Sheriff, deputy subject of suit
WAYNE CO.—The spectre of administrations past seemed to be haunting Wayne County’s sheriff’s department at the end of June. That was when another civil lawsuit was filed against two members of the...
View ArticleOrder issued as child abuse alleged
RICHLAND CO.— An Olney man who seems hell bent on exposing what he claims is parent-supported child sexual abuse has had an Emergency Stalking/No-Contact Order (ESNCO) taken out against him. The ESNCO...
View ArticleSTRUCTURE FIRE AT ST. F POLICE CHIEF’S HOUSE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL
ST. FRANCISVILLE, Ill.--A structure fire at the residence of St. Francisville's police chief earlier today has left damage, but no one was injured in the blaze. Firefighters were called to the home of...
View ArticleBRAD BEEHN TURNS HIMSELF IN; GIRLFRIEND MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE
Brad Beehn, White County Jail mug EDWARDS CO., Ill.--The man authorities in Edwards County sent a SWAT unit to collect Sunday has turned himself in as of today. Brad Beehn, 31, of rural West Salem,...
View ArticleTEEN BEING HELD IN CONNECTION WITH SERIOUS BATTERY OF INFANT
Danny C. Hinds, White County mugshot EDWARDS CO., Ill.--There have been entirely too many youngsters making a case for laws against having children too early, and an Albion teen is the latest. Danny C....
View ArticleTHIS ISSUE’S PRINT HEADLINES, JULY SPECIAL EDITION 2015!
Well here we are, our first two-week-turnaround paper, and aside from a couple of typos (one on the front page, naming the Heartland page numbers...ouch...) we're good to go! A two-week turnaround, as...
View ArticleENFIELD MAN BURNED WHILE WORKING ON BOAT
WHITE CO., Ill.--A man is injured after his boat caught fire at his home in Enfield last night. White County authorities advise that Franklin D. Davis, 44, was working on the carburetor of a 1984...
View ArticleMT. VERNON MAN SENTENCED IN HAMILTON COUNTY CASE
HAMILTON CO., Ill.--A man who's featured in this current issue of Disclosure has been sentenced to a term in Illinois Department of Corrections for his crime in Hamilton County. Neal E. Colclasure,...
View ArticleRICHLAND COUNTY PROSECUTOR TO RESIGN NEXT WEEK
David Hyde, at right, shown with Richland County sheriff, Andy Hires RICHLAND CO., Ill.--Official sources have confirmed that Richland County State's Attorney David Hyde has submitted to the county his...
View ArticleANOTHER ‘OPERATION WHITEOUT’ SUSPECT TAKES A PLEA
Joshua L. Campbell WHITE CO., Ill.--A meth deliverer has been issued a lengthy prison sentence out of White County in exchange for dismissal of some other charges. Joshua L. Campbell, 31, of Carmi, was...
View ArticleAUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE ATTEMPTED ARSON
WHITE CO., Ill.— White County authorities are working on a possible arson case in the village of Crossville. According to official documents, yesterday (Monday, July 6), at 8:56 p.m., Deputy Scott...
View ArticleSINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH IN LAWRENCE COUNTY, FATALITY
LAWRENCE CO., Ill.--Illinois State Police worked the scene of a single-vehicle car accident this morning, which involved a fatality. According to ISP District 12, the crash occurred on Route 250...
View ArticleISP DISTRICT 19 ANNOUNCES ENFORCEMENT FIGURES FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE
CARMI, Ill. – Illinois State Police District 19 Commander, Captain Kelly Hodge, announced today activity and enforcement figures for the month of June. Troopers in District 19, which includes Wabash,...
View ArticleNAMES OF THOSE KILLED IN LAWRENCE COUNTY CRASH RELEASED
LAWRENCE CO., Ill.--Illinois State Police have officially released the names of two men killed in a rollover with submersion crash yesterday in Lawrence County. The driver of the 2001 Lexus that ran...
View ArticleTOW TRUCK OPERATOR TAKES A PLEA IN METH CASE, McLEANSBORO
Jason B. Irvin HAMILTON CO., Ill--The tow truck business owner who was caught in an undercover meth sting in April has entered a plea in Hamilton County Circuit Court. According to Hamilton County...
View ArticleGRAYVILLE MAN DEAD AFTER MORNING 4-WHEELER ACCIDENT
WHITE CO., Ill.--Illinois State Police worked a fatal 4-wheeler incident in White County earlier today. The crash occurred at 11:20 a.m. this morning (Thursday, July 9, 2015) on White County Road...
View ArticleBELLMONT GUY BUSTED ON DUI WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Matthew Hering WABASH CO., Ill.--A Bellmont man has sprung himself from lockup in the Wabash County Jail after he was busted on a DUI...and on a four-wheeler, to boot. Sheriff Derek Morgan reports...
View ArticleHAMILTON COUNTY CONVICTION REACHED FOR CURRENT IDOC INMATE
Michael D. Rowland HAMILTON CO., Ill.--A young man sitting in Illinois' Department of Corrections has entered a plea to a felony in Hamilton County Circuit Court as of today. Michael Rowland, 28, plead...
View ArticleMUNGER APPLAUDS COURT PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION
Comptroller moves forward with paying state employees CHICAGO - Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger released the following statement Thursday in response to a Circuit Court verbal order authorizing...
View ArticleFAILURE TO YIELD LEADS TO WHITE COUNTY TRAFFIC CRASH
WHITE CO., Ill.--Illinois State Police were called to the scene of a traffic crash early this morning on Illinois 1 at I-64. The crash happened at 4:40 a.m. this morning, Friday, July 10, 2015....
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