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Internal Audit Committee, Bids for New Auditor on Carmi Township Agenda Tuesday

September 4, 2026 by Kathy Sands

REGULAR MONTHLY TOWNSHIP MEETING - AGENDA

 Location: Board Room, Carmi Township Hall

304 S. Church Street, Carmi, IL 62821 Time: 6:00p.m.

 

  1. Call to order
    1. Pledge of Allegiance
    2. Roll Call
    3. Approval of Meeting Minutes of Regular Meeting on August 11, 2026.
    4. Approval of Township and Road Bills

[Read more...]

Filed Under: Carmi News, News

New Vocational Offerings for CWC Students With a View to Future Expansion

August 21, 2026 by Kathy Sands

High School Principal Bart King gave a report on Monday at the CWC school board meeting on the current status of the vocational and dual credit programs offered through the SIC partnership program. The district is continuing the pathway endorsements which puts a seal on students' transcripts which is purported to carry more weight with colleges. The endorsements were begun last year on the following programs:

      • Industrial Maintenance
      • Industrial Arts
      • CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant)

The District is also seeking to add additional pathways, specifically: [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carmi News, News

Carmi Township Meets Tuesday, Bid Opening, Transfer of Parcel Ownership on Agenda

August 7, 2026 by Kathy Sands

August 11, 2026

REGULAR MONTHLY TOWNSHIP MEETING - AGENDA

Location: Board Room, Carmi Township Hall 304 S. Church Street, Carmi, IL 62821

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Call to order

  1. Pledge of Allegiance
  2. Roll Call
  3. Approval of Meeting Minutes of Regular Meeting on July 14, 2026.
  4. Approval of Township and Road Bills

[Read more...]

Filed Under: Carmi News, News

Grants, Farm to Table, Open Meetings Act on City Council Agenda Tuesday

July 31, 2026 by Kathy Sands

AGENDA

City of Carmi, Illinois

City Council Meeting

City Council Chambers, 225 East Main Street

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

5:15 p.m. Public Hearing Community Development Block Grant

5:30 p.m. Council Meeting

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

Roll Call.

Approve July 21, 2026, Council Meeting Minutes. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carmi News

City of Carmi: PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

July 31, 2026 by Kathy Sands

The City of Carmi will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 5:15 P.M. in the Carmi City Hall to provide interested parties an opportunity to express their views on the proposed federally funded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project. Persons with disabilities or non-English speaking persons who wish to attend the public hearing, and need assistance should contact City Hall, 225 E. Main St., Carmi, Illinois, 62821 (618) 384-2001 no later than Thursday July 30, 2026. Every effort will be made to make reasonable accommodations for these persons. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carmi News

Bids for Road Work to be Let, Health Insurance Discussion Tabled at Carmi Township Board Meeting

July 15, 2026 by Kathy Sands

A slimmed down Carmi Township board met last night to conduct the Township’s business. Supervisor Pam Deig was absent, as was trustee Tim Scates. Casey Coale attended by phone as he was unable to attend in person. Attorney Greg Stewart conducted the meeting with administrative assistant Amy Wilson’s help.

The report on General Assistance, given by Wilson, showed  there were six sign-ins with Emergency Assistance approval for $375.00 for utilities, and $920.00 for shelter, for a total of $1,295.00. For General Assistance, the fund disbursed $683.65 for utilities, $456.00 for shelter snd $684.35 for personal essentials, for a total of $1,824.00. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carmi News, News

City’s FOIA Response to Citizen Invites More Questions

July 13, 2026 by Kathy Sands

It’s all over social media. Landon (Rudy) Rudolph of Carmi, alleges that, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request sent to the Carmi mayor’s office, he received a personal visit at his place of business last week on Monday by an agent of Carmi city government. Rudolph says City Supervisor Brad Atteberry went to Mr. Rudolph’s place of business and requested that Rudolph come with him to the mayor’s office to discuss the FOIA request. (Other strange events have also occurred over the weekend as the Facebook posts of Rudolph and Cody Fulkerson discussing Carmi government actions have disappeared from the Carmi Chitchat page and they are now barred from commenting there. Rudolph has since started a new page at Carmi Commons.)

[Read more...]

Filed Under: Carmi News, Front Page

Senior Center Action Against Local CPA Dismissed by Parties’ Agreement

July 10, 2026 by Kathy Sands

The lawsuit filed in August 2025 by the White County Senior Citizens Center against CPA Lucinda Conley has been dismissed. See original report here. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carmi News, News

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