White County Prosecutor Frustrated with Ivy/Sanders Case

Thursday, October 25 by Jc Tinsley

White County Prosecutor’s Statement on Ivy/Sanders CaseWhite County Prosecutor Denton Aud expressed his frustrations with the recent plea in the Ivy/Sanders case, where Ivy pleaded guilty to Involuntary Man Slaughter.“As someone who regularly complains about the classification of various criminal laws in Illinois, I... Read More.

Solar Power Coming to Three Area Wal-Marts

Thursday, October 25 by Jc Tinsley

SOLAR POWER COMING TO THREE AREA WALMART STORES BENTONVILLE, AR/SAN JOSE, CA – Walmart announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with SunPower to have the commercial energy provider install solar systems at 19 stores and two distribution centers in Illinois.According to a news... Read More.

Police Arrest Teen for Theft of a Vehicle

Thursday, October 25 by Jc Tinsley

Police Arrest Teen for Theft of a Vehicle Carmi Police, Illinois State Police and the White County Sheriff’s Department were all involved in the apprehension of a Carmi teenager after he allegedly stole a Jeep Cherokee from Robert Shaffer of 705 Smith Street, Carmi. According to... Read More.

Freak Accident on Interstate 64

Thursday, October 25 by Jc Tinsley

Freak Accident on Interstate 64 While there were no injuries, a crash on Interstate 64, just east of Mile Marker 103 in Wayne County was like no other crash observed by most law enforcement officers in the area.Shortly before 6:30 Wednesday morning, Michael E. Willie,... Read More.

Traffic Crash Ends With One Fatality

Thursday, October 25 by Jc Tinsley

Traffic Crash Ends With One Fatality A single vehicle crash resulted in the death of a Fairfield man just before 1 Wednesday afternoon.According to the Illinois State Police incident report, James R. Pike, 60, Fairfield, was driving a two axle truck on U.S. 45, near... Read More.

Domestic Dispute Covered by Sheriff’s Office

Wednesday, October 24 by Jc Tinsley

Domestic Dispute Covered by Sheriff’s OfficeA Crossville domestic dispute ended with one person in jail.According to the White County Sheriff’s Department incident report: Patti J. Hyatt of 706 W. Main Str., Crossville called the sheriff’s office reporting her boyfriend, Sherman Hilborn of the same... Read More.

Second Amendment Meeting Held Monday

Wednesday, October 24 by Jc Tinsley

Second Amendment Meeting A number of residents turned out for a meeting Monday night at the Carmi Lions Club concerning the Second Amendment referendum that will be on the Nov. 6 General Election ballot.The referendum states, the people of White County are opposed to all... Read More.

Saline County Road Checks

Wednesday, October 24 by Jc Tinsley

Saline County Road Checks Illinois State Police at the District 19 headquarters recently announced the results of Roadside Safety Checks conducted in Saline County from late Saturday night to the early morning of Sunday. The checks were conducted at the intersection of Route 145 and... Read More.

Boil Water Orders for Several Areas

Wednesday, October 24 by Jc Tinsley

Boil Orders for Several Areas There are several boil orders around the area this morning, including West Salem, Broughton and a portion of the Wabash Water District.A boil order is in effect once again for West Salem. The affected area is Southwest Street from Liberty... Read More.

NCOE School Board Meets New Staff

Wednesday, October 24 by Jc Tinsley

NCOE School Board Meets New StaffThe minutes and bills were approved as submitted to the NCOE School Board on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at the regularly scheduled meeting.Superintendent Matt Vollman gave the audit report submitted by C.J. Schlosser & Co., LLC. The audit indicated... Read More.