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Carmi Police and White County Sheriffs Reports for Friday, June 18, 2021

Friday, June 18 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Police made a warrant arrest early this morning. 20 year old Dezra Oguinn of Fifth Street faced a charge of Disorderly Conduct in January of this year. She posted bond and was released and then never showed up for court according to online...

State Unemployment Holds Flat for May; County by County Numbers Due Next Week

Friday, June 18 by Jc Tinsley

We’ll get a better look at unemployment numbers on a county by county basis next Thursday, but statewide information released Thursday afternoon shows the rate for Illinois remains unchaged for May at 7.1%. Non farm payrolls were down almost 8,000 for the month based...

55 Charges Filed in Wabash County Poaching Case

Friday, June 18 by Jc Tinsley

IDNR Conservation Police working with the Wabash County State’s Attorney’s office say they’ve leveraged a litany of felony and misdemeanor charges against three juveniles as well as 46 year old Richard Stringfellow following a search warrant execution. State’s Attorney Kelli Storckman says the charges...

State Hands Out $3.3 Million in Grants to Fire Departments; White County Not Included

Friday, June 18 by Jc Tinsley

A total of $3.3 million dollars was awarded to nearly 150 fire departments/districts and EMS providers across Illinois yesterday. White County received none of it. The office of the State Fire Marshal says they received just under 450 applications requesting about $10.5 million during...

White County Still Reporting 18 in Recovery from Coronavirus Despite not having a New Case this Month

Thursday, June 17 by Jc Tinsley

White County hasn’t reported a positive case of CoViD-19 since May 31st. Today is June 17th and yet statistics still show the county has 18 individuals in the recovery phase for the virus. Since the first case showed up in White County, a toddler...

Sell Says She Won’t Run for Re-Election; Endorses Heil for County Clerk

Wednesday, June 16 by Jc Tinsley

County Clerk Beth Sell says she won’t run for re-election. With that, she is endorsing one of her own in the office for the job. Sell has worked in the County Clerk’s office in some capacity for two dozen years. In 2018 when she came...

Sheriff Updates County Board on Employment Situation in Department and at Jail

Wednesday, June 16 by Jc Tinsley

White County Sheriff Randy Graves took some time to update the county board earlier this week on employment status within his department. Dating back to March of 2020, the department was staffed with 6 deputies plus the Sheriff, Doug Maier at the time. Fast...

White County Sheriff’s Department Unleashes Flurry of Reports from Recent Days

Wednesday, June 16 by Jc Tinsley

The White County Sheriff’s Department says the public has identified the young people involved in the recent burglary at The Wonder Market in Norris City. A release from Sheriff Randy Graves says Deputy Jordan Weiss played an important role in helping to identify the...

White County Board Meeting Recap from June 14, 2021

Tuesday, June 15 by Jc Tinsley

The White County Board is looking to buy real estate. During the Monday morning meeting, the county board agreed to offer $50,000 for the now defunct Carmi Times building.In addition to purchasing it as a “just in case”, board members say they prefer to...

White County Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace Exceeds Goal on Bunks Across America Day

Monday, June 14 by Jc Tinsley

Around five dozen volunteers braved what turned into a sultry Saturday to help build their part in Sleep in Heavenly Peace’s nationwide goal of 7,500 beds. It was hot, but the reason for their work kept smiles on everyone’s faces. Kyle Fenton organized the...