Local News

New Harmony Spring Fling coming March 18 and 19

Friday, March 3 by Jc Tinsley

The New Harmony Business Associates will be hosting the 4th Annual Spring Fling on March 18-19, 2017. The event will be held in the Ribeyre gymnasium in New Harmony, Indiana from 9-5 on Sat. the 18th and from 10-4 on Sunday the...

CONCEALED CARRY COURSE OFFERED AT WVC MARCH 9-11, 2017

Friday, March 3 by Jc Tinsley

If you are interested in obtaining your Illinois Concealed Carry License, why not enroll in the next Concealed Carry course being offered by Illinois Eastern Community Colleges which will be offered at Wabash Valley College on Thursday and Friday nights, March 9 and 10,...

RLC HELPS JEFFERSON COUNTY UPGRADE COMMUNICATION

Friday, March 3 by Jc Tinsley

February a great month for IECC TRIO Student Support Services program

Friday, March 3 by Jc Tinsley

February has been a busy month for the IECC TRIO Student Support Services program. Opening the activities was a visit to Eastern Illinois University for the Transfer Open House. This was the first Transfer Open House that EIU has offered; and, based on the...

Ferrell Hospital Plans Clinic for Carmi

Thursday, March 2 by Jc Tinsley

Ferrell Hospital, with assistance from Deaconess, will open a new medical facility in Carmi shortly. Nurse Practitioner Emily Goemaat with Clinic Practice Manager Kristin Parks were guest speakers at the Thursday, March 2nd Kiwanis meeting....

Two arrests by Carmi PD after Wednesday morning foot chase

Thursday, March 2 by Jc Tinsley

A Carmi man was arrested Wednesday morning following a foot chase through Danny’s Pool Room and up Main Street.At 9:47 am, Carmi Police observed 43 year old Kelly King as a passenger in a vehicle...

Shawnee National Forest’s Snake Road closing for Spring migration

Thursday, March 2 by Jc Tinsley

HARRISBURG, Ill. (March 1, 2017) – Shawnee National Forest’s Snake Road is closing March 15 so that snakes and amphibians – some of them considered threatened and endangered in Illinois and the United States – can migrate from limestone bluffs to nearby LaRue Swamp....

MCPD arrest report 2/27-3/1

Thursday, March 2 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.02/27/2017-Mt. Carmel Police arrested 20 year old Daisha B. Ott of Ft. Branch, Indiana after the vehicle she was driving was stopped...

Mt. Carmel schools locked down Thursday morning

Thursday, March 2 by Jc Tinsley

On March 2, 2017, at approximately 0810 hours, Mt. Carmel Police received information that a male subject came into Wabash Valley College making statements that were concerning to staff. The male subject left the campus before police arrived on scene.As a precautionary measure the...

Statement from the Illinois Farm Bureau Regarding the Executive Order to Roll Back Waters of the U.S.

Thursday, March 2 by Jc Tinsley

The following is a statement from Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert, Jr., regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order regarding the Waters of the U.S. rule. “We’re extremely pleased to see President Donald Trump sign today’s...