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Corn Growers Seminar Friday

Thursday, January 3 by Jc Tinsley

Corn Growers Seminar FridayThe 35th annual Corn Growers Seminar has been set for this Friday, January 4, 2019. As always, the seminar will be held at the Ruritan Building in GeƋ, according to Gregg Barnard, Wayne County Corn Growers President. The seminar is free...

A Matter of Balance Program

Thursday, January 3 by Jc Tinsley

“A Matter of Balance” Program for Senior AdultsMany older adults experience a fear of falling. People who develop this fear often limit their activities, which can result in physical weakness, making the risk of falling even greater. To address this concern, Fairfield Memorial Hospital...

Carmi Police Make Warrant Arrests

Thursday, January 3 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Police Make Warrant Arrests Carmi City Police were busy over the holiday weekend with several arrests reported by Carmi Chief of Police Jason Carter.The incident reports stated all of the arrests were on outstanding warrants.Tuesday afternoon, just before 5, Alexis H. Bowles, 20 of...

Busy End of Year for Sheriff’s Department

Thursday, January 3 by Jc Tinsley

Busy End of Year for Sheriff’s Department The year 2018 ended on a busy note and 2019 started busy for the White County Sheriff’s Department with deputies responding to an aggravated battery incident, two domestic disputes, criminal damage to property and a report of aggravated...

Two Sentenced in White County Court

Thursday, January 3 by Jc Tinsley

Two Sentenced in White County Court A Carmi man and a Harrisburg woman were sentenced to prison terms in White County Circuit Court Wednesday.White County State’s Attorney Denton Aud reported Elijah James, 29 of Carmi was sentenced to five years in a Department of Corrections...

Carmi Council Approves Insurance Proposal

Thursday, January 3 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Council Approves Insurance Proposal It took the Carmi City Council about 15 minutes to cover the first meeting of 2019 and approve an insurance proposal from Mutual Medical Plans, the city’s third party administrator for health insurance.David Andreas with Mutual Medical explained two options...

Carmi Senior Center Now Serving Hamilton County

Wednesday, January 2 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Senior Center to Serve Hamilton County The White County Senior Citizens Center is now providing senior services for Hamilton County.According to a news release, these services include congregate and home delivered meals, transportation through Rides Mass Transit District, telephone reassurance and assisting seniors in...

Basketball on the Air Tonight

Wednesday, January 2 by Jc Tinsley

Basketball On the Air Tonight There’s basketball on the air this evening as WROY/WRUL Sports opens our 2019 broadcast schedule with the Evansville Aces and Drake.The game will be broadcast here on your Purple Aces network, WROY AM 1460 and the new 92.1 FM. Air...

Check for Cash

Wednesday, January 2 by Jc Tinsley

Check for CashEach year, thousands of state checks payable to taxpayers go uncashed.With that in mind, Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza invites local residents to a Check for Cash event, coming up from 10 til noon on Thursday, Jan. 17 at the Carmi Public...

Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Coming Up

Wednesday, January 2 by Jc Tinsley

Farm Bureau Annual Meeting The 98th Annual Meeting of the White County Farm Bureau will be held Friday, January 18, 2019 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Farm Bureau Building, 304 E Robinson Street in Carmi, IL.The business meeting will include reports from the President and the Manager, financial...