Local News

Rotary Club Celebrates Fathers

Friday, June 14 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Rotary Club meetingThursday, June 13, 2019The Carmi Rotary club didn’t have an official speaker on Thursday, so President Patrick Haskell had an interesting plan for the members. One by one, the Rotarians passed the gavel and told their favorite “dad” story.Each member stood...

Legion Baseball; Loss to Boonville

Friday, June 14 by Jc Tinsley

Legion Baseball; Loss to BoonvilleWhile the Carmi American Legion team put up a valiant effort, the Boonville, Ind. ball club was able to hold Carmi to five runs and won the Thursday night matchup; 12 to 5.Cole Blazier took the loss on the mound...

Whippoorwill Rodeo

Thursday, June 13 by Jc Tinsley

Whippoorwill Rodeo Grab your cowboy hats and boots and plan on being in McLeansboro Saturday night (june22) for the Whippoorwill Rodeo.The rodeo will get at 7 at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds. There will be bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, cowgirls breakaway, roping, team roping, steer...

Youth Fishing Derby

Thursday, June 13 by Jc Tinsley

Youth Fishing Derby Do you have a Jimmy Houston or Bill Dance, professional fisherman in your family.Well, if they are between the ages of 6 to 16 they should participate in the Beal (Bell) Woods Youth Fishing Derby set for Saturday (jun22).The annual youth fishing...

Driver Busted; No License

Thursday, June 13 by Jc Tinsley

Driver Busted for No License A Carmi man, 25 year old David Caleb Dismang, 1021 Stewart Street, was stopped by local authorities Tuesday morning just before 11 and was cited for driving while license suspended or revoked.Dismang was transported to the City County Jail for...

Legion Baseball Schedule: Game Today

Thursday, June 13 by Jc Tinsley

Legion Baseball The Carmi American Legion Baseball team will be in action this afternoon. The locals will host Boonville, Ind for a 6 o’clock game.The Legion team was supposed to have played Poseyville, Ind, last (wed) night, but Poseyville was unable to field a team...

Wabash Christian Village Names Coordinator

Thursday, June 13 by Jc Tinsley

WABASH CHRISTIAN VILLAGE MAKES OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Wabash Christian Village Administrator, Andrea May, is pleased to announce that Tiffany Browning has officially accepted the position of Memory Care Unit Coordinator. Tiffany began her career right out of nursing school at Wabash Christian nineteen years ago. When the...

McLeansboro Council Answers FOIA Request

Thursday, June 13 by Jc Tinsley

McLeansboro Council Answers FOIA; No News on Joiner from Council A two hour meeting Tuesday evening produced no fresh news on the public’s most followed story out of McLeansboro. We did receive a response on our Freedom of Information request earlier in the day however. WROY/WRUL...

Crop Report

Wednesday, June 12 by Jc Tinsley

Crop ReportPrecipitation averaged 0.77 inches, 0.13 inches below normal. Topsoil moisture supply was rated at 4 percent short, 54 percent adequate, and 42 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supply was rated at 2 percent short, 50 percent adequate, and 48 percent surplus.Corn planted was at...

Sheriff Reports Arrests

Wednesday, June 12 by Jc Tinsley

More sheriff stuff White County Sheriff Doug Maier reported Adam A. Hoover, 32 of rural Carmi was picked up in Oklahoma over the weekend.Hoover was arrested on a White County warrant in Bixby, Okla., and housed there at the county jail. The warrant was for...