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EMBARRAS RIVER IN LAWRENCEVILLE EXPECTED TO CREST TODAY
The flooding of Lake Lawrence, June 9, 2008, photo by Steve Hardesty. The water came in from the area shown in the top portion of the pic, flooded across the lake at the center, and slammed into the...
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Former city councilwoman’s house damaged in car crash; one arrested
David Springmeyer ALBION, Ill. - A Fairfield man has been jailed in White County for Edwards after a crazed car chase brought him a little too close to a former Albion city councilwoman's house. David...
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YOUNG HAMILTON COUNTY MAN DEAD IN JEFFERSON CO. CRASH
Passenger is from Williamson County JEFFERSON CO., Ill. - A single-vehicle accident has left a young Hamilton County man dead at the scene and his passenger from Williamson County injured and in a St....
View ArticleBroughton 15-year-old charged with DUI
HAMILTON CO.— Police say a Broughton 15-year-old has been charged with DUI after he was discovered driving around. And although Broughton is not exactly a booming metropolis and the spelling of street...
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White man jailed after threatening to kill his sister
WHITE CO.— A former Carmi man out on a $1,000 cash bond in a case in which he is charged with grabbing a woman’s chest June 12, 2015, is now charged with threatening to kill his sister. According to...
View ArticleFormer Olney resident claims Bridgeport oil field responsible for her cancer
RICHLAND CO. – The Bridgeport, Illinois, oil patch is once again under the gun, this time in Richland County and in civil court, regarding a serious allegation about the presence of asbestos in the...
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Olney sex offender doesn’t notify locals of address change
RICHLAND CO.— An Olney sex offender has been charged with violating the terms of his release. According to court documents, on December 11, 2015, Matthew T. King, 28, of 1010 West Parker St., Apt. C3,...
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Pair of Flora men charged with running meth cook operation
CLAY CO.— A pair of Flora men are looking at some serious prison time if convicted of the charges filed against them last month. Nathan M. Lawson, 20, and Lester Mitchel Lawson, III, 49, both of 622...
View ArticleBridgeport resident charged in public aid fraud case
LAWRENCE CO. – In a case that’s not filed very often, a 36-year-old rural Bridgeport resident is facing a serious crime after authorities allege she lied to the public aid office. Donita Yager, of 9904...
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Pizza perforation alleged at trailer park
LAWRENCE CO. – Apparently, the man whom authorities alleged to have tried to perforate his brother over a Bobe’s Pizza in Lawrenceville isn’t going to be charged with Attempted Murder after all....
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Kink put in meth-slinging at “designated place”?
RICHLAND CO. – An interesting crossover of sorts has developed between a new case of meth possession and the situation of a man in Hamilton County who’s made a habit of hanging out with the wrong...
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Burglaries, child porn charged
LAWRENCE CO. – While charges against two Lawrence County miscreants weren’t exactly unexpected, at least some of them were nonetheless shocking when they were announced to the public in mid-December...
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Attorney subject of OP
WHITE CO. – A White County attorney and a former judicial candidate was evidently having a bad day in mid-December when, it’s alleged, she went off on her son in an incident that prompted an Order of...
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McLEANSBORO MAN’S FATAL ACCIDENT CAUSED BY DEER
JEFFERSON CO., Ill. - Authorities have stated that the vehicle accident that claimed a young Hamilton County man's life was caused by a ca-deer collision. Lucas D. Johnson, 22, of McLeansboro, died...
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MUCH ADO ABOUT FEDERALLY-CONVICTED DENTIST OPENING BACK UP
Presumably Dr. Walt Dawkins, pre-"Dr. Feelgood" project, this from his Facebook page WAYNE CO., Ill. - Former Fairfield dentist Dr. Walter Dawkins has announced the reopening his practice in Fairfield,...
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FRANKLIN COUNTY MEN CHARGED WITH METH-RELATED OFFENSES
Carmi Police Department involved in investigation FRANKLIN CO., Ill - Two men with ties to Franklin County, Illinois, were charged separately with crystal methamphetamine offenses, James L. Porter,...
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MULTIPLE CHARGES FILED AGAINST SPRINGMEYER
David Springmeyer EDWARDS CO., Ill. - Apparently the investigation is still ongoing in the case of a Wayne County miscreant who went on something of a high-speed rampage New Year’s day in Albion. David...
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OLNEY MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON ON METH CHARGES OUT OF EDWARDS
Justin Cleaver EDWARDS CO., Ill. - The man who was caught at the West Salem crossroads late last summer has received a sentence out of Edwards County as of today. Justin W. Cleaver, 37, of Olney was...
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RICHLAND, LAWRENCE, ADDED TO LIST OF DOWNSTATE COUNTIES FOR STATE DISASTER...
The log jam in Lawrence, on the west side (facing west off the north-south bridge) last week SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner yesterday added 11 counties to the state disaster declaration for...
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TWO INJURED IN WEST SALEM CROSSROADS ACCIDENT THIS MORNING
EDWARDS CO., Ill. - A two-vehicle collision on Illinois Route 161 Extension at Edwards County Road 700E west of West Salem this morning left two men injured and sent to area hospitals. The accident...
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