Local News

Carmi Rotary learns about club’s founding through film

Friday, June 9 by Jc Tinsley

At Thursday’s Rotary Club meeting, Cindy Conley showed a couple of interesting films about Rotary. One was the Do’s and Don’ts of a meeting which was very hilarious. The other was about the Founding Members of the first Rotary Club in 1905. The first...

Kiwanis Club adds new members, welcomes new business owner at Thursday meeting

Friday, June 9 by Jc Tinsley

One of Carmi’s newest and youngest entrepreneurs is a hometown boy. Carmi Kiwanian Justin Dartt was the club’s guest speaker Thursday, June 8 at its weekly meeting. Dartt let his fellow club members know...

ISP District 19 announces May enforcement and activity figures

Friday, June 9 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announced today activity and enforcement figures for the month of May. Troopers in District 19, which includes Wabash, Edwards, Wayne, White, Hamilton, Saline, and Gallatin Counties, recorded 1,756 incidents during the month.Enforcement activity consisted of...

Upcoming Events at SIC

Friday, June 9 by Jc Tinsley

June 10, 8 a.m. – A Food Service Certification/Recertification Class will be offered on the Harrisburg campus in room A-116. Tuition is $53 and a fee of $55. A picture I.D. is required to take the exam. To register contact admissions at 252-5400...

Grande Levée returns to Vandalia Statehouse with food, music and President Lincoln June 16-17

Friday, June 9 by Jc Tinsley

The Grande Levée – a two-day party appropriate for the dignitaries a frontier state capital attracted during the 1830s – returns to the Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site on June 16-17.The event includes appearances by President Lincoln...

Shooters welcome to register for 7th Annual Young Leader Pistol Shoot

Friday, June 9 by Jc Tinsley

The Young Leader Committee of the White County Farm Bureau is pleased to sponsor the 7th Annual Young Leader Pistol Shoot. The event will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the Carmi Rifle Club in Carmi, IL.The event will include two age...

WVC ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT HOSTING GOLF SCRAMBLE

Friday, June 9 by Jc Tinsley

Calling all golf enthusiasts!! If you love playing golf and love supporting WVC Athletics, now is the time to enjoy an opportunity to play the great game of golf and show your support for the outstanding Athletic Program at Wabash Valley College.The Athletic Department...

Testing, application deadlines extended for RLC’s Medical Assistant program

Thursday, June 8 by Jc Tinsley

New testing dates have been scheduled for the Rend Lake College Medical Assistant program to give students the chance to complete applications for entrance into the program’s Fall 2017 semester. Applications are due Friday, July 14.The Medical Assistant entrance exam, called the Psychological Service...

White County Farm Bureau offering stroke screening June 16th

Thursday, June 8 by Jc Tinsley

Life Line Screening will offer five health screenings using non-invasive ultrasound to assess your risk for stroke and vascular disease from on Friday, June 16, 2017 at the White County Farm Bureau.Five screenings will be offered which scan for potential health problems related to...

Harrisburg woman sentenced for bankruptcy fraud in Federal Court

Thursday, June 8 by Jc Tinsley

Yesterday, Rietta M. Miller, 52, of Harrisburg, IL, was sentenced in federal court in Benton, Illinois, on her federal bankruptcy fraud conviction, United States Attorney Donald S. Boyce announced.The court ordered Miller to serve three years of probation, with the first six months of...