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OLNEY DRIVER SMACKS LOUISVILLE MOTORIST IN KELL; CHILDREN INJURED
MARION CO., Ill. - A two-vehicle collision on Illinois Route 37 .41 miles South of Kell Road in Marion County sent three children and two adults to the hospital in Centralia earlier today. Illinois...
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ISP DISTRICT 12 ANNOUNCES JULY ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 12 Interim Commander, Lieutenant Cory Ristvedt, today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of July. Troopers in District 12, which...
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Serial revoked driver arrested for DUI
ANTHONY S. LUTZ RICHLAND CO.— An Olney man with a lengthy history of alcohol-related arrests has been charged with DUI and Driving Revoked. Court documents allege that on August 6, Anthony S. Lutz, 25,...
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Olney man charged with trespassing in a house he says he lives in — Dope found
RICHLAND CO.— An Olney man serving a sentence for reckless conduct is now facing felony charges. Information filed in the case alleges that on or about August 1, James “Jimmy” D. Shadowens, 49, who...
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Calhoun man accused of beating female housemate and convicted drug felon
RICHLAND CO.— A Calhoun man who was already serving a DUI sentence has been charged with beating a woman in the head. According to information filed in the case, on July 22, Christian R. Totten, 27, of...
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Cessna chick from Sumner joins ranks of accused dopers
RICHLAND CO.— Yet another person with the last name of Cessna has made her way into the drug news. Kathi S. Cessna, 20, of 601 S. May St., Sumner, who apparently goes by “Sue” (at least for social...
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LANDLORD ARRESTED
RICHLAND CO. – One of the Richland County-area’s most well-known, and many say most-reviled, landlords was arrested after an incident in mid-August involving alleged destruction of a tenant’s...
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ISP PATROL TO BE CONDUCTED IN RICHLAND, JASPER, EFFINGHAM IN SEPTEMBER
EFFINGHAM, Ill. - District 12 Interim Commander Lt. Cory Ristvedt has announced various patrols in the area for the month of September. OCCUPANT RESTRAINT ENFORCEMENT PATROLS Occupant Restraint...
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THIS ISSUE’S PRINT HEADLINES, SEPTEMBER SPECIAL EDITION 2016!
Here's the second of our two-week-turnaround papers for the summer, and this batch was a breeze by comparison to the ones we did last year...probably the big difference being that we didn't have any...
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BAD WRECK WITH POSSIBLE FATALITY NORTH OF OLNEY
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - We have only preliminary information right now, but according to sources in the area, a wreck possibly involving a fatality occurred tonight north of Olney. Our sources are...
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FATALITY IN TWO-VEHICLE COLLISION, 130 NORTH OF OLNEY
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - A 7 p.m. crash last night on Illinois Route 130 just north of Olney has left one person deceased and sent several others to area hospitals for treatment. Illinois State Police...
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NO FOUL PLAY INDICATED IN RICHLAND COUNTY DEATH TUESDAY; SUICIDE SUSPECTED
Kerry Gene Brown, obituary photo RICHLAND CO., Ill. - The Richland County Coroner's office has confirmed the cause of death in a situation that emerged very early Tuesday morning. The coroner's office...
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PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR OLNEY LAKE
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - Details are few right now, but we're learning that an emergency landing of what appears to be a single-engine plane took place around noon today near one of the lakes outside of...
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RICHLAND, JASPER, EFFINGHAM, CUMBERLAND: ISP DIST. 12 PATROL RESULTS
DISTRICT 12, EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Illinois State Police in District 12 have announced the results of several patrols held at the beginning of September in the following counties: Occupant Restraint...
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CAR V. MOTORCYCLE IN EARLY-MORNING ACCIDENT, OLNEY
Photo submitted; this shows the bit of traffic backup going on at the intersection of East Street and the cross street of Highway 50. OLNEY, Ill. - An accident early this morning injured a motorcyclist...
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MOTORCYCLIST FROM FRIDAY’S OLNEY ACCIDENT DIES OF INJURIES
OLNEY , Ill. - The accident that occurred on the edge of Olney Friday morning has claimed the life of one involved. Friends of Hope Rule, 52, of Noble, have advised that the collision between Rule's...
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Briefs from around the Disclosure area
DUIs in Hardin somewhat comical HARDIN CO.— DUIs in Hardin weren’t dangerous this issue, but they were somewhat amusing. It starts with James W. Conn, 30, of Elizabethtown, who has been charged with a...
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Olney woman jailed after lying to police to keep boyfriend from being arrested
KELSEY BIDWELL RICHLAND CO.— An Olney woman with a bit of an identity crisis faces a felony charge after police say she lied to prevent the arrest of an apparent significant other. Information filed in...
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Wynoose Road Runyon accused of meth possession
CHASE RUNYON RICHLAND CO.— A Noble man who has already squeaked out of two drug cases now stands charged with meth possession in his county. Chase A. Runyon, 21, of 2663 North Wynoose Rd., Noble, was...
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Main Street man accused of firing weapon
LEVI WEILER RICHLAND CO.— In another act of alleged violence, Levi R. Weiler, 21, of 101 East Grand Ave., Carbondale, or 4765 North Holly Rd., Olney, depending on which set of paperwork you look at,...
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