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IECC Board of Trustees Meeting 9/19

Wednesday, September 20 by Jc Tinsley

The Board of Trustees of Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 adopted an operating fund budget of $31,350,524 for fiscal year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018, at the regular meeting Tuesday, September 19th at Frontier Community College. The budget...

FMH October Calendar Of Events

Wednesday, September 20 by Jc Tinsley

Fairfield Memorial Hospital to host PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) Training:Fairfield Memorial Hospital will hold the next Pediatric Advanced Life Support class on October 18th at 9 a.m. The cost is $30 for the PALS course. Should a CPR card be needed, there will...

Enfield Village Board approves budget

Wednesday, September 20 by Jc Tinsley

The Enfield Village Board met for their regular September meeting on Tuesday night. Without discussion, the final fiscal year 2017 budget was approved along with the tax levy ordinance. A public hearing on the budget was held prior to the meeting.Village attorney Johnathan Turpin...

Carmi City Council agrees to new healthcare option for employees

Wednesday, September 20 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi City Council met for the second time in September Tuesday evening. Before the meeting, a public hearing on rezoning business property was held.Following approval of minutes and bills, the Council approved rezoning 1107 West Oak Street and 304 Fairgrounds Road to allow...

Carmi Country Club to hold annual benefit tournament

Wednesday, September 20 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi Country Club will hold its annual benefit tournament, Saturday October 7 and Sunday October 8th. The two day tournament, will be a 4 person scramble format and will be done with tee times. We will have a senior division and your team will be...

HIT, MEDC students assist RLC at SILHIMA meeting

Wednesday, September 20 by Jc Tinsley

Nearly a dozen Rend Lake College Health Information Technology (HIT) and Medical Coding (MEDC) students took part in the SILHIMA (Southern Illinois Health Information Management Association) Quarterly Education and Business meeting, hosted by RLC on campus last Friday. Among their responsibilities throughout the day,...

Gov. Rauner enacts civil asset forfeiture reform

Wednesday, September 20 by Jc Tinsley

Gov. Bruce Rauner today signed HB303, bipartisan legislation aimed at reforming Illinois’ asset forfeiture system. The reforms will increase transparency and shift burdens of proof to protect innocent citizens while maintaining the proper use of asset forfeiture as a tool for law enforcement....

Illinois Residents Encouraged to Register for ‘The Great ShakeOut’ Earthquake Drill

Wednesday, September 20 by Jc Tinsley

On Oct. 19 at 10:19 a.m., millions of people in the U.S. and around the globe will take a few minutes to practice three simple actions that could save their lives during a major earthquake. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and municipal...

Carmi Police make three arrests Monday

Tuesday, September 19 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Police arrested 26 year old Misty McFarland Monday afternoon on a White County warrant for failure to appear on a forgery charge. McFarland was found hiding in a closet in a residence at 800...

All-Sport Prospect Day joins line-up on Preview Day

Tuesday, September 19 by Jc Tinsley

Athletes from near and far are invited to attend Rend Lake College’s All-Sport Prospect Day on Saturday, Oct. 7 on the Ina campus. The free event will feature all eight of RLC’s athletic teams: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, softball,...