Local News

Carmi man arrested for DUI Thursday night

Friday, April 22 by Jc Tinsley

24 year old Joshua Whitehead of Carmi was arrested Thursday night by Carmi Police following a traffic accident on Lexington Ave. At 7:50pm, officers arrived at 112 Lexington to find Whitehead had lost control of his vehicle and had damaged a fence, birdbath, and...

SIC Hosts Annual FFA Section 25 Ag Mechanics Competition

Friday, April 22 by Jc Tinsley

Southeastern Illinois College once again served as host of the Annual FFA Section 25 Ag Mechanics Competition. Vocational-technical students from a number of local high schools in southeastern Illinois competed Tuesday, April 19 in the areas of Ag power, carpentry, electricity, surveying and...

Tumble Time Cheer/Fitness Completes Near Sweep at State Meet

Friday, April 22 by Jc Tinsley

Tumble Time from Carmi, Illinois, had a near clean-sweep at the State Tumbling meet held in Pana, Illinois April 16-17th.The 2016 USTA National Qualifiers are:Shelby Scates, Ivy Fields, Abby Huffer, Sophia Thomason and Allie Mitchell, competing at the National level in the following events:...

Leagues starting at Carmi Country Club

Friday, April 22 by Jc Tinsley

Reminder, that this week , the Couples League will be starting April 22nd. Along with Couples League, the Men's League will start this Thursday April 28th.May 1st is the clubs Opening Day Scramble. This is a fun event to Enjoy a perfect day on the...

Farmers Showcase Sustainability Efforts in Interactive Map

Friday, April 22 by Jc Tinsley

SPRINGFIELD, ILL – April 18, 2016 -- Farmers throughout Illinois are implementing conservation practices to keep nutrients on their fields and out of waterways. Just in time for Earth Day, an interactive map is helping those farmers tell their stories and encouraging other famers...

Southern 14 Workforce Development to hold Community Service and Hiring event at SIC

Friday, April 22 by Jc Tinsley

Anyone who has been laid-off in the last six months, you are invited to a Community Service and Hiring Event held at Southeastern Illinois College (SIC) April 28, 2016 From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in building G room G-120.Various community agency representatives will...

IECC Board of Trustees Meeting – April 19, 2016‏

Friday, April 22 by Jc Tinsley

The Board of Trustees of Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 acted on a number of business matters at the regular meeting, Tuesday, April 19, at Olney Central College, Olney. Gideon Raley was seated as student member of the...

SIC Board Recognizes Top Teams and Passes More Fiscal Actions

Friday, April 22 by Jc Tinsley

HARRISBURG, Ill. (April 22, 2016) -- The Southeastern Illinois College Board of Trustees met Tuesday, April 19 in the Rodney J. Brenner Board Room to recognize the accomplishments of the competitive teams this past year and also engage more fiscal efficiencies during...

Kiwanis Hears from Berry Plastics

Friday, April 22 by Jc Tinsley

Rob Flores, Director of Sustainability of Berry Plastics Corporation, provided the program for the Carmi Kiwanis Club on Thursday. The global headquarters of Berry Plastics is in Evansville, Indiana.Berry Plastics started as a small company...

Don Winkleman addresses Rotary on Thursday

Friday, April 22 by Jc Tinsley

At Thursday’s Rotary meeting, Don Winkleman was the program. Don discussed several topics with the Rotarians. He thanked the Rotarians for helping out in the Salvation Army drive to collect funds for the needy. He noted that several former oil field workers have requested...