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Crop Report June 4

Tuesday, June 4 by Jc Tinsley

Crop Report There were 2.0 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 2, 2019.Statewide, the average temperature was 70.3 degrees, 3.0 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 1.79 inches, 0.83 inches above normal.Topsoil moisture supply was rated at 40 percent adequate and 60 percent...

Busy Summer Ahead for Local Republicans

Tuesday, June 4 by Jc Tinsley

Summer Golf Scramble, Raffles, and Speaking Event Coming to White County During the White County Republicans’ recent monthly meeting, precinct committeemen and members at large had a full agenda. The meeting began with a moment of silence in honor and memory of beloved friend and...

Scarlett Heading to Prison

Tuesday, June 4 by Jc Tinsley

Scarlett Heading to Prison A Crossville man will spend the next five years in the Illinois Department of...

Righter Will Not Seek Re-Election

Monday, June 3 by Jc Tinsley

Righter Leaving Office State Senator Dale Righter, republican of Mattoon announced Friday he will not be seeking re-election to the 55th District seat he has held since 2003.“Words can not adequately describe the immeasurable blessing that serving the citizens of east-central and southeastern Illinois has...

Bailey Sets Office Hours

Monday, June 3 by Jc Tinsley

Rep. Bailey Sets Next Traveling Office Hours for 109thSPRINGFIELD…State Representative Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) announced today that the next dates and locations have been set for the Traveling Office Hours program established when he took office in the Illinois General Assembly in January.Monday, June 3Carmi...

Carmi City Council Meeting Tuesday

Monday, June 3 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Council Meeting Tuesday The Carmi City Council will meet for their first of two June meetings at 5:30 Tuesday afternoon for what appears to be a busy agenda.The Bradshaw tennis courts will be discussed, as the city continues efforts to upgrade the courts.A bid...

Walkers Bluff to Expand

Monday, June 3 by Jc Tinsley

Walkers Bluff to ExpandAn effort to expand gambling in Illinois could lead to a new casino in the Heartland.On Tuesday, May 28 Senator Dale Fowler and other lawmakers on both sides of the aisle explained how they hoped to include Walker’s Bluff, a vineyard...

Lions Hearing Screenings This Week

Monday, June 3 by Jc Tinsley

Lions Hearing Screenings Say what…..say you are having hearing conversations these days, or people are asking you why do you listen to the television and radio so loud?Well, it may be time to get your hearing checked…and the Carmi Lions Club is going to make...

Legion Opens Season With a Split

Monday, June 3 by Jc Tinsley

Legion Opens Season with a Split The Carmi American Legion Post 224 Baseball team opened their season this weekend with a double header against Fairfield, with the locals winning one of the two.The Carmi team beat Fairfield 5 to 2 in the first game played...

holland Implicated in Burnt Prairie Home Invasion

Friday, May 31 by Jc Tinsley

Holland Implicated in Bt. Prairie Incident Earlier this week, Carmi Police tazed and arrested Jacob A. Holland, 24 of 510 Fifth Street after he left the White County Courthouse after a court security officer tried to stop Holland, knowing him to be wanted by the...