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05/15/2008 - Litchfield Man Arrested In Connection to Two Stolen ATV‘s (Litchfield)--A 26 year old Litchfield man was arrested Wednesday morning after an investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff‘s Office. Benjamin Jett was arrested in Litchfield for the possession of two stolen ATV‘s. He was cited with possession of a stolen vehicle. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - Witt Man Faces Various Drug Related Charges After A Traffic Stop on Route 185 (Witt)--A 33 year old Witt man was arrested and faces various drug related charges after an traffic stop Sunday morning at the Route 185 and Coffeen Road intersection. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff‘s Office, David Shoraga was cited with possession of meth, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving while revoked. Read more... |
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05/14/2008 - Nokomis Man Arrested on Criminal Sexual Assault Charges (Nokomis)--A 50 year old Nokomis man was arrested on Friday and taken to Montgomery County jail. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff‘s Office, Herschel Michael Jr., was arrested on a warrant for the offense of sale, gift, delivery of alcohol to a minor. Read more... |
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05/14/2008 - White Named to the Hillsboro Board of Education (Hillsboro)--An appointment of a new school board member took place during Tuesday‘s Hillsboro Board of Education meeting. Dan White was appointed to the Hillsboro Board of Education. He fills the seat vacated by former Board Member Bill Jones who resigned last month. Read more... |
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05/14/2008 - Satterlee and Booher Reappointed At Tuesdays Hillsboro City Council Meeting (Hillsboro)--The reappointment of Police Chief Gary Satterlee, and Code Enforcement Officer John Booher were accepted during Tuesday‘s Hillsboro City Council meeting. The reappointments were for the remainder of the Council‘s term. Read more... |
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05/14/2008 - Wujek Named to the Litchfield Board of Education (Litchfield)--A new school board member was appointed during Tuesday‘s Litchfield Board of Education meeting. The board appointed Donna Wujek as its new member. Wujek will be filling the vancant seat of former school board member Sean VanSlyke who resigned in April. Read more... |
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05/14/2008 - Carlinville Chamber Annual Event on Friday The Carlinville Regional Chamber of Commerce is putting the final details in place for its annual awards event with the theme "There‘s No Business Like Chamber Business" that will be held at Blackburn College‘s Demuzio Center on Friday. The evening will begin at 6pm with a cocktail hour. Read more... |
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05/13/2008 - Belleville Man Plead Guilty To Residential Burglary (Hillsboro)--A Belleville man pled guilty Friday in Montgomery County Court to residential burglary. Michael Hansson was the third and final codefendant to receive a sentence for a burglary at a Hillsboro residence in October of 2007. Hansson was sentenced to seven and a half years in the Department of Corrections. Read more... |
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05/13/2008 - Evans Sentenced to Six Years In The Department of Corrections (Hillsboro)--A 32 year old Barnett woman was sentenced Friday to six years in the Department of Corrections on four seperate counts of delivery of cocaine. Melissa Evans was arrested in November of 2007 and charged with three counts of delivering cocaine after two deliveries took place in a Litchfield hotel. Read more... |
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05/12/2008 - Fatal Accident in Plainview A Palmyra man was fatally injured while he was helping work on a pickup truck Sunday night in Plainview. According to Macoupin County Deputy Coroner Brad Targhetta, 57 year old Eddie Adams was helping a friend and his son work on a pickup truck when the teenager got in the truck and started it. Read more... |
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05/10/2008 - One Person Injured In An Accident Near Ohlman (Ohlman)--One person was injured in a single vehicle accident Wednesday night west of Ohlman. According to Illinois State Police, a car driven by sixteen year old Michael Beatty of Taylor Springs was westbound on Route 16 when he ran off the road. His 1995 Pontiac Bonneville went through a ditch, striking a utility pole. Read more... |
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05/09/2008 - Carlinville Man Involved In A Roll Over Accident Near Litchfield (Litchfield)--A Carlinville man was involved in a single vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon near Litchfield. According to Illinois State Police, a pickup driven by 35 year old Christopher Gibbel was westbound on East 2nd Road, when he lost control on the wet road. His 2001 pickup left the roadway, rolling over before coming to rest. Read more... |
