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Coroner Says Weather Claimed Naylor’s Life

Monday, March 11 by Jc Tinsley

Coroner Says Weather Claimed Naylor’s Life Gallatin County Coroner Tony Cox released the cause of death for Brook Naylor late Saturday night, following an autopsy conducted earlier in the day.Cox said the 20 year old former Carmi woman died of hypothermia due to exposure to...

Preliminary Autopsy Results Show Naylor Died of Hypothermia

Saturday, March 9 by Jc Tinsley

Gallatin County Coroner Tony Cox has ruled 20 year old Brooke Naylor’s death as due to hypothermia brought on by exposure to the cold. The findings are preliminary. Toxicology results could take up to an additional 6 weeks and could change the preliminary report....

Naylor’s Body Found Friday Evening

Saturday, March 9 by Jc Tinsley

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police Zone 7 Investigations Carmi, IL ? On March 6th, Illinois State Police Zone 7 Investigations requested the public?s assistance in locating a missing 19-year-old Harrisburg woman, Brooke S. Naylor. She was last seen in...

Search for Naylor Continues Friday in Gallatin County; Shoemaker says “We Will Find Her”

Friday, March 8 by Jc Tinsley

An anxious crowd gathered at St. Kateri Catholic Church in Ridgway again this morning and are currently in the fields surrounding an area where 20 year old Brooke Naylor’s Chevy Malibu was found abandoned Sunday on the Ridgway/Eldorado blacktop. There were about 65 or...

SIC To Host Pre-Screenings for Pre-K

Friday, March 8 by Jc Tinsley

Pre-K Screening to be held at SIC April 8 HARRISBURG, Ill. (March 7, 2019) -- Wabash Ohio Valley Special Education District will be conducting free Pre-Kindergarten screenings on Monday, April 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in room B114, with the check-in table located outside of Southeastern...

Carmi Rotary Club Trivia This Weekend

Friday, March 8 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Rotary Club Trivia This WeekendThe Carmi Rotary club’s biggest fundraiser of the year is fast-approaching. This Spring’s event will be held on Saturday, March 9th, at the American Legion in Carmi. The first question will be asked promptly at six pm, and the...

Carmi Rotary Club Meeting

Friday, March 8 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Rotary Club meetingThe Carmi Rotary club heard about a great trip from two Carmi men on Thursday. Rotarian Randy Douglass and past Rotarian Richard Roser told the club about their recent trip to Florida to...

FMH Digital Mammography Accrediation

Friday, March 8 by Jc Tinsley

FMH receives3D - Digital mammography accreditation Fairfield Memorial Hospital has been awarded a three-year gold seal of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Mammography is a specific type of imaging test that uses a...

Time to Change Clocks

Friday, March 8 by Jc Tinsley

Time to Change Clocks-- Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, so don't forget to set your clocks forward.While you're at it, you may also want to change the batteries in your smoke detector.Most new smoke detectors use a 10 year battery, which local officials say will...

Search Continues for Brooke

Friday, March 8 by Jc Tinsley

Search Continues For Brooke Illinois State Police are requesting the public’s help in finding 20-year-old Brooke Naylor, formerly of Carmi, now a resident of Harrisburg, who has been missing since Sunday..Close to 60 volunteers, including friends and family searched the area where her car was...