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Eldorado Couple Involved in Faked Kidnapping Appear in Court
Courtney Goodwin, from a Facebook page NEW MADRID CO., Missouri — The young Eldorado couple who were involved in a faked kidnapping on July 23, 2014, are now facing the consequences of their actions....
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Nightly NewsCap: Lyndi returns with some big headlines in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi, all recovered from last night’s festivities, rounding up your headlines for the evening of Tuesday, July 29, 2014! Topics covered include: Eldorado “kidnapping” suspects have a quick day...
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SALINE COUNTY: TWO-CAR ACCIDENT SENDS SEVERAL TO HOSPITAL
Photo provided by Saline County Sheriff’s Department SALINE CO., Ill.—Four people were taken to the hospital following a two-car accident Tuesday evening (July 29, 2014). Saline County Central Dispatch...
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REAPPOINTMENT TO BOYNTON STREET CENTER BOARD STILL AT ISSUE FOR MARION COUNCIL
MARION, Ill.—Monday night’s Marion City Council meeting (July 28, 2014) saw the hot-button topic of a reappointment to a board of directors of a very popular facility for many of Marion’s children and...
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CARBONDALE RESIDENT SENTENCED ON METHAMPHETAMINE OFFENSE
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS—On July 30, 2014, Leeann M. Simmerman, 21, of Carbondale, was sentenced for her involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, the United States...
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Nightly NewsCap: Your headlines for the past 24 hours in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi bringing you the bigger headlines from a fairly newsy day, Wednesday, July 30, 2014, in your Nightly NewsCap in audio! Topics covered include: Wreck on Illinois 13 sends four people to the...
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Nightly NewsCap: Rounding up the headlines from around the area in AUDIO
Lyndi goes ahead and takes the Thursday ‘cap (since Ang did it Monday) and brings you the Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Thursday, July 31, 2014! Topics covered include: Eight hikers lost in the...
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SALINE COUNTY FOCUSES ON THE POSITIVE, WILL GET RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT
Any good business owner knows that in order to increase revenue, there are times when you have to invest a little bit in the business—goods, services, whatever the case—in order to advance and to get a...
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MARION COCAINE PROBLEM ADDRESSED IN CURRENT ISSUE
Remember Ryan Hughes, whose divorce brought out cocaine allegations all around Marion? Well, Mr. Hughes was extremely highbrow by comparison to some of the apparent coke-trading occurring in Williamson...
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HARRISBURG MAN GETS 30 YEARS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD
SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg man has been sentenced to 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to two counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child. According to...
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OVERTURNED SCRAP TRUCK CLOSES ROAD FOR NEARLY THREE HOURS
SALINE CO.— Shortly after noon today (Friday, August 1) a portion of East Poplar Street, in Harrisburg, was closed off to traffic from Strictly Outdoors to the Rte. 13 bypass for nearly three hours...
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WOMEN GETS 7+ YEARS ON METH CONVICTION
MURPHYSBORO— A Murphysboro woman was sentenced in federal court today (Friday, August 1) after pleading guilty to a methamphetamine charge. Toni J. Johnson, 31, who had previously pled guilty to a...
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MOUTHY HARDIN HARPY HAS FACEBOOK PAGE PULLED; CHARGED WITH THREATENING A...
UPDATE….UPDATE…..UPDATE….UPDATE…. We just checked the paperwork and it appears that Ms. Williams has been charged with THREATENING A PUBLIC OFFICIAL. The threat was allegedly something she issued...
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Nightly NewsCap: A busy day in Disclosuria, brought to you in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi to finish out the week with the Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Friday, August 1, 2014 (can you believe it’s August already?) Topics covered include: Harrisburg man convicted as sex...
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REMEMBER THAT INTERNET SCARE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ABOUT RAPES IN MARION?
….apparently, there’s some veracity to it, as in, there HAVE been rapes in Marion. Over the past THREE YEARS, that is. And whether it’s a “serial rapist” remains sort of unknown at this point. But...
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WHAT HAPPENED TO A HARRISBURG MAN IN INA, ILLINOIS
We hear a lot about police overstepping their bounds of authority in high-profile cases coming out of major metropolitan cities across the country. But what about the smaller burgs, the places where...
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HEY HARRISBURG…DID YOU KNOW YOUR WATER RATES WENT UP?
Bet you did. But do you know WHY? It’s probably to take care of raises and other nonsense going on at city hall. Nonsense like the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District, which is, from what we can...
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Nightly NewsCap: Catching you up on the news over the past 24 hours & weekend...
Here’s Lyndi with the Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Monday, August 4, 2014…not a lot occurring over the weekend, but there you go; we get what we get! Topics covered include: Marion Police Chief...
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TARA-BLE & BUTTER….WHAT A COMBO
To make it into our paper, oftentimes all it takes is someone’s active role in a really high-profile case. And then it sure doesn’t hurt if you hook up with another really high-profile guy and get your...
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FACEBOOK = SORT OF SAFE, TWITTER…NOT SO MUCH; HARDIN HARPY AT IT THERE
HARDIN CO., Ill.—Just when you thought it was safe to socially network again, comes a new threat…this one, to the Twittersphere. Last week we reported that Tina Williams had lost her Facebook page,...
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