Kara M. Braun, 24 of Ridgway, was arrested in Carmi on Sunday, August 9, for driving under the influence of alcohol after a traffic stop for using a cell phone without a hands free device. [Read more...]
Rich Gurka – The Gurka Banter
1. It has been being reported that on occasion, people are drinking hand sanitizer, getting sick and some even dying. Perhaps I am not very “sensitive,” but anyone stupid enough to drink hand sanitizer has got it coming.
This is simply another fine example of Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection. [Read more...]
Press Conference in Effingham Today: Cop Killers Should Not Be Paroled
Effingham State’s Attorney Bryan Kibler, Representative Darren Bailey (109th District), Representative Blaine Wilhour (107th District), and the family of Illinois State Police Officer Layton Davis will hold a press conference Monday to speak against parole and clemency for convicted killers James E. Taylor and Aaron Hyche. Press conference time and location ib August 10, 2020 at 1 p.m. at the Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum, 100 E Jefferson Ave., Effingham, IL. [Read more...]
Saline County Among 13 Illinois Counties at Warning Level for Coronavirus Disease
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 13 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county enters a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators that measure the amount of COVID-19 increase. [Read more...]
SIC Awarded $62,905 in Career and Technical Education (CTE) Improvement Grants From Illinois Community College Board
Instructor Ralph Boots walks students through the process of inspection and disassembly of a two-cycle engine during an SIC PowerSports class. Other CTE programs offered at SIC are Diesel Technology, Welding, Information Technology, and the new Outdoor Wildlife Management program. Photo provided.
HARRISBURG, Ill. (Aug. 6, 2020) – Southeastern Illinois College has been awarded $62,905 in grant funding to support its continued improvement and innovation of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programming. [Read more...]
