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The Carmi Rotary club took a trip to Switzerland on Thursday, thanks to longtime Rotarian Dale Peters. Dale and his wife recently returned from the European nation, where they were visiting their son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren, who live in a suburb of Zurich. Dale’s... Read More.

At Monday night’s Grayville City Council meeting, the Council kept the tax levy for 2015 payable in 2016 the same as the previous levy.  The motion passed unanimously and the details will soon be ready to post at City Hall.With new businesses moving into... Read More.

11/18/2015  Mt. Carmel Police arrested 28 year old Brittny M. Byrns of Mt. Carmel.  MCPD Officers went to 431 W. 2nd Street in order to serve an aggravated identity theft warrant out of Wabash County.  Byrns is accused of using a person's debit card without... Read More.

White County States Attorney announced Tuesday morning convictions in White County Court that will send two men to Illinois Department of Corrections custody. On Monday, 30 year old Roger A Conover of... Read More.

28 year old Brett Jacobson of Carmi was arrested by Carmi Police at his 2nd Street residence just before 8pm Monday night.  Jacobson was taken into custody on a White County... Read More.

Last Tuesday, Grayville Police arrested 54 year old Gary Potter of Albion following a traffic stop at 6pm.  Potter was observed not stopping at a stop sign and during a records check, it was found he did not have a valid driver’s license and... Read More.

On Saturday, 33 year old Mary Bennington-Wease was arrested at her residence in Crossville by the White County Sheriff’s Department on a White County warrant for retail theft.  Bennington-Wease was transported... Read More.

Friday afternoon, Carmi Police arrested 26 year old Lacie Dill of Carmi on warrants out of Wabash and Richland Counties.  An officer observed Dill walking on Sycamore Street at 2:40 pm and took her into custody.  At the time of the arrest, Dill gave... Read More.

A Saturday night crash claimed the life of a five year old boy in Saline County and sent his father, mother and sister to the hospital where they remain in intensive care.According to the preliminary Illinois State Police crash report, 35 year old Sarah... Read More.