CARMI – Illinois State Police District 19 in Carmi has released results from a Nighttime Enforcement Patrol conducted in Hamilton and White counties during April. This NITE patrol allowed the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to impaired driving and occupant restraint violations, especially between the hours of 9
BENTON – The Benton City Council will hold a special City Council meeting dealing with the proposed Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget Monday night at 6 at City Hall. The public is invited to attend.
CARMI – Ferrell Hospital Carmi Family Medicine will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new facility on Monday at 1 p.m. It will be located at 1338 Highway 1 in Carmi. Please wear a mask and practice social distancing during the event.
CARMI – A Grayville man was sentenced Wednesday in White County Court to the Illinois Department of Corrections for forgery and criminal damage to government property. White County State’s Attorney Denton Aud says 36-year-old Nicholas Lofton will spend four years and 10 months in IDOC and serve one year of mandatory supervised release following his
CARRIER MILLS – The first electronic recycling event of year in Carrier Mills will take place tomorrow at the Municipal Building parking lot on North Mill Street. The event will run from 9 a.m. until noon or until the truck is full. If you plan to participate, you will need to follow social distancing guidelines
CARBONDALE – Carbondale Police are investigating a report of shots fired in the 500 and 600 blocks of South Oakland Avenue Wednesday night. Officers from the SIU Police Department located a vehicle abandoned in a parking lot near the intersection of Douglas Drive and Lincoln which had been struck by gunfire. A black male wearing
MARION – Jeff Diederich’s campaign for Williamson County Sheriff received a big boost Thursday as Congressman Mike Bost formally endorsed his campaign. Bost stated in his letter of endorsement, “Jeff is a man of integrity with strong work ethic and motivation, which have helped him develop and operate businesses with progressively successful results and a
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported 3,581 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, including 40 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,292,515 cases, including 21,609 deaths, in Illinois. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from April 8-14 is 4.2%. The preliminary
BENTON – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding the whereabouts of a Royalton man identified as a suspect in an aggravated domestic battery that happened Monday evening in Royalton. Sheriff David Bartoni says if you know where 37-year-old Jacob R. Minton can be found, call the sheriff’s office at 438-4841.
HARRISBURG – A Rosiclare woman was seriously injured in a one-car crash Tuesday morning in Saline County. According to Illinois State Police, 51-year-old Kimberly R. Hopkins was driving south on Illinois 34 just southeast of County Road 150 when she drove across the center line through the northbound lane, leaving the roadway to the left
