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Carmi City Council Meets Tuesday; Payments on Projects, First Lashly&Baer Bill on Agenda

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AGENDA

City of Carmi, Illinois City Council Meeting

City Council Chambers, 225 East Main Street October 20, 2026, 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting

Call to order by Acting Mayor Hays, Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll Call.

Approve October 6, 2026, Council Meeting Minutes

Approve October 13, 2026, Special Council Meeting Minutes

Approve September 2026 Financial Reports for the City of Carmi and Light & Water Departments.

Approve and authorize October 2026 vendor invoices for the City of Carmi and Light & Water Departments. [Read more...]

Carmi Township Delays Election of Internal Auditors

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The election of internal auditors for the Carmi Township was tabled at the monthly meeting Tuesday night. Supervisor Pam Deig was absent and assistant Amy Wilson said she would have plenty of time to get the audit results to the comptroller since the report is not due until November 26. The board meets later in the month on November 17. All the trustees were in attendance.

Road Commissioner Chris McEwing reported that the blacktop work on the east side of Port-ca Lake was completed; and the west side is underway. The highway department is considering a new Emco plow for a three-quarter-ton truck because the current plow is nine years old and designed for a quarter-ton truck. Tree removal on 875 was reduced after the planned work was canceled.

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Hays is Mayor Pro Tem Until Council Meets to Appoint Interim Mayor Next Week

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The Carmi City council last night elected Doug Hays as Mayor Pro Tem, who then announced the cancellation of the special meeting that had been called for Wednesday, October 7 at 2:00 p.m. It was replaced with a new special meeting on Tuesday, October 13 at 9:00 a.m. in the same room and open to the public.  The interim mayor will be chosen at that October 13 meeting. He will serve the remainder of the mayoral term until the April 2027 election. Anyone wishing to run for the position may pick up a packet when packets become available and will appear on that ballot. [Read more...]

UPDATE: Radio Station Reports Carmi Mayor’s Resignation This Morning, Special Meeting Now Set for Tuesday Morning

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UPDATE: This afternoon's meeting has been canceled and rescheduled for Tuesday, October 13 at 9:00 a.m. at Carmi City Hall.
Radio station WRUL reported this morning that Carmi Mayor Bill Stendeback had submitted his resignation as of this morning. However, Clerk Cynthia Atterberry maintains that no press release was prepared. A request for the mayor's resignation letter remains unanswered as of now. 
This afternoon, an agenda for a special City Council meeting was posted at the City of Carmi's website.

AGENDA

City Council Meeting

Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 2:00 p.m.

                                                                       Special Meeting

 

City Council Chambers, 225 East Main Street

Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 2:00 p.m.

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Carmi Kiwanis Corn Days 2026 Coming This Weekend!

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Carmi Kiwanis Corn Days 2026 week has arrived once again! With that comes some Road Closures and traffic detour patterns to allow for safe travels for through traffic and pedestrians.

  • Church St. between Main and the alley south of Robinson St and Robinson between First Mid Bank entrance and Walnut will be blocked beginning around 5:00 pm on Wednesday 10-07-26 to allow for the setup of rides.
  • Main Cross between Main and Robinson will be blocked on Thursday for the Farm to Table event.
  • Walnut St. between Main and Cherry St. will be partially blocked beginning Thursday night 10-08-25 to allow for the setup of the Main Stage on Friday morning.

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CWC Homecoming Parade Route Announced

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The Carmi White County High School Maroon Platoon and Student Council will be presenting the 2026-27 Homecoming parade on Friday October 2, 2026 beginning at approximately 1:00 pm. The parade will begin along 9th St at the rear of the Junior Senior High School. The parade will continue down 9th to the alley past Carquest and turn west toward 10th St. The parade will then turn south onto 10th and continue around Lincoln Attendance Center to Fair St.

It will turn north onto Fair and continue down 11th St. to Oak. At Oak it will turn east and continue down Oak to 3rd St. and turn north onto 3rd St with an immediate turn onto Cherry St. It will continue down Cherry St to Walnut St where it will turn South onto Walnut, at First Bank, and proceed towards Main St. It will turn west on Main and continue past Washington Attendance Center to Plum where it will turn south onto Plum and continue past Carmi Manor to Schieber Dr. [Read more...]

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