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NCOE Schools Will Conduct Child Find/Preschool Screenings This March

Thursday, February 6 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The NCOE Schools are conducting Child Find/Preschool Screenings for Birth to 5 year old children not yet enrolled in public schools and who will not be kindergarten eligible in the fall. The screening checks each child's progress in hearing, vision, speech, language, and coordination skills. This...

McLeansboro City Council to Meet Wednesday, February 12th

Thursday, February 6 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The McLeansboro City Council will hold their regular monthly meeting Wednesday night at 6:00 pm. The agenda includes discussion of the Hamilton-Wayne Counties Enterprise Zone, discussion and/or action on passing Ordinance 20-1057, an ordinance adopting the 2015 Edition of the National Fire Protection Association’s...

Open Line ON DEMAND – Ham Co Food & Brew Fest

Wednesday, February 5 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Fas-Mart Employee Arrested for Stealing From the Cash Register

Wednesday, February 5 by WROY/WRUL Staff

A 25 year old Carmi woman, Autumn Christine Vaughan, is free on $100 bond following her Tuesday afternoon arrest by Carmi Police. Fas-Mart reported to Police an employee stealing money from the cash register. Vaughn was arrested for Theft Under $500 and taken to...

Carmi City Council Hears From Brown and Roberts About Phosphorus

Wednesday, February 5 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The Carmi City Council only took up one real matter during its February 4th meeting, that being representatives from Brown and Roberts Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors, headquartered in Harrisburg. The topic…sewage; or more accurately phosphorous.Back in August of 2019, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency...

Equality Fire Department Receives New Rescue Equipment From Community, Local Healthcare Organizations

Wednesday, February 5 by WROY/WRUL Staff

SALINE COUNTY, IL - The Equality Fire Department has recently benefitted from the generosity of the Equality-area community and local healthcare organizations, as more than $16,000 has been donated for new rescue equipment.The EFD serves as first responders for Garden of the Gods, and...

The Fairfield Travelogue Continues February 13th with “Tibet: A Light in the Darkness”

Wednesday, February 5 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The Fairfield Travelogue continues its tour around the world on February 13, with “Tibet: A Light in the Darkness”, a film by Sean Cassidy. It will be hosted by Tom Sterling.The history of Tibet can be traced back about 4,000 years, during which the...

Law Enforcement Investigate Threat at NCOE High School

Wednesday, February 5 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Expect a law enforcement presence if you’re dropping kids off or sending them to school at NCOE high school today. A social media post around 11pm last night from NCOE CUSD #3 went out to address concerns of a reported threat at the high...

Illinois State Police District 19 Releases Roadside Safety Check Results

Tuesday, February 4 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Carmi – Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Interim Commander, Lieutenant Lance Hinkle, announces the results of a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) held in White County during the afternoon hours of 02/02/2020. District 19 Officers conducted the RSC at the intersection of Stewart Street...

February is Earthquake Preparedness Month in Illinois

Tuesday, February 4 by WROY/WRUL Staff

SPRINGFIELD, IL – While some hazards such as storms, tornadoes and floods can be forecasted in order to provide advance noticed to residents in an area of danger, other hazards such as earthquakes cannot be predicted. Recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean...