METH CHARGES FILED TODAY AGAINST BUTTER McGHEE
Aw Carolyn...why the long face? (mugshot from 2012 arrest) SALINE CO., Ill.--Fresh off probation, it appears a Saline County drug felon allegedly couldn't stay away from the stuff. Carolyn Glore...
View ArticleWINGO/EICHORN SALON SHUT DOWN AS AG’S OFFICE LOOKS FOR COMPENSATION
SALINE CO., Ill.---The Illinois Attorney General's office has filed a Chancery lawsuit in Saline County Circuit Court in an effort to recoup some $3 million in funds they say the Anna Bixby Women's...
View ArticleMAN WHO KILLED MOTORCYCLIST IN HARRISBURG SENTENCED TO IDOC
Evan Edwards SALINE CO., Ill.--The man whose car crash killed a motorcyclist in Harrisburg in 2013 has been sentenced in Saline County Circuit Court today. Evan Edwards, now 22, was sentenced today to...
View ArticleSMUG THUG GETS PROBATION IN DOPE CASE
SALINE CO., Ill.--One of Saline's locals who clearly showed her intellect and disregard for the trouble she was in last summer has managed to get probation on one of the charges that got her arrested....
View ArticleHARRISBURG TEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL DURING KENTUCKY HIGH-SPEED CHASE, CAR FULL...
Leslie Alyse Williams, of Harrisburg, formerly of Cave-in-Rock MARSHALL CO., Ky.— A former Hardin County girl whose parentage may have been the cause of her recent bad turn is behind bars in Kentucky...
View ArticleGalatia man caught with woman’s clothes and jewelry
SALINE CO.— A Galatia man has been jailed after authorities say he waltzed into a woman’s home and stole from her … and he happened to have a gun on him. According to police reports, authorities were...
View ArticleSon charged with climbing into his mother’s bed and head-butting her over...
SALINE CO.— Domestic violence cases seem to be getting more and more bizarre. At approximately 11:11 p.m. on April 8 Harrisburg Police Sgt. Michael Riden was dispatched to 405 South Dennison St. on a...
View ArticleDrug convict found passed out, unresponsive in hotel parking lot — Begged not...
SALINE CO.— Repeat dopers finding themselves back behind bars seems to be all the rage this spring. With that said, it appears that 28-year-old Brandi Stefko is back in the news. Stefko, of 1290 Hwy....
View ArticleNaked stabbing suspect facing two felony counts
SALINE CO.— A 911 call and a report of a stabbing sent Harrisburg authorities to East Raymond Street in search of the stabber. On April 14 at approximately midnight, officer Kenny Shires arrived at 14...
View ArticleWhy the extreme effort for a bag of dog food? — A 31-lb. bag of dog food and...
SALINE CO.—A strange set of circumstances, one criminal, one civil, surround a Harrisburg woman this month. Rita Mae Tolbert, 27, of South Granger Street, has been charged with a misdemeanor theft...
View ArticleGibbs charged with home invasion
SALINE CO.—One of Saline County’s more notorious little crims has been charged with a serious count that has taken not a few people by surprise. Xzavier Gibbs, 17, has been charged as an adult in a...
View ArticleTrio busted on drug charges at Ferrell Hospital — Skank Chronicles
SALINE CO.— One of the area’s more notorious (not to mention homely) dope enthusiasts has found herself back behind bars after claiming she just didn’t know there was a meth lab in the trunk of the car...
View ArticleDisturbing details released in broad daylight home invasions — One perp...
SALINE CO.— Some rather disconcerting details have started to emerge concerning a rash of home invasions in the Saline County area. The most disturbing comes from a pair of incidents that occurred in...
View ArticleProblems continue to mount for Anna Bixby Women’s Center founders
SALINE CO.—The situation with the directors of the Anna Bixby Women’s Center in Harrisburg has gotten deeper and more complicated this month as a Chancery suit has been filed against them by the state...
View ArticleMURDER CHARGED — Three counts of intentional homicide of unborn child
ELDORADO—A man with a record of complaints and convictions of drugs and violence is working his way through the Saline County court system after being jailed on multiple counts of murder. Rodney E....
View ArticleMOSS CONVICTION UPHELD ON APPEAL IN SALINE COUNTY
Raymond Moss SALINE CO., Ill.---A press release from the Saline County State's Attorney's office has advised that the 2012 conviction of Raymond E. Moss of Harrisburg on charges of Criminal Sexual...
View ArticleHARRISBURG HAS NEW POLICE CHIEF
HARRISBURG---The city of Harrisburg has a new chief of police as of Tuesday. James "Whipper" Johnson has been appointed the position, effective yesterday, May 5, 2015. Whipper replaces long-time chief...
View ArticleFEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE IN GALATIA TUESDAY: UPDATE
The scene at ROC 1-Stop in Galatia on the afternoon of May 5, 2015 Here's the link to the explanation for the trailer and what was in it. Who knew pesticides could be explosive...? Below is the...
View ArticleTHIS MONTH’S PRINT HEADLINES, MAY 2015!!
How do we keep doing it, cranking out a paper every three weeks these days...? Well, we're duly inspired by your awesome readership, first and foremost...but, the secondary deal is that there's just SO...
View ArticleAMERICAN COAL LAYS OFF GALATIA MINE EMPLOYEES
SALINE CO. (Galatia), Ill.--Miners at American Coal in Galatia have received layoff notices...and the situation could be devastating for much of the region. Conflicting numbers being reported put the...
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