Mount Carmel FFA members earn state degrees
Mount Carmel FFA members Greg Stolz and Liberti Noble earned Illinois State FFA Degrees at the Illinois State FFA Convention in Springfield. They met SAE requirements, with Noble working at Taco Tierra and Stolz farming for Steven's Farm in Allendale. Both are praised as role models for younger students.
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Mount Carmel
Greg Stolz
Liberti Noble
Springfield
Taco Tierra
Greg
Ments
Steven
Allendale
FFA
Traffic Fatality Awareness Day highlighted in Illinois
Gov. Bruce Rauner proclaimed August 17 as Traffic Fatality Awareness Day to curb rising road deaths in Illinois. Illinois Departments of Transportation, Public Health, and other partners promoted awareness campaigns and safety initiatives, including crash displays and dynamic message signs, with a goal of moving toward zero deaths.
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Springfield
Illinois
Bruce Rauner
Illinois Department of Transportation and Partners
Illinois State Police
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois Secretary of State
Illinois Transportation
Randy Blankenhorn
ISP
Leo P. Schmitz
IDOT
Don Kauerauf
Illinois payrolls rise for sixth straight month in July
Illinois unemployment drops to 4.2 percent as nonfarm payrolls rise by 3,700 over the month. May–July gains average 9,500 monthly, with manufacturing, leisure and hospitality leading. Government payrolls fall 1,700, while year over year, manufacturing and leisure payrolls rise, and IT and mining lag. IllinoisJobLink reports 55,888 resumes and 204,916 jobs available.
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Chicago
Illinois Department of Employment Security
IDES
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Jeff Mays
Illinois
Illinois Department of Commerce
Sean McCarthy
IllinoisJoblink.com
IJL
Papadopoulos faces prison time over FBI lies in Russia probe
Prosecutors say former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos lied repeatedly in a January 2017 FBI interview, undermining investigators and hindering questioning of Professor Joseph Mifsud who told him Russians had dirt on Hillary Clinton. They argue the lies damaged the probe and delayed detention of Mifsud while he remained in the United States.
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Washington
Trump
FBI
Russia
Robert Mueller
George Papadopoulos
Donald Trump
Papadopoulos
Hillary Clinton
Special Counsel
Joseph Mifsud
U.S
United States
Mueller
School plans home visitor program with pending state funds
Bleyer stated funding from the Front Page program lacks a formal commitment from the state comptroller. The school system will advertising for home visitor roles with no set start date. In July he hoped state grant money would arrive in time for the upcoming school year.
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State Comptroller’s Office
Bleyer
Mount Carmel Arrests Report for August Incidents
Mount Carmel Police arrested four individuals from August 11 to August 16. Dakota Wheeler, 25, faced a Wabash County warrant for aggravated battery and was held on a 4000 dollar cash bond. Jessica R. Moreno, 26, was arrested for driving while license suspended and operating an uninsured vehicle, held on 200 dollar cash bond. Clayton A. Bright, 21, faced aggravated battery to a peace officer and possession charges after a traffic stop, held pending bond. Jarrod R. Fiscus, 27, was arrested after a K-9 search tied him to methamphetamine items, held pending a bond setting.
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Mount Carmel
Dakota Wheeler
Wabash County
Wheeler
Fourth
Market Streets
Wabash
Jessica R. Moreno
East Seventh Street
Moreno
Clayton A. Bright
Bright
Division Streets
Jarrod R. Fiscus
Sumner
Eighth and
Mulberry Streets
Bogard
Fiscus
District 109 Candidate Forum at Frontier Community College
Illinois District 109 forum on September 24 at FCC Fairfield brings Republican Darren Bailey and Democrat Cynthia Givens. Co sponsored by Wayne County Farm Bureau and FCC Student Senate, the event runs 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Workforce Development Center. Questions must be submitted in advance by September 1 to the FCC Student Senate.
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Fairfield
Illinois
Frontier Community College
FCC
Wayne County Farm Bureau
Darren Bailey
Cynthia Givens
David Reis
Bailey
Givens
District 109
Fee Studentsenate
Iecc.edu
Clay
Edwards
Jasper
Richland
Wabash
Wayne
White
Lawrence
Effingham
Julie Bryant
Bryants
Doug Anderson
Danderson
Waynecfb
Chowder event offers wide food line and sports
Organizers expect long lines for bulk chowder at the Sept. 1 event. Besides chowder burgers fish sandwiches corn dogs pie cake jellies baked goods and crafts will be available plus special desserts. Activities include volleyball washers horseshoes and a softball tournament with early chowder sellout noted by Oliver.
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Oliver
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