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SUICIDE CONFIRMED IN OLD SHAWNEETOWN
GALLATIN CO., Ill.--Gallatin County officials have confirmed that a man was found dead of hanging, an apparent suicide, in Old Shawneetown yesterday at about noon. According to the Gallatin County...
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BUMPER CARS IN MARION YESTERDAY
MARION, Ill.--In the old days, rolling into the car ahead of you at a stop sign without scratching or bending bumpers usually got you away with an "Oops, sorry." Not so these days (or in the case of...
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THIS ISSUE’S PRINT HEADLINES, AUGUST 2015!!
We're putting out so many papers these days, we're probably going to have to start putting date ranges on the front so everybody will know they're getting the latest! Print Headlines are presented by...
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CARBONDALE MAN SENTENCED FOR PART IN DRUG CONSPIRACY
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS---Steven Schauf, Jr., 28, of Carbondale, Illinois, was sentenced to 24 months in prison today for his role in an eight-count indictment charging...
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ISP DIST. 19 ANNOUNCES JULY ACTIVITY AND ENFORCEMENT
WHITE CO., Ill.--Illinois State Police District 19 Commander, Captain Kelly Hodge, announced today activity and enforcement figures for the month of July. Troopers in District 19, which includes...
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WAS MARION BUSINESSWOMAN TARGETED BY THE BIGWIGS WITH POT PLANT?
MARION, Ill.--A Marion businesswoman who had been doing battle with the bigwigs on both the city and county level received a very strange bit of news Tuesday. Lily Abbott, whose property at the main...
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CORONER RELEASES INFORMATION ABOUT OLD TOWN SUICIDE
GALLATIN CO., Ill.--Gallatin County Coroner Tony Cox has issued a release about the suicide of Timothy S. Riggs, 55, of Old Shawneetown. The release reads as follows: August 11, 2015 Our office...
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PLANE CRASH VICTIMS ID’d; FATHER & SON, ONE A CHIROPRACTOR FROM CARTERVILLE
Tommy Snyder and son, Dr. Erich Snyder POPE CO., Ill.--The names of the two killed in the plane crash early Monday morning have been released. They are, as we originally reported, a father and son:...
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A ZOMBIE LOVE STORY
CARBONDALE, Ill.--Picture this: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A local professor of chemistry developed a drug in his lab which had unintended consequences. As a honeymoon gift to...
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BRITTSTER LOSES LICENSE FOR A YEAR; SYSTEM FAILS THE RAWSONS
Brittany Lane and Justin Mitchell WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.--A $1,000 fine and loss of driving privileges for a year are all the punishment that one of the area's most detested badge bunnies is going to...
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JACKSON COUNTY CRASH CLAIMS THE LIFE OF A MURPHYSBORO WOMAN
JACKSON CO., Ill.--A collision yesterday has claimed the life of a 76-year-old Murphysboro woman, and an East St. Louis woman was hospitalized following the crash. Jackson County Sheriff's Office...
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SHOOTING INCIDENTS IN HARRISBURG CONFIRMED
HARRISBURG, Ill.--Two shooting incidents that have resulted in really concerned neighbors of those in both areas earlier today. While information is scant, this is what we've been able to confirm:...
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NO FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED IN DEATH OF BOY IN HERRIN
HERRIN, Ill.--The search was called off for a four-year-old child who was considered missing for several hours earlier today, but as of this evening, positive identification had not been made of a...
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WILLIAMSON CO. RESIDENT SENTENCED ON METH OFFENSE
U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS--On August 12, 2015, Glendon C. Smith, 34, of Herrin, Ill., was sentenced for his involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, the United...
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SALINE STATE’S ATTORNEY, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, REVIEW TRUANCY POLICY
SALINE CO., Ill.--As another school year begins, the Saline County State’s Attorney’s office and the District Superintendents of Saline County want to remind families that the Truancy Review Board...
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MOTHER WHO KILLED CHILD IN 2011 ENTERS GUILTY PLEA
FRANKLIN CO., Ill.--The West Frankfort woman who was accused of murdering her child, then attempting to cover the girl's death, entered a guilty plea in Franklin County circuit court today. On the eve...
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WRECK AT PARKER PLAZA, U.S. 45 AND COMMERCIAL, HARRISBURG
HARRISBURG, Ill.--There appear to have been injuries in a two-car collision this evening (about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, August 18) in Harrisburg. The wreck happened at the end of the Parker Plaza...
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NEW DIGITAL BILLBOARD IN MARION: ‘VA IS LYING, VETS ARE DYING’
MARION, Ill.--A new digital billboard has attracted a lot of attention in Marion...which is what billboards are for. But it's likely that many in the area--including those in charge of the VA Clinic in...
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ELDORADO WOMAN BUSTED ON KENTUCKY METH LAB CHARGE
HARDIN CO., Ky./SALINE CO., Ill.— An Eldorado, Ill., woman was taken into custody in Hardin, Ky., yesterday (August 18) after officers say they discovered an active methamphetamine lab while they were...
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WRECK IN MARION STALLS TRAFFIC JUST BEFORE LUNCH HOUR
MARION, Ill.--A collision on New Route 13 in Marion at the intersection with North State Street snarled traffic at about 11:15 this morning, and kept things tied up for a little while as the clock...
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