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RICHLAND COUNTY CONFIRMS MAN FOUND DECEASED IN/NEAR VEHICLE
UPDATE 9:30 P.M. We’ve learned who the victim is, and it’s unclear whether he was in his vehicle or outside of it when he died, but he was found outside of the vehicle. He was working in a rural part...
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FORMER SHERIFF IDENTIFIED AS MAN FOUND DECEASED IN RURAL RICHLAND COUNTY
RICHLAND CO., Ill.—Authorities have confirmed that the man who was found deceased on a rural Richland County, Illinois, road yesterday is a former sheriff of this county. Richland County Sheriff Andy...
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ISP DIST. 12 LIFTS TOW BAN ON INTERSTATE
EFFINGHAM CO., Ill. – Illinois State Police (ISP) in District 12 has lifted the tow ban for all 10 District 12 counties (Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Lawrence, Marion...
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FIRE AT MT. PLEASANT LANE, RICHLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS
RICHLAND CO., Ill.—A press release from Richland County Sheriff Andy Hires outlines the following: The Olney Fire Department was dispatched at 4:42 A.M. to a report of a fully involved structure fire...
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UPDATE 1/18/2014: FIRE AT MT. PLEASANT LANE, RICHLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS
RICHLAND CO., Ill.–Richland County Coroner Randy Kistler has informed Disclosure that the structure fire at Mt. Pleasant Lane, yesterday (Jan. 17, 2014), took the life of Robert Edward Redmen, who...
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OLNEY HAZMAT SITUATION: GAS LINE CUT
OLNEY, Ill.—Olney Fire Department has been dispatched to 100 West South Street to investigate a gas line that’s been cut. The line was cut by an individual digging at that location. Use caution if...
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Shoplifting and dog-throwing top police blotter
RICHLAND CO.—As is usually the case, it’s been a weird last few weeks for the Richland County basic crim roundup. Things start off with Isaiah S. Goodlander, 25, of 1379 E. IL 250, Noble, who has been...
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Olney menace fired up and ready to sue
OLNEY—A rather brief and only slightly informative meeting was held by the Olney city council on January 13. The highlight of the 25-minute meeting was the infamous Brian James O’Neill II, who was...
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BREAKING: MISSING CHILD ALERT, RICHLAND COUNTY
RICHLAND CO., Ill.—Richland County and Olney authorities have released the following information on a missing child out of Olney. Madeline Ramsey is 15 years old and has dark brown hair. She is...
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COUPLE LOSES POSSESSIONS TO HOUSE FIRE IN OLNEY: UPDATE
UPDATE 9 P.M. Ms. Hollingsworth and her boyfriend are saying at the Traveler’s Lodge in Olney; the person now organizing collection for them is Shelley Brinkley; contact her via her Facebook page at...
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Nightly NewsCap: Lyndi rounds up the headlines in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi with the roundup of the headlines for the evening of Tuesday, February 11, 2014! Topics covered include: House fire in Olney; a mistrial in murder trial in Franklin County; and the Aurora...
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MORE INFO ON CHERRY STREET FIRE IN OLNEY
OLNEY, Ill.—Olney Fire Department has released information from the fire run logs regarding the incident that has left a Richland County couple homeless yesterday. On Tuesday February 11 at 12:22pm,...
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O’NEILL: ON THE BALLOT AND FIRED UP TO WIN
Yes, folks, it’s true: Brian James O’Neill is once again on a ballot in Richland County. Yes, he’s “one ill” one…Brian James O’Neill II…fortunately for you, without smellovision. Only this time, it’s...
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ANOTHER OLNEY FAMILY DISPLACED, THIS TIME DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE
OLNEY, Ill.—An Olney family was forced from their home last night when an issue with their furnace grew serious and prompted involvement of the fire department. Clay County native Erin Workman, having...
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Battle of the sheriff’s candidates busts out at board meeting; development...
RICHLAND CO.—The February Richland County board meeting started off slow, with board members appearing to procrastinate, perhaps in order to delay the speech Brian James O’Neill II was about to give....
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High-traffic drug areas continue to be kept secret
Voters not happy RICHLAND CO.— It appears sheriff Andy Hires via his drug policy continues to protect the identity of the locations at which dope deals can be found. More than a few voters have voiced...
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Important Primary Election March 18, 2014
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS—A very important Primary Election season is upon us in southern Illinois, and the action takes place March 18, 2014. On the local level, three of the state’s...
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First Amendment upheld in publisher’s OP case
RICHLAND CO.—The judge appointed to handle the case of frivolous complaints against Disclosure Publisher Jack Howser has entered a decision in Disclosure’s favor after more than two months of...
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Did a former (now-disgraced) deputy write a scathing election letter?
Pretty much everybody in three counties in southeastern Illinois know the name “Dee Burgin.” Folks in Richland, where he’s from, in Lawrence, where he’s currently employed at the ambulance service, and...
View ArticleBreeding teens behave badly, one becomes subject of OP
RICHLAND CO.—The little girl who horrified a majority of Richland Countians (as well as the world of Facebook) by getting pregnant at 13 and declaring her undying love for the then-15-year-old father...
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