OPs fly in Anna Bixby-related case
SALINE CO.—The ongoing drama that surrounds matters of the Anna Bixby Women’s Center this issue has taken on an entirely new face this month with the emergence of Orders of Protection involving a...
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ILEAS SWAT training in Saline County
These are the specially trained police officers from the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System Special Weapons Assault Team who are tasked with clearing and rooting out bad guys. Training was...
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THIS ISSUE’S PRINT HEADLINES, JULY SPECIAL EDITION 2015!
Well here we are, our first two-week-turnaround paper, and aside from a couple of typos (one on the front page, naming the Heartland page numbers...ouch...) we're good to go! A two-week turnaround, as...
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Former Carrier Mills man charged with raping 13-year-old daughter of girlfriend
SALINE CO.— A former Carrier Mills lowlife has been charged in an eight-count information for allegedly raping a 13-year-old. On June 27 at approximately 2:40 a.m. Saline County Central Dispatch...
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Sex predator charged with grabbing local cashier
SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg convicted sex predator has been charged with accosting a local cashier. According to charges filed in the case, on June 24, Adam Lee Joshua McKendree, 28, of Ledford School...
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‘D!ckhead’ lands Eldorado man behind bars on drug charges
SALINE CO.— An Eldorado man landed behind bars after he let fly an expletive within earshot of the city’s chief of police. Reports indicate that on June 24 at approximately 10:38 p.m., Eldorado Chief...
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McGuire name change denied; hadn’t registered as sex offender by mid-July
JACKSON CO. via SALINE CO.—The Wyoming convicted sex offender who once was charged with a similar crime in Saline County was non-compliant with the Illinois Sex Offender Registry as of press time,...
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Shooting accident leaves bitter recrimination
Authorities in Harrisburg are still trying to piece together what happened at the Nathan and Adrian Hill home on Sunday, July 5. SALINE CO.—Recriminations are flying in the wake of an accident with a...
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ENTERS PLEA
SALINE CO.—The underage punk who caught a break last November 29 simply because he didn’t kill himself in a horrific accident on Harco Road west of Harrisburg has entered a plea to one of the five...
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WRECK IN SALINE COUNTY ON MT. MORIAH ROAD
SALINE CO., Ill.--Saline County Sheriff Keith Brown is advising motorists at this hour to avoid Mt. Mariah Road at Highway 34 North for the next hour due to an accident. The multi-vehicle accident has...
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BROUGHTON KID FINALLY GOING TO IDOC
Aaron A. Rector HAMILTON CO., Ill.--One of Hamilton County's youngest ongoing/repeat offenders is finally headed to DOC. Hamilton County prosecutor Justin Hood has reported that Aaron A. Rector, 18, of...
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THIS ISSUE’S PRINT HEADLINES, JULY-AUGUST 2015!
Hey, here we are in the third of the every-other-week papers...and it's going WELL! We're not as exhausted as we thought we would be, nobody on staff has killed or maimed anyone, and the news...well,...
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ISP, LOCAL AGENCIES, WORK MT. MORIAH ROAD CRASH THURSDAY
SALINE CO., Ill.--Here’s the information on the traffic crash that occurred on Mt. Moriah Road at Illinois 34 between Raleigh and Harrisburg earlier this afternoon. Illinois State Police work the...
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ALLEGED CAR THIEF PUTS VEHICLE IN DITCH IN SALINE AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE
SALINE/WHITE COs.--A cross-county expedition by a kid without a driver's license driving his aunt's vehicle without her permission caused quite a bit of action in both Saline and White counties early...
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TWO INDIANA TEENS RESCUED FROM GARDEN OF THE GODS
One of the markers at Garden of the Gods KARBER'S RIDGE, Ill. – Two Indiana teens became lost in the Garden of the Gods Tuesday evening. Saline County Central Dispatch received a 911 call before 8:30...
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BREAKING: BUTTER McGHEE AMONG 13 FACING FEDERAL DRUG CHARGES
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS--A federal grand jury in Benton, Illinois, has charged thirteen Southern Illinois residents with narcotics-related offenses, the United States...
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CHIEF OF POLICE HOSTS SUNDAY PRO WRESTLING BENEFIT FOR AUTISTIC BOY
HARRISBURG— Say what you want about the in-fighting, back-stabbing and conspiracies coming out of city hall, there are still some folks willing to put differences aside and do the right thing because,...
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ELDORADO MAN SENTENCED IN SALINE COUNTY COURT
Jedadiah Russel SALINE CO., Ill.--A man convicted in an early April jury trial in Saline County has learned his sentence as of yesterday. Jedadiah Russel, 28, of Eldorado, was sentenced Thursday, July...
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FRIENDS, FAMILY, SAY MISSING WOMAN WALKED AWAY FROM HARRISBURG HOSPITAL
SALINE CO., Ill.--Family and friends of a missing woman in Saline County say she actually walked out of the hospital in Harrisburg, where she'd checked in to the Mulberry Center previously. Roberta...
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MILES OF TROOPS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HIGHWAYS
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS--Readers in the coverage area have been reporting the massive convoy of military vehicles moving across southern Illinois this afternoon. We currently have some photos coming in as...
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