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FMH presents September Employee of the Month

Wednesday, October 5 by Jc Tinsley

Each month, Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee who has exemplified outstanding patient care and customer service internally and externally. Pictured is Jeni Chow receiving the September FMH Employee of the month plaque from...

72nd Carmi Chamber of Commerce dinner a huge success

Tuesday, October 4 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi Chamber of Commerce hosted their 72nd annual Dinner on Monday night at the First Christian Church in Carmi. 235 guests made reservations for the event, making it the largest ever. Those in attendance had an excellent meal by Yesterday’s Catering that was...

STEM Interest on the Rise Among High School Students

Tuesday, October 4 by Jc Tinsley

Kale Rister of Carrier Mills works with classmates to build a bridge during an engineering session of STEM Day at Southeastern. As more and more students in the US are...

REND LAKE COLLEGE WELCOMES PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS TO PREVIEW DAY

Tuesday, October 4 by Jc Tinsley

Prospective students and their families are invited to take a look inside Rend Lake College during RLC’s upcoming Preview Day event.From 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, all three RLC campuses will be open to the public with faculty and staff on-hand to...

Rauner Takes Steps to Reduce Risks from Blagojevich-Quinn Inherited Financial Deals

Tuesday, October 4 by Jc Tinsley

Over the past several months, the Rauner Administration has taken steps to reduce the state’s financial risk on interest rate swaps and letters of credit. The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) recently completed renegotiations with all the banks that hold the state’s...

Norris City Village Board to hold special meeting Oct. 13

Tuesday, October 4 by Jc Tinsley

A special meeting was called for Thursday October 13th at 10 a.m. to discuss an upcoming increase in the Village's health care premiums. Also at the meeting will be the possible approval of liquor license renewals from Doug's Food Mart and the American Legion,...

REND LAKE COLLEGE FOUNDATION WELCOMES NEW TEAM

Monday, October 3 by Jc Tinsley

With an official Rend Lake College Foundation Board vote, Kathleen (Kay) Zibby-Damron was appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the RLC Foundation over the summer. Now, with her new team in place, she is focused on continuing the Foundation’s legacy of helping students...