Local News

Helicopter Snaps Power Lines on Liftoff Sunday Afternoon in Carmi

Wednesday, January 12 by Jc Tinsley

A helicopter piloted by a local man struck powerlines on Illinois Route 14 near Saunders Avenue in Carmi Sunday afternoon. The Illinois State Police remain tight lipped on details only saying that no injuries were reported and describing the accident on “unknown reasons”. Carmi...

Nothing but Good Reports in Carmi Township

Wednesday, January 12 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi township's first meeting of the year started off with nothing but strong reports.Township clerk, Ruth McAllister, has been hard at work the past few months preparing the new addition of a township website. The website will be helpful...

Changing It Up in White County Board

Wednesday, January 12 by Jc Tinsley

The White County board meeting held on January 11th set many new starts for the 2022 year.Sheriff, Randy Graves, started off by saying that while there is no issue with the current system of purchase and reimbursement through the local...

CoViD Surge Continues Across Region According to Latest Numbers from Health Department

Thursday, January 6 by Jc Tinsley

A Saline County resident is the latest to lose their life due directly to CoViD-19 or from complications surrounding the virus. The latest numbers released today show the continued surge in cases throughout the tri-county area. In Saline County, officials are reporting 78 new...

Republican Lawmakers Pushing to Repeal Criminal Justice Measures

Thursday, January 6 by Jc Tinsley

Given the rash of crime against law enforcement specifically in the recent weeks, State Representative Patrick Windhorst of Metropolis, yesterday was part of a group of House Republicans who gathered to review the state of law enforcement and public safety. The meeting came a...

Goff Turns Self in on Warrant Wednesday Morning

Thursday, January 6 by Jc Tinsley

A 41 year old Carmi woman was behind bars following her arrest for a short time Wednesday morning. Amanda Goff of rural Carmi turned herself in at the Carmi Police Department around 11am mid week and was subsequently booked into the White County Jail. ...

White County Board Set to Meet Tuesday, 1/11/22

Thursday, January 6 by Jc Tinsley

White County Board members are preparing for their first meeting of 2022. It’s planned for Tuesday, January 11th in the second floor courtroom of the courthouse. Board members will tackle a variety of agenda items including one tabled at a previous meeting; considering bids...

Carmi City Council Starts the Year off Strong

Wednesday, January 5 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi city council meeting held nothing but good news for the 2022 year.First on the agenda was the authorization for Mayor Jeff Pollard to move forward in applying to the Economic Development Administration ARPA Tourism grant. This grant will...

Spike in CoViD Cases Reported by Egyptian Health Department Following Extended Holiday Weekend

Tuesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

After a large number of new CoViD-19 cases announced for the period of December 29th – January 2nd, the Egyptian Health Department tallied another large one day total for Monday, January 3rd. New cases totaled 244 across the tri-county region over the 5 day...

Dartt Pleads Guilty in White County Court Monday; Will Face 3-14 Years

Tuesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

49 year old Brian Dartt of Carmi is now awaiting sentencing following a turn of events in White County Court Monday afternoon. Dartt was in court for a final pre-trial; shortly after those proceedings, States Attorney Denton Aud says Dartt plead guilty to...