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THIS ISSUE’S PRINT HEADLINES, SEPTEMBER 2015!
Well, we're in the last days of August, actually, and the release date of the current issue was August 26...but it FEELS like September, and September is right around the corner, so SEPTEMBER it is!!...
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RECOUNTING THE 2006 FATAL CAR CRASH THAT BROUGHT DAVE DAVIS TO INFAMY
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - While many people are now mourning the (still-unexplained) passing of 30-year-old Dave Davis of Olney while he was on a job in the East St. Louis area, others aren't so quick to...
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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE LAUNCH OPERATION FATAL 4 FOR LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND
ILLINOIS - Troopers will be on the Lookout for Speeding, DUI, Driving Distracted and Seatbelt Compliance Carmi, Ill., Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Kelly Hodge, would like...
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METH ARREST AT WEST SALEM CROSSROADS SUNDAY
Justin Cleaver EDWARDS CO., Ill. - An Olney man and a Wabash County woman are the latest two to come under suspicion of meth crimes in Edwards County. And fittingly, they were apprehended because of...
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OCC INTERNATIONAL STUDENT STRUCK WHILE ON BICYCLE
OLNEY, Ill. - An international student from Olney Central College is improving today after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle at Main Street in Olney. The 18-year-old female, whose name...
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ISP DISTRICT 12 ANNOUNCES ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY FOR AUGUST
EFFINGHAM CO., Ill. - Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Kelly Hodge, today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of August. Troopers in District 12, which...
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Richland County miscreant arrested on felony after beach vakay
RICHLAND CO. – An arrest warrant was finally served on a Richland County miscreant who is alleged to have left one of his drinking buddies for dead in an accident earlier this summer. Chris Arteberry,...
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RICHLAND CO.— Five new DUIs have been filed in Richland County since the last issue. In the early morning hours of May 12, Russell W. Foerster, 23, of the 6100 block of East Radio Tower Lane, Olney,...
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Woman charged with attempting to thwart squat-and-cough portion of drug pee test
RICHLAND CO.— The general drug roundup for Richland County this issue features a 20-something woman who attempted to thwart the squat-and-cough portion of a drug test. According to information filed in...
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Video surveillance helps nab alleged burglar — Shoplifter brings drug pipe...
RICHLAND CO.— A West Salem woman who apparently thought it was a good idea to just take whatever she wanted from the Olney Walmart was not only arrested for same but then decided it would be okay to...
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Sex offender gets 90 days for not registering
RICHLAND CO.— An Olney man has been sentenced to jail for not registering as a sex offender with authorities. Formal charges alleged that Kristopher L. Booth, 40, of 120 East South St., Olney, pleaded...
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Five suspected drug dealers among nine nabbed
RICHLAND CO.— Richland County authorities have been working overtime in their renewed efforts in the ongoing war on drugs. In the past several weeks, lawmen have taken nine druggies, including dealers,...
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Metro-East-area death of local man unresolved
RICHLAND CO. – Authorities in Madison County, Illinois, have still not indicated what they believe to have been the cause of death of a well-known Richland County man, as well as a co-worker of his...
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WARRANT ARREST MADE ON ROBINSON MAN FOR METH DELIVERY
Michael Goff CRAWFORD CO., Ill. - The arrests of alleged meth delivery people in and around Crawford has taken a marked turn upwards in recent weeks, and the latest is that of a Robinson man. Michael...
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THIS MONTH’S PRINT HEADLINES, SEPTEMBER 2015!
Ahhhhhhhhhhh we're back to "month" instead of "this issue." And while we've had some highly concerning things happen around these here parts that have precluded a lot of stuff, the last three weeks...
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Things we see at the side of the road, Richland County version….
Who DOES this??? * * * * * * * * * * . At County Road 400 North (East Otterbein Lane) turnoff on Illinois 130 northbound, some fool decided to do this with roadkill. I know we have foxes out in the...
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MAN MISSING FROM WEST LIBERTY, ILLINOIS
Stephen Lee Stirewalt WEST LIBERTY, Ill. - Friends of a West Libery man are asking the public this evening for their help in locating him. From Zack Stanley's Facebook page, we're learning that a...
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As seen in the window at Roll With It Bakery on Main in Olney….
OLNEY, Ill. - This is something we can get behind. Scroll down to see. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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ISP DISTRICT 12 ANNOUNCES SPECIAL PATROLS FOR OCTOBER
EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 12 out of Effingham has announced their special patrols for the month of October, including the counties where they'll be occurring. Occupant Restraint...
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Richland lawmen crippling meth trade
RICHLAND CO.— An Olney pair represent the latest efforts by north county authorities to cripple the methamphetamine trade. Just when readers thought last issue’s announcement of the arrest of five...
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