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OLNEY MAN SENTENCED ON SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD CHARGE
OLNEY, Ill. - James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that David Mitchell Carter, 50, of Olney, Illinois, was sentenced on May 10, 2016,...
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THIS MONTH’S PRINT HEADLINES, MAY 2016!
Here we are with the May issue, the first of two papers being produced for the month of May (although the second one, while being released in May, has a street date and the name "June" 2016 unless...
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ICYMI: OLNEY RESIDENCE HEAVILY DAMAGED AFTER SUNDAY FIRE
OLNEY, Ill. - A fire Sunday night heavily damaged the home of an Olney resident and prompted response from numerous fire departments in the area. Only Fire Department's Taylor Akers reports that the...
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AMATEUR RADIO FIELD DAY IN RICHLAND COUNTY COMING UP
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - Despite the Internet, cell phones, email and modern communications, every year whole regions find themselves in the dark. Tornadoes, wildfires, storms, ice and even the...
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SEATBELT PATROL, CLAY & RICHLAND COUNTIES
CLAY/RICHLAND COs., Ill. - The Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 has released enforcement figures from the Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols which were conducted on Tuesday, May 17th in...
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Charged with DUI after minor passenger texts friend
RICHLAND CO.— An Olney man has been charged with his third DUI after police say a minor riding with him texted for help. According to police reports, on April 16, 911 dispatch received a call from an...
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Even dozen hauled in on county drug-related charges
RICHLAND CO.— It is unknown if drug criminals are just starting to run out of brain cells (due to burnout), were that stupid to begin with or if Richland County simply has one of the most successful...
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Venue change DENIED: Case of Indicted State Police Agent Rick White
RICHLAND CO. – What former ISP special agent Rick White probably thought was a really good idea in his Richland County felony Perjury case was shot down in flames on May 18: The judge said “no way” to...
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RADIO STATION GETS IT WRONG AGAIN: WHITE’S CHARGES NOT DISMISSED
RICHLAND/WAYNE COs., Ill. - Once again, an area radio station, in its effort to support a losing cause (that just happens to be illicitly feeding them information), has gotten something really, really...
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STE. MARIE CRASH SENDS ONE TO EVANSVILLE HOSPITAL
RICHLAND CO.— An area woman was transported to an Evansville hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Ste. Marie Rd. at approximately 6:52 p.m. Friday, June 3. According to preliminary reports,...
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We just can’t help it….
....we have to point out that when one mainstream news outlet gets it wrong, others are going to follow. These guys follow A LOT. As we told you the other day...Rick White, disgraced ISP investigator,...
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THIS ISSUE’S PRINT HEADLINES, JUNE SPECIAL EDITION 2016!
Well, only a few days late with this; we've been super busy tracking down a couple of things that will be front page on the next issue, both of them in SoCos (South Counties, for those who aren't...
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ICYMI: ELDERLY WOMAN DIES OF INJURIES IN RURAL OLNEY FIRE
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - Multiple fire departments and rescue groups responding to a rural residential fire late Friday night did their level best to get the elderly resident to safety, but unfortunately,...
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ISP DISTRICT 12 ANNOUNCES APRIL ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 12 Interim Commander, Lieutenant Cory Ristvedt, today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of May. Troopers in District 12, which...
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TEEN INJURED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY TRUCK OUTSIDE OF OLNEY
OLNEY, Ill. - One of a group of runners - a 16-year-old - was hit by a semi this morning on the outside edge of Olney. Illinois State Police say the incident occurred at approximately 7:21 a.m. this...
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RICHLAND CO.— One of the area’s more prolific drug dealers and his buddy have been charged with felony battery. According to information filed in the case, back on April 6, Jason Dale Kuhlig, and Siara...
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Olney man serving Lawrence sentence charged with bath salts in Richland
JOSHUA O. SPIVEY RICHLAND CO.— An Olney man who was involved in a manhunt after he was rumored to have taken off with a teenage girl half his age has been charged with a drug felony in Richland. Joshua...
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Charged with throwing boiling liquid in woman’s face
LEVI COLE WILKEN RICHLAND CO.— A violent Lawrence County crap-bag who recently slimed his way into Richland County has been charged with throwing boiling liquid in a woman’s face. Levi Cole Wilken, 24,...
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Sumner man said to have driven drunk with gun
Jerry L. Totten RICHLAND CO.— A Sumner man has been charged with drunk driving while illegally carrying a weapon. Police reports indicate that Jerry L. Totten, 33, of 122 West North St., Sumner, was...
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Olney man tried to lure child for sex, police say
RICHLAND CO.— An Olney man who just finished a stint in prison has been charged with trying to get a child to have sex. Information filed in the case alleges that from April 9 to June 2, 2016, at his...
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