Clay County Sheriff’s Department makes several FTA arrests
Jesse Ballard, Richland County mug CLAY CO., Ill. - Sheriff Andy Myers released the following regarding activities his department has been involved in between May 12 and 17: May 12, Jesse J. Ballard,...
View ArticleST. FRANCISVILLE: Power outage after tractor hits power pole
ST. FRANCISVILLE, Ill. - A farm accident has left the village of St. Francisville in Lawrence County without power til later this evening. We've learned that a tractor hit a power pole and tore some...
View ArticleX-TRA: Gen crim report: Homeless man charged with illegally toting handgun
Jacob Angle RICHLAND CO.— This issue’s general criminal report includes a couple of individuals who smacked the vehicles of others and two cases in which weapons violations are charged. Homeless toting...
View ArticleX-TRA: Crossville druggie gets probation on meth conviction
Joseph Jordan WHITE CO.— A Crossville drug convict has been sentenced after pleading guilty to one of the three counts facing him. Documents filed in the case allege that on April 22, Joseph Levi...
View ArticleX-TRA: $15,000 cash bond set in Fairfield man’s violence case
Jeffrey Sanders WHITE CO.— A Fairfield man with a history of violence has been charged with home invasion and battering a former girlfriend. According to information filed in the case, on March 25...
View ArticleX-TRA: Carmi man dodges multiple felonies, sentenced on misdemeanor
Richard Travelstead WHITE CO.— A Carmi man who has been in and out of trouble with the law since the late 1980s has escaped a pair of felony charges, being convicted and ultimately sentenced on...
View ArticleRAMEY TO HAVE TWO TRIALS: ONE FOR FITNESS, ONE FOR MURDER
Ramey, in the center, is flanked by Jail Administrator Jerry Doan and Court Security Keith Kocher on his way back from a very brief hearing, where Ramey's fate wasn't decided...but was moved...
View ArticleGRAYVILLE: Driver loses control on interstate off-ramp, crashes
WHITE CO., Ill. - Two people sustained minor injuries early this morning in a rollover accident on the off-ramp of Interstate 64 at the Grayville exit. ISP in District 19 who worked the scene said the...
View ArticleWEST SALEM: Here’s your agenda for Monday’s meeting
WEST SALEM, Ill. - Unfortunately for some of the villagers of West Salem in north Edwards County, the stupid has been taken up a notch with the election of certain characters to the village board of...
View ArticleBoth sides wrangle over fitness in Ramey case
Glenn Ramey RICHLAND CO. – It may very well be that at the next hearing for accused murderer Glenn Ramey, his fate as to whether he’ll be remanded to the Department of Human Service or actually stand...
View ArticleTraffic stops abound in this Flora City Police report
FLORA, Ill. - Here's the Flora City Police reports, which features warrant arrests and traffic stops, traffic stops, traffic stops, for the time period of May 8 through 13th. Monday, May 8 at 12:53...
View ArticleCARMI: Police deal with OP violation issues, and stolen coins in a Crown...
CARMI, Ill. - Carmi police were busy Tuesday with a gal going through a divorce who has an OP against her, and a guy who had coins - in a Crown Royal bag - taken from his vehicle. Betty Irvin The...
View ArticleTragedy for Wayne County retired deputy as motorcycle crash claims his life
WHITE CO., Ill. - A well-known former Wayne County deputy lost his life in a motorcycle accident yesterday in a rural area of White County. Retired Deputy Don Atwood,64, one of Wayne County's...
View ArticleWarrant arrest leads to drug charges in Carmi
Brittany McDonald CARMI, Ill. - Carmi cops had a busy weekend according to reports from Carmi Police Chief Jason Carter. Just after 9 p.m. Friday, May 19, Carmi officers David Agee and Sgt. Brad Spence...
View ArticleChronic FTA girl finally gets sentenced in White County
Caitlin Williams in the mugshot she didn't like last year WHITE CO., Ill. - Take another one off the list in White County. Caitlin Williams, 30, of Carmi, who had the audacity to gripe about a mugshot...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with everything, part 2: Why is it that SOME meth suspects do...
This one originates in Richland County. We have a section of our Facebook page that the public can send messages to but those don't show up in public. "Posts by Others" is what it's called, whereby...
View ArticleFLORA: Police report for May 15 through 22
FLORA, Ill. - Here's your Flora Police Department report for the time period covering May 15 through the 22nd, 2017, as provided by Police Chief John Nicholson. Monday, May 15 at 1:17 am, Flora Police...
View ArticleIllinois State Police let us know they’re going to be watching you on...
ISP DISTRICTS 12, 19 - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, is reminding motorists to take the necessary safety precautions for the upcoming holiday travel....
View ArticleCARMI: Couple busted at Fairground Road; Marion man wanted on Jackson County...
Adam Kleine CARMI, Ill. - Two people were taken into custody last night (Monday, May 22) after a traffic stop in Carmi. Carmi police said the traffic stop was effected at 4:59 p.m. yesterday on Main...
View ArticleCLAY COUNTY: Here’s your sheriff’s department report for the third week of May
CLAY CO., Ill. - Clay County Sheriff Andy Myers and his deputies were probably grateful for the light load this past week, May 19 through the 25th (today). Here's the report. May 19, Andrew Robinson,...
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