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UPDATE: VEHICLE V. MIMMO’S PIZZA ACCIDENT ON MONDAY
ELDORADO, Ill. — Officials have now released the details of yesterday’s accident at the new Mimmo’s Pizza in Eldorado. Vicky McWhirter, a resident of Norris City, was the sole occupant of the vehicle...
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THREE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOLLOWING TRIPLE VEHICLE CRASH
SALINE CO., Ill.— Three individuals were taken to an area hospital for treatment of their injuries following a three vehicle crash this evening (Tuesday, July 8, 2014). According to Illinois State...
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Nightly NewsCap: Capping off the day with headlines in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi with a few headlines (nothing like yesterday…whew) that occurred over the last 24 hours (July 7-8, 2014), for your Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Tuesday, July 8, in audio! Topics...
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HEY TODD FORT, YOU’RE OFF PROBATION; WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU’RE GONNA DO?
“I’m gonna open a Facebook page!!” Because that’s the first order of business, you know. You just can’t exist in the world these days unless you have a FACEBOOK PAGE. As you can see in the below...
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THE CAT LADY AND THE COUNTY BOARD MEMBER
We don’t usually hold a page, or clear a page, during production week for a late-breaking story unless it involves a dead body. That’s just the nature of the business; there’s a news budget going into...
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Nightly NewsCap: LOTS of headlines and a few BLOOPERS in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi with the Nightly NewsCap for the evening Wednesday, July 9, 2014….news, views, AND some bloopers!! Topics covered include: Three-car wreck details from yesterday’s Texas City area of U.S....
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What’s blowing this issue out of the stores this month? THIS STORY
Every once in a while we come across information that we just can’t publish right away. And, we know that’s aggravating for a lot of people, especially those who are on the inside of the news at hand,...
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THINK THERE’S NOT A LOT IN COMMON BETWEEN MARION AND HARRISBURG? THINK AGAIN
It continues to intrigue us the level of crossover between the city of Marion and the city of Harrisburg. And what’s on the front page this month exemplifies that crossover. When we first started...
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‘POOR MAN’S POLAR VORTEX’ ABOUT TO BRING COOLER TEMPS
Who WOULDN’T be a little freaked out about a ‘polar vortex’ in the middle of summer in the Midwest? Well. WE aren’t. I mean, the big sweeping cool front coming down out of the Gulf of Alaska is going...
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REPEAT CARRIER MILLS CRIM BUSTED IN WHITE COUNTY
In our Read the Leads, we like to give you a taste of what’s in the current issue…and we REALLY like to show you some of the crim coverage we give to the many counties we cover in southern Illinois. We...
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A SHOT ACROSS THE BOW FOR COTTAGE TOWNSHIP
SALINE CO., Ill.—I have filed a temporary injunction in Saline County Circuit Court to prevent Cottage Township from holding any more agenda-less meetings. The move was predicated on the information I...
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WARRANT SCAM REARS ITS UGLY HEAD AGAIN, THIS TIME IN MARION
MARION, Ill.—Marion Police Department has reported a scam is taking place right now within Williamson County. Reports have been made of people receiving calls from a person claiming to be with...
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Nightly NewsCap: Ang’s turn at the microphone bringing you headlines in AUDIO
The lovely Angela is back at the helm for the Thursday version of the Nightly NewsCap for the evening of July 17, 2014! Topics covered include: Gaseous situation in Vincennes this morning turns out...
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NO ROLLING STONE COLLECTING THIS MOSS…HERE’S PROOF
Say “Raymond Moss” anywhere in or around Harrisburg and you’ll get a mixed bag of responses. However, this latest reference to the multiple-criminal-conviction’ed Harrisburg native is new in the...
View ArticleVAN vs. MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN SALINE COUNTY
Saline County, IL — There has been a traffic crash in Saline County between a van and a motorcycle this afternoon at approximately 2:46pm. According to the preliminary traffic crash investigation,...
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Nightly NewsCap: News headlines from around the area in AUDIO, and some BLOOPERS
Once in awhile, we get tongue-tied when producing ‘caps and especially when we have some strange names in the course of the reports…and tonight was one of those nights. So Lyndi rounds up the...
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ROLLOVER WRECK ON DeYOUNG IN MARION
MARION, Ill.—An evening wreck on the main highway east-west through Marion has sent four people to the hospital. The accident, which occurred at about 5:30 this evening (Wednesday, July 23, 2014), was...
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THIS MONTH’S PRINT HEADLINES, JULY-AUGUST 2014!
After one of the most arduous production weeks in terms of gathering material and dealing with other factors (disruptions, emergencies and breaking news, the last of which altered the front page…three...
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BREAKING: KIDNAPPING AT KNIFEPOINT IN ELDORADO REPORTED
SALINE CO. (Eldorado), Ill.—Authorities this hour have confirmed that there has been a kidnapping at knifepoint in the city of Eldorado in Saline County. The situation broke at about 9:30 p.m. this...
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**BREAKING** ELDORADO KIDNAPPING SUBJECT IN CUSTODY **UPDATED**
ELDORADO—AUTHORITIES HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ALLEGED KIDNAPPING LAST NIGHT, SONNY PILGRIM, IS IN CUSTODY AT THIS HOUR. Sonny Pilgrim, from a Facebook page Missouri...
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