Heath Rush was appointed as school board member to fill the vacated seat of Scott Riggs last Thursday night at the July school board meeting after the board came out of closed session at 7:06 p.m. The board also hired Brad Wehlermann from Missouri as … [Read More...]
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NCOE board fills empty seat, hires new H.S. Principal
Heath Rush was appointed as school board member to fill the vacated seat of Scott Riggs last Thursday night at the July school board meeting after the board came out of closed session at 7:06 p.m. The board also hired Brad … [Read More...]
Book Report July 17, 2019
The White County Historical Society is seeking pictures 15 years old or older to add to their White County Photo book. Bring your photos into the library Tuesday, July 16 from 1 to 4 p.m., or Friday, July 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. … [Read More...]
Cory Musgrave announces run for State Rep. of 109th District
Citing his commitment to the sanctity of human life, the 2nd Amendment and his opposition to tax increases, Cory Musgrave is this week officially announcing his intention to run for State Representative in the 109th … [Read More...]
Spicer’s Supporters ask the board to consider re-hiring
Around twenty supporters of former county Animal Control officer Wayne Spicer were in the audience at the July meeting of the White County board, where all board members except Chairman Don Puckett were in attendance. Board member … [Read More...]
Illinois’ New Minimum Wage Law by Nancy J. Winter, CPA
Early in 2019, Illinois congressional leaders passed, and the Governor signed, a bill to increase the minimum wage for Illinois workers. This is for all of Illinois, but some places, like Chicago, have chosen to have a higher … [Read More...]
Obituaries
Mary McDonald, Omaha
Mary K. McDonald, age 63, passed from this life at her home in Omaha, Ill. on July 13, 2019. Mary was born in Eldorado, Ill. … [Read More...]
Earl McKenzie, Norris City
Earl Dean McKenzie, 83, of Norris City passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at his residence. He was born on August 22, … [Read More...]
Dorothy McMahon, Broughton
Dorothy Fern McMahon, 94, of Broughton, passed away at 10:57 a.m., Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at her residence. She was born in … [Read More...]
Nathan Baldwin, Norris City
Nathan D. Baldwin, 41, of Norris City passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, IL. He was born … [Read More...]
Keith Bryant, Norris City
Keith Bryant, 75, of Norris City, passed away at 10:25 p.m., Thursday, June 13, 2019 at his residence. He was born … [Read More...]
Scott Dale, Bloomington, Ill.
Scott Alan Dale, 49, of Bloomington, Ill., passed away at 7:29 a.m., Friday, June 7, 2019. He was born in Carmi, Ill. on … [Read More...]
Johnny Adkins, Norris City
Johnny F. Adkins, 73, of Norris City passed away at 4:30 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2019 at Shawnee Christian Village in Herrin, … [Read More...]
Rodney Hulett, Olney
On Thursday, May 23, 2019, at 3:51 a.m., Rodney Wright Hulett passed away, surrounded by family. Rodney was born on August … [Read More...]
Ricky Musgraves, Norris City
Ricky D. Musgraves, 48, of Norris City passed away at 10:20 p.m., Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in … [Read More...]
In Other News
Carmi Kiwanis hear about the seven types of hackers
The Carmi Kiwanians got a lesson in cyber security at their weekly meeting on Thursday, July 17, at the Farm Bureau Building. Brent Suits, solutions engineer with Automated Office Solutions out of Evansville, Ind., was the guest speaker. Suits has … [Read More...]
DAR honors Vietnam Vets at Harrisburg
Vietnam War Commemorative Celebration On Saturday 29, 2019 the Michael Hillegas Chapter / NSDAR and Harrisburg District Library Co-sponsored a 50th Vietnam Era Celebration to honor Veterans who were in service from 1955-1975 for their sacrifice … [Read More...]
Carmi Township: Trustees vote to move forward with landscaping at Township office
After examining an amended proposal for landscaping work at the Carmi Township office location, the township board on Tuesday evening voted to move ahead with the proposal after adjusting it for the amount of work the trustees had committed to doing … [Read More...]
Re-hire Wayne Spicer!…By Chris Bowles
Letter to the editor I know little about Wayne aside from his work with the white county animal control office, but that’s exactly the point. His work with them, even from the statements made by board members Ron McNaulty and Don Pucket, has been … [Read More...]
George Orwell would be proud…By Rich Gurka
By now, most of you have probably heard that the Chinese government and Google have teamed up to develop a “social credit system” for the individual Chinese citizen. This Social Credit System is expected to be fully operational by 2020. If you do or … [Read More...]
NCOE board fills empty seat, hires new H.S. Principal
Heath Rush was appointed as school board member to fill the vacated seat of Scott Riggs last Thursday night at the July school board meeting after the board came out of closed session at 7:06 p.m. The board also hired Brad Wehlermann from Missouri as … [Read More...]
Book Report July 17, 2019
The White County Historical Society is seeking pictures 15 years old or older to add to their White County Photo book. Bring your photos into the library Tuesday, July 16 from 1 to 4 p.m., or Friday, July 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. Historical Society … [Read More...]
