10/16/2018-Mt. Carmel Police arrested 42 year old Kort J. Kays of Carmi after the vehicle he was a passenger in was stopped by Mt. Carmel Police. During the traffic stop K9 Roy of the Wabash County Sheriff's Office conducted a free air narcotics sniff to go around the vehicle. K9 Roy alerted on the vehicle and the vehicle was subsequently searched. Police located a glass pipe with suspected drug residue on the person of Kays. Kays was arrested and transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Kays was held pending the posting of bond.
18 Year Old Arrested For Unauthorized Use Of Debit Card
10/17/2018-Mt. Carmel Police arrested 18 year old Timothy D. Morrison of Mt. Carmel after officer's investigated an complaint concerning the illegal use of a person's debit card. The complainant noticed charges to her debit card that she didn't make. Police were able to pull video surveillance footage from the establishments and recognized Morrison in the video. Police located Morrison and placed him under arrest. Morrison is currently being held in the Wabash County Jail on a $500.00 cash bond. Morrison was charged with possession of another's debit card.
Wabash District #348 Is Hiring
The help wanted sign is out at Wabash District #348. Superintendent Dr. Chuck Bleyer says if you or someone you know are looking for a job, the school district is a good place to start…
Bleyer says the district has an especially critical need for substitutes...
More information on the available positions can be found on the district’s website at wabash348.com.
WGH Foundation Thanks Donors
A reception was held this evening as the Wabash General Hospital Foundation thanked its’ donors for their financial support. WGH CEO Jay Purvis talked with us about the Foundation’s importance…
WGH CEO Jay Purvis addresses a full house of WGH Foundation donors at tonight’s appreciation reception.
Hundreds Turn Out For Pancake Day
A big crowd turned out tonight for the 94th annual Mt. Carmel Kiwanis Pancake Day Dinner/Supper at the VFW. Hundreds of hungry diners chowed down on all the pancakes they could eat along with sausage, orange juice, milk, and coffee. Proceeds from tonight’s fundraiser go toward various Kiwanis local projects.
Kiwanian Ryan Masterson serves up a tasty pancake at tonight’s Pancake Day at the VFW.
Kiwanian Tim Raibley pours the perfect pancake at tonight’s Pancake Day at the VFW.
ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
The Mt. Carmel Elks Lodge #715 is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarships and the Elks National Foundation Legacy Awards. The ENF awards $2.44 million annually in MVS scholarships to 500 high school seniors nationwide. The first-and second-place awards are among the largest scholarships provided by any major fraternal or service organization. The awards are as follows: First Place: Two $50,000 scholarships ($12,500 per year); Second Place: Two $40,000 scholarships ($10,000 per year); Third Place: Two $30,000 scholarships ($7,500 per year); 14-$20,000 scholarships ($7,000 per year); and 480-$4,000 scholarships ($1,000 per year).
Most Valuable Student Scholars are outstanding students who are at or near the top of their classes, active in their schools and communities, and recognized as leaders by their peers. Any high school senior who is a U.S. citizen may apply for a Most Valuable Student Scholarship. Applications will be judged on: Scholarship, Leadership, Financial Need. Applications are available at enf.elks.org/mvs and must be submitted online and are not submitted to the local Elks Lodge. Application deadline is November 15, 2018. The selection of winners begins at the local Lodge level and continues through District, State, and National judging.
Established in 1998, the ENF Legacy Awards program offers 300 college scholarships worth $4,000 each to the children and grandchildren of Elks members. College-bound high school seniors who are the children or grandchildren of dues-paying Elks are welcome to apply. Applicants compete against other children and grandchildren from the state of their sponsoring Elks lodge. They are judged on the core values of the Elks National Foundation: Knowledge, Charity, Community Service, Integrity. Applications are available online and must be submitted online on or before February 1, 2019, at 11:59 a.m. Central Time. For more information about eligibility requirements and to obtain the online application, visit enf.elks.org/leg.
Questions may be addressed to the Mt. Carmel High School Guidance Counselor, to the Edwards County High School Counselor, or to Mt. Carmel Lodge #715 Scholarship Chairman Louise Acree at 618-262-5069 or 618-262-3991.
FROM BOTTLE CAPS TO BENCHES: SMALL WORLD RECYCLING TAKES SHAPE
Students at Wabash Valley College’s Small World Child Development Center can now rest on benches and a picnic table made from 100 percent recycled plastics.
WVC’s Early Childhood Education students initiated a recycling program in 2016 as part of a community-based project required in their Intro to Early Childhood Education class. The students – together with Small World – entered into the “ABC Promise Partnership” with Green Tree Plastics in Evansville, IN. Green Tree Plastics manufactures recycled plastic products using 100% recycled plastics, no hazardous chemicals, non-organic fillers, or non-organic color concentrates.
