Wabash Christian to Host Veteran’s Seminar

Wednesday, September 12 by Jc Tinsley

Wabash Christian to Host Veteran’s Seminar Wartime veterans or their surviving spouse may be entitled to a monthly income, ranging from $1100 to $2100 a month to help pay for senior care.That will be the topic of a Veteran’s Seminar and free workshop set for... Read More.

County Board Steps Up to Help Ambulance Service

Wednesday, September 12 by Jc Tinsley

County Board Steps Up to Help Ambualance ServiceThere is good news for the White County Ambulance Service, but the service is not out of the woods, yet.The White County Board agreed to borrow $150,000 as a short term loan to shore up the Ambulance... Read More.

Carmi Man Arrested

Wednesday, September 12 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Man ArrestedNicholas C. Morris, 27 of 608 W. Main, Carmi was picked up on a felony retail theft warrant shortly before 3 Tuesday afternoon.According to the Carmi Police Department, bond was set at $2,000 and Morris remained in custody early Wednesday morning.

Evansville Man Going to Prison

Tuesday, September 11 by Jc Tinsley

Evansville Man Going to Prison. An Evansville man was sentenced to three years for retail theft Monday in White County Court.Denton Aud, state’s attorney said James R. Lowe, 38, Evansville was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for a three year term, with two years... Read More.

Busy Day for Carmi Police

Tuesday, September 11 by Jc Tinsley

Busy Day for Local PoliceIt was a busy day for Carmi City Police as three arrests were made, with one coming before noon Monday.Authorities arrested 33 year old Lujan Salvador Ramon, and 38 year old Pearl Rose Tapia, both were listed as homeless. According... Read More.

Grayville Council Approves Halloween Celebration

Tuesday, September 11 by Jc Tinsley

Grayville Council Approves Halloween Celebration. The Grayville City Council met in regular session Monday night, covering a number of items in about thirty minutes.The council approved a request from the Grayville Community Arts Association to block off downtown for the October 27 Halloween celebration; the... Read More.

Area Farmers Harvesting

Tuesday, September 11 by Jc Tinsley

Area Farmers HarvestingWhile corn harvest was already underway in White County, a number of local farmers have kicked “it” into high gear to beat rising flood waters.Local farmers with fields along the Wabash, Little Wabash and Skillet Fork were working late into the night... Read More.

Chronic Absence, Nationwide Problem

Monday, September 10 by Jc Tinsley

Chronic Absence a Problem Over the past decade, chronic absence has gone from being a virtually unknown concept to a nationwide education metric that provides every school in the country with critical data on how many students are missing so many days of school it... Read More.

County Board Meeting Tuesday

Monday, September 10 by Jc Tinsley

County Board Meeting Set for Tuesday Morning The White County Board will meet for the second of its two mandated day meetings Tuesday morning at 9a.m for what appears to be a fairly full agenda.The board will consider borrowing $150,000 short term. That money if... Read More.

Chamber of Commerce Dinner Set

Monday, September 10 by Jc Tinsley

Chamber of Commerce Dinner Set The 74th annual Carmi Chamber of Commerce Dinner will be held, as usual on the first Monday in October; Oct. 1.The event will begin with a social hour at 6, continuing through about 6:30 at the First Christian Church. The... Read More.