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Lots of records set by Post 224 team this year

Monday, August 14 by Jc Tinsley

Easton Stewart won the Hitting Award 43-88 for a Batting Average of .489 Andy Brinkley won the Defensive Award The Entire Team was named the MVP. It was a total team effort this year and each one of them earned it.New Records: Andy Brinkley with 9 Triples. ...

Gov. Rauner signs bill protecting children in early childhood programs from expulsion

Monday, August 14 by Jc Tinsley

Gov. Bruce Rauner today signed House Bill 2663, bipartisan legislation which protects preschool-aged children enrolled in early childhood programs and schools that receive state funding from being expelled.The bill also requires the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), in consultation...

Shimkus Highlights 2017 Congressional Accomplishments

Monday, August 14 by Jc Tinsley

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) says the U.S. House of Representatives is getting things done.“The news media will spend days on their scandals and controversies, but they often can’t find the time to cover the important successes and compromises in Washington,”...

Fake $20 bills found in Mt. Carmel

Monday, August 14 by Jc Tinsley

Mt. Carmel Police are advising the public that fake $20 bills have been reported by merchants in Wabash County.The bills feel like real bills, but have Asian writing and are actually training paper used by...

Busy weekend for Carmi Police

Monday, August 14 by Jc Tinsley

32 year old Dawn Schexnayder of Carmi surrendered herself at the Carmi Police Department Friday afternoon on a St. Clair County warrant for possession of methamphetamine. Schexnayder was transferred to Jail staff at 3:12 pm,...

Sheriff’s Department makes warrant arrests over weekend

Monday, August 14 by Jc Tinsley

White County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 20 year old Tony Buckman of Carmi at his residence Saturday night on a White County warrant for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. Buckman was taken into custody...

Righter statement on Democrats overriding Governor’s Amendatory Veto of SB 1

Monday, August 14 by Jc Tinsley

State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) issued the following statement in response to Senate Democrats overriding Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Amendatory Veto of Senate Bill 1, education funding reform:“It’s disappointing Senate Democrats chose to bailout Chicago Public Schools, giving that district millions...

Mt. Carmel Police Reports 8/9 – 8/13

Monday, August 14 by Jc Tinsley

The following individuals were arrested by the Mt. Carmel Police Department. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.08/09/2017-Mt. Carmel Police arrested 32 year old Jessica Apodaca of Mt. Carmel. Apodaca was arrested after she was stopped...

Signups underway for HCAA flag football

Friday, August 11 by Jc Tinsley

Registration is currently underway for the upcoming Hamilton County Athletic Association flag football season and is open to kids age 5 through 4th grade. The season starts in September and runs through mid-October.To register, go to

2017 ILLINOIS STATE FAIR TWILIGHT PARADE RESULTS

Friday, August 11 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois State Fair kicked off Thursday with the Twilight Parade. An array of floats, bands and specialty units were featured encompassing this year's theme, Generations of Fun. Like the corndogs, lemon shakeups and Butter Cow featured on the historic fairgrounds, the Twilight Parade...