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Montgomery County

Reasoning for Nokomis police chief resignation made public

NOKOMIS -- The official reasoning behind the recent resignation of Nokomis Chief of Police Earin Land has now come to light. Land's resignation letter was made public following a FOIA request submitted by WAND News. Land resigned from his position effective July 1 after roughly six months as Chief of Police. Land states the following in his letter: Six months ago, I assumed the position noting multiple, severe internal issues. My goal was to stabilize and rehab the department while […]

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Montgomery County

Nokomis council holds special meeting on police department

NOKOMIS -- The Nokomis City Council held a special council meeting Wednesday night to discuss the future of its police department. The meeting comes following the sudden departure of its second Chief of Police in less than a year. It is also further prompted by multiple ethics violations, including two major incidents within the past year. Further scrutiny of the Nokomis Police Department follows the June 17 incident at Casey's General Store. The incident, which involved K-9 Officer Nathan Brookshire, […]

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Adams County

Heat Advisory set to end Saturday night

Presuming that all goes well on Independence Day, the Heat Advisory that has been active all week may finally sunset tonight. An updated advisory from the National Weather Service in St. Louis early Saturday morning did not indicate any extensions. The Heat Advisory has been active throughout the week, with heat indices ranging from 100 to 110. What to know about Saturday's Heat Advisory Saturday's advisory will be in effect until 8 p.m. Central time. Heat indices can be as […]

todayJuly 4, 2026 38

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Montgomery County

Nokomis police chief resigns

Editor's Note: The City of Nokomis refuses to publicly reveal the name of the officer involved in the June 17 incident. Meanwhile, the identity has been a matter of public reference for over two weeks by many in the community. This includes from witnesses on the night of the incident. NOKOMIS -- For the second time within a year, the Nokomis Police Department no longer has a chief. NPD Chief Earin Land has reportedly resigned from his post. This comes […]

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Montgomery County

Nokomis area left without Internet service

NOKOMIS -- Having one Internet service outage every once in a blue moon is often a rare occurrence. However, having two within a two-week period becomes a point of frustration for all customers involved. In both instances did it involve CTI Fiber and in the Nokomis area. The first service outage came during the mid-morning hours of Tuesday, June 16. CTI confirmed that the outage was a result of a possible line strike, presumably in Irving, which impacted customers in […]

todayJune 29, 2026 34

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Montgomery County

Nokomis officer on supervisory oversight

NOKOMIS -- A Nokomis Police Department officer is under supervisory oversight as the officer returns to duty. This comes following an incident last week. City officials are aware of an incident on June 17 at the Casey's General Store in downtown Nokomis. The officer would later receive relief from duties for the remainder of the evening. This was imminent for the remainder of that shift. At this time, there has been no final determination of the circumstances of the incident. […]

todayJune 24, 2026 229

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Montgomery County

Tornado Watch, Wind Advisory issued for Montgomery County

HILLSBORO -- At 7:50 AM CDT Wednesday, the National Weather Service in St. Louis issued a Tornado Watch for Montgomery County, Illinois, active until at least 3 PM. The full text of the alert is below: TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 340 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 750 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026 TORNADO WATCH 340 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ILC001-009-011-013-017-019-021-023-029-035-039-041-045-053-057- 061-063-067-075-083-095-099-105-107-109-113-115-117-123-125-129- 135-137-139-143-147-149-155-167-169-171-173-175-179-183-203- 172000- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0340.260617T1250Z-260617T2000Z/ IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED […]

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Nokomis council approves weed, grass abatement services

NOKOMIS -- The Nokomis City Council met for its regular session on Monday, June 8. Present were Mayor Dylan Goldsmith and Commissioners Scott Arkebauer and Charlie O'Malley. Also present were City Clerk Rachel Cassidy, City Attorney Chris Sherer, Tim Chumley, and Police Chief Earin Land. Commissioners Michael Glenn and Tisha Morris were absent. Dan Mulch from Stop the Shoals spoke to the council about the planned wind turbine project from Pattern Energy. The project is set to impact a portion […]

todayJune 10, 2026 67

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Christian County

Seven regional newspapers cease operations

Several south-central Illinois newspapers came to an abrupt end last week. The Girard Gazette, Virden Recorder, and Northwestern News in Macoupin County ceased publication last week. The final issue of each paper was June 3. Readers were informed with a front-page letter in each edition, as well as a similarly-worded auto-response email. The shuttered newspapers were part of a chain owned by Schaumburg-based Paddock Publications. Paddock bought Gold Nugget Publications from the Norris family in 2016. That family had operated the papers for […]

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