Granite City man surrenders on Wabash County warrant
Fairfield Memorial Hospital upgrades to Digital Radiography
Technology changes occur regularly in healthcare and Fairfield Memorial Hospital consistently makes improvements to provide better quality to their patients. One of the recent technology improvements was a change over to the use of Digital Radiography (DR), which provides near-immediate rendering of high-quality medical...
Homecoming 2018 Set for February 3 at WVC
Homecoming Weekend 2018 will be observed at Wabash Valley on Saturday, February 3, with several activities in store for WVC students, alumni, and the public.WVC is hosting Lake Land College, with the Lady Warriors playing at 5:30 p.m. and the Warriors at 7:30 p.m....
RLC Foundation scholarship applications due Feb. 28
Prospective and returning Rend Lake College students can now apply for scholarships for the 2018-19 academic year by completing the RLC Foundation scholarship application. The application applies students for approximately 250 scholarships, and is due by Wednesday, February 28, 2018 for priority awarding.Interested students...
RLC Foundation Children’s Center reaccredited
Toward the end of last year, staff at the Rend Lake College Foundation Children's Center (RLCFCC) received official notification of their reaccreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). This accreditation process included assessment in three areas - child progress,...
Unemployment Rate Drops in All Metro Areas
Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in December in all of Illinois’s metropolitan areas for the seventh consecutive month, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). Data also show nonfarm jobs...
White County law enforcement led on high speed chase Thursday evening
Just before 6:30 pm Thursday, White County Dispatch alerted local law enforcement to a reckless driver travelling south on Route 1 towards Carmi. Carmi Police were the first to spot the vehicle on East Main Street. White County Sheriff’s deputies then spotted the car...
Agriculture topic seminar coming to Carmi January 30
Farmers and landowners wanting to learn more about changes to the 2018 Federal Crop Insurance Program, Farm Bill and other ag topics will get their chance during a winter crop seminar to be held Tuesday, Jan. 30 in Carmi.COUNTRY Financial®, Illinois Farm Bureau and...
It’s Not Too Late To Get A Flu Shot
The influenza activity level in Illinois remains widespread. Similar to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports the number of influenza-related ICU admissions, influenza-related pediatric deaths, and influenza outbreaks. The most recent report shows 1032 influenza-related...
