Willard Hunley and a great-grandson

CLAY/RICHLAND COs., Ill. - Family of the man involved in a serious traffic accident yesterday in Clay County have issued more information on the situation.

His relatives advise that the man is Willard Hunley, 72, of Olney. He fell asleep at the wheel while traveling west on Highway 50 through Clay County in the Flora area, and his vehicle veered off the road, into the median, down a ditch and into a creek, where it was partially submerged.

His relatives said that he suffered a fractured neck and fractured femur in the accident.

Hunley was flown to Springfield by an air evac helicopter, and today he was to have had surgery on his leg. In the meantime, his family reports, he's doing well and is in good spirits.

The family is going through a lot, however: Hunley was on his way to Springfield to see his wife, Donna Hunley, who is in the hospital there after having had a mild heart attack on Thursday, December 29.

The family would like all those who stopped to help, as well as all the responders from the Flora and Clay County area.

Wait, what?

Yes. It's 2017. How many papers did we bring you in 2016....? A LOT. And the last one we brought you is technically the first of the year...January Special Edition 2017...and it's on stands RIGHT NOW, as of Wednesday, December 28. That'd be 2016, but who's counting. Actually...we are. We produced THREE papers for you in December, and we're hoping you've read all of them. if not, here's your chance if you're an e-Edition subscriber, with THIS ISSUE'S PRINT HEADLINES!

Print Headlines are a way we can show you what's in the current issue on stands as well as what's available here at the e-Edition. They're presented in order of appearance in the paper: Front Page, Back Page (second front page), Pages 2 & 3, Features if any (usually presented on 12 and 13); Egypt, Heartland and Central, then Op-Ed (a little out of order.) We are also featuring e-Edition X-tras, since we overwrote for this one. Each article is laid out here by dateline (the location where the material in each article took place), headline (with link directly to the e-Edition article) and a brief synopsis in our own patented snarky Disclosure style. And so now, without further ado, here are THIS ISSUE'S PRINT HEADLINES!

FRONT PAGE

CLAY/GALLATIN COs. - BANK WOES CONTINUE: What does a whole handful of people in Clay County have ANYTHING to do with a bank from way down south, in particular, Gallatin County (Shawneetown) and Pulaski County (Karnak)? That's what WE were asking ourselves when we came across this file at the Clay County courthouse in Louisville. And then at about the same time, we obtained info from the FDIC about the "troubled" bank, Grand Rivers Community Bank specifically in Shawneetown, and there was tangent number two. That bumped over to the guy who was unceremoniously removed from said bank in S'town, Lil Bill Bonan and his blatant infidelity as illustrated by a recent photo shoot. That bumped over to the guy who's supposedly only in office for a two-year term (we've not figured that out yet), former Harrisburg mayor Dale Fowler...which technically leads to the page 3 article, but we'll stop here. Whew. These public people and their doings...

The only effective way to get rid of bedbugs is illustrated here. That's a high-heat generator. Blowing heat into a house. Yep. No pesticides will do it.

HARDIN CO. - Bedbugs infest Hardin County: We've already had people griping about this article. But I'm telling you...why would you put up with PESTS like this?? I mean, we know that DCFS and other state agencies consider lice and bedbugs as "nuisances." They're just not a "health threat." Or are they...? Read this, as well as this from Lawrence County, to edify yourself. Then maybe take action. What action...? If I have to tell you, you've not read enough of our paper. Get an online subscription and get to reading.

RICHLAND CO. - Battery on high school grounds alleged in civil suit: Parents of students at Richland County High School (at right) want to think their kids are safe while they're at school. A new lawsuit filed at Richland County civil court indicates that might not be the case. This is a somewhat startling story; if your kids go there, ask them about what happened a year ago, right on the school grounds.

Bradley Maier

RICHLAND/WHITE COs. - Sheriff's brother catches meth charge: There's just this ongoing connection between White County and Richland County, even though a couple of counties separate them. We've been noting this for years; still no explanation for it. But here's another case...and it unfortunately involves the White County Sheriff's brother.

BACK PAGE

Bill Milner

MARION CO. - Frivolous charge over Facebook post nelle pros'd by new prosecutor: Well, who'd a-thunk it...Bill Milner is our new hero, undoing the inexplicable charge against Shirlena Barnes in Centralia after she's lost her job of 20 years and has gone through all kinds of grief, thanks to the equally-inexplicable former prosecutor Matt Wilzbach. Wilzbach has done a lot of weird things in his time in office, and we've chronicled a few...but this one is just out there.

The millennials in question

CLAY CO. - Convicted in Clay weapons case: Wayne County kid sparks mess with Facebook pic: This situation has gone from ridiculous to legendary. And it, to us and to many who know those involved, is little but a symptom of the entitlement mentality many people believe area subsidy farmers - and their millennial offspring - suffer from. Whatever the case...dude's a felon now. Check out this article to understand.

