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Area High School Students Visit SIC for Business Skills Competition
Gallatin County High School is the high overall winner for the high school business skills competition at Southeastern Illinois College.
The event, held Feb. 23, included six categories for individual students to compete with their peers from other SIC...
DAR meeting Thursday. March 9th
The Wabash Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution will have a meeting Thursday, March 09, 7:00 pm at First Mid Bank Community Room.The Good Citizens from area high schools will be honored.The guest speaker for the evening will be Greg Grant,...
MCPD arrest report 3/2-3/5
The following subjects were arrested by the Mt. Carmel Police Department. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.03/02/2017-Mt. Carmel Police arrested 30 year old John R. Martin of Lawrenceville after he was stopped for speeding in a subdivision. The...
City of Carmi to flush fire hydrants beginning March 20th
Starting March 20th the City of Carmi will begin flushing fire hydrants nightly 10 pm to 2 am Monday through Thursday.The process should last for 5 to 6 weeks.During this time, customers may experience low water pressure or discoloration in their water. The City...
Rauner Administration Calls on Comptroller to Not Put Employee Pay and Critical Government Services at Risk
The Rauner Administration, including the Department of Central Management Services (CMS), Department of Public Health (DPH) and Department of Human Services (DHS), on Friday called on Comptroller Susana Mendoza to comply with court orders, avoid creating a human service crisis and pay nearly...
With New Information, Madigan Re-Creates Committee to Study Public-Private Partnerships
Speaker Michael J. Madigan is re-forming a bipartisan committee to review the state’s use of public-private partnerships, and ensure partnerships pursued by Gov. Bruce Rauner operate transparently and ethically. A previous House committee was stonewalled by Rauner’s administration during an initial investigation last...
