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Mill Shoals Village Financially Sound

The Village Board of Mill Shoals met in regular session this week and covered a number of items in the busy meeting.Arlynne Davis with Botsch and Associates went over the previous fiscal year audit. She reported; overall the village had a clean audit but...

Crossville Man Busted

A Crossville man was housed in the White County Jail after being arrested on six different offenses.Just before midnight Tuesday, Deputy Michael Brown of the White County Sheriff’s Department was on patrol on Cherry Street in Carmi when he came to the Cherry Street...

Multiple Arrests Following Car Chase

Carmi Police responded to the area of 726 Shipley Street early Wednesday morning in reference to an active theft report and someone throwing things at a residence.White County Sheriff’s Department was busy on a Felony traffic stop arrest at the time and Carmi police...
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Winter Weather Safety Week

Winter Weather Safety WeekIt’s Winter Weather Safety and Preparedness Week in Illinois and Indiana, while Kentucky will observe the special week in December.While this week’s weather has not been conducive to thinking about winter weather, it’s just around the corner and the National Weather...

Illinois State News

CREDIT RATINGFitch Ratings has elevated Illinois’ rating for general obligation bonds. The rating of a state’s bonds is a measure of their credit quality. A higher bond rating generally means the state can borrow at a lower interest rate, saving taxpayers millions of dollars. The...

Niemerg on Gun Ban

State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) responded to the 2-1 split decision by a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower-court injunction imposed against the firearms restrictions in one set of cases. Several opponents to this gun ban, including Rep....
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Council Balks On Christmas Bonus Til Next Meeting

It took about 18 minutes Tuesday night for Carmi City Council to spend about $300,000, much of it through NEU Funds (non – entitlement units of government or defined by the American Rescue Plan Act as local governments typically serving less than 50,000 people),...

Two Busted for Marijuana in Vehicles

 While marijuana is legal in the state of Illinois, there are certain rules that apply to legalization and that includes possession of pot in a vehicle.A rule, that two Carmi women were reminded of over the weekend, with one woman still in jail Monday...

Heritage Festival This Weekend

HARRISBURG, Ill. (October 25, 2023) – The eagerly anticipated 45th annual Heritage Festival is set to make a grand return to Southeastern Illinois College during the first weekend of November. On Saturday, Nov. 4, the festival kicks off at 9 a.m., running until 4 p.m.,...
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Halloween Safety Tips

Halloween SafetyEveryone loves a good scare on Halloween, but not when it comes to the safety of those little trick-or-treaters. Fortunately, there are lots of easy things parents and kids can do to stay safe on the spookiest of holidays.On average, children are more...