Local News

Covid Moves Wayne White Meeting Outdoors

Thursday, August 5 by Ray Mitchell

Covid Moves Wayne White Annual Meeting Outdoors The Wayne-White Annual Meeting will still be held this Friday, but due to concerns with rising cases of Covid in our area, it will now take place in an outdoor drive-thru setting at Wayne City High School. Members... Read More.

Egyptian Health Department Covid Update

Thursday, August 5 by Ray Mitchell

Covid Updates; Egyptian Health Department 13, 964….that’s the number of individuals who have been fully vaccinated in the three counties covered by the Egyptian Health Department; White, Saline and Gallatin. However, that number is offset by the continuing climb of Covid 19 cases in the tri-county... Read More.

Hamilton County Covid Cases Up

Thursday, August 5 by Ray Mitchell

Hamilton County Covid Cases Up Eleven new cases of Covid were reported Wednesday by the Hamilton County Health Department. Those cases included two male children; two females in their twenties; one male in their twenties; one female in their thirties; one male in his thirties; one... Read More.

Mask Mandates

Thursday, August 5 by Ray Mitchell

Mask Mandates Illinos Governor J B Prizker issued a mask mandate Wednesday which says schools will be required to mask up as they return to class. That mandate immediately drew negative remarks from nearly every Republican legislator including local legislators; Darren Bailey and Adam Neimerg.Both issued... Read More.

Boil Order Lifted

Wednesday, August 4 by Ray Mitchell

Boil Order LiftedThe boil order that had been in place for the Village of Enfield has now been lifted.Village residents no longer need to boil your water for human consumption.

Carmi Police Reports

Wednesday, August 4 by Ray Mitchell

Carmi Police Reports Carmi Police were busy Wednesday morning, receiving a report of criminal damage and making an arrest for a driving violation. Early Wednesday morning, a few minutes before 1 o’clock, a traffic stop near the intersection of Burrell and Gilpin Street resulted in the... Read More.

Carbon Market Conference Scheduled

Wednesday, August 4 by Ray Mitchell

Carbon Market ConferenceFarmers and area agronomists are encouraged to attend the Carbon Market Conference on Tuesday, August 24. This conference will feature three speakers discussing topics associated with carbon markets and opportunities for production agriculture. Presenting at the conference are:Shelby Myers, an economist with... Read More.

Crossville Alumni to Be Held Labor Day Weekend

Wednesday, August 4 by Ray Mitchell

Crossville Alumni Update School starts in a couple weeks and Labor Day is just around the corner.Labor Day will include Grayville Days, with details of that celebration to be forthcoming in the near future. And while Crossville normally observes the Labor Day weekend quietly, this year... Read More.

Indiana Troopers Focus on Back to School

Wednesday, August 4 by Ray Mitchell

Troopers Focus on Back to School Safety As the summer break comes to an end, students across southern Indiana are starting their return back to school. With that return to school, the Indiana State Police would remind all motorist to be focused on traffic safety... Read More.

Hamilton County Covid Report

Wednesday, August 4 by Ray Mitchell

Hamilton County Covid UpdateHamilton County Health Department has been notified of 4 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton County residents:To date:August 3, 20211 Female in their 30’s1 Male in their 50’s1 Female in their 70’s1 Female in their 80’s There have been 903 lab-confirmed... Read More.