School Closings for Thursday, January 5
School closings for Thursday, Jan. 5:
All Saline County schools
Gallatin County schools
School Closings for Thursday, January 5
A Year of Progress at IDOT in 2016
The Illinois Department of Transportation, under the leadership of Governor Bruce Rauner and Secretary Randy Blankenhorn, continued to strengthen the state’s status as the transportation hub of North America in 2016. The progress touched every mode of transportation and included new, innovative approaches to... Read More.
New charges filed against Mark Keller in Edwards County
42 year old Mark S. Keller, who last month was convicted of burglary in White and Edwards Counties, and is serving a long sentence in the Illinois Department of Corrections, is now facing new charges... Read More.
National Weather Service: First accumulating snow of the season possible Thursday
With Arctic air already in place across the region, an upper-levelstorm system will produce a swath of light snow, as it swingsthrough our region Thursday. The initial band of light snow mayreach the Interstate 64 corridor of southern Illinois just priorto daybreak Thursday, but... Read More.
Indiana State Police K-9, Andy, Dies Overnight after 8 Years of Dedicated Service
Indiana State Police at Evansville lost one of their K-9’s last night. Master Trooper Kevin Waters reported his K-9 partner, Andy, died last night after becoming ill. Andy was rushed to his veterinary where he... Read More.
Righter: Abortion legislation unaffordable, attacks innocent life
State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) says legislation that would expand abortion rights in Illinois not only violates federal law and is unaffordable, but is an attack on the sanctity of innocent human life.House Bill 4013, which could... Read More.
CWC Invitational Tournament coming Jan. 16
The 2017 CWCIT will be held on January 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21, 2017. The participating teams are Carmi-White County, Fairfield, Harrisburg, Mt. Carmel, and Mt. Vernon, IN. This will be a five-team round robin tournament with each team playing four games. There... Read More.
Tuesday morning accident on I64 sends truck driver to hospital
Illinois State Police District 19 troopers investigated a Tuesday morning traffic crash on Interstate 64 that sent a Granite City man to the hospital.According to the preliminary crash report, 47 year old David Keough was traveling east in a 2007 white Freightliner pulling a... Read More.
Norris City Board passes expense control ordinance
The Norris City Village Board held their first meeting of 2017 on Tuesday night.The State now requires towns to comply with the "Local Government Expense Control Act", which requires them to regulate reimbursement of travel expenses. So, the Village passed an ordinance that sets... Read More.
Carmi City Council opens 2017 with short meeting
The Carmi City Council opened 2017 with a very short meeting. After approving the December 20th meeting minutes, Mayor Jeff Pollard announced that there were no items for Council consideration on the agenda, and his only report was to wish everyone a Happy New... Read More.
