Carmi Police make two arrests Saturday
IDNR: New IL Hunting and Trapping Season for Bobcats a Success
Hunters and trappers took a preliminary total of 141 bobcats during the 2016-17 Illinois Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Season. “We are very pleased with the response to Illinois’ new hunting and trapping season for bobcats,” said Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Wayne Rosenthal. ...
Upcoming Events at SIC
Feb. 21 – 22, 4-6 p.m. – Auditions will be held for Southeastern Illinois College’s spring musical, My Fair Lady in the George T. Dennis Visual and Performing Arts Center...
State Seeks Nominations For Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards
The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Serve Illinois) is accepting nominations for the eighth annual Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards. These awards recognize individual volunteers and for-profit businesses and highlight the importance of community service in Illinois. “Each year, 2.4 million Illinoisans take...
MCPD arrest report for 2/9 – 2/10
The following subjects have been arrested by the Mt. Carmel Police. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.02/09/2017-Mt. Carmel Police arrested 29 year old Joseph D. Payne of Mt. Carmel after police were called to 1018 Plum Street reference a...
Historic sites celebrate Lincoln’s birthday
Historic sites across Illinois will celebrate the birthday of America’s greatest president with a weekend of music, dance, educational programming and, of course, cake.
Nursing scholarship application available from Illinois Farm Bureau
Applications are now available for nurse practitioner scholarships through the Illinois Farm Bureau® Rural Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Program. There will be five scholarships, worth $4,000 each, granted this year.The scholarship program, now in its twenty fifth year, helps encourage and develop the pool of...
Governor and Department of Commerce Announce Inaugural Cohort of ADME
Governor Bruce Rauner today launched the inaugural cohort for the Advancing the Development of Minority Entrepreneurship (ADME) program in Peoria. The program, which is administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce, is a community investment program developed to strengthen Illinois’ start-up and small...
WYSE 2017 Academic Challenge returns to RLC
Nearly 140 students from 10 area high schools competed Wednesday at the 2017 Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) Academic Challenge Regional at Rend Lake College.Schools with similar enrollment compete against one another in divisions. Christopher High School, Wayne City High School, Zeigler-Royalton High...
