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ACCUSED MURDERER HAS PRELIM IN COURT THIS MORNING
WHITE CO.—The man accused of murdering an Indiana woman in White County, Illinois, was in court this morning for a preliminary hearing. Thomas Davidson Thomas M. Davidson, 25, originally of White...
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Woman who refused to lie for prosecutor arrested and, some believe, is being...
HARDIN CO.— The woman who found herself at the center of a failed attempt to be used as a tool by the county prosecutor to bring down the county sheriff and his father has now had that office turn its...
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Police say woman took stash shoplifting
ELDORADO— Heather Jeannine Vaughn, 35, of 906 Murray St., of Eldorado, faces five criminal charges after police say she took her stash of drugs along with her on a shoplifting trip. According to...
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT, BENTON—A Harrisburg woman has been indicted in federal court on social security fraud. While it’s unclear as of press time (September 8, 2013) whether or not Terri Ann DeNeal had...
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Martin scheduled for Jackson sentencing after DUI arrest
GALLATIN/JACKSON COs.—Cody Martin, son of former Gallatin County sheriff Raymond Martin, has had his probation revoked in Jackson County. Martin, 23, was arrested April 9 in Gallatin County after he...
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Pit owners explain how incident occurred
ELDORADO—The owners of two pit bull dogs, one of which was the subject of scrutiny in July after the death of a family pet, have removed the dogs from their residence and to a more secure location...
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Property owner fights land-grab by TIF District partners; finds startling...
MARION—The existence of a TIF (tax increment financing) District is, simply put, to aid in developers’ creation of growth in blighted areas of a municipality. TIFs help improve tax income over the...
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Allegations of cocaine-fueled antics continue
WILLIAMSON CO.—Apparently the man at the center of a crumbling marriage and a cocaine problem doesn’t like coverage of his indiscretions in Disclosure. Ryan Hughes has made indications to the judge in...
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Coston guilty in stipulated bench trial
Agrees to 50-year sentence WHITE CO.—It was an anticlimactic end to a year-long, nightmare ordeal. On Monday, August 19, 2013, however, just a week short of a year from the actual occurrance, Danny...
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Male dancers ditched at last-minute meeting
Elizabethtown village board members Sandra Conkle, Becky Barnard, secretary Alene Carr and mayor Bertis Cook debate the presence of the Chippendale Dancers, which were scheduled to perform at Rick’s...
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MURDER CHARGED
WHITE CO.—With White County officials on the cusp of getting one murder case out of the way in August, just a few days before the trial scheduled for Danny Coston was to begin (see story page 2),...
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Has Marion City Council never had anyone take photos of them before?
MARION—Apparently, the city council in Marion doesn’t like having their photos taken. Our reporter was at the meeting Monday night and was doing her thing, taking photos and covering the event. After...
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EIGHT-YEAR-OLD KILLED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, BUT…
…it happened two years ago. Mary Zumwalt Jophlin In the wake of the ongoing news pieces about Willow Long being murdered in Effingham County, a Facebook share has been making the rounds. It’s a link to...
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ONE INJURED AT SHAWNEE FOREST ROAD TRAFFIC CRASH
GALLATIN CO.—A juvenile driver has been injured in a traffic crash outside of Equality. According to Illinois State Police who worked the scene, the accident occurred on Shawnee Forest Road, south of...
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MISSING PERSON FROM WEST FRANKFORT
FRANKLIN CO. — West Frankfort city police are requesting public assistance in locating a missing “at risk” mentally disabled person who walked away from his residence. Jimmy Wolfe The person is...
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MARION DOCTOR INJURED IN FREAK EXPLOSION IN FLORIDA
DESTIN, Fla.—A pediatrician from Marion has been hospitalized after a massive car explosion at his vacation home in Destin, Florida. The incident occurred last night (Saturday, September 14, 2013)...
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ELDORADO HARDEE’S BREAK-IN REPORTED THIS MORNING
ELDORADO—A break-in at the Eldorado Hardee’s location was reported early this morning (about 5 a.m.) Employees arriving for work very early today (Monday, September 16, 2013) found that a brick had...
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LOCAL WOMAN CHARGED WITH FEDERAL THEFT FOUND DEAD IN TENNESSEE
MT. JULIET, Tenn.—A Harrisburg woman was found dead Saturday in her boyfriend’s vehicle at a restaurant in Tennessee.. Friends of Terri DeNeal, 52, have confirmed that it was she who was found deceased...
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DR. LOPEZ IS HANGING IN THERE AFTER EXPLOSION IN FLORIDA
DESTIN, Fla.—Dr. Luis Lopez is hanging on after an explosion at his vacation home took the life of his brother-in-law and severely injured the doctor. Dr. Lopez, in a photo submitted for use in UK...
View ArticleJack & Ang Show 9/15/2013 – Part 3 of 3 [VIDEO]
The last installment of this week’s post-production vidcast: Joined by Jade Wingard Topics: City of Marion’s TIF district discrepancies
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