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WABASH CO. - Defining irony: Farmers sue GMO company that government forces them to use corn from, over China's refusal to buy GMO corn: And speaking of subsidy farmers...this one is just a jaw-dropper. The sheer irony can be found in the fact that planting season is just a few months away. Let's see if there's a protest-non-plant.

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Eric Gregg

SALINE CO. - Former mayor's job suspended in appeals court: Eric Gregg. If he's good for nothing else on this planet, he's certainly good for sales...because in his hubris, he continues to jump the gun regarding his many lawsuits.

SALINE CO. - 'Burg woman busted for boosting colic drops: If you're a crim who's going to make our pages, what a more ignominious way to do it than colic drops. I mean...COLIC DROPS. I think we should all be grateful that she was at least trying to get her baby some relief as opposed to SOME in the area, who just turn violent toward their kids...

GALLATIN CO. - Felony DUI charged in wake of ATV trip through town: Apparently this is a thing in Shawneetown. When we're over there, we see it a lot. The ATVs, not the DUIs. Although I'm sure they are quite interchangeable.

EGYPT

Joe "my poop is odorless" DeBose

SALINE CO. - Political operative posts bond for man who falls off his motorcycle: The re-emergence of Joe DeBose, who might've been a standout while he was in school at SIU-C...but then again, that's a libtard school, and he's a conservative, supposedly, so what would THEY know.

GALLATIN CO. - Morganfield, Ky., man charged with child sexual assault: No word back yet on whether dude has a record in Morganfield, or whether he just up and decided allegedly to come to GallCo and commit such a crime.

Xzavier B. Gibbs

SALINE CO. - Two from 'Kiddy Prison' charged with violence: Here's another familiar face and name...the badly-spelled Xzavier Gibbs is back in the headlines.

HARDIN CO. - DUI drivers nabbed on Karber's Ridge and Eichorn Roads: The Hardin County DUI report...which is infinitely more interesting now that Tarable Wallace is out of office.

SALINE CO. - Hardin County suspected cannabis grower busted in Harrisburg: People probably just need to leave the growing to the state-sanctioned until it's decriminalized completely.

SALINE CO. - Nabbed in Discount Food Mart parking lot: Even our vendors get some of the criminal element coming around.

SALINE CO. - Traffic stop nets diabetic with no insulin and a forgetful meth convict: The damage drugs do to the brain is outlined in this article.

GALLATIN CO. - Ridgway man charged with destroying toilet, cabinets and doors, etc.: The damage-against-property report out of GallCo.

HARDIN CO. - E-town doper popped with pills: The Hardin County dope report.

SALINE CO. - Violent Harrisburg thief now facing drunk driving charge: And maybe, just maybe, this will be the thing that gets him taken out of society for a while.

HARDIN CO. - Rosiclare convicted burglar accused of strangling 60-year-old woman: Right up there with crimes against children is crimes against elderly, in our book...both unforgivable.

Duston Michael Hearn

X-TRA: SALINE CO - Forger who owes $10K+ charged with escape: The first of our overwriting offers, exclusively for e-Edition readers.

X-TRA: HARDIN CO. - Daughenbaugh accused of battering family member: And now, he doesn't have Tarable Wallace to bungle the case and let him go.

X-TRA: GALLATIN CO. - Equality man charged with driving revoked: Which we don't ordinarily cover unless it's also combined with some other stuff...and he's charged with other stuff.

Katie Dawn English

SALINE CO. - Suspected Hardin County drug dealer and E-town woman charged in Saline: You'd think that with all the doping going on in Hardin County, they wouldn't need to cross into Saline County.

X-TRA: HARDIN CO. - Man charged with stealing stove then selling it: Only in E-town...

HARDIN CO. - Mother accused of letting 22-month-old play in street: And she went all the way down to Hardin from Harrisburg to do it...allegedly, of course.

HARDIN CO. - Rosiclare child sex offender charged with handing out candy: With all those Halloween warnings Lisa Madigan sends out every year, it appears everyone pays attention to them except the registered sex offenders. Allegedly, of course.

Michael G. Harrelson

SALINE CO. - Meth-making Carrier Mills man jailed on possession charge: Because what's an issue of Disclosure without featuring a story out of the Mills?

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Tabitha D. Carwile

Shane Babbs

RICHLAND CO. - Drug dealers charged after escape attempt: The run-down of the extremely ignorant alleged antics of two well-known area dopers, who got four counties involved on a cold, rainy Sunday in their latest foray.

WABASH CO. - Mt. Carmel drug felon runs from police: The Mt. Carmel foolish crim report, evidently.

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Glenn Ramey's boys

RICHLAND/MASSAC COs. - Glenn Ramey's impact on his own children will be carried with them for life: A one-on-one interview with two of Glenn Ramey's early victims - his two boys. This is an interesting exclusive and was touched upon in the December 2016 issue...if you are wanting to know the REAL story behind the man accused in the rape and murder of 8-year-old Sabrina Stauffenberg, you're going to want to follow everything we're learning about it, so if you read nothing else in this issue, don't miss this article.

