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Myers Hardin Calhoun

Illinois

Hardin man sentenced on drugs, explosives charges

HARDIN -- A Calhoun County man has pled guilty to several drugs and weapons charges. The State's Attorney's office reported Tuesday on the conviction of 35-year-old Jonathan E. Myers of Hardin. Myers pled guilty to theft, meth possession, and attempted possession of an explosive or incendiary device. The charges stem from three separate incidents that would occur in Hardin in the months of June and July, according to WLDS. Details on the three incidents in Hardin The following are specific […]

todayAugust 26, 2022 2

Pittsfield trash

Illinois

Pittsfield man takes on trash woes head-on

Establishes J&J Disposal in response

PITTSFIELD -- A Pike County resident has taken trash hauling into his own hands after a recent company took over waste hauling in Pittsfield. Pittsfield and other area residents are upset with changes brought by Canadian-based garbage pick-up service Green For Life (GFL). GFL recently bought out Area Disposal and Trash Queen. According to WGEM and several residents in Jacksonville, prices have nearly doubled for their trash service. Many residents are paying different amounts based on their neighborhoods in different municipalities. […]

todayAugust 24, 2022 35

Urgent Rent-a-Car Jordan Monroe

Capital Area Region

Jordan Monroe indicted for fraud

Urgent Rent-a-Car owner faces charges of insurance fraud

SPRINGFIELD -- The owner of a rental car business with ties to Jacksonville has been indicted by a grand jury in Sangamon County. Urgent Rent-a-Car owner Jordan J. Monroe received his indictment Thursday on charges of insurance fraud, according to WLDS. Charge filings on June 29 report an alleged false claim to the National Interstate Insurance Company in February 2021. Monroe operated an Urgent Rent-a-Car location in Jacksonville at the former Dugan Oil and Tire filling station. However, the location at […]

todayJuly 15, 2022 5

Illinois

Martin hit with first prison sentence

Greene County verdict the first of many to come in Central Illinois crime spree

Abigail L. Martin mugshot from booking on October 2, 2020. CARROLLTON -- The first domino has fallen in multiple cases against a West Central Illinois woman who has multiple charges across the region. WLDS reports that Abigail L. Martin (who also goes by Abigail L. Martin-Angulo) pled guilty in Greene County court Friday. She would receive charges of deceptive practice at a Greenfield auto dealership in September 2020. Martin's arrest on those charges was on October 2, 2020 by Greenfield […]

todayMarch 25, 2022 28

Brighton

Illinois

Brighton man arrested for child pornography

Arrest was a result of Attorney General investigation

BRIGHTON -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has announced an arrest of a Macoupin County man on child pornography charges. 38-year-old Robert C. Owens of Brighton faces charges in Macoupin County Circuit Court with five counts of possession of child pornography. Each charge, a Class 2 felony, is punishable by up to three to seven years in prison. Owens’ bond is currently at $75,000. Raoul’s investigators along with the Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department and Brighton Police stopped Owens on his way […]

todaySeptember 16, 2021 8

Commentary

OP-ED: Local elections plagued with low voter turnout

The post-presidential election hangover has hit most people. Congress and current President Donald Trump battled over COVID-19 and Congressional appropriations over the week. About the only real effect everyone will feel from either of those two massive spending bills is a $600 a week check of your own money and probably a tax hike down the line when Congress has to figure out a way to pay for it. The things that do affect you directly are coming up in […]

todayDecember 28, 2020 5

Decision 2021

Filing deadlines looming for local offices in Illinois

With final presidential election results currently pending with ongoing recounts and litigation, the 2020 election cycle isn't quite over. However, local eyes turn to municipal, school, and lesser governments with the April 6 consolidated election in Illinois. Nominating petitions are still available for any and all open seats through the conclusion of the filing period. However, those taken on the final day must be filed on time or candidates will not be on the ballot. City of Nokomis The office […]

todayNovember 24, 2020 3

Decision 2020

Specimen ballot now available in Montgomery County

HILLSBORO -- Two statewide races and a statewide referendum are at the top of the November 3, 2020, general election ballot in Montgomery County. While most races are either chock full of candidates, others are either uncontested or left between the two major political parties. That is unless you're in County Board District 2. A Republican district that has gone uncontested since 2008, it has become a district in contention once again. Libertarian Jake Leonard is seeking election to the […]

todaySeptember 24, 2020 1

Capital Area Region

Martin arrested for posing as a nurse, wanted on multiple warrants

Published 05/01/2020 6:30 PM CDTUpdated 05/02/2020 10:00 AM CDT HILLSBORO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A multi-state fugitive with connections to Morgan County is sitting in Montgomery County Jail in Hillsboro Friday. An arrest of 23-year old Abigail L. Martin, with a last-known address in Girard, was made at Hillsboro Rehabilitation and Health Center on Wednesday. A report from WSMI Radio's Shawn Balint reveals that a former employee of the facility reported Martin to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department (MCSD) Monday. The […]

todayMay 1, 2020 16

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