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CAR V. TRACTOR, ROLLOVER, ON ROUTE 13 OUTSIDE HARRISBURG MONDAY
SALINE CO., Ill. - A two-vehicle accident on Illinois Route 13 east of Harrisburg resulted in a rollover that sent one man to a trauma center outside of the area Monday. Saline County Sheriff Keith...
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‘DONUT’ MANEUVER LEADS TO HEAD INJURY NOT FAR FROM SIC CAMPUS
HARRISBURG, Ill. – A Harrisburg man was hurt after being thrown from the back of a truck Thursday morning. Saline County Central Dispatch received a 9-1-1 call of a male that had fallen from a back of...
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Twisted tale: Barrall saga continues with violence, sex and a crashed SUV
SALINE CO.— The wife of a man charged with burglary, after the victim of the burglary said the man was sleeping with his wife, faces a felony charge following a vehicle accident while she was with a...
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Charged with beating married woman pregnant with his child
SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg man has been charged with a felony after authorities say he beat on a married woman pregnant with what appears, at least, to be his child. According to police reports, on...
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Eldorado authorities respond to report of violence —“He’s beating the hell...
SALINE CO.— Responding to an urgent call for help from a family member, Eldorado officer Adam Stanley and police chief Shannon Deuel found themselves in the middle of a violent family fracas November...
View ArticleIDNR could stand to gain big after Cummins bust on McD’s parking lot —...
SALINE CO. – The man who was stopped by what’s popularly known in southern Illinois as a “rabbit cop,” and which stop yielded an abundance of alleged contraband and cash, has had a forfeiture filed in...
View ArticleHarrisburg city detective sued over mowed-down soybeans
SALINE CO. – A local farmer in Harrisburg appears to be a little miffed at the city’s detective over some destroyed soybeans. Lewis Wintizer, of Lindale Road, Harrisburg, filed a Small Claims case...
View ArticleEldorado Legion sues Carmi woman in small claims court
SALINE CO. – Eldorado’s American Legion has sued a Carmi woman in Saline County Small Claims court for a handful of odd claims that probably would be better served charged as crimes. Danny Seagraves,...
View ArticleTheft at Clearwave charged
SALINE CO. – As of press time (December 13, 2015), a warrant had yet to be served in the case of massive theft from Clearwave Communications in Saline County. A warrant had been issued on November 23...
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SA candidate linked to suspected “gentlemen’s club”
MOLLY DEARING SALINE CO.— It appears that the notorious Robert Wilson’s niece, Molly Dearing, has been linked to the investigation into an alleged gentlemen’s club. After poring over hundreds of...
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THIS MONTH’S PRINT HEADLINES, DECEMBER 2015-JANUARY 2016!
End of the year...and we're personally glad to see this one be done with! We've had a HUGE number of papers this year, some of it to our detriment, but we've been bringing you the news that no one else...
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ERIC GREGG MOVES LOCAL CASE AGAINST THE GOVERNOR TO FEDERAL COURT
Eric Gregg U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS - Apparently believing his chances are better in a higher-up venue and possibly where no one knows him, former Harrisburg mayor Eric Gregg,...
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SALINE COUNTY ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT MEASURES ANNOUNCED BY ISP
SALINE CO., Ill. - Captain Kelly Hodge, District 19 Commander, announced the results of an Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrol which was conducted in Saline County on Friday, December 18,...
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SALINE COUNTY TO SUE THE STATE TO OBTAIN FUNDS OWED
SALINE CO., Ill. - Saline County State’s Attorney Mike Henshaw is planning to file a lawsuit on behalf of Saline County against Illinois Department of Revenue Director Constance Beard and Illinois...
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HARRISBURG OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE SATURDAY FIRE
HARRISBURG, Ill. – The Saline County Coroner is continuing his investigation of a residential fire that occurred on Saturday morning in Harrisburg, Illinois and claimed the life of a Harrisburg woman....
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The sad, sad existence of Carl Hustedde, Carrier Mills denizen
CARRIER MILLS, Ill. - You as regular readers know we've chronicled the idiocy that is Carl Hustedde's behavior in past issues. Katie Clayton, with Hustedde. And an inexplicable THING on her head. You...
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’Rado man goes to jail after punching officer in the face
SALINE CO.— An Eldorado man with a history of violence has been jailed after punching a police officer. Police reports indicate that Eldorado officers Jerod Gott, Joel Stanley and Clint Hooper were...
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Suspected meth cooks caught leaving cemetery
SALINE CO.— An observant Saline County Deputy who spotted a vehicle leaving an area cemetery interrupted what appears to have been a pair of men cooking off a batch of methamphetamine. According to...
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Man who accused wife of affair has guns removed
SALINE CO.— The holiday lead-ups often have all manner of domestic issues, and in Galatia this holiday season, things began early…and without a requisite FOID card, in this case. On December 8, 2015,...
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Two area men charged with escape
SALINE CO.— A pair of escape charges have been filed over the past several weeks in Saline County. A Harrisburg teen who was sentenced to Boot Camp is the first, and he has now been charged with...
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