HEARTLAND

Travis D. Nordyke

RICHLAND CO. - $10,000 cash bond set for Effingham County drug dealer busted in Richland County: This crossover was so crossover, we opted to put it in Heartland as opposed to Central. That's him, shown above. You're welcome.

CRAWFORD CO. - Suspected Lawrenceville drug dealer may lose Jaguar: Everybody, say it with me now: "Awwwwwwww."

Kathryn Louis Weaver

CRAWFORD CO. - Palestine gal jailed for beating boyfriend, breaking his phone: At least she didn't break HIM. Or maybe she did, emotionally. Who knows.

JASPER CO. - Newton convicted felon accused of thieving booze from local Circle K: He has a rising criminal career going on...

Bryan A. Baker

CRAWFORD CO. - Violence report includes Robinson man who reportedly attacked police cruiser with shovel: And his hairstyle might be to blame. I mean really. Look at it. 1980 is OVER, dude.

Carl E. Fisher

X-TRA: JASPER CO. - Robinson man adds lying to ID theft charge: What do you expect from someone whose inclination is to thieve?

X-TRA: CRAWFORD CO. - Doper on probation facing felony meth count: Part of the dope report for Crawford Co...and another Goff shows up on a court report.

CRAWFORD CO. - Suspected drug dealer busted with weed, cops want his cash: Of course they do. That's why they're still busting people for weed.

JASPER CO. - Willow Hill man busted driving with opium: Oh? Opium? Who says droogs are expensive.

CENTRAL

Samantha Cessna

Kathi (aka Sue) Cessna

Mary Ann Cessna

WABASH CO. - Lawrence County Cessna drug legacy surfaces again in Wabash County: There are crime families, and then there are crim families. This would be the latter. (We left one out, out of deference to those still grieving.)

HAMILTON CO. - McLeansboro crim caught hiding in a wall: Sure. Why not. If you have a wall to hide in, give it a try, at least.

CLAY/JASPER COs. - Clay City man facing child abuse charges in two counties: This crossover even made the police report earlier in December.

STEVEN P. LOCKHART

LAWRENCE CO. - Felony dismissed against man accused of terrorizing family this past summer: The ongoing saga of Steve Lockhart, who's been something of a fixture in our pages for about ten years. Maybe Michael Strange can do something with him. Three other prosecutors haven't been able to.

WHITE CO. - Crossville crash with injury lands one behind bars: A little alliteration. Just a little. Don't want to be like those obnoxious TV commercials, all that alliteration and rhyming and stuff.

WABASH CO. - Pair busted for cruising without license: Always fun to cruise together. Just...be sure you can legally drive.

CLAY CO. - Iola man charged with violating OP then knocking ex to the floor: Those people who say "Oh, that OP, it's just a piece of paper" are the ones you have to watch out for.

HAMILTON CO. - Bogus bills passed at Huck's: Those dastardly counterfeiters. We were told years ago by a federal person that the feds are only concerned with larger denominations, $20 and up. So pro tip to counterfeiters: Do tens and below.

Traci Earp, alleged hatchet-weilder

RICHLAND CO. - Hatchet attack on Robinson woman lands Noble woman behind bars: Have I mentioned that we have a lot of crossover this issue...?

EDWARDS CO. - Villa Grove man charged in Albion: He come all the way down from central Illinois to get into badness...? Couldn't he find some up at his own stomping grounds?

WABASH CO. - Hoosier intruder lands behind bars: The WabCo crim report, crimes against persons.

WABASH CO. - Elderly drunk driver busted with meth: See? Alcohol IS a gateway drug. In some people, it just takes longer.

CLAY CO. - Druggie busted at John Boy's Saloon: See? Alcohol IS a gateway drug. LOL

Randy Lee Reynolds

LAWRENCE CO. - Bridgeport man may remain single after beating fiancé: I couldn't help it with the headline. I had to.

LAWRENCE CO. - The civil suits just won't go away: Thacker foreclosure filed: We knew it was coming. We just didn't know who the financing entity was.

CLAY CO. - Clay City woman facing meth felony: Clay County drug report.

Bryan Bishop Conner

WHITE CO. - Cyberstalking filed against Norris City man who threatened wife and kids: Denton Aud, White County's State's Attorney, is one of the few in the area who will actually charge cyberstalking, despite it going on - and being reported - all over the state.

WHITE CO. - Tequila Sheila's dust-up lands woman behind bars: What's a paper without a good bar fight?

X-TRA: LAWRENCE CO. - Violent Sumner man facing felony for driving suspended: If you can't get em when they're violent, get em for a driving infraction.

X-TRA: WHITE CO. - Carmi drug felon accused of meth possession: White County dope report, in the X-tra file. Kinda like the X File, only different.

X-TRA: LAWRENCE CO. - Felon said to have beaten family member: Lawrence County crimes-against-persons report.

