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Carmi City Council meeting agenda for Tuesday, December 6

Friday, December 2 by Jc Tinsley

AGENDA City of Carmi, Illinois City Council Meeting City Council Chambers, 225 East Main Street December 6, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. 1. Call to order by Mayor Pollard, Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.2. Roll Call.3. Approve November 15, 2016...

Three-week Speech Class returning to RLC for Summer 2017

Friday, December 2 by Jc Tinsley

Rend Lake College students and other students home for the summer break can knock out a required speech class next summer in only three weeks. RLC is again offering the intersession class between the Spring and Summer 2017 semesters.The class...

SIC Math and Science Club making snow for Santa

Friday, December 2 by Jc Tinsley

Delaney Phelps of Eldorado pours materials into a test tube that she will then turn into snow at SIC. Jack Frost clearly does not corner the market on making snow! The Southeastern Illinois...

MCPD arrest report 11/28-12/1

Friday, December 2 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.11/28/2016-Mt. Carmel Police arrested 25 year old Jacob M. Brown of Mt. Carmel after police were called to a residence in the...

Jim Totten teaches Rotary about being prepared

Friday, December 2 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi Rotary club learned about the importance of being prepared at Thursday’s meeting. The Emergency Manager of White County, Jim Totten, was the day’s guest speaker, and he left the club with lots to think about.

ISP: Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Brings Lowest Fatality Rate In Six Years

Friday, December 2 by Jc Tinsley

Officials with the Illinois State Police (ISP) announce that the 2016 Thanksgiving holiday travel period experienced the lowest fatality rate since 2011. The Thanksgiving holiday travel period begins the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and concludes at midnight on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The below chart...

Farm Service Agency Extends Voting Deadline for County Committee Elections

Thursday, December 1 by Jc Tinsley

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Illinois Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director (SED), Scherrie V. Giamanco, announced today that the deadline to submit ballots for the 2016 County Committee Elections has been extended to ensure farmers and ranchers have sufficient time to...

IDFPR Requests Comment on “Digital Currency Regulatory Guidance”

Thursday, December 1 by Jc Tinsley

Secretary Bryan A. Schneider with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IDFPR”) has announced the release for comment of the Department's proposed “Digital Currency Regulatory Guidance” on decentralized digital currencies, such as Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Zcash. The proposed guidance expresses...

Illinois to launch demonstration program to help seniors manage complex medication regimens

Thursday, December 1 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is preparing to launch a Medication Management demonstration program designed to help older adults with multiple chronic illnesses simplify their medication regimens and reduce the risk of admission or readmission into a hospital or other long-term care facility....

Lincoln Log Cabin explores era of changing Christmas traditions with Dec. 10 event

Thursday, December 1 by Jc Tinsley

Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site presents an old-fashioned Christmas on Dec. 10 with music and treats.The cabin’s historic interpreters will discuss the ever-changing Christmas traditions during Abraham Lincoln’s time and how the Greek bishop St. Nicholas came to be known...