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Governor Issues Statement on Urgency of Standing Up for Reproductive Rights
In Illinois, we trust women. Despite the action of the Supreme Court today overturning Roe v. Wade, the right to safe, accessible reproductive health care is in full force in Illinois – and will remain so. [Read more...]
In February of this year, the Carmi-White County school board voted to hire Jarrod Newell as the new superintendent of the district after the retirement of Superintendent Brad Lee. Newell was hired pending certification. More than 20 individuals applied for the job, and the district spent $7000 to pay a company to conduct the search. There were already-certified people who also applied for the job. [Read more...]
Wednesday night’s NCOE district school board spent a good portion of their meeting time on two issues: increasing school safety, and how to accommodate all the students at the NCOE Elementary School. With the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Tex., the district is re-examining its safety plans, and the two unusually large classes at the elementary school puts pressure on the administration to find a solution. [Read more...]
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding the public that along with summer, Mosquito Season is now underway in Illinois and that positive batches of West Nile Virus have been reported in seven counties around the state. The reminder comes as public health officials around the country are highlighting the importance of taking protective action to “Fight the Bite” during National Mosquito Control Awareness Week. [Read more...]
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced today that Future Farmers of America (FFA) dues for every student taking agriculture education classes across the state will be covered starting this fall. The $550,000 appropriation is spearheaded by State Senator Doris Turner. FFA is a national organization for young adults interested in leadership and agriculture. It has been a priority of the Pritzker administration to make farming and agriculture more accessible, and these dollars help to diversify the make-up of the FFA organization. [Read more...]
Winners in the reading contest for summer reading, left to right: Jordyn Schumate and Jacob Allen.b
Submitted by Nicole Inboden
The library held the final summer reading program of 2022. The top reading prize winners were Jacob Allen and Jordyn Shumate. The grand prize winner was Ezra Price.
Rend Lake Ranger Breanna was the presenter of the program about frogs. She showed several pictures of different frogs and played the sounds they make for the kids to hear. Breanna brought two live tree frogs for the kids to hold. Twenty-eight children attended the program.
It's free! It's fun! And it's "This is For You, 2022."
See people you haven’t seen in a while and meet people you’ve never met before. There will be lots of prizes given away, a prayer tent, a bouncy house, train rides, face painting, haircuts, and snow cones. 5th Street Market will be grilling hotdogs and Little Giant will be providing chips and drinks. Many businesses in the community have contributed to this free event.
On June 17, WC Sheriff’s Deputy Capeheart was dispatched to a hit and run accident between Crossville and Carmi involving a 1999 black Mercury that hit a vehicle at the old rest stop approximately three miles north of Carmi. The caller said that the vehicle, driven by a female, had pulled in to the old rest stop and was doing several “doughnuts” and driving erratically. She then backed into a Campbell company truck. [Read more...]