One lone little arrest to report out of Carmi, end of week
Nicholas Jennings CARMI, Ill. - After a hectic couple of weeks, this week, things were a little quieter in Carmi, with only one little arrest to report as we move toward the week's end, this coming in...
View ArticleRolling Thunder Chapter 3 visits Marion VA
MARION, Ill. - The Richland County-based veteran's organization Rolling Thunder Chapter 3 has provided some holiday cheer for vets at Marion's VA. On Thursday, December 9, Rolling Thunder Illinois Ch....
View ArticleFTA turns out to be expensive for Carmi gal
Lashayna Simunich CARMI, Ill. - A young Carmi woman discovered Friday how expensive not showing up for court can be. On Friday afternoon, December 8, Lashayna L. Simunich, 23, of the 400 block of East...
View ArticleLawrenceville City Council meeting agenda posted
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. - The Lawrenceville City Council meeting agenda has been posted. Please scroll down to view. * * * * * * * *
View ArticleTraffic infractions – including DUI – dominate Flora PD report
FLORA, Ill. - Flora Police Chief John Nicholson has released his department's activity for December 6-11, and it appears the traffic infractions were the order of the day. Wednesday, December 6 at...
View ArticleCarmi police deal with alleged DUI drivers Monday
Nicholas Jennings CARMI, Ill. - Apparently, a couple of people yesterday in Carmi wanted to extend their weekend festivities right into Monday...but Carmi authorities were ahead of their alleged get...
View ArticleNOBLE MAN ARRESTED IN CLAY COUNTY BURGLARY IN PROGRESS
CLAY CO., Ill. - Clay County Sheriff Andy Myers has released information on the situation involving a Noble man being arrested for Burglary last week. Myers said that on December 8 at approximately...
View ArticleDrivers from Fairfield and Iuka involved in U.S. Route 50 crash
MARION CO., Ill. - One driver was cited after being sent to a local hospital in a two-vehicle crash earlier today. Illinois State Police said the crash occurred this afternoon (Tuesday, December 12)...
View ArticleRichland County Board agenda posted; meeting Thursday night
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - Here's your Richland County Board meeting agenda for the meeting coming up this week. The Richland County Board meets at the county board room in the Richland County Sheriff's...
View ArticleWHITE COUNTY: More copper being thieved
BURNT PRAIRIE, Ill. - Copper has been a hot commodity for thieves this holiday season, with spots in Wayne and Clay counties being destination locations...but now, rural White County has been hit....
View ArticleISP District 12 announces November enforcement activity
EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of November. Troopers in District 12, which...
View ArticleLSD allegedly found after Carmi police respond to domestic call
Donald Davis CARMI, Ill. - A Carmi man was taken into custody yesterday morning after an alleged battery on a woman from Eldorado...and many controlled substance items - including LSD - were alleged to...
View ArticleCarmi woman/teacher at Grayville school cited after pot found in Jeep
GRAYVILLE, Ill. – A K-9 sweep at Grayville’s high school resulted in contraband being located in an instructor’s vehicle. The sweep occurred yesterday (Wednesday, December 13) when Grayville Police...
View ArticleWEST SALEM: Village board jumps on the alleged-sex-harassment bandwagon
WEST SALEM, Ill. - With a couple of weirdoes still holding office (and causing problems) on the West Salem Village Board of Trustees, the agenda for Monday's meeting kind of reflects the level of faux...
View ArticleHas the Beth Bentley missing persons case been resolved with discovery of...
Beth Bentley CENTRALIA, Ill. - A discovery of what authorities are calling human remains on the Jefferson County side of rural Centralia about a week and a half ago has ramped up the interest in a...
View ArticleFLORA: Couple bumming money at gas station wanted for questioning in WVa...
Kenneth Leroy McCoy, Jessica Nichole Roberts FLORA, Ill. - Flora Police thought they were rounding up a couple of panhandlers at a city business yesterday...and ended up with homicide suspects on their...
View ArticleMcLeansboro man charged with beating man with pistol
HAMILTON CO.— McLeansboro man has been charged with a felony after police say he attacked another man with a weapon. Details filed in the case allege that on December 3, 2017, Ricky Dean Taylor, 48,...
View ArticleCarmi Huck’s speaker and earbud heist lands suspected doper behind bars
Austin Heffington WHITE CO.— A Carmi man already serving a drug sentence has now been accused of Forgery and Theft. Information filed in the case allege that on October 30, 2017, Austin Shane...
View ArticleXanax recovered during Mt. Carmel DUI stop
Stacey Stewart WABASH CO.— A Mt. Carmel woman with a history of driving under the influence has been busted for doing just that, only it appears she was impaired because of drugs this time. The formal...
View ArticleNo word on wedding plans after groom charged with beating fiancé
Ryan Mattingly HAMILTON CO.— A Broughton man has been charged with hitting his fiancée. According to details filed in the case, on December 6, 2017, Ryan Robert Mattingly, 42, of the 300 block of...
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