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VENDING MACHINE BREAK-INS IN POTENTIALLY SIX COUNTIES
Here is a picture of the male and the vehicle used in the break-ins. CRAWFORD CO.–There have been several break-ins to vending machines throughout the Crawford County area as of early this morning...
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Meth suspect asking to be released for health reasons
RICHLAND CO.— An Olney woman behind bars on at least three drug-related charges is asking the court to grant her to be released on her own recognizance due to health concerns. Shannon L. Cessna...
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Texas officials neither confirm or deny ISP presence
RICHLAND CO.—Two incidents reported carried out in Rusk County, Texas, may be in relation to the disappearance and death of Ed Hataway from Olney in September 2012, but authorities in Texas are...
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Claremont-Bonpas Junior Firefighter Program focus of department this Spring
Claremont-Bonpas Junior Firefighters Levi Woollard, left and Ben Dowty practicerolling firehoses properly which is an essential skill in order to assurethere are no kinks when they are pressured up....
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Sex predator demands prison visits with child
Daughter is result of sex assault on 12-year-old RICHLAND CO.— A Clay County native who is currently serving three years to life in the Illinois Department of Corrections is now asking for visitation...
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THIS MONTH’S PRINT HEADLINES, APRIL-MAY 2014!
The new issue of Disclosure—April-May 2014—is now on stands in all locations, and, as usual, it’s moving fast. Why? Content. And if you’re wondering if you should hurry out and get a copy before they...
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HAVE AN AWESOME EASTER, READERS!
Here, have some flowers. From the yard at the Harrisburg house… And from the office at the farm in Calhoun. Thank you for your support, readers! You know we love you.
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READ THE LEAD: Developments in the case of murdered Ed Hataway?
Among the unsolved murders in Olney, Illinois (which now include Jaimee Rupe in 2004 and Joe Galyean just this year) is the 2012 case of Ed Hataway. Hataway, age 61 at the time of his disappearance in...
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READ THE LEAD: The man who’s asking the court to approve visits in prison...
Leave it to Richland County to be the home of some of the weirdest court goings-on in the readership area…and maybe even in the country. Richland is the home of Brian James O’Neill, city pest in the...
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READ THE LEAD: Young people needed to join volunteer firefighter’s program
Being a volunteer firefighter is a difficult job. A fire, explosion, or other disaster can wake you up out of a deep slumber to attend to what might be a horrific scene, or just someone’s hot water...
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O’Neill puts on a shocking display at Richland County board meeting
Brian James O’Neill II RICHLAND CO.–At the May 8 Richland County board meeting Brian James O’Neill II gives his regular speech at the meeting and proceeds to make remarks about how Richland County...
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Nightly NewsCap: Jade brings the day’s headlines to you in AUDIO
Here’s our Jade covering for Lyndi while she’s out for a couple of days, bringing you the Nightly NewsCap roundup for the evening of Friday, May 9, 2014! Topics covered include: ISP reports on Clay...
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RICHLAND CO.—An incident in rural Richland County was the subject of much speculation in March, but the investigation into the case has revealed that there was no foul play involved when an area teen...
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Edwards man gets 10 years for meth in Richland
RICHLAND CO.— An Albion man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on a methamphetamine delivery conviction. According to court documents, Floyd W. Carter, 40, of 110 Walnut St., Albion, was arrested...
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Pair of sexual assault cases filed in Richland
RICHLAND CO.— A pair of Richland County men face sexual assault charges in separate cases. Michael Troy Neil, 53, of 315 Larch Drive, Olney, was charged April 4 with a single count of Predatory...
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Accused sex offender out on recog bond
RICHLAND/LAWRENCE COs.—The saga of a 29-year-old Olney man, a purported teenage babymomma, numerous Orders of Protection and allegations of sexual misconduct and weapons violations runs across two...
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O’Neill disrupts Richland Co. board meeting and calls names
RICHLAND CO.—A brief Richland County board meeting on May 8 began with the board discussing matters involving the sale of public building commission bonds and a proposed lease between the County of...
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Two of the area’s biggest meth cooks/dealers busted in Richland
Did one dope cook turn on the other? RICHLAND CO.— Two of the biggest methamphetamine cooks and dealers in the Disclosure readership area have been busted in Richland County. Nathan W. Headley, 39,...
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WHAT’S THE NEXT STEP FOR EMBATTLED ISP INVESTIGATOR?
What’s going to happen to Illinois State Police investigator Rick White is anyone’s guess. But if certain authorities have their way, the next step might be a very intense one indeed. On deadline for...
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ARE RICHLAND COUNTY’S MOST PROMINENT DOPE MOVERS TAKING EACH OTHER DOWN?
That headline to this Read the Lead is what Richland County residents who are in the know are asking each other after the arrest of the two pictured here. A lot of people are familiar with both of...
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