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TRAINING EXERCISE LAST NIGHT IN HARRISBURG AT MAD PRICER
HARRISBURG, Ill.--A training exercise last night for first responders prompted a lot of activity over on the east side of the city of Harrisburg. The exercise focused on the handling of a fire on a...
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Girlfriend claims she was smacked in the head after calling her boyfriend a...
SALINE CO.— An Eldorado man has been charged with three counts of Domestic Battery and one count of Driving Suspended after police say he got drunk and smacked his girlfriend after she called him a...
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Galatia man jailed after girlfriend says he beat her
SALINE CO.— A Galatia man has been jailed after the woman who had been living with him told authorities that he struck her with a handgun and choked her unconscious. According to information filed in...
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Suspected thief nabbed after trying to sell stolen ATV on Craig’s List
SALINE CO.— A chance spotting at a local Citgo and Craig’s List ad has landed an Eldorado man behind bars. Authorities were contacted May 29 by one Jacob Lewis who advised that three weeks prior, his...
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Eldorado man taken into custody charged with firing assault rifle out his...
SALINE CO.— Reports of shots fired by a neighbor sent officers to the residence of James Arnold Talkington, 54, of 511 Briddick St., Eldorado, May 10 at approximately 11:30 p.m. When officer Ryan Ward...
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Teen accosted sitting on her own front porch — Neighbor who helped was...
SALINE CO.— A violent encounter on Lincoln Street in Harrisburg May 21 left one woman beaten and a teen frightened. According to 16-year-old Andrea D. Stuby, she was sitting on her front porch at 101...
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Chase lands a couple of felons behind bars on weapons charges
SALINE CO.— A pair of Harrisburg felons found themselves back behind bars after police say they led them on a brief chase through the city. According to information filed in the case, on June 2 at...
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Women of Anna Bixby Center accused of being problem tenants at Harrisburg salon
SALINE CO.—Yet another civil lawsuit has been filed against those responsible for the major mess that is the Anna Bixby Women’s Center (ABWC) in Harrisburg. This time, it has less to do with their...
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Eldorado man taken into custody after shooting at girlfriend over missing shoes
SALINE CO.— A 911 hang up call to Saline County Dispatch concerning a gun has landed an Eldorado man behind bars on three felony charges. According to police reports, at approximately 10:32 a.m. on...
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New Harrisburg Police Chief takes no nonsense, common sense approach
Every newly-elected city administration comes with the inherent changing of the guard. Mayor Dale Fowler was elected to his first full term in office this April and one of the more notable changes he...
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THIS ISSUE’S PRINT HEADLINES, JUNE-JULY 2015!
Here we are, as promised....the start of our every-other week run of papers, and we're kicking it off in style, with some of the best articles we've had throughout the paper EVER! After each...
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WEEKEND TORNADO REPORT FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS—Tornado touchdowns were the weekend weather activity for downstate Illinois, most of them occurring Friday, but others taking place Saturday as well. Friday’s activity took place in our South...
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CONSUMER REPORTS: THE TOP 10 SAFEST (AND LEAST SAFE) HOSPITALS IN ILLINOIS...
KEVIN HOFFMAN REBOOT STAFF JUN 22, 2015 How safe are your local hospitals? If you want to make sure you get the best quality care from hospitals in your area, Consumer Reports’ 2015 rankings of the...
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Saline County miscreant surfaces as suspected thief at Harrisburg Walmart
SALINE CO.— One of the southern region’s miscreants who seems hell-bent on spending time in prison has surfaced like a turd in the punchbowl. SALINE CO.— One of the southern region’s miscreants who...
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Repeat offenders, dopers and bad get-away drivers featured in traffic news
SALINE CO.— Bad drivers being, well… bad enough, one wouldn’t think a drunk driver would get behind the wheel of a stolen car, but that’s exactly what authorities are saying happened. And Austin L....
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Police report says couple who battered each other were arguing over Xanax
SALINE CO.— One of the area’s more multi-county crims appears to have battered his way back into the headlines, but this time he appears to have brought a significant other with him. Danny Michael...
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Saline County misdemeanors include repeat offenders and a guy up from Cave
SALINE CO.—A Hardin County regular showed up on the police blotter in Saline County this past month (June), apparently because a “family or household member” had his attention away from Hardin all the...
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Date set by AG’s office for removal of accused from Anna Bixby board
SALINE CO.—Battling over extensions of time, the two women at the heart of the Anna Bixby Women’s Center indictments appear to be in trouble with the Illinois Attorney General’s office. Indicted on...
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Drug felon charged with sexual assault of a child
SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg convicted drug felon has been charged with Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child. According to information filed in the case, on or about June 1, Mark Anthony Stricklin,...
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Cocaine convict jailed after allegedly threatening to show nude photos to...
SALINE CO.— The unending stupidity of those who take naked pictures of themselves, send them to people, and then whine like a b!tch when those people threaten them with said photos boggles the mind....
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