RICHLAND, CLAY COs: ISP will be conducting roadside safety checks soon
RICHLAND/CLAY COs., Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Roadside Safety Checks (RSCs) in Clay and Richland counties during...
View ArticleSite going down for maintenance Sunday
Well...sorta like that. Housekeeping. We has it. In order to maintain quality, performance and speed of service, we're going to have to take down the website for a little while tomorrow, Sunday,...
View ArticleRichland County Board meets tomorrow night
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - The Richland County Board full board meeting will be held tomorrow night at the Board Room located in the Sheriff's Department, south of the courthouse. Times and other...
View ArticleISP D12 announces September enforcement activity
EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of September. Troopers in District 12, which...
View ArticleFairfield girl crashes into stalled vehicle operated by Olney man in Clay
CLAY CO., Ill. - Clay County Sheriff Andy Myers has issued information on a wreck that occurred last night in north Clay involving two folks, one from Wayne County and one from Richland County who has...
View ArticleRICHLAND COUNTY: Fiscal year-end meeting of the county board to be held tonight
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - As the fiscal year ends for many counties at odd times (many on October 31; others on November 30), county boards are holding meetings to inform the public of the adoption of the...
View ArticleNoble man wipes out on ATV in Clay City area
CLAY CO., Ill. - Illinois State Police worked an ATV accident in Clay City this afternoon that sent a Noble man to the hospital. ISP report that the incident took place at 2:10 p.m. today (Tuesday,...
View ArticleRichland County Board meets Thursday; here’s the agenda
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - The full board meeting of the Richland County Board will be held tomorrow night, Thursday, November 8, 2018. The meetings of the full board are held at the county boardroom,...
View ArticleISP urges safe driving during busy holiday travel period
Click it or Ticket campaign in full gear EFFINGHAM, Ill. - The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is generally one of the busiest travel holiday periods of the year. As millions of travelers take to...
View ArticleRICHLAND COUNTY: Three Olney men indicted on meth offenses by the feds
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - Federal indictments have been handed down again in Richland County, catching three Olney men in the federal meth net. Michael F. Jones, 41, of Olney, was indicted in a five-count...
View ArticleSwearing-in ceremony for elected officials happening Friday, Richland County
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - Richland County Clerk Alice Mullinax has announced that the swearing-in ceremony date and time for newly-elected officeholders in the county has been set. Mullinax said that...
View ArticleTapias back behind bars after Albion bust; Olney man joins them
David Tapia EDWARDS CO., Ill. - Information on a drug bust that occurred last week in Edwards County has been released by Sheriff Darby Boewe, and it finds a couple of repeat offenders back where they...
View ArticleRICHLAND COUNTY: Reorganizational meeting for county board coming up
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - The Richland County Board has announce the agenda for the upcoming reorganizational meeting for the board following the November elections. All county board meetings, unless...
View ArticleISP District 12 announces November enforcement activity
DISTRICT 12 EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of November. Troopers in District 12,...
View ArticleRichland County man sentenced on federal meth-related charges
Robert Harden RICHLAND CO., Ill. - Robert A. Harden, 45, of Calhoun, was sentenced Monday to federal prison on methamphetamine related charges, Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the...
View ArticleSITE ISSUE: Load problems causing site to go down; bear with us
SO. ILL. - Due to large numbers on some recent articles here, our site has been crashing on and off since yesterday. We have tech minds working on it, but the servers keep experiencing issues. IF the...
View ArticleWe’re BACK! And please forgive the abruption
Had to take a few days off for Ang's treatment. Won't know how well it did for a couple of weeks. We apologize for the abruption, which we advised you of last week in this post. Happily, there were on...
View ArticleRICHLAND COUNTY: January full board meeting coming up Thursday
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - As a public service, we bring you the Richland County full county board meeting agenda for its next date, Thursday, January 10, 2019. Prior to the full board meeting, a Finance...
View ArticleISP Districts 12, 19, announce December enforcement activity
DISTRICTS 12, 19 - Illinois State Police District 12 and 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, has announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of December. District 12 Effingham Troopers...
View ArticleISP District 12 Effingham has announced 2018 stats
EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, has announced activity and enforcement figures for 2018. Troopers in District 12, which includes Clark, Clay,...
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