X-TRA: WHITE CO. - Parrish popped for pilfering items from parked car at DQ: Okay, yes, I went over the top on the alliteration with this one. You got me.

X-TRA: CLAY CO. - Bridgeport man caught with stolen credit card: In Clay County. Um. Yeah. Crossover.

WABASH CO. - $10K cash bond set in case of Cali man in suspected vehicle theft ring: Say it with me now: Dude, you came all the way from California to allegedly get involved in a car theft ring...? I swear people watch too many movies...

CLAY CO. - Flora man strangles, threatens to kill elderly woman, police say: I reiterate what I said earlier about people who (allegedly) commit crimes against the defenseless.

WABASH CO.- Drug flow back and forth from Indiana appears alive and well: It does, frequently. It has for years. I'm totally surprised there isn't more federal action here.

LAWRENCE CO. - Former mayor gets DUI; probation on meth conviction in jeopardy: Brian Straub better lay off the sauce and get his life together.

OP-ED

COLUMNS
SURLY & UNCOOPERATIVE (Jack): Whiners: Don't go away mad, just go away
ICY (Ang): Time to give sanity in America a decent burial
GUEST COLUMN (Kale Meggs): Timely tips for the Che-shirt-wearing crowd

BACK OVER YOUR TALES: From the pages of the December 2011-January 2012 edition of Disclosure

CLAY CO., Ill. - We've been granted permission to use these photos of the water rescue of Willard Hunley Saturday afternoon near Flora.

The gentleman who shot the photos did not wish to be recognized; he and two others simply did what they were supposed to do, which was to help a person in dire straits, as Hunley was - in a submerging vehicle in a creek off Route 50 near U.S. 45.

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Mr. Hunley, 72, of Olney, was on his way to Springfield to stay with his wife, who'd had a heart attack the prior Thursday. Hunley was air evac'd to Springfield Saturday. He was supposed to have had surgery to repair a broken femur - which is the reason he couldn't get out of his partially-submerged minivan - but his family said he kept having chest pains, so surgery was put off Sunday until the treating physicians could get things under control.

If we learn more, we'll post it. Our thanks to the gentleman who shot these photos....and we wish to pass along the family's gratitude for what he, and two other motorists, did at the scene to rescue Mr. Hunley.

WABASH CO.— Wabash County authorities have announced that they are currently tracking several cases involving the theft of four-wheelers in the area.

The latest case reported came Sunday, January 1, 2017.

Authorities responded that day to 719 Plum St., Mt. Carmel, on a complaint advising that sometime the previous night or early that morning, an unknown person or persons entered a storage shed and stole a red Honda 400 EX4-wheeler with a torn seat and Nerf handle bars.

A spokesperson for city lawmen say the department has received several reports of individuals stealing 4-wheelers.

“The subjects are hot-wiring the four-wheelers and pushing them from the residence,” the source said. “There are cases where the suspects have cut 4-wheelers from their trailers they are chained to.”

Police are encouraging anyone who hears a 4-wheeler or notices individuals pushing a 4-wheeler late at night in and around the Mt. Carmel area to please contact Mt. Carmel Police at 262-4114.

In addition to local authorities continuing their investigating efforts, Wabash County CrimeStoppers is offering a $300 cash reward for anyone who has information concerning the thefts of 4-wheelers that results in an arrest and conviction of those involved.

Wabash County CrimeStoppers can be reached at 618-262-HALT (4258).

CLAY CO., Ill. – Late December was a busy time for the Clay County Sheriff’s department, and Sheriff Andy Myers has issued information as to what has been going on between the 22nd and 31st.

On Dec. 22, Clay County Sheriff's Deputy arrested Charles Mainer, 52, Flora, for Driving While Driver's License Suspended. He was given a Notice to Appear and released.

Dec. 27, Clay County Sheriff's Deputy arrested Marcus Pierson, 41, Decatur, for Driving While Driver's License Suspended. Bond set at $1,500.00 (10 percent). Pierson was also wanted on an outstanding Peoria County warrant for a Traffic Violation. Bond set at $3,000.00 (10 percent), plus $75.00 warrant fee. He posted bond and was released.

Dec. 28, Clay County Sheriff's Deputy cited Daniel J. Jackson, 40, Mason, for Excessive Noise/Loud Muffler. He was given a Notice to Appear in Clay County Court.

Dec. 30, Aaron Winchester, 22, Flora, was arrested on an outstanding Clay County warrant for Petition to Revoke Probation on the original charge of Aggravated Battery. Bond set at $25,000.00 (10 percent). He is currently incarcerated in the Clay County Jail.

Dec. 30, Sara Beth Groves, 29, Geff, was arrested on an outstanding Clay County warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of 2 counts of Retail Theft. Bond set at $5,000.00 (10 percent), plus $75.00 warrant fee. She is currently incarcerated in the Clay County Jail.

