Hamilton Memorial Welcomes New Provider

Monday, February 11 by Jc Tinsley

HAMILTON MEMORIAL CARMI FAMILY CLINIC WELCOMES NEW PROVIDERHamilton Memorial Carmi Family Clinic is pleased to welcome Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Danielle Baker.Danielle completed her LPN and RN degrees at Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg Illinois. She then worked as a RN at Harrisburg Medical... Read More.

Two New Officers for Mt. Carmel Police

Monday, February 11 by Jc Tinsley

Two New Officers for Mt. Carmel PoliceThe Mt. Carmel Police welcomes two new officers to the department after they graduated from the Southwestern Illinois College Police Academy in Belleville, Illinois. The officers’ completed the 14 week course on February 8 and will begin working with... Read More.

Farm Bureau Scholarships Available

Monday, February 11 by Jc Tinsley

Farm Bureau Scholarships AvailableThe White County Farm Bureau Foundation is pleased to offer a $500 scholarship to a White County student in 2019.In addition, the Young Leader Committee will be offering their own $750 scholarship. Applicants must reside in White County and major in an ag-related field of study for... Read More.

County Board Meets Tuesday

Monday, February 11 by Jc Tinsley

County Board Meets Tuesday The White County Board will meet for the February meeting on Lincoln’s Birthday, Tuesday evening with a fairly full agenda to cover.The meeting to begin at 7 p.m. will cover a wide variety of items including a final decision on consideration... Read More.

Gallatin County Fatality Reported

Monday, February 11 by Jc Tinsley

Gallatin County Fatality Reported A single vehicle crash claimed the life of a Junction resident early Saturday morning.According to the Gallatin County Coroner’s office, a report of a car on fire came in shortly after 5 Saturday morning on Smokey Road, near Shawneetown.Upon arriving authorities... Read More.

Seventh and Eighth Grade Volleyball

Friday, February 8 by Jc Tinsley

Seventh and Eighth Grade Volleyball The Seventh and Eighth Grade Lady Bullpups were on the volleyball courts against Mt. Carmel last (thur) night, with the seventh grade gals losing two, while the eighth graders won two matches, but dropped one.The Seventh graders lost 25-14 and... Read More.

Lady Bullpups; Seven and One On the Season

Friday, February 8 by Jc Tinsley

Lady Bullpups; 7 and 1 on the Season The Fifth/sixth Grade Lady Bullpups put another victory in the win column Thursday night as they defeated Fairfield 18 to 3.Caroline Simmons led the locals with seven points. Mia Evans and Addision Elliott added four points each.... Read More.

NCOE Falls to Crab Orchard

Friday, February 8 by Jc Tinsley

NCOE Falls to Crab Orchard The Norris City Omaha Enfield Fightin Cardinals fought a hard battle but fell to Crab Orchard 63 to 52 Thursday night in a game that had originally been set for tonight.Trace Simmons led the Cardinals with 14 points.The game was... Read More.

High Winds Cause Local Damage

Friday, February 8 by Jc Tinsley

High Winds Cause Local Damage The National Weather Service has indicated reports of damage to buildings around the area were likely caused by high wind shears and not a tornado.High winds moved across the Tri-state Thursday morning and while there have been numerous reports of... Read More.

Weather Blamed for Interstate Crash

Friday, February 8 by Jc Tinsley

Weather Blamed for Interstate Traffic Snarl There were no injuries, but there was an awful lot of aggravation as an overturned semi on Interstate 64 completely shutting down westbound traffic for several hours.According to the Illinois State Police traffic report, Ronald Cipriano, 57 of Miami... Read More.