The ABC Program, or “a bench for caps,” is a cap-and-lid recycling program specifically designed by schoolchildren for schoolchildren. It is to be a tool in the hands of teachers to teach children about caring for the earth and “green” living. Through the ABC Program, Green Tree Plastics takes discarded plastics and turns them into new pieces of décor and furniture. The plastics are minced and ground through a process called “flow molding,” where the plastics are melted down and molded into benches or picnic tables.
As part of the ABC Program, Small World students collected plastic bottle caps in containers located in six (6) locations on the WVC campus. Since 2016, over 500 pounds of caps were collected from students, parents, and community members. On October 1, 500 pounds of caps were delivered to Green Tree Plastics, where Small World was rewarded for their hard work and dedication in the form of one 4’ gray bench, one 8’ red bench, and one 6’ gray toddler table. WVC’s Teachers of Youth Club provided the funds required for the manufacturing and processing of the benches and table.
WVC Small World Director Carla Cadwalader emphasized that children will continue this earth-conscious project to increase efforts to keep their community “green.” Plastic bottles and caps (stored separately) can be dropped off at the WVC Pool, Main Hall, or the Science Building.
Newton Woman Flown To Champaign Hospital Following Crash
ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: Personal Injury Crash
WHERE: Jasper County 1300N at West St in Wheeler, IL
WHEN: 10/17/2018 3:23 P.M.
VEHICLES: Unit #1 Gray, 2017, Chrysler
DRIVER: Unit #1-Dawn Meinhart, 35, of Newton, IL
TRANSPORTS: Dawn Meinhart-Carle Foundation Hospital, Champaign, IL Via Air Evac
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate, Unit 1 was eastbound on Jasper county road 1300N just west of West St in Wheeler. Unit 1 ran off the roadway to the south of CR1300N. Unit 1 continued to travel through private yards. Unit 1 struck a parked truck in a driveway and came to rest. The driver of Unit 1 was transported to Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign, IL for treatment of her injuries.
OPENING NIGHT FOR “MAMA WON’T FLY” OCTOBER 25 IN BRUBECK THEATRE
If you are ready to be entertained with an evening or afternoon of laughter, you won’t want to miss the upcoming production, “Mama Won’t Fly,” the fall community theatre play directed by Guest Director Dennis Black, and presented by Wabash Valley College and the Wabash Valley Arts Council! This hilarious comedy, by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten, will be presented with 7:30 p.m. shows on Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26, as well as a 1:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday, October 28 in the Brubeck Arts Center Theatre.
This hilarious comedy is filled with “unique characters” and lots of laughs delivered with fine comic timing by the talented cast. Savannah Sprunt Fairchild has to get her feisty mother from Alabama to California for her brother’s wedding. But there’s one problem – Mama, Norleen Sprunt, won’t fly! As Savannah prepares herself for this hastily conceived road trip, another complication arises when the over-eager bride-to-be, Hayley Quinn, arrives unannounced to make it to the ceremony with Savannah and Norleen in Mama’s old Buick. But can they make it and keep their sanity? Get lost in this crazy caravan of a comedy as the ladies navigate an unbelievably wild series of mishaps along the way!
As the misadventures multiply, the beleaguered trio rapidly develops the urge to ditch each other anywhere along the way. Rising above their age-old mother-daughter issues, Norleen and Savannah work together to get the nuptials back on track. In a surprising and heartwarming resolution, they forge an exciting new path for their own relationship and welcome Hayley into their delightfully wacky family.
Creating this hilarity on the Brubeck stage are cast members: Janet Anderson as Norleen; Patti Hanzel as Savannah; Emily Goodson as Hayley; Kent Freeland as Dugger, Mitch, Kelvin, Cousin Chicken; Colette Grigsby as Tanya, Ardale, Julliette, Sibyl; Elizabeth Anne Pearson as Essie, Teeta, Fanny, Rema Jean; Joe Thompson as Red, Denton, Mickey, Ronald; Yvette Wilkinson as Pawnee, Edweena, Kiki. Serving as Stage Manager is Eric Carroll, who also will be seen as Ferd and Spud. Assistant Stage Manager is Jim Thread.
Tickets are $6 and are available at seatonc@iecc.edu, or by calling 618-263-5124. Patron Passes will be honored.
Jasper County Woman Seriously Injured In Wednesday Morning Wreck
ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: Personal Injury Crash
WHERE: Jasper County road 600N @ Jasper County Road 1275E
WHEN:10/17/2018 9:52 A.M.
VEHICLES:Unit #1 –Red, 2004, Dodge
DRIVER:Unit #1- Miranda A. Meeks, 20, of Newton, IL
PASSENGERS: None
CHARGES:Unit #1 -Improper lane usage and Too fast for Conditions
TRANSPORTS: Unit #1 – Flown to Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate, Unit 1 was traveling eastbound on Jasper County Road 600 north just west of Jasper County Road 1275 east. Unit 1 failed to negotiate the curve and ran off the roadway to the south of County Road 600N. Unit 1 traveled through the ditch before striking a culvert and went airborne. Unit 1 landed on the roadway and overturned multiple times then came to rest.