Dec. 30, Jean Paul Tilton, 31, Flora, was arrested on an outstanding Clay County warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of 2 counts of Retail Theft. Bond set at $5,000.00 (10 percent), plus $75.00 warrant fee. He is currently incarcerated in the Clay County Jail.

Dec. 31, the Clay County Sheriff's Office was notified of a motor vehicle accident at 4:10 p.m. at the 600 Block of Broadway Street in Louisville. Apparently Marty J. Milligan, 61, Clay City, operating a 2008 Toyota was parked in the 600 Block of Broadway street facing west. Regan Rubsam, 23,Louisville, operating a 2007 Mitsubishi was travelling west and did not see Milligan's vehicle and struck Milligan's vehicle. Milligan was cited for Improper Parking on the Roadway. He was given a Notice to Appear in Clay County Court. Rubsam was cited for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident. He was given a Notice to Appear in Clay County Court. No injuries reported.

Dec. 31, George Thomas Grove, 39, Olney, was arrested on an outstanding Clay County warrant for Violation of Order of Protection, 4 counts. Bond set at $50,000.00 (10 percent). He is currently incarcerated in the Clay County Jail.

WABASH CO., Ill. - The county board meeting in Wabash, ordinarily occurring on Monday evening at the courthouse in Mt. Carmel, has been moved to tomorrow night.

Here's the agenda, which we receive in the mail every month so we know what's going on with the Wabash County board; why not head out to a meeting?

AGENDA

CITY OF MOUNT CARMEL

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday January 3, 2017 at 5:00pm

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation

Roll Call

Visitors to address the Council (topic discussed by visitor(s) is limited to 5 minutes)

Mayor’s Report

COMMISSIONER’S REPORT:

Eric Ikemire Streets, Cemeteries and Parks

Joseph Judge Finance and Senior Citizens

Justin Dulgar Water and Sewer

Rod Rodriguez Fire, Health & Safety, City Hall, Garbage and Civil Defense

STAFF REPORTS:

Rudy Witsman 

Tom Price

Mike Gidcumb

BUSINESS:

Presentation of Consent Agenda

Approve Ordinance 1068 Authorizing TIF Agreement – Timberlake Properties

Approve the minutes of the regular Council meeting held 12/19/2016

Approve payment of all bills bearing the proper signature

Removal of items from the Consent Agenda

Consideration of Consent Agenda

Consideration of items removed from the Consent Agenda

Executive Session (if needed)

Motion to Adjourn

MT. CARMEL, Ill.— Mt. Carmel police officers contended with everything from synthetic marijuana to the usual drug arrests for pills and meth this past week, December 27-29, 2016.

On Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Austin M. Knust, 18, of Mt. Carmel, after police were called to a residence in the 500 block of W. 2nd Street reference possible drug activity.

During the course of the investigation it was discovered that Knust was in possession of drug paraphernalia and suspected synthetic cannabis.

Knust was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Knust was transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was held pending the posting of bond.

Mt. Carmel Police also arrested Korin L. Crosetto, 35, of Allendale, Tuesday, after she was stopped for a traffic violation in the 600 block of Walnut Street.

During the traffic stop it was discovered that Crosetto was operating a motor vehicle on a revoked driver's license.

A search incident to arrest resulted in more charges after narcotics were located in the vehicle.

Crosetto was arrested and transported to the Wabash County Jail where she was charged with driving revoked, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hypodermic needle, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of cannabis (ordinance violation) and possession of drug paraphernalia (ordinance violation).

Crosetto was held pending the posting of bond.

And then on Wednesday, Dec. 28, Mt. Carmel Police arrested David A. Lantz, 29, of Mt. Carmel, following an unspecific incident that is said to have taken place at Casey's in Mt. Carmel.

Lantz was arrested and transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was held pending the posting of bond.

Carl P. Pierce, 29 of Mt. Carmel, was taken into custody by city police on Wednesday, after he was accused of violating an order of protection.

Pierce is accused of texting a protected person named in the order of protection and when police went to arrest Pierce, they located a prescription pill where he was sitting.

Pierce was transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged with violating an order of protection and possession of a controlled substance.

On Thursday, Mt. Carmel Police arrested two individuals on drug charges after they were stopped for a traffic violation.

The driver of the vehicle was identified as Brandon L. Banks, 35, of Mt. Carmel and his passenger was identified as Beau D. Price, 23, of Mt. Carmel.

Police found items used to manufacture methamphetamine inside of the vehicle.

Both subjects were arrested and transported to the Wabash County Jail.

Banks is charged with operating an uninsured motor vehicle, possession of cannabis (ordinance violation), possession of drug paraphernalia (ordinance violation), possession of drug paraphernalia (State Charges), possession of methamphetamine, possession of precursors, possession of methamphetamine manufacturing material, illegal use of property, and participating in the manufacturing of methamphetamine.

Banks was also wanted on a Wabash County Warrant charging him with deceptive practice.

Price was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of precursors, possession of methamphetamine manufacturing material, illegal use of property, and participating in the manufacturing of methamphetamine.

