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Omaha driver encounters deer in Indian Creek Township
WHITE CO., Ill. - An Omaha resident is okay, but her vehicle isn't, and a deer may not be, after they were all involved in a collision this morning. White County Sheriff's reports indicate that Kayla...
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ISP District 19 announce results of seatbelt enforcement patrol
WABASH/EDWARDS COs., Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the results of an Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrol (OREP) held in Wabash and...
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Warrant arrest on meth case made in Crossville
Greg O'Neal WHITE CO., Ill. - Sheriff's department reports indicate that a Crossville man has been jailed following a warrant arrest Thursday. Information supplied by the White County Sheriff's Office...
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In White County, Carmi leads the way with challenges; townships active, too
WHITE CO. – It’s not an “off” year for White County’s ballot, meaning that the cities and villages alike this election will be choosing their leaders on April 4. Carmi The city of Carmi is front and...
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Big ballots in Hamilton: Several heavily-contested offices in municipalities,...
This was the scene at the Union Hall in McLeansboro in April of 2014, when a huge number of people showed up in opposition of the rezoning proposition that may have been what prompted several races in...
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Few races in Lawrence, likely due to apathy
LAWRENCE CO. – A bad case of apathy has unfortunately settled on Lawrence County over the past couple of years, and that reflects on this election season’s ballots in the county’s cities, villages,...
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EDWARDS CO. – While several major cities in the coverage area are on an “off-year” with municipal elections, every city or village in Edwards County is having an “on year” this year. Albion There’s a...
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In Richland, city of Olney and Noble village mayoral races are the hot ticket
RICHLAND CO. – The ballot situation in Richland is a full-coverage deal: Every municipality in the county, every village, every township, has candidates, some excellent, some questionable. The...
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Man pulls gun, demands another man leave his own home; officers find drinking...
WHITE CO. – A serious and dangerous situation emerged in early March at a location in Norris City that involved a person with a weapon and some sore feelings. Sheriff’s deputy George Spencer and Norris...
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Immigration status still unclear after DUI death
Omar Natividad Gutierrez WABASH CO.— Southern Illinois residents are waiting to find out if the man behind the wheel of a fatal traffic accident that claimed the life of a Grayville man is in the...
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Veteran suffers storm damage; mayor does nothing to help
WHITE CO. – The EF-3 tornado that moved through White County in the late evening hours of Tuesday, February 28, 2017, killed a Crossville man and damaged/destroyed houses across an uninterrupted 44.6...
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Charged with unauthorized videotaping at ambulance barn
BRUCE MAXWELL LAWRENCE CO. – After what appears to have been a lengthy investigation, a charge was finally filed against a former Lawrence County ambulance employee. Bruce E. Maxwell, 57, of...
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CARMI: Another Keown arrest, this time also on warrant out of Saline
Tara Keown CARMI, Ill. - Another frequent flyer has been jailed and released on bond after an incident yesterday morning in Carmi. Carmi police report that on Monday (March 13) at 11:08 a.m., an...
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LAWRENCE: County board agenda available for Wednesday meeting
LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - The meeting agenda for the upcoming Lawrence County Board meeting has been made available. Attend your local city and county board meetings; see what they do (and don't do) at...
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POLICE RESPONSE SITUATION IN BRIDGEPORT
Approximate area of incident, west of arrow LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - A situation was occurring at a location in Bridgeport at shortly before 3 p.m. today (Tuesday, March 14). This was happening outside a...
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FLORA: City police report a busy one for March 6-12
FLORA, Ill. - Chief John Nicholson has release City of Flora Police Department information for the second week of March. Monday, March 6 at 12:18 pm, Flora Police arrested Jeff Brown, 52, of Flora for...
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INCIDENT IN BRIDGEPORT: No one hurt; authorities had situation under control
Photo submitted by a reader BRIDGEPORT, Ill. - The situation that emerged earlier today in Bridgeport, which some people were calling a "standoff," proved to be something close to that...but it was...
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LAWRENCEVILLE: Newlin sentenced on meth-related charges
Kedley Newlin, Crawford County mug LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - Kedly G. Newlin, 57, of Lawrenceville, was recently sentenced to federal prison on methamphetamine related charges, Donald S. Boyce, United...
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Belka sentenced in White County court this morning
Robert A. Belka WHITE CO., Ill. - A Carmi man is being sent off to the Illinois Department of Corrections after entering a plea in White County Circuit Court this morning. Robert Anthony Belka, 27,...
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