It’s a White County Christmas Window Winners Announced

Dave Matheny State Farm Insurance, located at 122 E Main in Carmi, has captured the Storefront Window Decorating Contest traveling trophy for their display of a wooden Christmas tree with photos of Christmas past. ... Read More.

The philanthropic young ladies of Kids Inc. Club have planned their next fundraiser. They will be hosting a “Holiday Home Tour” on Saturday, December 5th from 10 am – 3 pm. Guests are invited to... Read More.

11/13/2015Mt. Carmel Police received a report of an individual selling beef door to door  in Mt. Carmel.  Mt. Carmel Police located a Gary R. Buyher, age 48, of Evansville, selling beef in the 400 block of E. 6th Street.  When Officer's requested identification from... Read More.

  The Board of Trustees of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges held a public hearing on the certification of the district’s tax levies for 2015 at the regular meeting Tuesday, November 17, at Frontier Community College, Fairfield.  The 2015 tax levies will be presented... Read More.

Agricultural irrigators in White County are encouraged to attend a Water Reporting Aggregation Meeting on Monday, November 23, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the White County Farm Bureau office in Carmi.  A light meal will be served.  Reservations are requested by Friday, November 20... Read More.

The Carmi City Council met for their second November meeting on Tuesday night.  The Council approved the 2015 property tax levy presented by Keith Botch of Botsch and Associates CPA by a 7-1 vote.  Botsch explained that a 5% increase amounting to roughly $21,000... Read More.

The Board received a letter from Wabash Area Development Incorporated concerning the LIHEAP, or federal low income home energy assistance program. The amount of assistance residents can receive on their energy bills has been decreased by twelve percent. And residents must pay what LIHEAP... Read More.

Carmi Police took two more complaints about damage to vehicles this week.  Teddy Allen of Carmi reported Monday that someone slashed the tires on a work trailer that was stored behind Gottzzs.  Allen reported that the damage occurred between Sunday and Monday.On Tuesday, Danielle... Read More.

The rain was to blame for an accident on Route 141 Wednesday morning investigated by the White County Sheriff’s Department.According to the accident report, Pamela Steele of New Haven was travelling east when her SUV started to drift off the road onto the shoulder,... Read More.

The Carmi Police Department took a report of criminal damage to property on Monday.  Kelsey Kisner reported that her car was keyed down both sides while parked at her Olive Street residence overnight on Sunday.