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Carmi Council Meeting Tuesday

Monday, June 17 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Council Meeting Tuesday The Carmi City Council will meet for the last of its two monthly meetings Tuesday evening.The meeting to get underway at 5:30 has two main items for the council to consider;A resolution in support of the Illinois Oil and Gas Industry...

CWC Unit Five School Board Meeting Tonight

Monday, June 17 by Jc Tinsley

School Board Meeting Tonight The Carmi White County Unit Five School Board will meet in regular session this evening (mon) beginning at 7 at the Jefferson Attendance Center’s new building for what appears to be a full agenda.The school board will cover junior and senior...

WVC Archer Names to USA Collegiate Team

Monday, June 17 by Jc Tinsley

WVC ARCHER NAMED TO USA ARCHERY 2019 COLLEGIATEARCHERY ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN TEAMMt. Carmel, IL – Wabash Valley College archer Jacob Quillen, from West Salem, IL, has been named to the USA Archery 2019 Collegiate Archery Academic All-American Team in the Men’s Bowhunter Division. This prestigious...

Legion Baseball Loses Two

Monday, June 17 by Jc Tinsley

Legion Baseball; Drop Two The weather held and Carmi and Newburgh were able to play two Saturday, with Newburgh winning both games.The first game was a 10 to 7 win for Newburgh. Mendenhall was the losing pitcher, he is now 0 and 1 on the...

Roots ‘N’ Que Interview with Dennis Stroughmatt

Friday, June 14 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Man Surrenders After Threat of K-9

Friday, June 14 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Man Arrested after K-9 Threat It took Carmi K-9 Officer Orest to rout a local man out of the Carmi motel as local police attempted to arrest him on outstanding warrants.40 year old Jeremy Scott Allen, whose address was listed as 225 North Main...

Kiwanis Learn About Drones

Friday, June 14 by Jc Tinsley

Kiwanis Learn About DronesThe Carmi Kiwanis Club held its regularly scheduled noon meeting on June 13, 2019 at the White County Farm Bureau Building. Club President Katelyne Wolff opened the meeting with the Kiwanis Creed, Song, Pledge and Prayer. The 50/50 drawing was won...

Carmi Swimming Pool Open This Saturday

Friday, June 14 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Swimming PoolThe Carmi Swimming Pool opened a couple of weeks ago and according to Carmi Mayor Jeff Pollard has been busy every day since opening.The mayor announced the hours of operations for the pool earlier this month, pointing out the pool is normally...

Relay for Life is Tonight

Friday, June 14 by Jc Tinsley

Relay for Life (Friday) Well, the weather is cooperating with mild temperatures expected to be in the sixties, just right for tonight’s Relay for Life event to be held at the track and football field at Carmi White County High School.The evening will actually get...