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SIC Adult Education Classes Announced for Fall

Monday, August 15 by Jc Tinsley

Southeastern Illinois College has announced the fall schedule for Adult Education (GED) classes and locations and continues to ensure that students have all resources needed to help them successfully obtain their High School Equivalency diploma. SIC offers morning and evening Adult Education classes...

SIC Board Meets – Nursing Top 3, Remedial Course Fusion, Trustee Training and Low Funding

Monday, August 15 by Jc Tinsley

The Southeastern Illinois College Board met Tuesday, Aug. 9 to discuss a breadth of matters ranging from highly positive to highly unfortunate. In top positive news, the board heard about a five-year study of Associate Degree Nursing that showed SIC is the only...

Hamilton County Chamber Business After Hours and Ribbon Cutting August 22nd

Monday, August 15 by Jc Tinsley

The Hamilton County Chamber invites you to join us for a Business After Hours and Ribbon Cutting on Monday, August 22nd from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Hamilton Memorial Downtown Family Clinic. The clinic is located at 208 S. Washington St. in McLeansboro.Please...

Illinois Sheriff’s Association warning of a new phone scam

Monday, August 15 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association is advising all Illinois county residents that there is currently underway a phone campaign fraudulently using the name of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association in their solicitation. The Illinois Sheriffs' Association never solicits by phone but does conduct a direct mail...

New Robots and Automation certificate available this fall at RLC

Monday, August 15 by Jc Tinsley

A new, hands-on option for aspiring technicians has made its way to Rend Lake College, just in time for the Fall 2016 semester. The Robots and Automation occupational certificate includes 18 credit hours, or two semesters, of courses designed to give students experience...

Carmi Police make domestic battery; warrant arrests

Friday, August 12 by Jc Tinsley

53 year old Robert Ray Horn was arrested by Carmi Police Thursday night at his residence at 611 N 2nd Street residence on a charge of domestic battery. Horn was taken into...

Illinois State Police District 19 Announces July Activity and Enforcement

Friday, August 12 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi, IL – Illinois State Police District 19 Interim Commander, Lieutenant Cory Ristvedt, announced today activity and enforcement figures for the month of July. Troopers in District 19, which includes Wabash, Edwards, Wayne, White, Hamilton, Saline, and Gallatin Counties, recorded 1,411 incidents during the...

September 20th first day to circulate White County school board petitions

Friday, August 12 by Jc Tinsley

The first day to circulate petitions for Members of the Board of Education in Grayville Community Unit #1, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit #3 and Carmi/White County Community Unit #5 will be September 20, 2016. Those petitions will be available at the White County Clerk’s...

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE REMINDS MOTORISTS SCHOOL IS STARTING

Friday, August 12 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Interim Commander, Lieutenant Cory Ristvedt, would like to remind motorists that area schools will soon open their doors and begin the new school year. The start of the school year means an increase in pedestrian and vehicular traffic...

Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) Introduces Four New Mobile Apps to Increase Accessibility for Services and Information

Friday, August 12 by Jc Tinsley

The days of calling or visiting an office for assistance are quickly disappearing. Today, people want to find information and answers when and where it’s most convenient for them, which is often from a mobile device. To coincide with that growing preference, the Department...