Both subjects are being held in the Wabash County Jail pending the setting and posting of bond.

Donna and Willard Hunley

RICHLAND CO., Ill. - A relative has set up a GoFundMe page for Willard and Donna Hunley of Olney.

We've confirmed that the page is legit and all donations are going to the two, both of whom are currently hospitalized in Springfield, Donna for a mild heart attack she experienced December 29, and Willard after a wreck on Saturday happened, in which he experienced a broken neck vertebra and a broken femur. He was on his way to visit his wife Donna when he fell asleep at the wheel in Clay County as he was headed west to travel up to Springfield.

Here's the link; please like and share in case any are inclined to donate.

Stephanie Fulkerson

WHITE CO., Ill. - A 36-year-old Carmi woman has been lodged in the White County Jail after a search following a traffic stop uncovered alleged dope items.

Carmi Police reports indicate that an officer observed Stephanie Fulkerson, formerly of Ridgway but reportedly most recently of Carmi, driving a vehicle and the officer knew her license to be suspended, so she was pulled over.

Fulkerson was arrested for Driving on a Suspended License; a subsequent search of the vehicle yielded a one-hitter pipe with a small amount of cannabis, as well as a syringe which contents tested positive for methamphetamine.

She was jailed for Driving While License Suspended, Possession of Hypodermic Syringe, and Possession of Meth, along with civil citations for the cannabis violations and multiple traffic citations: Operation of Uninsured Motor Vehicle and Failure to Notify Secretary of State Change of Address.

WHITE CO.— A Granite City man was transported to an area hospital following a one-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer.

According to authorities, today, January 3, at 7:35 a.m., David Matthew Keough, 47, Granite City, was driving a white 2007 Freightliner tractor-trailer eastbound on Interstate 64 near milepost 128 (in White County), when he lost control of his vehicle while driving in the passing lane.

The vehicle left the roadway and overturned into the median.

Keough was transported from the area by the White County Ambulance Service.

The Illinois State Police District 19 was assisted at the crash scene by the Illinois Department of Transportation (I.D.O.T.), White County Ambulance Service, Little Wabash Fire Department, and Rick’s Towing Service.

Keough was cited for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident, Expired Registration, Overweight on Registration, and Driver Failed to Retain Previous 7 Days of Logs.

EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, has announced the results of various patrols held in District 12 counties during December.

The patrols and their counties are indicated by subheads.

CLAY/EFFINGHAM COUNTIES, OREP

Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols held in Clay and Effingham counties provided extra patrol coverage for ISP so officers could focus on saving lives by making sure all vehicle occupants were buckled up.

CLARK/JASPER COUNTIES, OREP

Here are results from Clark and Jasper counties' OREP.

CLARK/CUMBERLAND COUNTIES, OREP

Here are results from Clark and Cumberland counties' OREP.

CLAY/MARION COUNTIES OREP

Here are results from Clay and Marion counties' OREP.

LAWRENCE/RICHLAND COUNTIES OREP

Here are results from Lawrence and Richland counties' OREP.

WAYNE CO., Ill. - ISP District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the results of an Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrol in Wayne County during December.

These ACE patrols allowed ISP to focus on preventing, detecting and taking enforcement action in response to violations associated with impaired driving and illegal transportation or consumption of alcohol or drugs.

ISP says alcohols and drug impairment is a factor in more than 30 percent of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in Illinois. There is one alcohol-related traffic fatality every 53 minutes in the United States. The ACE program allows officers to work even harder at removing dangerous DUI offenders from the road. This project is funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.

MARK STEPHEN KELLER II

EDWARDS CO., Ill. - The man convicted and sentenced in the Matz burglary case in White County has now been charged with yet another residential burglary.

Mark S. Keller II, 42 of Carmi, was charged December 29 with two counts in Edwards County Circuit Court, said Edwards State’s Attorney Eric St. Ledger today.

The charges state that on or about July 22, 2016, Keller committed Class 1 felony Residential Burglary in that he entered into the dwelling of Sally Broster, located in Grayville, with intent to commit a theft.

The second count is one of Theft, a Class 4 felony, wherein it’s alleged that Keller took property belonging to Mrs. Broster, specifically silverware having total value not being in excess of $500.

Keller and buddies Charla Beth Sullivan and Michael Bassemier were found to have been involved in the burglary and theft of the residence of Hank and Donna Matz, this while the Matz family was at Hank’s funeral after an auto accident took his life last summer. They were also accused in the burglary at the Hawkins residence in the Grayville area at about the same time. Many items from both burglaries were recovered, but several had been destroyed, as the gang was taking jewelry items apart in order to sell them for scrap gold or other metals.

Keller’s new charges in Edwards are enhanced due to prior conviction for theft. On the Class 1 felony, paperwork indicates that probation and conditional discharge are not available as a sentencing option, and that Keller - who is already serving 18 years on the White County conviction - is extended term eligible in further sentencing, should he be convicted of this new set of crimes.

