School Board Raises Athletic Officials Pay

To combat a shortage of athletic officials, Mt. Carmel High School is joining other members of the Little Illini Conference in raising the pay for officials. At their meeting Monday night, the District #348 school board accepted athletic director Kyle Buss’s recommendation to increase the per game pay for officials in all sports…

The shortage is affecting the Aces football schedule this fall. Three games have had to be rescheduled with the latest one being the September 13th game at Robinson. That game will now be played on Saturday, September 14th in Robinson. Buss said the pay increase among the L. I. C. schools is more than what other surrounding conferences in central and southern Illinois are paying officials.