ARREST MADE IN TWO MT. CARMEL ARMED ROBBERIES
MT. CARMEL, Ill. - Mt. Carmel authorities this morning announced an arrest made yesterday in the two recent armed robberies in town. City detective, Sgt. Ryan Turner, said John Ryan Tennis, 36, of...
View ArticleJASPER COUNTY DEPUTY ARRESTED IN FLORA; CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY
Eric Lamb JASPER/CLAY COs., Ill. - A county deputy who made the front page two issues ago has been arrested by Flora police on warrants issued by his home county of Jasper. Eric Lamb, 38, of Ste....
View ArticleONE INJURED IN EDWARDS COUNTY WRECK
EDWARDS CO., Ill. - A wreck out on Route 130 in Edwards County earlier this morning sent a Noble man to the hospital. Illinois State Police District 19 said the wreck occurred at 7:05 a.m. this...
View ArticleFLORA PD REPORT, OCTOBER 19-22, 2016
FLORA, Ill. - After all the excitement yesterday about the fact that former Jasper County deputy Eric Lamb turned himself in on his warrants last week, some might the rest of the Flora police report...
View ArticleISP 19 WORKS TWO WRECKS, ONE IN EDWARDS, ONE IN WAYNE
DISTRICT 19 - Illinois State Police had their hands full yesterday afternoon/evening working traffic crashes in District 19. The first was in Edwards County shortly before 6 p.m. ISP said Clifford D....
View ArticleFORMER OIL BOOKKEEPER CHARGED WITH THEFT FROM EMPLOYER
Shelley Paris WHITE CO., Ill. - A Mt. Vernon, Indiana, woman has turned herself in at the White County Sheriff's Office in Carmi on a warrant for her arrest on a charge of a massive theft from her...
View ArticleTHIS MONTH’S PRINT HEADLINES, ELECTION EDITION 2016!
Our Election edition 2016 is all delivered, subs mailed, and e-Edition is running hot right now and that's all because of what's in this issue, the only one you're getting in October, because what...
View ArticleSUSPECTED CHILD MOLESTOR FOUND HIDING UNDER COUCH
TIMOTHY M. SCHIEVE WABACH CO.— The Wabash County Illinois Sheriff’s Department has announced that they have taken into custody a Princeton, Ind., man accused of Molestation and Incest. According to...
View ArticleMETH FELON POPPED AGAIN IN CROSSVILLE, SAY POLICE
Danielle Eyer WHITE CO., Ill. - A White County meth felon has been arrested again, on charges for that very thing according to authorities. Danielle Eyer, 37, of Crossville, was the subject of a...
View ArticleBRIDGEPORT DOPER BUSTED IN MT. CARMEL BUT NOT FOR DOPE
WABASH CO., Ill. — A familiar face has been busted AGAIN in Wabash County - one of his regular haunts - but not for anything that would send him back to prison. A traffic stop Friday, October 21, by...
View ArticleRICHLAND COUNTY DRUG DEALER BUSTED IN WABASH COUNTY
MISTY WILKINS MT. CARMEL, Ill.,— A well-known Richland County drug dealer has been taken into custody during a traffic stop in which she was the passenger. On Monday, Oct. 24, Mt. Carmel Police...
View ArticleIUKA CHILD DIES IN MARION COUNTY CAR-V-PEDESTRIAN CRASH
MARION CO., Ill. - Illinois State Police say a woman from Iuka was the victim of a single-vehicle crash last night (Tuesday, October 26) in another car-v-pedestrian incident. The accident happened at...
View ArticleMT. CARMEL IDENTITY THIEF STABBED
Dakota Wheeler MT. CARMEL, Ill.- A man on probation for an Identity Theft felon has been stabbed in an unexplained altercation, one of many in Wabash County this week. On Sunday, Oct. 23, Mt. Carmel...
View ArticleMT. CARMEL POLICE REPORT OCT. 18-24
MT. CARMEL, Ill.— Mt. Carmel police officers contended with everything from stolen dog treats and a driver who nearly struck a squad car this past week October 18-24. On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Mt. Carmel...
View ArticleRICHLAND COUNTY BOARD TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - Richland County Clerk Alice Mullinax wants the public to know that there will be a special county board meeting coming up this week. Here's her agenda posting. Please consider...
View ArticleEDWARDS METH BUST GOES FED
Alma Tapia, aka Alma Garcia Tapia, aka Alma Tapia Lorea, aka who knows how many other names...now known as federally-accused meth-slinger EDWARDS CO.— An Edwards County woman has been taken into...
View ArticleFLORA, VINCENNES FOLK INJURED IN CRASH
MARION CO., Ill. - A two-vehicle collision last night on U.S. 50 in Marion County injured two people, one from Flora, one from Vincennes. Illinois State Police said the crash occurred on 50 at Iuka...
View ArticleMAN CAUGHT ON WARRANT IN WHITE MAKING COMPLAINT OF HARASSMENT
Perkins WHITE CO., Ill. - White County Sheriff’s officials handled a complaint of an individual being harassed yesterday (Sunday, October 30), which resulted in the complainant’s arrest. At...
View ArticleBURGLARS PREY ON 99-YEAR-OLD-WOMAN; STEAL BASEBALL CARDS IN EARLIER INCIDENT
WHITE CO., Ill. - The burglars and illegal entry crims were busy this weekend in White County as evidenced by the sheriff’s department reports. One of the most onerous was a burglary/thief who broke...
View ArticleVEHICLE THIEF OFF TO IDOC OUT OF WHITE COUNTY
Neavell WHITE CO., Ill. - There's been all kinds of activity in White County this past weekend and today (Monday, October 31), and information keeps coming in about more activity, like this material...
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