Local Sports Recap – March 23, 2023
Carmi White County School Board Approves Tenure And Re-Employment Of Staff
In the Closed Session of the Carmi-White County School Board Monday night:The board approved the closed session minutes of the February 21st board meeting.Kelsey Hall will be employed as a Special Education Teacher at Brownsville School for the 2023-24 school year to fill the...
Carmi White County School Board Accepts Five Resignations
The Carmi White County School Board held their monthly meeting for about half an hour Monday night. Scott Mareing was there and has this report…The Consent Agenda was approved, which included renewing membership in the IHSA so schools can participate in athletic and musical...
Officers Outsmart Vehicle Thief
The saying “possession is 9/10ths of the law” is not applicable to stolen vehicles. A rural Carmi woman learned that the hard way Tuesday morning. An initial report was filed with White County Sheriff Jordan Weiss by Mr. Robin Holloway of New Haven. On...
Townsend Arrested on Assault, Disorderly Conduct Charges
A Carmi man is behind bars after Sheriff’s authorities were called to a domestic dispute Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Officers were dispatched around midnight to 701 Summit Street involving a suspected altercation between 49 year old Jason Townsend and 41 year old Crystal...
Spruell Arrested For Domestic Battery
A call in regards to a domestic dispute in progress resulted in the arrest of a Carmi woman Saturday evening. At around 8 PM Deputy Simmons with the White County Sheriff’s Department with assistance from the Carmi PD, responded to the call on Sycamore...
Wabash Area Development to Offer $1,150 Scholarships
Wabash Area Development, Inc. (WADI), in coordination with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, through the Community Services Block Grant Program, announces the availability of one scholarship per county in the amount of $1150.00 to be made available to income eligible students...
Rankin Signs Complaint Against Browning For Criminal Damage To Property
At around 7:30 PM on March 16th, Deputy Matt Wicker of the White County Sheriff’s Department, assisted by three Carmi Police Officers, went to Valter Drive in Carmi concerning a domestic dispute.When they arrived they spoke with Melinda Rankin, who said that 45 year...
Commissioners Attempt to Remove Indian Creek Road Commissioner at Township Meeting
A pair of township trustees put a burr under the saddle of some Tuesday night. It was no secret thanks to social media that many were expecting fireworks at the Indian Creek Township meeting, resulting in a packed house. It’s been rumored there was...
Local Sports Recap – March 22, 2023
Last week, Southeastern Illinois College announced multiple signings of NCOE Fighting Cardinals athletes. Cord Tucker and Colby Prather both signed to play golf at SIC, while Joel Horting signed to play basketball for the Falcons. Congratulations to Cord, Colby and Joel...
