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Stonefort man confronts child, charged with displaying weapon on Robinson Street
JASON TAYLOR, JR. SALINE CO.— A Stonefort man is facing a weapons charged after he admitted to police that he displayed a handgun during a verbal altercation regarding him speeding past children at...
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Mills man earns fourth driving revoked
ZACHARY WARD SALINE CO.— A Carrier Mills man may have to learn the hard way, as in hard-time in prison, that authorities take a seriously dim view of individuals who think they can drive on public...
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Would-be newlyweds jailed after beating on one another
SALINE CO.— A purportedly-engaged Harrisburg couple has been jailed before they could take their vows, this for beating on each other. Police reports indicate that on August 24 at approximately 11:30...
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’Rado woman busted for hiding friend’s dope stash in her crotch and bra
SALINE CO.— A routine traffic stop has landed one Eldorado woman behind bars along with a Harrisburg woman who just can’t seem to stay away from pills. Harrisburg officer Nathan Moore was on patrol at...
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Confessed snorter of pills attacks correctional officer
SALINE CO.— A Mt. Vernon, Ind., man who is already facing three drug charges in Saline is now facing an Aggravated Battery charge for hitting a correctional officer. Court documents show that Garrett...
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Accused rapist of 13-year-old charged in stabbing of tow operator at Huck’s
DEANGELO COWPER Injured Opie’s owner tackles knife-wielding crim in parking lot SALINE CO.— A Carrier Mills man, some see as not worth the skin it would take to make a lampshade and who was out on...
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Pornographic texts prove affair between candidates not a rumor
From left-right: Harrisburg Mayor Dale Fowler’s campaign is being backed by local banker and believed gentlemen’s club (Chess Club) proprietor, Bill Bonan. Local attorney Robert Wilson (center) is...
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ISP District 19 to conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols
CARMI, Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander Captain Cory Ristvedt announced District 19 Troopers will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Wabash, Edwards,...
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HEAD-ON COLLISION IN SALINE CAUSED BY DISTRACTION IN VEHICLE
SALINE CO., Ill. - Two drivers were sent to the hospital last night in Harrisburg after a head-on collision in Saline County, which ISP said was caused by a "distraction" in one of the vehicles. ISP...
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Our good deed for the day: HELP THIS EQUALITY DOG FIND ITS WAY HOME
EQUALITY, Ill. - There's a dog missing from her home in Equality, and her owners really want some help getting her BACK HOME. This is Roxie: Roxie's owners said "I believe she was picked up Thursday...
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CAR v. SEMI WRECK CLOSES 142 OUTSIDE ELDORADO
At about 3:45 p.m. SALINE CO., Ill. - A wreck has closed the highway between Dale in Hamilton County and Eldorado in Saline County, this on Highway 142 not far from Star General Baptist Church. Saline...
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RAMPANT SPECULATION IN ADVANCE OF PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT FORMER DOCTOR
Former Dr. Brian Burns SALINE CO., Ill. - Media in and around Saline County have been notified that there's going to be a press conference Wednesday (September 28) at 1 p.m. regarding a very...
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THIS MONTH’S PRINT HEADLINES, SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2016!
So most of the heat has backed off, we're in the mood for Fall, and the material just keeps pouring in to give you one of the best papers in the area....you've found it, right here, and we're now...
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BREAKING: BURNS CHARGED WITH SOLICITATION TO KIDNAP STATE’S ATTORNEY FROM...
SALINE CO., Ill. - At the press conference today, it was announced that the man who is accused of killing his estranged wife, former doctor Brian Burns, apparently took a page out of the playbook of...
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MAN DECEASED IN SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND, CARRIER MILLS
CARRIER MILLS, Ill. - A Carrier Mills man lost his life last night after a self-inflicted gunshot wound incident Sunday afternoon. The man, whose name is being withheld this morning pending...
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SALINE COUNTY SENTENCINGS, SEPTEMBER 2016
SALINE CO., Ill. - The following people were sentenced in September, 2016 in Saline County Circuit Court: Chase Davis Chase R. Davis was sentenced on September 7, 2016 by Judge Walden Morris to 13...
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Edgar County Motions To Dismiss Lawsuit v. RIDES Mass Transit District
A lawsuit filed by Edgar County's former RIDES Mass Transit District via their attorney, Harrisburg's own Robert Wilson, is the subject of this piece by our friends the Edgar County Watchdogs; give it...
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GALATIA MAN SET FOR PRELIM NEXT WEEK ON WEAPONS, METH CHARGES
Larry Harris, SCDC mug from earlier this year SALINE CO., Ill. - A Saline County felon who was the subject of a fairly high-profile arrest two weeks ago is headed for a prelim next week on charges he...
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PETITION TO REVOKE BOND FILED IN ANNA BIXBY CASE AGAINST EICHORN
Terrie Eichorn SALINE/POPE CO., Ill. - One of the two women hemmed up in the huge Anna Bixby Women's Center mess a year and a half ago is scheduled to be in court this afternoon on something...
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EICHORN ESCAPES BOND REVOCATION DUE TO CASE NOT BEING FINALIZED IN POPE
Eichorn and Bigfoot SALINE CO., Ill. - Once again, the lush of E-town has escaped anything even remotely resembling adherence to the law, but only because of what appears to be a technicality. And...
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