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NCOE Awards Day

Thursday, May 16 by Jc Tinsley

NCOE Awards Today is a special day at Norris City Omaha Enfield High School as its Awards Day.Parents, grandparents, other family members and friends are invited to the ceremony which will get underway around 10:15 this (thur) morning. There will be a large number of...

Backyard Mosquito Control

Thursday, May 16 by Jc Tinsley

BACKYARD MOSQUITO CONTROLAs the weather warms up, mosquitoes will become active and that can mean West Nile virus and other vector borne diseases are possible.Egyptian Health Department monitors West Nile virus by accepting dead birds for testing through the Illinois Department of Public Health...

Deisher Continues Softball Career

Thursday, May 16 by Jc Tinsley

Deisher Continues Softball CareerINA, Ill. (May 15, 2019) - Rend Lake College Softballl celebrated the success of one of their own today as sophomore Carmen Deisher (Mt. Carmel) signed with Oakland City University in Oakland City, Ind. to continue her softball career. Deisher played...

Softball and Baseball Regionals Resume

Thursday, May 16 by Jc Tinsley

Softball Regionals Mother Nature put a damper on softball and baseball regional action Wednesday with games postponed until today.The Lady Bulldogs will be playing Edwards County this afternoon at 4:30 and that game will be broadcast on our sister station; WRUL 97.3 FM. Jason Craig...

Chair of Honor to be Dedicated

Wednesday, May 15 by Jc Tinsley

Chair of Honor The Shawneetown American Legion will host a special presentation at 1 Saturday afternoon.Rolling Thunder will be donating and installing a POW/MIA chair to honor those former and current prisoners of war and thos who are still missing in action as well as...

Shawneetown Woman Arrested on FTA Warrant

Wednesday, May 15 by Jc Tinsley

Shawneetown Woman Arrested on Warrant A Shawneetown woman, 42 year old Crystal Napier, turned herself in at the Carmi Police Department Monday afternoon on an outstanding warrant.Napier was wanted for failure to appear on an original charge of theft, under $300.Napier posted $500 bond, a...

Brief and Productive Meeting for County Board

Wednesday, May 15 by Jc Tinsley

Brief and Productive Meeting for County Board It took less than 15 minutes for the White County Board to cover the May agenda Tuesday night and that included approval of state mandated fee increases in the circuit clerk’s office. Circuit Clerk Kelly Fulkerson explained to the...

Softball on the Air

Wednesday, May 15 by Jc Tinsley

Softball on the AirThere will be softball on the radio this afternoon as the Carmi White County Lady Bulldogs play their second game in regional action.The Lady Dogs defeated Fairfield Monday 8 to 2 and earned the right to continue regional play. Today, they...

Carmi Power Outage Planned

Wednesday, May 15 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Power Outage Planned Carmi residents are advised there will be a scheduled power outage beginning around 8 this morning.The outage will include the 1300 block of Oak Street, the west block of Gilpin Street and all of Woodlawn Avenue, plus the east side of...