Since Keller is sitting in IDOC, he’ll have to come back to Edwards on a writ, meaning there might be a drawn-out process getting these charges through the system…unless, of course, he opts for a plea for another few years in DOC on top of what he’s already got going on. As such, he’s not set for a first appearance on the new counts until March 21 of this year.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Welcome to winter weather, the first snowfall of which ensures whether or not people remember how to drive since the LAST snowfall we had.

Everybody is kinda flipping out about the potential for snow starting very early in the morning tomorrow, Thursday, January 5. NOAA of course is issuing Winter Weather Advisories, and Illinois State Police are doing their part to send out reminders of how to drive in snow. Yes. That's what it's about...because so many people DO forget how to drive. Feature this:

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With the prediction of falling temperatures and snow beginning tonight into Thursday morning, Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 is reminding motorists to take the necessary precautions before getting behind the wheel. Vehicle safety is equally important to driving safely while on the roadways.

"Winter weather brings additional challenges and responsibilities for drivers," said District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt. "We ask that drivers be well prepared: Allow extra time to reach your destination,
ensure passengers in the vehicle are securely restrained, drive defensively, and confirm that your vehicle is properly maintained to handle the effects of cold temperatures," added Captain Ristvedt.

Stranded motorists are encouraged to remain inside their vehicles and wait for first responders to arrive. Motorists involved in accidents that do not require emergency assistance may file a crash report within 10 days at the nearest police station.

Illinois State Police also want to remind motorists to yield to emergency and snow removal equipment. Scott's Law (Move-Over Law) requires drivers to reduce speed, change lanes if possible, and proceed with due caution when approaching emergency vehicles. Further, a new law that took effect on January 1, 2017 will require motorists to slow down and move over for any disabled motorist exhibiting hazard lights.

Other safety tips include:
· Make sure someone is aware of your travel route.
· Dress warmly - choose layers of clothing in anticipation of unexpected winter weather emergencies.
· Keep your gas tank at least two-thirds full to prevent the vehicle's fuel line from freezing. Plenty of fuel is also important if your vehicle becomes stranded.
· Don't crowd the plow - remember, a snowplow operator's field of vision is restricted. You may see them, but they may not see you.
· Watch out for black ice - roads that appear clear may be treacherous. Take it slow when approaching intersections, off-ramps, bridges, and shady areas - all are prone to black ice.
· Have an emergency car care kit that contains jumper cables, a flashlight, a small ice scraper, blankets, gloves, food items, water, and a first aid kit.
· Carry a cell phone AND charger.
· Always wear a safety belt.

Motorists are urged to check travel conditions before any trip. You may get interstate condition information by calling 1-800-452-IDOT (4368) or on the Internet at www.gettingaroundillinois.com.

For additional winter travel information:
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Here it comes. Looks blue and gray to me.

Here's what NOAA has to say about north counties:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
258 PM CST WED JAN 4 2017

SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE
258 PM CST WED JAN 4 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AROUND 2 OR 3 AM OVERNIGHT AND THEN DIMINISH FROM THE WEST DURING MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES... OVERPASSES...AND UNTREATED ROADS. PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

And south and central counties:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
119 PM CST WED JAN 4 2017

JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-PERRY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION...MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO...CARMI...CARBONDALE...MURPHYSBORO...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...PERRYVILLE
119 PM CST WED JAN 4 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM PETERSBURG INDIANA TO SHAWNEETOWN ILLINOIS TO PERRYVILLE MISSOURI.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA STARTING LATE TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATION EXPECTED GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64.

* MAIN IMPACT: WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNTREATED ROADS. PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

FLORA, Ill. - There was not a lot of activity on the part of law enforcement officers for the city of Flora at year's end, and just one little incident to report for the beginning of the year, so good job, Flora! Here's the police report as issued by Chief John Nicholson.

Tuesday, December 27 at 5:03 pm, Flora Police arrested Kimberly Swanberg, 33, of Flora for Probation Violation, following an incident in the 300 block of South Elm Street. Swanberg was transported to Flora Police Department for booking procedures and was then transferred to the custody of Clay County Sheriff’s Department.

Thursday, December 29 at 7:08 pm, Scott Tolliver, 30, of Flora was arrested on a Clay County Warrant following a traffic stop in the 900 block of West North Avenue. Tolliver was also issued Citations for Possession of Cannabis, Less than 10 gm and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was taken to Flora Police Department for booking procedures and transferred to Clay County Jail.

Friday, December 30 at 4:03 pm, Shawn Newbolds, 29, of Xenia was issued a Citation for Operating an Uninsured Vehicle, following a traffic stop in the 100 block of West North Avenue.

Sunday, January 1 at 3:23 pm, Sydney Lynn, 21, of Clay City was issued a Citation for Speeding, following a traffic stop near Industrial Drive.

Donald Terrell

WHITE/EDWARDS COs., Ill. - White County Sheriff Doug Maier reports that a warrant arrest was made rather easily yesterday afternoon in the Crossville area.

