Clay County has a new judge
Joel Powless CLAY CO., Ill. - Clay County's duly-elected state's attorney has been appointed resident judge in that county. Joel Powless, who was elected to the office of state's attorney in 2016, has...
View ArticleHerrin Police activity report, week ending February 11
HERRIN, Ill. – Here’s your Herrin Police Department weekly arrest report for the week ending February 11, 2019. Carli S. Evrard, 40, Herrin, was arrested on Feb. 5 on a warrant for possession of...
View ArticleLawrence County Board monthly meeting agenda for February 2019
LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - Here's your Lawrence County Board agenda for the upcoming meeting, to be held Wednesday, February 20, at 4 p.m. Each meeting of the full county board is held at the county board...
View ArticleMt. Carmel City Police report, mid-February 2019
MT. CARMEL, Ill. - Here's your City of Mt. Carmel Police Department activity report for mid-month February, 2019...with folks from all over the region going to Mt. Carmel to get in trouble…including...
View ArticleClay County Sheriff’s activity report features Olney and Shawneetown individuals
CLAY CO., Ill. - Clay County Sheriff’s Deputies caught up to several individuals with active warrants out of other counties – including neighboring Richland and one person from Shawneetown in...
View ArticleOlney gal travels all the way down to Marion to get into trouble
MARION, Ill. – This past week’s activity by the Marion Police Department saw a gal traveling all the way down from Olney to catch some trouble in Williamson County. Here’s the report; the Olney gal...
View ArticleHow to Keep Dogs Safe During Cold Weather Walks
(StatePoint) Make winter a wonderland for dogs by ensuring they’re safe when temperatures drop. While dogs have fur coats, they can still get too cold in the snow, frigid temperatures, and severe...
View ArticleAnother short abruption in posts this week
We just wanted to let you know that there will be a lack of posts here today and through to probably Friday morning at the very least. Ang is having to do another round of treatment and for two days...
View ArticleISP provide additional information related to the FOID process and Gary...
ILLINOIS - The following statements are being made in response to inquiries from the media and the public “The only way we can honor those who died - the only way we will ever be safer- is to shine...
View ArticleRollover accident in west Wayne County injures several
WAYNE CO., Ill. - A single-vehicle rollover accident with ejection sent a Fairfield woman to a regional hospital and got the driver cited yesterday. Illinois State Police in District 19 report that...
View ArticleTraffic and petty crimes take up Flora PD’s time
FLORA, Ill. - Flora Police Department had a break from major crime activity this past week, contending with mostly traffic citations and petty infractions in the city. Chief Guye Durre releases the...
View ArticleMeth delivery arrest made on Carmi man after lengthy investigation
Michael Wayne French WHITE CO., Ill. - White County Sheriff Doug Maier has advised of the arrest of a Carmi man, which Maier says is the result of a lengthy investigation into the guy's doings. Maier...
View ArticleAnother meth-related arrest in Carmi made Thursday
Dustin Bell CARMI, Ill. - Authorities aren't saying whether or not the arrest of Michael French is remotely related to another made at about the same time Thursday, but folks in the know can make a...
View ArticleHarrisburg punk arrested in Marion on misdemeanor
Ian Hamilton, from a 2017 arrest in Saline MARION, Ill. - One of Harrisburg's more notorious thugs, out on bond in a serious Saline County case since December, has now been arrested in Marion....
View ArticleWillett captured; no explanation for secrecy surrounding him
Eric Willett WAYNE CO., Ill. - If it weren't for media outside Wayne County, folks might not know that an escaped inmate from Illinois Department of Corrections was back in custody. In one of the...
View ArticleMartinsville woman killed in two-car collision, Clark County
CLARK CO., Ill. - A two-vehicle collision on Illinois Route 1 in Clark County claimed the life of a young Martinsville woman earlier today. Illinois State Police out of District 12 Effingham report...
View ArticleDriver arrested for DUI after striking ISP cruiser in early-morning incident,...
EFFINGHAM, Ill. - An Effingham woman was arrested for DUI very early this morning after she ran her Jeep into an ISP trooper's cruiser. Illinois State Police in Effingham report that the accident...
View ArticleA little bit of Clay County Sheriff’s Department activity
CLAY CO., Ill. - Here's a little bit of activity from the Clay County Sheriff's Department, courtesy Sheriff Andy Myers, which illustrates that even if it's just a brief couple of days, those...
View ArticleMarion Police Report, mid-month February 2019
MARION, Ill. - Here's a brief Marion PD report for the time period covering February 15 through the 18th, minus the antics of Ian Hamilton, which we covered Friday. James Pearl, 61 of Carterville has...
View ArticleIn Harrisburg: A cautionary tale of griping online about a private business…
HARRISBURG, Ill. - Another case of overreaction and misperception has caused a Harrisburg business to come under attack on social media this weekend (February 22-24.) Without going too much into it,...
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