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Bicycle Reported Stolen On Sixth Street

A report of theft has been made to the Carmi Police Department in regards to a Carmi mans bicycle. On Friday, Ricky R Rush of 612 N 6th Street reported that a specialized Sirius men’s 24 inch bike was stolen from his residence in... Read More.
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Fifth and Sixth Grade Lady Bullpups Defeat Olney

Fifth Grade Basketball   WROY Sports was provided the wrong score sheet this morning for the Fifth and sixth grade girls basketball game, and while the Lady Bullpups did defeat McLeansboro earlier, last night’s game was actually against Olney, which the local won; 19 to 12.   Natalie... Read More.

Sixth Day Figures Released by Unit 5 Schools

Sixth Day Figures have been released by the Unit 5 School District.  Enrollment is at 1,345 for the district this year.  That’s an increase of 3 students from last year.  Since the district began keeping 6th day enrollment figures in 2006, the largest enrollment... Read More.
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Unemployment Rate Drops in All Metro Areas for Sixth Consecutive Month

Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates   Metropolitan Area Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 3.9% 4.6% -0.7 Carbondale-Marion 4.5% 5.2% -0.7 Champaign-Urbana 4.2% 4.7% -0.5 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 4.8% 5.3% -0.5 Danville 6.0% 6.7% -0.7 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 3.9% 4.8% -0.9 Decatur 5.3% 6.0% -0.7 Elgin 4.4% 4.9% -0.5 Kankakee 5.0% 5.8% -0.8 Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 3.9% 4.6% -0.7 Peoria 4.8% 5.9% -1.1 Rockford 5.1% 6.0% -0.9 Springfield 4.0% 4.4% -0.4 St. Louis (IL-Section) 4.5% 5.1% -0.6 Illinois Statewide 4.7% 5.2% -0.5 * Data subject to revision.   CHICAGO–Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in November in all of Illinois’s metropolitan areas, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and... Read More.