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West End Landfill: From being tipped off to, perhaps, closure… but who is...
SALINE CO.—The issue of West End Landfill being tipped as to when IEPA inspectors were going to be checking out the place doesn’t stop with last month’s (February 2014) edition that exposed the...
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Police: theft suspects brought their drugs to crime scene
SALINE CO.— A Galatia man and a Harrisburg woman have been charged with felonies after cops found them taking items from someone’s house while packing their drugs and paraphernalia. According to court...
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Purloined panties lands one man in the pokey
SALINE CO.— An Eldorado man has been charged with Residential Burglary and Theft after police say he stole underwear. Authorities say that on or about January 16, 2013, Joshua Aaron Cummins, 33, of...
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Woman busts car window with knife, goes after the driver
SALINE CO.— Keysha Renee Tison, 28, of 914 West Longley St., Harrisburg, a woman mentioned in a handful of Orders of Protection over the years, has been charged with a pair of felonies and a trio of...
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Suspect claims 4-year-old molested him
SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg man who has been charged with a predatory sex crime told investigators that he was the victim of a four-year-old sexually assaulting him. According to police reports, Illinois...
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County board vice-chair running for sheriff
Danny Gibbs has been serving the citizens of Saline County for ten years, and has now thrown his hat into the ring for the office of sheriff. SALINE CO.—The election preview continues this month with...
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Important Primary Election March 18, 2014
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS—A very important Primary Election season is upon us in southern Illinois, and the action takes place March 18, 2014. On the local level, three of the state’s...
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City council temporarily restores fire protection to areas outside city limits
HARRISBURG—A citizen’s diligence has shown that the reasoning given last year for stopping the Harrisburg Fire Department from making fire runs outside city limits is flawed…but that didn’t stop...
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SHERIFF WARNS OF SCAMS BY PHONE OR INTERNET
SALINE CO., Ill.—Saline County Sheriff D. Keith Brown has sent out a message to folks about becoming a victim of a scam during tax time. Brown says there are numerous scams that go on all year long,...
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ANOTHER WRECK AT THE BYPASS/POPLAR STREET IN HARRISBURG
HARRISBURG, Ill.—Two people were taken to the hospital following a two-car accident at the Bill Franks Bypass (Illinois 13) and Poplar Street in Harrisburg. Photo submitted by SCDC Saline County...
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SALINE COUNTY SEARCHING FOR ESCAPEE
SALINE CO., Ill.—Saline County deputies and Harrisburg Police officers are searching for a wanted person who broke free from Saline County Court Security personnel this morning (Monday, February 24,...
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Nightly NewsCap: The news kicks off for the week from the past weekend in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi rounding up the headlines for you for the evening of February 24, 2014, rounded up from the weekend as well as the past 24 hours! Topics covered include: Matthew Boyd slipping custody...
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UPDATE ON ESCAPED MAN IN SALINE COUNTY: CAUGHT!
SALINE CO., Ill.—Saline County Sheriff Keith Brown has advised that as of this evening, Matthew Boyd has been apprehended after he bolted from the courthouse this morning. Matthew W. Boyd Sheriff Brown...
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Nightly NewsCap! Another round of headlines delivered in AUDIO!
Here’s Lyndi with another recap of the day’s headlines in AUDIO for the evening of Tuesday, February 25, 2014! Topics covered include: Matthew Boyd getting caught (and TASERed) Monday night after...
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Think you read everything there is to read about the fire protection issue in...
….think again. Then read this. Ron Fearheiley There was so much more to the meeting held at the beginning of the month at Harrisburg City Hall. There’s so much backstory. There’s so much attitude on...
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Between today and tomorrow marks a sad anniversary…
…for Harrisburg, Illinois. It was at a point in time between February 28 and March 1—February 29, a day that only comes around every four years—in 2012 that the citizens of Harrisburg were faced with...
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SALINE COUNTY SUSPECT WAS TAKEN IN LAST WEEK, NOT YESTERDAY
SALINE CO., Ill.—This post is in response to a handful of calls we received on the Google tip line about a piece being reported on mainstream media out of Wayne County. Turns out Fairfield’s radio...
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ANOTHER WRECK AT THE BYPASS/POPLAR INTERSECTION, HARRISBURG
HARRISBURG, Ill.—There’s been another traffic crash at the Bill Franks Bypass (Route 13) and Poplar Street intersection this afternoon (Tuesday, March 4, 2014). Our source who provided the photo said...
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THIRD WRECK IN THREE WEEKS AT POPLAR AND RT 13 BYPASS
HARRISBURG, Ill.—A two-car accident at the Poplar Street intersection with Illinois 13 sent three people to the hospital Tuesday afternoon (March 4, 2014). Saline County Central Dispatch received...
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Nightly NewsCap! Your day’s headlines in AUDIO!
Here’s Lyndi rounding up your headlines from the area for the evening of Tuesday, March 4, 2014! Topics covered include: International Union of Operating Engineers gets an injunction against Tombstone...
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