Carmi Elks Lodge to get facelift through TIF agreement with City

Thursday, July 6 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi City Council met Wednesday night due to Independence Day on Tuesday for the first time in July and quickly wrapped up business.A TIF #2 agreement between the City and the Carmi Elks was approved unanimously. Keith Davis was on hand to explain...

Busy 4th of July for the Carmi Police Department

Wednesday, July 5 by Jc Tinsley

Just after noon on Tuesday, Carmi Police arrested 29 year old Tara Johnson of Carmi at the Dollar General on a charge of retail theft. Johnson was accused of attempting to steal a Duracell sync...

CountryMark Fueling Freedom event raises $50K for military families

Wednesday, July 5 by Jc Tinsley

Helping to support local military families, the CountryMark system raised more than $50,000 during Fueling Freedom events in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio on Friday, June 23.

Fatal motorcycle crash in Wabash County investigated by ISP Tuesday

Wednesday, July 5 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police District 19 troopers are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred in Wabash County Tuesday afternoon.According to the preliminary crash report, at 4:02 pm a blue 2009 Harley Davidson was driving north on Route 1 and passing several vehicles when another...

ISP: Road closures scheduled in Edwards and Wayne Counties for oversize load Wednesday

Tuesday, July 4 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois State Police would like to make the traveling public aware of lane and road closures during the day on Wednesday, July 5th, and Thursday, July 6th, 2017. During the majority of the day on both days, the Illinois State Police will be...

Emergency Management Officials Urge Caution Revised

Monday, July 3 by Jc Tinsley

Each year in the U.S., an average of 37 children die from heatstroke after being left in locked cars. So far in 2017, 14 child fatalities have occurred. With the hottest days of summer just around the corner, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA)...

ComEd and Ameren File Rate Impact Reports with the ICC

Monday, July 3 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) received new annual Rate Impact Reports today from Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) and Ameren Illinois (Ameren) pursuant to

Carmi Police take theft reports, make two arrests over weekend

Monday, July 3 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Police received a burglary report at 1:23 am Saturday morning from Erik Ellis, who stated that while he was in the shower, someone broke into his apartment on Renshaw Avenue and stole his wallet and four rolls of quarters. Ellis estimates he had...

Illinois State Police D19 announce results of Nighttime Enforcement Patrol

Monday, July 3 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the results of a Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrol in Wayne and Hamilton Counties during June. This NITE patrol allowed the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to...