Superintendent removed from basketball game
WABASH CO.— The actions of an overzealous father at his daughter’s history-making basketball game were understandable, but to the point of having to be escorted out by four police officers was a bit...
View ArticleParents win; but principal resigns
LOUISVILLE—A major upheaval occurred in North Clay County after an ill-advised change to school athletic policy was established in the midst of a school year. Not only were a number of students facing...
View ArticleRICHLAND COUNTY CONFIRMS MAN FOUND DECEASED IN/NEAR VEHICLE
UPDATE 9:30 P.M. We’ve learned who the victim is, and it’s unclear whether he was in his vehicle or outside of it when he died, but he was found outside of the vehicle. He was working in a rural part...
View ArticleBarroom fight, cop, son involved
LAWRENCE CO.—A mistaken report by Lawrence County public officials in mid-December proved definitively that Billy “PeeWee” Darnell remains one of the most despised police officers—and quite possibly...
View ArticleONE JAILED AFTER PASSENGER KILLED IN WHITE COUNTY ROLLOVER
FULL ISP REPORT IS NOW IN Here is a full update complete with names of those involved in the rollover accident last night in Burnt Prairie, Illinois, including the deceased, whose family has now been...
View ArticleFORMER SHERIFF IDENTIFIED AS MAN FOUND DECEASED IN RURAL RICHLAND COUNTY
RICHLAND CO., Ill.—Authorities have confirmed that the man who was found deceased on a rural Richland County, Illinois, road yesterday is a former sheriff of this county. Richland County Sheriff Andy...
View ArticleMAN AT WHEEL OF FATAL ROLLOVER PREVIOUSLY CHARGED WITH DUI
WHITE CO., Ill.—Court records show that Camron Gunter, the 20-year-old behind the wheel of a fatal accident early this morning, had previously been charged with DUI, the charge dismissed in exchange...
View ArticleTypos: We bust ourselves out, so you don’t HAVE to!!
Since this disease/virus/flu/Captain Trips took over our lives the day before Christmas and nearly mopped the floor with us during production week last week, it’s not surprising that we found at least...
View ArticleWESTALL AGREES TO PLEA IN MURDER FOR HIRE CASE
LAWRENCE CO., Ill.—The woman authorities said talked a man into murdering her uncle is headed to prison for her part in the crime. Westall arrives for court Helen Marie Westall, 49, was charged with...
View ArticleISP DIST. 12 LIFTS TOW BAN ON INTERSTATE
EFFINGHAM CO., Ill. – Illinois State Police (ISP) in District 12 has lifted the tow ban for all 10 District 12 counties (Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Lawrence, Marion...
View ArticleTHIS MONTH’S PRINT HEADLINES, JANUARY SPECIAL EDITION 2014!
For those who’d like to have a little preview of what’s contained within the pages of the current edition (January Special Edition 2014) of Disclosure, you have no further to look than THIS MONTH’S...
View ArticleEVANSVILLE MAN CITED IN I-64 CRASH
WAYNE CO., Ill.—The pull of whatever it is that makes people crash on Interstate 64 in Wayne County got another one today, as Illinois State Police recount in a report. The accident occurred on 64...
View ArticleWHITE COUNTY CRASH LEAVES ONE HOSPITALIZED
WHITE CO., Ill. — A rollover accident has left one hospitalized after being ejected from the vehicle. Authorities report that, according to the preliminary traffic crash investigation, John R....
View ArticleREAD THE LEAD: Still no charges, arrests, in barroom brawl
One of the biggest problems facing southern Illinois is centered around the law and the courts, and mainly pertains to errant police officers. The piece-of-feces Billy “PeeWee” Darnell. We have whole...
View ArticleREAD THE LEAD: Turmoil in school district over…but with casualties
Nothing will get a community heated up faster than problems within their school district. Parents are the first to reach the boiling point; they take out their frustrations on school board members,...
View ArticleREAD THE LEAD: Drowning remains a mystery
One of the frustrating aspects of operating a news organization that doesn’t fear any powers-that-be is watching other media organizations who bow and scrape to the powers-that-be reporting half the...
View ArticleNEWS OF THE BIZARRE: MAN ALLEGED TO HAVE BITTEN OFF PART OF GIRLFRIEND’S FACE
UPDATE 9:35 P.M. HELICOPTER HAS ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL IN LAWRENCEVILLE, ILL. LAWRENCE CO., Ill.—We’re learning of an incident in Lawrenceville St. Francisville wherein a man has been alleged to...
View ArticleREAD THE LEAD: What really DID happen at the tournament game…?
In this day and age of everything in the world being important instead of what really is, sports is at the top of the list. Instead of getting involved in civics and community activities, instead of it...
View ArticleSHOULDERS IN CUSTODY, BUT NOT FOR LAST NIGHT’S ATTACK
LAWRENCE CO., Ill.—The man involved in the alleged incident of battery against a woman last night that was characterized by police as “looking like her face had been bit off” is in custody in Lawrence...
View ArticleFIRE AT MT. PLEASANT LANE, RICHLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS
RICHLAND CO., Ill.—A press release from Richland County Sheriff Andy Hires outlines the following: The Olney Fire Department was dispatched at 4:42 A.M. to a report of a fully involved structure fire...
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