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Subsidence due to longwall mining to be seen on Paulton Road, Williamson County
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - The Williamson County Highway Department wants to alert motorists that due to longwall mining, a stretch of Paulton Road from Corinth Road south approximately a quarter-mile is...
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ISP Dist. 19 announces October enforcement results
CARMI, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 19 Commander Captain Kelly Hodge announced on Tuesday activity and enforcement figures for the month of October. Troopers in District 19, which includes...
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ALLEGED THREAT PROMPTS BRIEF LOCKDOWN AT MARION HIGH SCHOOL
Marion High School MARION, Ill. - A late-morning incident saw the high school in Marion locked down for a short time, and the kid in question is now in custody. Our Marion correspondent advised she...
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AUTHORITIES WARNING PUBLIC OF FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT BY CLONING
The pictures of these two men have been released by authorities as suspects in the ongoing investigation into stolen debit card information via cloning. JOHNSON CO., Ill. — Southern Illinois police...
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FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE AREA
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - The National Weather Service has been issuing flood and flash flood warnings for the area in the wake of the rain being dumped on central and southern Illinois. Here's the...
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Four Authors to Sign Books in West Frankfort Thursday
Tri-State Tornado scribe, Shelton Gang authors and ghost hunter converge Part of the contingent to be in West Frankfort Thursday: James Moore, husband of Ruthie Shelton; Jon Musgrave; Angela Mason; and...
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CARMI OIL COMPANY TO DRILL AFTER PERMIT ISSUED FOR HICKS DOME IN HARDIN CO.
Just looks like a hill from the ground. HARDIN CO., Ill. - An Evansville oil company has been issued a permit to drill for oil in an "extinct" volcano in southern Illinois. John O. Schofield Oil in...
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ISP OFFERS HOLIDAY DRIVING TIPS
CARMI, Ill. - The Illinois State Police (ISP) is urging the motoring public to drive safe and avoid the Fatal Four moving violations; Speeding, DUI, Failure to Wear Seatbelts, and Distracted Driving,...
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FIRE CONTAINED QUICKLY IN MARION BEHIND KROGER
MARION, Ill. - Two fire engines, an ambulance and numerous Marion police cars responded to 911 calls from nearby neighbors reporting a nearby empty house on fire around 11:30 pm Thursday night...
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SALINE COUNTY MAN NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
Charles Ryan, SCDC mugshot SALINE CO., Ill. - A stipulated bench trial for a man accused of murdering his stepfather in 2011 was swiftly carried out this week in Saline County, but the determination of...
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CARTERVILLE PHARMACIST CHARGED AFTER PRACTICING WITHOUT A LICENSE FOR YEARS
Kristin Schulmeister, Williamson County Jail mug WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - A Williamson County grand jury has issued true bills of indictment against a Carterville pharmacist, who has not had an active...
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FATALITY IN U.S. 45 CRASH, SALINE COUNTY
SALINE CO., Ill. - A young passenger in the vehicle of a New Burnside woman is dead following a traffic crash near Eldorado last night (Saturday, November 21). The crash occurred on U.S. Route 45,...
View ArticleLocal bat-manufacturing company sued for alleged unpaid amount on order
GALLATIN CO. – One of Gallatin County’s most prominent businesses has had a Small Claims case filed against it. Dinger Bats LLC of Ridgway found itself the recipient of a case of supposedly unpaid...
View ArticleBrawling Williams-Shaffer family comes to blows during incident in Rosiclare
HARDIN CO. – The offspring of the ever-offensive Tina Williams continues to get into predictable trouble, with the elder of Williams’ two daughters getting into it with an in-law these past few...
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Incident, arrest at McDonald’s raises questions about young Harrisburg man
SALINE CO. – An incident at Harrisburg’s McDonald’s on South Commercial Street November 10 had everyone in two counties wondering what the heck was going on with William Michael “Billy” Cummins, 27,...
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Forensic shrink says meth-induced psychosis lead to stabbing in 2011
Charles Ryan, shown here in his December 2011 mugshot from the Saline County Detention Center where he’s been held since the death of his stepfather Carl Crouch, was suffering a meth-induced psychosis,...
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Auditor is auditing her own work…and getting taxpayer money to do it
MARION – When the average taxpayer thinks of an AUDIT, it conjures up the image of a team of “no-nonsense” mathematical minds with their white shirt sleeves rolled up and the inevitable thick lens...
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State’s Attorney to seek third term
SALINE CO. – Saline County’s sitting state’s attorney made it official Monday, November 23: He’s running for a third term in office. Saline County Prosecutor Mike Henshaw filed his petition officially...
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Cave-in-Rock FD holds annual holiday feed
Perry Foster, (above), Hardin County Emergency Management Director, was head cook on the afternoon of Saturday, November 7, when Cave-in-Rock Fire Department held their annual feed. The big event is...
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Illinois Centre Mall sells once again for back taxes
Fatcats get special treatment WILLIAMSON CO. – Williamson County Officials once again bent the rules, ignored the laws, and extended special benefits for a few well-connected fatcats during the...
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