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Righter: Abortion legislation unaffordable, attacks innocent life

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) says legislation that would expand abortion rights in Illinois not only violates federal law and is unaffordable, but is an attack on the sanctity of innocent human life.House Bill 4013, which could...

CWC Invitational Tournament coming Jan. 16

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

The 2017 CWCIT will be held on January 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21, 2017. The participating teams are Carmi-White County, Fairfield, Harrisburg, Mt. Carmel, and Mt. Vernon, IN. This will be a five-team round robin tournament with each team playing four games. There...

Tuesday morning accident on I64 sends truck driver to hospital

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police District 19 troopers investigated a Tuesday morning traffic crash on Interstate 64 that sent a Granite City man to the hospital.According to the preliminary crash report, 47 year old David Keough was traveling east in a 2007 white Freightliner pulling a...

Norris City Board passes expense control ordinance

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

The Norris City Village Board held their first meeting of 2017 on Tuesday night.The State now requires towns to comply with the "Local Government Expense Control Act", which requires them to regulate reimbursement of travel expenses. So, the Village passed an ordinance that sets...

Carmi City Council opens 2017 with short meeting

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi City Council opened 2017 with a very short meeting. After approving the December 20th meeting minutes, Mayor Jeff Pollard announced that there were no items for Council consideration on the agenda, and his only report was to wish everyone a Happy New...

ISP District 19 releases ACE patrol results from Wayne County

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the results of an Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrol in Wayne County during December. These ACE patrols allowed the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to violations...

llinois DCFS Releases Public Service Announcement To Prevent Child Human Trafficking

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

The human trafficking of children for sex in Illinois happens in every small town and big city throughout the state. In 2016, DCFS investigated 143 calls to the hotline for allegations of Human Trafficking. Many of the reports involved children being victimized within blocks...

MCPD arrest report 12/31 – 1/2

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

The following subjects were arrested by the Mt. Carmel Police Department. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.12/31/2016- Mt. Carmel Police arrested 38 year old Marshall R. Keneipp of Mt. Carmel after he was found to be in possession...

Shimkus Takes Oath of Office

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) was sworn in today as a Member of the 115th Congress. Left to Right: Congressman John Shimkus, Karen Shimkus, Speaker Paul Ryan (R,...