By Village Clerk Deborah Stone and Kathy Sands, Editor After considering several interested parties who had completed questionnaires, the Enfield Village Board on Tuesday night voted to fill recently deceased Mary Dormer's seat with the … [Read More...]
Feature Story

2019 Tax Bills Going Out on Friday
Press Release from the office of Pamela Armstrong, White County Treasurer The 2019 tax bills payable 2020 (2021) are being mailed Friday, February 19, 2021 and Monday, February 22, 2021 for the larger envelopes. Those who have … [Read More...]
Norris City Under Water Boil Order Until Further Notice
As of today, February 18, Mayor Roy Kissel announced that due to a chlorine injector issue, the entire Village of Norris City should boil their water until further notice. … [Read More...]

State of Illinois Launches Additional Mass Vaccination Sites, One in Carbondale
State Deploys Additional Mobile Vaccination Teams to Provide Vaccine Access to Rural and Underserved Communities in Central and Southern Illinois Building on a robust infrastructure to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to all … [Read More...]

Weather Causing Federal Vaccine Delivery Delays
Illinois proactively orders vaccine in an effort to reduce delay The federal government has notified all states of COVID-19 vaccine delivery delays across the entire country due to adverse weather and road conditions. To help … [Read More...]

Carmi Man Arrested for Physically Threatening Mother and Self
Carmi Police responded to 127 Fair Street on Friday evening in response to a report of a male displaying knives and threatening to cut people up as well as himself. Upon arrival, police determined the suspect was Charles Ray Kerns … [Read More...]
Obituaries

Larry Anderson, Norris City
Larry Anderson, 78, of Norris City passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. … [Read More...]

Kenneth P. Burch, formerly of Norris City
Kenneth P. Burch, age 89, of Herscher, Ill., passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2020 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. … [Read More...]
Derek Henson, Norris City
Derek Henson, 56, of Norris City passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020 at his residence. He was born November 8, 1964 in … [Read More...]
In Other News

WC Soil and Water Conservation District Postpones Annual Dinner and Election
The White County Soil and Water Conservation District staff and Directors have decided that due to the forecast of extreme weather and snow accumulation possible on February 18 and prior, the Landowner Appreciation lunch and Director Election will be … [Read More...]

White County 4-H Support Committee: No Pork Chop Dinner This Year, But You Can Order Pork Loins
Marriage Licenses
By Kathy Sands
February 2021 Noah Drake Chapman, Carmi and Madison Hope Williams, Carmi January 2021 Zackery Alan Head, Petersburg, Ind. and Brieanna Pearl Rosemarie Smith, Petersburg, Ind. Patrick Alan McKenzie, Norris City and Macey Lynn Gunter, Norris … [Read More...]
I-24 Lane Closure at Metropolis Starts March 1
The Illinois Department of Transportation would like to alert motorists traveling on Interstate 24 near Metropolis that there will be a lane closure on the bridge that carries I-24 over the Ohio River. … [Read More...]
’76 Clovers Plan For Spring Events
By Cooper Fuqua The ’76 Clovers 4H Club held their meeting on February 25, 2021. There were 15 members, five visitors and two leaders present. The meeting was called to order at 3:32 p.m. by President Marlee Fuqua, and adjourned at 4:07 p.m. The … [Read More...]
Rep. Niemerg Joins Illinois Dept. on Aging to Promote Nominations for ‘Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame Awards’
Deadline for nominations is Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) announced that the Illinois Department on Aging (IDOA) is accepting nominations for the 2021 Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame Awards. Created by … [Read More...]
Newsy News by Rich Gurka
By Kathy Sands
1. The Biden administration seems to be in favor of letting transgender athletes who were born as boys but now claim that they are girls to compete in female sporting activities. That simply isn’t right. … [Read More...]

Enfield: Gena Cushman Appointed to Mary Dormer’s Board Seat
By Kathy Sands
By Village Clerk Deborah Stone and Kathy Sands, Editor After considering several interested parties who had completed questionnaires, the Enfield Village Board on Tuesday night voted to fill recently deceased Mary Dormer's seat with the … [Read More...]
Sen. Darren Bailey’s Senate Update for February 22
Pritzker Relies on Budget Gimmicks and Back Door Tax Hikes on Businesses to Fund FY22 Budget Last Wednesday, Gov. Pritzker presented his Fiscal Year 2022 budget blueprint in a pre-recorded speech delivered from a new vaccine clinic at the Illinois … [Read More...]

Rep. Niemerg Continues Satellite Office Hours This Week and Next for Edwards, Wabash, White Counties
By Kathy Sands
State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) announced that his next Satellite Office Hours will be for Edwards, Wabash and White Counties this week and next. … [Read More...]