Local News

Junior High Baseball Wins Again

Monday, August 16 by Ray Mitchell

Junior High Baseball The Carmi White County Junior High Baseball team is off to a good start on the season as they picked up their second win Friday afternoon.The local beat Harrisburg 8 to 2. That followed CWC’s blow-out of Mt. Vernon, Ill. Thursday as...

Junior High Baseball Opens With A Win

Friday, August 13 by Ray Mitchell

Junior High Baseball The Carmi White County Junior High Baseball team kicked off their season with a win over Mt. Vernon, Ill. Thursday. The local outscored Mt. Vernon, 12 to 0. Merick Millhorn was the winning pitcher, going three and a third innings giving up two hits,...

Carmi Driver Killed In Three Vehicle Crash

Friday, August 13 by Ray Mitchell

Carmi Driver Killed in Three Vehicle Crash An 80 year old Carmi resident, Doyle E. Prince died in a three vehicle crash on Illinois Route 45, just north of Cottonwood Road in Saline County around 4:30 Thursday afternoon. According to the Illinois State Police accident report,...

Busy Meeting for Grayville Council

Friday, August 13 by Ray Mitchell

8-12 GRAYVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGThe Grayville City Council met on Wednesday night, having rescheduled Monday’s meeting due to lack of quorum.The Treasurer’s Report shows $1,493,831.70 in restricted funds, $928,066.40 in investments and $145,723.34 in cash available for operations for a total of $2,567,621.44.Treasurer Walden...

Friday the 13th; Bad Luck

Friday, August 13 by Ray Mitchell

Friday the 13th Long considered a harbinger of bad luck, Friday the 13th has inspired a late 19th-century secret society, an early 20th-century novel, a horror film franchise and not one but two unwieldy terms—paraskavedekatriaphobia and friggatriskaidekaphobia—that describe fear of this supposedly unlucky day.The Fear...

White County Fair Continues

Friday, August 13 by Ray Mitchell

White County Fair 2021 The 143rd annual fair opened Monday evening with the White County Fair Queen contest.The fair will wrap up Saturday night with a demolition derby. Professional truck and tractor pulls are on tap for tonight (friday) night. The pulls will begin at 7....

Lion’s Breakfast Coming Up

Friday, August 13 by Ray Mitchell

Lion’s Breakfast Coming Up The Carmi Lions Club will be hosting a special breakfast fund-raiser next weekend at the Lion’s Den, at 305 First Street. Breakfast, a choice of pancakes and sausage or biscuits and gravy, will be served from 7 until 10 Saturday morning, August...

City Council Meeting Tuesday

Friday, August 13 by Ray Mitchell

Council Agenda The Carmi City Council will meet in regular session Tuesday evening at 5:30 for what appears to be a fairly routine meeting. The main item of business is consideration of two resolutions, both dealing with Hillsdale Water.Council will be asked to authorize the mayor...

Daily Covid Numbers

Friday, August 13 by Ray Mitchell

Daily Covid Numbers The Egyptian Health Department released the daily covid count reporting 21 new cases of the virus in the three counties covered by the Egyptian Health Department. There were 11 new cases in Saline County including two females under the age of five; one...

Crop Coverage Numbers Released

Friday, August 13 by Ray Mitchell

Crop Coverage Numbers Released According to the Department of Agriculture there are 11.2 million acres of corn planted this season, which is down one percent from last year.Based on August 1st conditions; the Illinois corn yield is forecast at a record 214 bushels per acre,...