and or eligible electronic devices” to go into the trash, into the landfill or to be incinerated. Those items include computers, computer monitors, televisions, printer, electronic keyboard, fax machines, video players, MP3... Read More.
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McLeansboro Men Arrested

McLeansboro Men Arrested   Two McLeansboro men are in the White County Jail on drug charges. According to Hamilton County State’s Attorney Justin Hood, Landon L. Benbrook was arrested on two separate cases around midnight Tuesday for 5 counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. The classification of... Read More.

McLeansboro City Council Met Tuesday

MCLEANSBORO CITY COUNCIL   At the approximately one hour and 15 minute meeting, council approved interim construction financing for a water tower, from Peoples National Bank at $2.4 million with an interest rate of 5.7% A construction permit has been filed. Renewal of the intergovernmental agreement with... Read More.

McLeansboro Election Results

.McLeansboro Election Results In the McLeansboro Alderman race, in Ward 1 Mike Scattone and Billy D. Glenn tied at 82 votes while Joseph Ray Kaufman got 70 votes. Scattone or Glenn will replace Mark Beck who is retiring at the end of his term. McLeansboro City... Read More.
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Special Meeting for McLeansboro Council

MCLEANSBORO CITY COUNCIL At the special meeting Thursday afternoon, which began at 3:30, the council agreed to continue negotiations with Hamilton County for central dispatch. The went into executive session for 52 minutes to discuss the lease of real property owned by the city and specific... Read More.