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05/08/2008 - Three People Charged In Connection To A Fire in Farmersville (Farmersville)--Three people are facing charges after a barn fire near Farmersville. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff‘s Office, on the evening of April 24th, personnel from the Farmersville-Waggoner Fire Department and the Montgomery County Sheriff‘s Deputies responded to a barn fire on Morrisonville Avenue. Read more... |
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05/08/2008 - Bald Eagles Nesting in Coffeen (Coffeen)--For the second consecutive year a family of bald eagles is nesting in a Southern Illinois Wildlife Area. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says the eagles are raising two eaglets at the Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area. The young birds are expected to begin flying in the next couple of weeks. Read more... |
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05/08/2008 - Truck Turns Over Near Girard A Girard man was uninjured in a roll over accident Wednesday morning west of Girard. According to the Macoupin County Sheriff‘s Office, 48 year old James Kamm was westbound on the Emmerson Airline Road when wet road conditions caused him to lose control of his 2007 Ford F-450 at 7:12am. Read more... |
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05/07/2008 - Lil Miss and Mister Contestants Sought The Macoupin County Fair is looking for 4 and 5 year olds in the Macoupin County area for the 2008 Lil Miss and Mister Pageant. This years pageant will take place Monday July 14. Children may not be youger that 4 or older than 5 by the pageant date in order to be eligible. Read more... |
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05/07/2008 - Gillespie Police Chief Resigns And Is Under Investigation (Gillespie)--The Mayor of Gillespie says the police chief has quit, and Illinois State Police are being contacted to investigate. Gillespie‘s City Council unanimously accepted the resignation of Robert Hay at a special meeting. Read more... |
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05/07/2008 - Two People Injured in a Head On Accident in Irving (Irving)--Two people were injured in a head on accident last week in Irving. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff‘s Office, a pick up driven by 31 year old Jason Pfeifer of Hillsboro was entering Coffeen Road when he struck a vehicle driven by 18 year old Adam Moore of Irving head on. Read more... |
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05/07/2008 - Jones Resigns From The Hillsboro Board of Education (Hillsboro)--The Hillsboro Board of Education held a special meeting Tuesday night. During the meeting, they accepted the resignation of Board Member Bill Jones. The board then went into executive session and interviewed two applicants for the vacant board seat. Action is expected at Tuesday‘s Board of Education meeting. Read more... |
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05/06/2008 - Hillsboro Airport Sale Negotiations Still Ongoing (Hillsboro)--The Hillsboro City Council held a special meeting Monday to discuss the sale of water and the Municipal Airport. At their last meeting on April 29th, the Hillsboro City Council set a deadline of May 2nd to hear back from Hillsboro Energy LLC. regarding the sale of the airport. Read more... |
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05/06/2008 - Health Expo in Staunton this Week The second of three Macoupin County Health Expos will be held this Friday at the Crystal Ballroom in Staunton. The event will offer over nine different preventative screenings and feature over 20 exhibits. There will be hands on activities and attendence prizes. Read more... |
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05/05/2008 - Two Litchfield Students Selected As Local Winners of Poster Contest (Litchfield)--Two Litchfield students have been selected has local winners of the annual poster contest for National Bus Safety Week. Winners included first grader Sydney Budd, the daughter of Brian and Sheila Budd; and third grader Trinity Heck, the daughter of Lon and Patricia Heck. Read more... |
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05/02/2008 - Litchfield High School Damaged In Friday‘s Storm (Litchfield)--Litchfield High School experienced some damage as a result of a storm that hit the listening area Friday morning. According to the Superintendent‘s Office, power and the Middle and High School was knocked out because a sign at the armory fell and struck a transformer. Read more... |
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05/02/2008 - Geriatric Theater Set for August The Geriatric Theater of the Blackburn Summer Rep has completed the casting for its upcoming summer production, the off-Broadway comedy - My Son is Crazy - But Promising. The play will be staged on Friday and Saturday, August 8-9 in Bothwell Auditorium on the Blackburn Campus. Read more... |
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05/02/2008 - Arson Investigating Schooling for Captain Chris Hanche (Litchfield)--During the Litchfield City Council meeting Thursday night, the public service committee approved to sent Captain Chris Hanche to schooling to become an arson investigator. According to Litchfield Fire Chief Matt Webber, the schooling would be the first in a two phase process. Read more... |
