OLNEY - The Board of Trustees of Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 approved the Environmental Scan for IECC for fiscal year 2010, at the regular meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Olney Central College.

Kids and adults alike will have the opportunity to help celebrate "The Light of Christmas" - the theme for the annual Christmas Parade, coming to Mt. Carmel Saturday, Dec. 5.

GRAYVILLE, Ill. - Joe Bisch was named Mayor of Grayville Tuesday in a special meeting of the city council, replacing Henry S. Kijonka, who resigned effective Tuesday morning.

The Illinois Department of Transportation recently reviewed a request for a possible new children's crosswalk at 9th and Poplar streets, and told the City of Mt. Carmel creating the crossing "would be more of a hazard than what we presently have," according to City Administrative Assistant Rudy Witsman.

A South Elementary School teacher may face disciplinary action in a reported classroom incident, and District 348 school officials are now conducting an internal investigation, District 348 Superintendent Tim Buss said Monday.

CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates.

Alvin Addison, 44, of Mt. Carmel was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in the Illinois Department of Corrections by Resident Circuit Judge Stephen G. Sawyer after pleading guilty to three felony drug-related counts.

The Wabash County Health Department will be holding a H1N1 Immunization Clinic this Saturday, Nov. 14 from 8:30 a.m. -noon at the Health Department located at 130 West Seventh Street in Mt. Carmel.

“The doors of Wabash Post 423 are open, and will stay open with the continued support of our community," said Adjutant Jim Warren.

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PRINCETON, Ind. — A squirrel's electrocution shorted out Duke Energy's Princeton power substation, triggering an outage affecting about 4,900 customers for about 90 minutes Wednesday.

Neighbors in two blocks of Chestnut Street - from 11th to 13th - in Mt. Carmel agreed to all fly their flags as a salute to all veterans this Veterans Day.

Henry Kijonka’s resignation recognized by city council

NewWave Communications is seeking to include an area that encompasses Mt. Carmel and Carmi as well as New Harmony, Ind., to improve and expand broadband coverage through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's (ARRA) broadband program.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A U.S. Army hospital spokesman says the man suspected in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is conscious and able to talk.

(Editor's Note: The University of Illinois Extension Service provided this interesting report concerning the lady beetles currently flying on their migration through the area. Ron Waldrop is interim county Extension director for Edwards and Wabash counties.)

Registration for the 30th annual Operation Share Thanksgiving Food Distribution will be held Nov. 9-10 and Nov. 12 at Wabash Area Development, Inc.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - St. Mary's LifeFlight will conduct a mock crash drill in Mt. Carmel on Saturday, Nov. 14. The simulated exercise is completed at least once a year by the LifeFlight crew in an effort to expose the Tri-State region to a crashed aircraft.

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Soldiers who witnessed the shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" - an Arabic phrase for "God is great!" - before opening fire, the base commander said Friday.

A special encore presentation of the Mt. Carmel Summer Variety Show, "Journey through Broadway," will be performed to honor a woman whose life was the arts, Mrs. Beverly Carter Keneipp, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, in the Brubeck Arts Center Theatre.

Dan Gher was elected as the new commander of Wabash Post 423 of the American Legion Monday night in a special election.

The Mt. Carmel High School Music Boosters announce the 2009 Fall Follies will be this Sunday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m.

Someone stole an XBox 360 system and two games from a Chestnut Street home, authorities learned Monday.

The Wabash County Health Department currently has H1N1 nasal mist vaccine available for all healthy people ages 2-49 years.