AUTHORITIES WORK EARLY-MORNING WRECK IN PANKEYVILLE AREA
SALINE CO., Ill.---Traffic was closed on Highway 145 south of Harrisburg this morning after a wreck in Pankeyville. We're working with authorities to get the specifics, but according to those on the...
View ArticleISP RELEASES SPECIFICS ON SALINE COUNTY FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH
SALINE CO., Ill.---A young Carrier Mills woman is dead following an early-morning traffic crash south of Harrisburg. The crash occurred this morning, Friday, February 27, at approximately 5:53 a.m. on...
View ArticleHARRISBURG-BASED AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND IN TOWN
HARRISBURG, Ill.---Two Rutan Long EZ aircraft were spotted earlier today at the Dollar General parking lot on Main Street in Harrisburg. These home-built aircraft are manufactured in Harrisburg and...
View ArticleMan who took advantage of post-tornado volunteer work loses in default judgment
SALINE CO.—A man who brought his bad habits to Saline County following meeting up with post-Leap Day Tornado 2012 volunteers is now facing a small claim in Saline County circuit court. After mooching...
View ArticleGolconda woman ties record for stupid crim activity
It is uncertain whether jail food has improved over the years or if Shavon Crim just has more time to make sure she doesn’t miss a meal. Whatever the case, here is a picture of Ms. Crim earlier in her...
View ArticleSingle mother of four busted for early morning boost
SALINE CO.— An unemployed single mother of four found herself behind bars February 6 after authorities say she walked out of the Harrisburg Walmart with a few items she didn’t bother paying for. But...
View ArticleIntoxicated dope cook busted with precursors
Meth WILL make you stupid SALINE CO.— Authorities routinely say that methamphetamine will eat your brain. And apparently wherever the brain cells go, so goes anything resembling common sense. As a...
View ArticleDomestic that started in bedroom leads to boyfriend being charged as drug dealer
SALINE CO.— A dust-up between a Harrisburg couple has landed the boyfriend in jail on drug charges. The incident kicked off January 29 at approximately 8:21 a.m. when authorities received a call from...
View ArticleInmate suicide
SALINE CO.—The suicide of an inmate jailed at the Saline County Detention Center made headlines in early February, but there was little word on what it was that put the well-known man in the facility...
View ArticleCross-county fleeing ends in serious charges
This was what was left of Mary Kay Byers’ home in the Ledford area of Saline County on the morning of February 9 after an alleged arson. Suspected inthe setting of the blaze is local gangsta-wannabe,...
View ArticleTHIS MONTH’S PRINT HEADLINES, MARCH 2015!!
Welcome to the beginning of our THIRTEENTH YEAR of publication...and to all those who thumbed their noses at us on March 12, 2003 and said we wouldn't last with our "little newsletter" but a couple of...
View ArticleSTATE’S ATTORNEY, DIST. SUPERINTENDENTS ESTABLISH NEW SALINE CO. TRUANCY PROGRAM
SALINE CO., Ill.---A new truancy program has been developed by the Saline County State’s Attorney’s Office and the district Superintendents in response to the increasing number of truant students in...
View ArticleNight of Healing Prayer offered at Little Chapel
HARRISBURG, Ill.---Little Chapel Church in Harrisburg will be hosting a Night of Healing Prayer on Thursday, March 26 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Each Night of Healing Prayer is a time specially set aside...
View ArticleMAN GETS PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING PUBLIC, STATING DAUGHTER DIED
Matthew Stout HAMILTON CO., Ill.---An Eldorado man is headed to prison out of Hamilton County after he defrauded the public for donations, stating his daughter had died. Matthew Stout, 39 of Eldorado,...
View ArticleMAN WHO INJURED INFANT DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO DOC OUT OF SALINE
Colton Campbell SALINE CO., Ill.---A Galatia man has received a serious sentence following a plea in a shaking incident involving his infant daughter. Colten Campbell, 22, of Galatia, was taken into...
View ArticleARSONIST TAKES A PLEA IN SALINE COUNTY, DETAILS OF FIRE RELEASED
Austin N. Carter...headed back to DOC SALINE CO., Ill.---An early February fire that destroyed the dwelling of a Saline County family has been addressed in Saline County Circuit Court, with the man who...
View ArticleISP District 19 Announces Results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement Patrol
CARMI, Ill.---Captain Kelly Hodge, District 19 Commander, announced the results of an Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrol which was conducted in Saline County on Saturday, March 14, 2015....
View ArticlePair charged following Dollar General incident
SALINE CO.— Two men, one from Harrisburg, the other from Eldorado, have been charged following an incident at the Carrier Mills Dollar General Store. On Tuesday, March 10 at approximately 8 a.m....
View ArticleA gun, laptops and a lawn mower taken in recent thefts
SALINE CO.— It appears thieves these days are not very picky and will take whatever they can get their hands on. An Eldorado man is wanted by police after they say he entered an Eldorado business and...
View ArticleStolen car on West Raymond leads to drug bust
SALINE CO.— An incident on West Raymond Street in Harrisburg had curious neighbors contacting Disclosure asking what was going on with all the police activity. As it turns out, a domestic situation...
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