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Fatal Crash in Saline County

Friday, September 14 by Jc Tinsley

Fatal Crash Reported in Saline CountyIllinois State Police responded to a single vehicle crash in Saline County Thursday night that left a Stonefort, Ill resident dead.According to the preliminary investigation, Brandi K. Bennett, 46 of Stonefort was driving a Ford Ranger pickup southbound on...

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...

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...

White County Crop Results

Thursday, August 30 by Jc Tinsley

An extended hot and dry spell during the months of July and August seem to have damaged the yield potential for the 2018 corn crop, according to the participants of this year’s White County Crop Tour. The crop tour, in its 22nd year, was...

Rural White County Crash Tuesday Injures One

Wednesday, August 29 by Jc Tinsley

A Harrisburg man is in the hospital this morning following a rural White County accident Tuesday afternoon. Illinois State Police say 59 year old Robert Sisky of Harrisburg was northbound on Highway 45 when, according to the preliminary report, he made an improper lane...

White County Crop Tour coming Wednesday

Tuesday, August 28 by Jc Tinsley

The 22nd annual White County Crop Tour will be held this Wednesday. Teams will be departing from the Farm Bureau at 7:30am and will be assigned to one of 10 townships throughout the county. Data from at least 8 fields in each township will...

White County Ambulance Service Interview with Adam Allen

Tuesday, August 28 by Jc Tinsley

Many would say the White County Ambulance Service is Coding. Educating yourself on how the service got to this point, who’s to blame, alternative funding options and more are all being discussed around dinner tables, community gatherings and rampant among social media. In the...

White County Unemployment Among Lowest in Region at 4 Percent

Friday, August 24 by Jc Tinsley

The unemployment rate continues to fall according to the latest report from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Director Jeff Mays says the unemployment rate is down to near record lows across the state. Looking closer at southern Illinois, area employers advertised for about...

White County Ambulance Service Interview Preview

Friday, August 24 by Jc Tinsley

News of the White County Ambulance’s downgrade swept across social media yesterday and discussions regarding the proposed public safety tax have gotten heated as we inch closer to Election Day. White County Ambulance Service Director Adam Allen and I visited Thursday afternoon for a...

White County Ambulance Service ReDesignated to Basic

Thursday, August 23 by Jc Tinsley

White County Ambulance Director Adam Allen reports that effective as of Midnight, the service has been downgraded from Advanced Life Support to Basic Life Support. He says it’s due to low staffing.The Ambulance Service last saw a change in designation back in February of...