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Stuff we have to put up with No. 5,048
We take a lot of abuse around here; in this "Ah'll do whut Ah WAWNT" society, people don't like it when the details of their antics come to light, and frequently, they'll turn on us and send us abusive...
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK SAYS POSSIBLE FLOODS THIS WEEK
The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, has some weather information for us showing a soggy outlook for the rest of the week; instead of a white Christmas, looks like we're going to have...
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LAWRENCE COUNTY SEX OFFENDER FORGETS TO TELL AUTHORITIES SHE’S IN JASPER
LAWRENCE/JASPER COs., Ill. - Remember this pervert? Lynn A. Like This was the gal who was caught in June of 2014 having sex with two boys, between the ages of 13 and 17. Way too young to have sex with...
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Illinois State Police Announces Roadside Safety Check Results in Wabash County
WABASH CO., Ill. - The Illinois State Police (ISP) announced the results of a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) held during the late evening hours of Saturday, 12/19/2015, and early morning hours of Sunday,...
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PROBABLE CAUSE FOUND IN KOONCE HEARING THIS MORNING, EDWARDS COUNTY
EDWARDS CO., Ill. - Probable cause was found this morning to bind over a Wabash County miscreant for trial under current court case in Edwards. Unfortunately for the public at large, Justin Koonce,...
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WEEKEND ARRESTS IN WABASH COUNTY LOWER IN NUMBER THAN RECENTLY
WABASH CO., Ill. - There were fewer arrests this past weekend in Wabash County than in previous weeks, but some were a little more meaningful. On Thursday of last week (December 17), Mt. Carmel Police...
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ISP Dist. 12 Announces results of Alcohol Countermeasure in Clay County
EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Captain Kelly Hodge, District 12 Commander, announced the results of an Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrol which was conducted in Effingham and Clay Counties on Friday,...
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FATAL CAR CRASH IN MARION COUNTY
MARION CO., Ill. - A Salem man is deceased following a single-vehicle accident on Illinois 37 in Marion County last night. Illinois State Police in District 12 report that Michael G. Becker, 46, of...
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MILLMAN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS - An Edwards County man was recently sentenced to federal prison on methamphetamine charges, James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the...
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MT. CARMEL ARRESTS, WEEK ENDING CHRISTMAS
MT. CARMEL, ILL. - The arrests continued to slow down as the weather got crappier last weekend in the city of Mt. Carmel, according to the most recent run-down on the police blotter. A familiar name...
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AS SEEN ON U.S. 50 COMING OUT OF CLAY CITY TOWARD OLNEY
Taken at 3:38 p.m., headed due east. Rain was falling in Olney according to our correspondent there, resulting in the rainbow. But, for the storm....It's over. For awhile, anyway. Now, we wait for the...
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SEMI RUNS OFF RAIN-SOAKED INTERSTATE, PASSENGER INJURED
MARION CO.— Heavy rainfall and water-covered roadways sent a truck driver off the road and his passenger to the hospital yesterday (Monday, December 28, 2015). According to Illinois State Police...
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ACCUSED KILLER HIRES ACE ATTORNEY FOR DEFENSE
Bill Johnson's Williamson County mug WAYNE CO., Ill. - From the “things that make you say ‘huh?’” department comes this tidbit of information: Wayne County’s latest accused murderer has hired the...
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Are area highways and roads becoming casualties of tiling…?
HAMILTON CO., Ill. - We were stopped while traveling south out of McLeansboro today, just past Dale on 142, due to the Department of Transportation trucks running a blade on the highway. Like they do...
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JUVENILE INJURED IN UNATTENDED ATV ACCIDENT
WAYNE CO., Ill. - A 15-year-old boy is fortunate to be alive today after an unattended ATV accident last night in Wayne County that left him lying facedown in a ditch for an unknown period of time....
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MISSOURI MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CRAIGSLIST COUNTERFEIT CONSPIRACY
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS - James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today, that Lewis Johnson, 35, of Florissant,...
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SHERIFF NOTICES RESIDENTS OF FLOODPLAIN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY
The break in a levee east of O'Neal Airport, Lawrence County, June 9, 2008 LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - Sheriff Russell Adams has issued notices today to those residents in the floodplain on the east side near...
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ILLINOIS ROUTE 1 BRIDGE NORTH OF LAWRENCEVILLE CLOSED
LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - The bridge over the Embarrass River just north of Lawrenceville on Illinois Route 1 has been closed to through traffic, as a log jam on the west side is impinging on the structure....
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FLOODWATERS ENTER LAWRENCEVILLE
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. - The flooding Embarrass River that runs through/around Lawrenceville has encroached upon the city streets. Our correspondents in Lawrenceville have submitted the following photos...
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LITTLE WABASH RISING; LOCALS NOTE THIS IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS THEY’VE SEEN
WAYNE/EDWARDS COs., Ill. - The Little Wabash River has joined other area rivers (the Embarrass to the northeast being most notable) as raging out of its banks...just past the county line of Wayne in...
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