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Dundas woman charged with exploiting elder man
RICHLAND CO.— A Dundas woman has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly man. According to information filed in the case, Brenda D. Meeks, 57, of 5083 East Dundas Lane, Dundas,...
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Laser pointed at flight nurse and family beaten
RICHLAND CO.— This issue’s violence report out of Richland County features some repeat offender as well as a kid coming over from Lawrence to wreak havoc last year in Olney…being charged with an...
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Drug dealer gets 13-year prison sentence
RICHLAND CO.— A well known Richland County dope dealer has been sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) for 13 years following yet another methamphetamine conviction. Misty L....
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Shootings alarm Richland residents
RICHLAND CO.—Shootings occurring across Richland County in mid-April caused a slight bit of panic, at least until authorities began explaining that it was apparently just a couple of punk kids out...
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THIS 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...
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WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORCOS: WHAT’S HEADED OUR WAY?
Here's an update for the more northerly part of our coverage area as it pertains to a hazardous weather outlook over the next couple of days:...
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Illinois State Police Announce Special Traffic Enforcement Patrols
EFFINGHAM, Ill. – Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Kelly Hodge, announced this week that officers will conduct special Traffic Enforcement Patrols (sTEP) during the month of May...
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ACTIVE SHOOTER IN WEST LIBERTY, ILLINOIS
WEST LIBERTY, (Jasper County) Ill.---Authorities are confirming that mutual aid has been called to a small village in Jasper County, where an active shooter has been reported. We've not been able to...
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DUI ISSUED IN EARLY-MORNING SATURDAY CRASH ON 50
RICHLAND CO., Ill.--A wreck on U.S. 50 Saturday in Richland County has sent one man to an out of area hospital with what are reported to be fairly serious injuries. The crash occurred at 2:15 a.m....
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ISP RELEASES INFORMATION ABOUT RICHLAND COUNTY FATAL SATURDAY
RICHLAND CO., Ill.---Illinois State Police District 12 has issued a press release with further details regarding the accident early Saturday morning in Richland County, which proved fatal for a young...
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ISP DISTRICT 12 ANNOUNCES APRIL ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
EFFINGHAM, Ill.--Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Kelly Hodge, today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of April. Troopers in District 12, which includes...
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ACCIDENT PRIOR TO FATAL ON FRIDAY NIGHT IN OLNEY
RICHLAND CO., Ill.---Illinois State Police have made available details of the accident that occurred in Olney just a couple of hours before the fatal collision near Noble that took the life of a young...
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Results of ISP Nighttime Enforcement Patrols, CLAY and RICHLAND Cos.
CLAY, RICHLAND COs., Ill.--The Illinois State Police (ISP) announced the results of Nighttime Enforcement Patrols (NITE) held during the late evening hours of Friday, May 15th and early morning hours...
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR MOST OF ILLINOIS TONIGHT
ILLINOIS--Just in time for the holiday weekend, we're now under a hazardous weather outlook for most of the state. A strong front is moving in, being fed by moisture coming straight up from the Gulf....
View ArticleFour charged with killing deer for commercial purposes
RICHLAND CO.— Three Arkansas men and one Olney man have been charged with Felony Resource Theft for knowingly killing deer, valued in excess of $300 for commercial purposes. Ethan C. McNew, 22, of 465...
View ArticleUnderage drinking party ends with arrests
RICHLAND CO.— Underage drinking arrests spiked this issue, featuring what appears to have been a party in Olney and two unrelated cases involving teenagers. A 20-year-old Olney man just can’t seem to...
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Newton punk charged after twisting off in Olney
RICHLAND CO.— The general crime report out of Richland this issue features everything from a Newton teen acting a fool to a seven-year prison sentence for a man who confessed to beating another man....
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Man charged with swinging tire iron at his father tops Richland Co. drug report
RICHLAND CO.—Olney’s Robert L. Bell, 50, of the 1200 block of North East St., driving a 1999 white Ford passenger car, found himself the subject of a traffic stop April 12 at 1 p.m. at Miller’s Grove...
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Olney felon charged in sexual abuse case
RICHLAND CO.— An Olney felon who served a three-year sentence in the Illinois Department of Corrections on a Theft charge, beginning June 14, 2012, has been charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual...
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Teen dead in ATV wreck; DUI arrest made
RICHLAND CO.—A man whose old DUI charge could be one of the longest unaddressed in Richland County history has been charged with yet another, this one following a wreck that lead to the death of a...
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