Local News

Carmi Police Seek Info About Trailer Theft

Thursday, January 7 by Jeremy Smith

Carmi Police are looking for assistance in identifying the suspect(s) involved in stealing a trailer from a local business. The truck pictured below is the suspect vehicle and appears to be a dark colored 4 door Dodge Ram. The trailer pictured is the stolen... Read More.

McLeansboro UTV/Golf Cart Permits Now Available

Thursday, January 7 by Jeremy Smith

2021 UTV / Golf Cart Permits are available at the McLeansboro PD. Please call 643-4357 and ask if an officer is available to complete the registration (Day and Evening). 2021 UTV / Golf Cart Permits are now YELLOW and cost $50 for 2021. That... Read More.

New Mortgage and Student Loan Deadlines

Wednesday, January 6 by Jeremy Smith

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, in order to ensure that Illinois consumers are aware of COVID-19 relief options available, released an educational one pager for consumers to learn about federal relief options when it comes to evictions, mortgages and student loans.IDFPR... Read More.

Pritzker Refiles Emergency COVID Rules

Wednesday, January 6 by Jeremy Smith

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration re-filed an emergency COVID-19 rule similar to one that expired Monday to continue statewide mask and social distancing requirements for Illinoisans for another 150 days.A rule filed last year before the legislature met in May was repealed by the governor after... Read More.

House Republicans Seek to Redraw Districts

Wednesday, January 6 by Jeremy Smith

Illinois House Republicans are making another effort to take the process of redrawing legislative districts out of the hands of lawmakers and place the duty on an independent 11-person commission.State Reps. Tim Butler of Springfield, Ryan Spain of Peoria and Jackie Haas of Kankakee... Read More.

Wabash Schools Reporting 50% of Students Receiving Failing Grades

Wednesday, January 6 by Jeremy Smith

With COVID-19 impacting schools around the area, Wabash Community School District Number 348 in Mt. Carmel is reporting higher than normal fail rates. The districts says they have tried a number of different plans including going fully remote, an A/B schedule, and a full... Read More.

CoViD Update for White, Saline, Gallatin, Hamilton, and Edwards Counties

Wednesday, January 6 by Jc Tinsley

Fifty three new resident cases of CoViD-19 yesterday…that’s the news out of the Egyptian Health Department. Of those, 33 were Saline County residents and 5 of them boys under the age of 10. In Gallatin County, 5 new cases have been reported and here... Read More.

April 6th Consolidated General Election Details for White County

Wednesday, January 6 by Jc Tinsley

The April 6th consolidated election won’t feature a race in Carmi for mayor. Rumors have flown for months about potential challengers for Mayor Jeff Pollard, but as of this morning, he’s the only candidate to file a petition. A similar case with regards to... Read More.

Carmi Council Goes for Record in Brevity; Spends Nearly $100,000 on Projects and New Equipment

Wednesday, January 6 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi City Council went for a new record in brevity Tuesday evening. With Councilwoman Sheila Jo Headlee absent due to not being able to get out of work and only 2 action items on the agenda, there was more time spent on salutations... Read More.

Two Arrested on Aggravated Assault Charges and More

Tuesday, January 5 by Jc Tinsley

An Edwards County man, 38 year old David Woodward had a court date this morning following his arrest lateSaturday/early Sunday by Edwards County authorities. Woodward has been charged with 2 Class A misdemeanors, he’s accused... Read More.