RLC Advisory Councils honor two professionals, local hospital for support

Tuesday, March 27 by Jc Tinsley

Two outstanding individuals and one local hospital were recognized last week for their support of Rend Lake College and our students. The three acknowledgements were made at the annual RLC Advisory Council meetings on Tuesday, March 20.Pinckneyville Community Hospital was the recipient of the...

SIC White County Center to Offer Computer Basics

Tuesday, March 27 by Jc Tinsley

Join Austin Coniglione for Computer Basics (CE10 060X) as your learn about using a word processer and internet browser in this class designed for those who wish to learn more about the basics of using computers. This Community...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s April Calendar of Events

Tuesday, March 27 by Jc Tinsley

Fairfield Memorial Hospital to host PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) Training:Fairfield Memorial Hospital will hold the next Pediatric Advanced Life Support class on April 5th at 9 a.m. The cost is $30 for the PALS course. Should a CPR card be needed, there will...

Saline County Sheriff’s Department looking to identify church burglar

Tuesday, March 27 by Jc Tinsley

The Saline County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance from the public, in reference to a burglary of a church.

IRS scammers calling area residents again warns Saline County Sheriff’s Office

Friday, March 23 by Jc Tinsley

The Saline County Sheriff’s Office would like to make citizens aware that the IRS phone scam is occurring again.A subject stating that they are with the IRS or they are an IRS employee, will tell the caller that they owe money and may even threaten that...

Shimkus Supports Trump Priorities in Spending Agreement

Friday, March 23 by Jc Tinsley

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) released the following statement after the House of Representatives approved an omnibus spending agreement for fiscal year 2018:"First and foremost, my vote today was to restore our military readiness that was neglected during the previous administration. Our land forces...

Illinois Payrolls Rise and Unemployment Dips in February

Friday, March 23 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate decreased by -0.1 percentage point to 4.7 percent in February and nonfarm payrolls increased by +15,200 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...

McLeansboro man surrenders Thursday to Carmi Police

Friday, March 23 by Jc Tinsley

Thursday evening, 26 year old Joshua Hall of McLeansboro surrendered at the Carmi Police Department on a White County warrant for criminal damage to property and domestic battery. Hall was processed by jail staff, and...

Entertainment Announced for 2018 Mt. Vernon Fall Fest

Friday, March 23 by Jc Tinsley

The official entertainment line-up for this year’s Mt. Vernon Fall Fest, held September 28- 30, has been set. Friday night’s entertainment will begin at 5:15 p.m. with St. Louis band, Big Rain. Big Rain focuses on new music from pop, rock, indie, and...

Carmi Rotary gets high tech with Glitch Tech

Friday, March 23 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi Rotary club got a high tech briefing on Thursday as guest Austin Coniglione from Glitch Tech was the day’s speaker. Photo Credit to Kenneth Dwain Harrelson Austin told the club that his business...