Maier said that a he was traveling on Illinois Route 14 east of Crossville, he saw a man walking alongside the highway.

Maier recognized the man as Donald Terrell, 47, of Crossville. Maier knew Terrell was wanted on an Edwards County warrant, so he stopped and took Terrell into custody.

Background information shows that Terrell has been on a pay-or-appear status in neighboring Edwards for a number of years, this after a conviction in a 2008 Theft count out of that county.

He apparently didn't make a POA date on December 23, 2016, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Terrell has been lodged in the White County jail on a $300 cash bond. He remained there as of this evening.

WAYNE CO.— A California trucker was issued multiple citations after police say he was too tired to drive.

According to authorities on Thursday, January 5, at approximately 8:30 p.m. Allen D. Mizrahi, 60, of Fontana, Calif., was driving a white 2009 International Tractor Trailer eastbound on I-64 approaching milepost 98 when for unknown reasons he ran off the right side of the roadway.

The tractor struck a concrete culvert and then struck a ditch before coming to rest.

The semi-trailer became separated from the tractor and overturned in the ditch.

Mizrahi was transported by the Wayne City Ambulance Service from the scene to an area hospital with minor injuries.
Illinois State Police, District 19, was assisted at the crash scene by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, Wayne City Rural Fire Department, Wayne City Ambulance, Illinois Department of Transportation, and Rick’s Towing.

Mizrahi was issued citations for Improper Lane Usage, False Log Book, Record of Duty Status, and Driving While Fatigued.

Randall Clark

HAMILTON CO., Ill. - Two men were sentenced to terms in the Illinois Department of Corrections out of Hamilton County, according to information released by State's Attorney Justin Hood.

The first was Randall D. Clark, 43, of Lawrenceville, who plead to Driving While License is Revoked, a Class 4 felony. He will serve 1 year in D.O.C. with 1 year of Mandatory Supervised Release to follow his incarceration. He was arrested on September 20, 2016 by the McLeansboro Police Department and his license was revoked for a previous DUI conviction.

The next was Floyd D. Hargrave, 31, of McLeansboro, who entered an open plea Thursday to Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, a Class 4 felony on September 1, 2016 and his sentencing was set for January 5, 2017. He was sentenced to 3 years in D.O.C. with 1 year of Mandatory Supervised release to follow his incarceration. Hargrave was arrested after police were allowed to search his residence and his person since he was currently on Mandatory Supervised Release from a previous case. He admitted to McLeansboro Police that he had Vicodin without a prescription and was placed into custody.

Grant to help feed those in need across Richland County

Jacob Fritschle, Brad Logan, Ron Bailery of Ameren Illinois, Carol Sanderson and Teresa Dallmier with The Master's Hands and Brad Beard, Marty Miller, Staci Morrow of Ameren Illinois

Olney, Ill., Jan. 6, 2017 – Ameren Illinois presented The Master’s Hands with a $10,000 grant on Tuesday, January 3. The funds will be used to replenish necessary supplies and help those in need throughout the winter months.

Master’s Hands supports those who are experiencing hardship and may not have access to regular meals. In addition to providing residents with groceries every year and operating a coffee shop, the pantry seeks to assist recipients through challenging circumstances.

The grant funds were made available through the Ameren Cares program, which connects Ameren Illinois with the communities it serves through charitable giving and volunteering. A key focus of this program is to partner with nonprofit organizations such as The Master’s Hands to give back to communities throughout the Ameren Illinois service territory.

“Master’s Hands strives to make the community a better place by helping local residents,” said George Justice, Ameren Illinois Division Director. “We are proud to aid in advancing their efforts and hope these contributions assist in making an impact on even more local families.”

About Ameren Illinois
Ameren Illinois delivers energy to 1.2 million electric and 816,000 natural gas customers throughout central and southern Illinois. Our service territory covers more than 1,200 communities and 43,700 square miles and our mission is to power the quality of life. For more information, visit AmerenIllinois.com. Follow us on Twitter @AmerenIllinois and Facebook.

MARION CO., Ill. - A two-vehicle crash this morning sent a driver from upstate to a local hospital and resulted in multiple citations for a trucker from Atlanta.

Illinois State Police in District 12 said the collision occurred this morning (Friday, January 6, 2017) at 6:27 a.m. four miles north of Sandoval in Marion County.

Preliminary investigative details indicate that a 2013 Peterbilt truck being operated by Louis Freeman, 39, of Atlanta, was north on Route 51 and Fairman Road north of Sandoval. Freeman was backing into a lot on the west side of Route 51, with a trailer blocking Route 51.

Jeff Stephenson, 40, of Shobonier, driving a 2010 Pontiac, struck the trailer near the rear front tandems.
Stephenson was transported to St Mary’s Hospital by Sandoval Ambulance.

Freeman was cited for Improper Backing, and Operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle without a Valid Commercial Motor Vehicle License.