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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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nokomis School Board The Nokomis School Board will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 19. Agenda items include: Approval of the North Elementary School Student Handbook for the 2026-2027 school year Approval of the Nokomis Jr./Sr. High School Student Handbook for the 2026/2027 school year agreement between special education services (MENTA) and Nokomis CUSD #22 for provision of education services (ChrisMont) Prairie State Insurance Cooperative as the Property/Casualty and Worker’s Compensation Insurance Carrier Renewal for 2026-2027 Nokomis CUSD #22 […]
HILLSBORO -- A second update phase is closely approaching for the jury server and software at the Montgomery County Circuit Clerk's office. Circuit Clerk Daniel Robbins noticed that it will cause a slight delay in potential jurors reporting in. “If you have received a postcard in the mail please wait until May 25 to respond," Robbins said. "I apologize for the inconvenience." The jury server and software update requires information from the State of Illinois. It was not known how […]
SPRINGFIELD -- Montgomery County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000. This is according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR). The property assessment equalization factor, often called the "multiplier," is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important because some of the state's 6,600 local taxing districts overlap into two or more counties. This includes school districts, junior college districts, […]
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