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17-year-old charged with stabbing IYC employee
This is a photograph of the stab wound to an IYC employee allegedly inflicted by one of the inmates. SALINE CO.— An obviously disturbed teen, currently housed in the Illinois Youth Center, has been...
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Briefs from around the Disclosure area
Yes, Rick White is still under a felony charge in Richland RICHLAND CO. – Despite the best efforts of a local radio station to tell the public something different, the preliminary hearing set for a...
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‘Dirt’-y work plagues Harrisburg city hall
On the morning of Friday, June 3, city workers were busy moving dirt from a location behind CVS over to the Rice lot at the bypass in Harrisburg. HARRISBURG – Concerns about a mayor overstepping his...
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Treasurer charged, arson suspected
EDDYVILLE – A former Eddyville public official is probably one of the few people in Pope County who was grateful for the distraction the tense incident that culminated in the death of Clint Pendleton...
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Robert Wilson holds secret meeting of candidates to save political coup d’etat
This photo allegedly shows Dan Dearing, left, husband of Molly Wilson-Dearing, following the “plan” by having drinks and getting along with the man she’s having an affair with, Jason Kasiar, candidate...
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Robbery after being dubbed a ‘Troubled Bank’
Grand Rivers Community Bank was the scene of a robbery on June 14; Marcus Householder (inset, left) is accused of perpetrating it; Bill Bonan II (inset, right) was removed from the bank a few months...
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ISP PATROLS IN SALINE, HAMILTON & WHITE COUNTIES
DISTRICT 19, Ill. - A couple of patrols were held by Illinois State Police in District 19 in recent days, these bin Saline, Hamilton and White counties. The first is Saline, with an Occupant restraint...
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UNION PICKETERS PROTEST IHOP CONSTRUCTION IN MARION
MARION, Ill. - A small picket line was out in the heat today at Marion's new International House of Pancakes construction site. Marion residents AJ Krumery and Joseph Harris from Carpenter's Local 638...
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Phelps Earns Endorsement from Local Teachers, IEA, for unwavering support of...
Brandon Phelps HARRISBURG, Ill.— In recognition of his efforts to stand up for teachers, students and schools in Southern Illinois, state Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, has been endorsed by the...
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Pokemon Go. I just can’t even comment on this.
Last night in downtown Marion. I'm wondering how many of them have bred already, and where their offspring is at midnight while they play games. When I want to relive MY childhood, I go out into the...
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CITY OF MARION POLICE REPORT, JULY 7-12!
MARION, Ill. - The July 7 through July 12 week of activity in Marion is in, and like many other communities in the area, things slowed down considerably in the heat. Chance Holder, 17 of Simpson...
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It wasn’t all PoGo last night in downtown Marion…
MARION, Ill. - Meanwhile as the Pokemon thing was going on in Marion last night.... ...a Christian Rock concert was being held at The Fountain, formerly the bar Seven, and before that, Latta Java....
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CARTERVILLE WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO BANKRUPTCY FRAUD
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - On July 12, 2016, Jenny L. Parks-Smith, 42, of Carterville, pled guilty to a bankruptcy fraud charge pending against her in federal court in Benton, United States Attorney for...
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PROTEST FOR ANARCHY IN CARBONDALE
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Our west counties correspondent took a little trip over to Carbondale last night because we'd heard that there was going to be some kind of protest a la Black Lives Matter. Instead,...
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FEDS CHARGE HOUSEHOLDER WITH ROBBING SHAWNEETOWN BANK
The scene yesterday morning, Tuesday, June 14, in Shawneetown GALLATIN CO., Ill. - Just in time for the release of the new issue...the feds have charged the man authorities say robbed Grand Rivers...
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We keep trying to tell people that the dope is coming in on the trains…
A Stockstill. Probably Jerrel. CARBONDALE, Ill. - Years ago we were asked why we didn’t have a vendor in Carbondale. Truth be told, we don’t WANT a vendor in Carbondale, because that would mean we...
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PLEA ENTERED IN CLEARWAVE THEFT
Kelly Dalton, from her Facebook page. Nice ring. SALINE CO., Ill. - A local woman has entered a plea in a Harrisburg theft case that's been kept really low-key over the past several months due to who's...
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THIS ISSUE’S PRINT HEADLINES, JULY-AUGUST 2016!
I know, I know…I said we weren’t going to be doing any two-week papers this summer. I spoke too soon. There’s so much going on right now, so much developing, that we’re FORCED to do at least a few...
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SEX CASE IN SALINE: YARBER CONVICTED OF 254 FELONY COUNTS
Ronald Yarber SALINE CO., Ill. - The man charged with what could possibly be the largest number of sex crimes in a single case in the state of Illinois has been found guilty in 254 of them. Ronald C....
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Misdemeanors: Putting the “diss” in “dysfunctional”…
CODY WARD SALINE CO. – The utter dysfunction that inhabits the crim world in Saline County is highlighted in the first featured misdemeanor of July’s report, as it appears the law is keeping up with...
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