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Christian County court appearances

TAYLORVILLE — Published Christian County court appearances reflect the daily 10:00 a.m. criminal call and do not necessarily account for all felony proceedings heard that day. The following cases were heard by Judge Brad Paisley from the Fourth Judicial Circuit on December 21, January 4, January 5, and January 8: Kyle T. Adler, 23CF95. (Aggravated battery of a peace officer; domestic battery causing bodily harm.) There was a status hearing on a motion for furlough that which was granted by the […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024 53

Tarr

Illinois

Tarr murder trial moving forward

HILLSBORO -- After over two years of ongoing pretrial hearings and standstills, the murder trial of Robert Tarr from a 2021 murder in Farmersville is making some progress. Court filings in Montgomery County Circuit Court last week revealed subpoenas being filed for delivery to key witnesses in the murder trial of Tarr, 50, of Collinsville. Among these witnesses include officials with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, Coroner Randy Leetham, four forensic scientists, relatives of Tarr, and other key witnesses. In […]

todayDecember 29, 2023 188

Raymond

Illinois

Raymond board closes out 2023 business at meeting

RAYMOND -- The Raymond Village Board held its final scheduled meeting of 2023 on Monday, Dec. 18 with Village President Dennis Held calling the meeting to order. Trustees Greg Bernhardt, Dan Hough, Kendall Snyder, and Bill Krager were in attendance, as well as Sally Broaddus, Rick Broaddus, Taylor Link, Tammy Redka, Jason McCallum, and Wayne Angle. The board corrected meeting minutes from the December 4 meeting, which had incorrectly stated that Hough was absent from the meeting. Following the revision, […]

todayDecember 29, 2023 46

Nokomis

Illinois

Nokomis ambulance changes service level

NOKOMIS -- A crucial emergency service in the Nokomis area has demoted its service level of operations during a special meeting on Thursday, Dec. 21. Before the meeting, the service operated on an Advanced Life Support (ALS) level of operations. The proposal on the table was to downgrade operations to a Basic Life Support (BLS) level of care. The board of directors of the Nokomis-Witt Area Ambulance Service (NWAAS) allowed for public comments for roughly two hours as the board […]

todayDecember 29, 2023 59

Nokomis Central Illinois

Illinois

Nokomis Public Library shares new hours

NOKOMIS -- Beginning in the new year, the Nokomis Public Library will have updated hours. Effective January 2, the library will be open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. during the week and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, according to library director Lisa Casterline. "We hope that the new consistent opening and closing times work well with the needs of the community," Casterline said. "We encourage patrons who need access to our library materials outside of these […]

todayDecember 29, 2023 37

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Christian County

Christian County court appearances

TAYLORVILLE -- Published court appearances reflect the daily 10:00 a.m. criminal call and do not necessarily account for all felony proceedings heard that day. Circuit Court Judge Brad Paisley heard cases on December 7, 11, 12, and 14. The following is a consolidated report of those cases heard: Tavonn M. Adams, 23CF98. (Possession of cannabis in an amount between 500 to 2,000 grams; manufacturing or delivering 30 to 500 grams if cannabis; other amount of a schedule one and two […]

todayDecember 21, 2023 59

Christian County Health Department

Christian County

Christian County Health Department relocates

TAYLORVILLE -- The Christian County Health Department is now at its new home at 703 N. Pawnee after operations were briefly paused to allow for the move. The health department closed Friday to begin the relocation process from its current location at 902 W. Springfield Road. The move would last until Monday, Dec. 18. The health department's first day at the new location was Tuesday. The new facility was previously home to Christian County Mental Health, now located at 707 […]

todayDecember 20, 2023 34

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Christian County

2023 Christian County tentative multiplier announced

SPRINGFIELD -- Christian County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. 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 (e.g. school districts, junior college districts, fire protection districts). If […]

todayDecember 19, 2023 48

Carlinville Heinz Funeral Home

Capitol News Illinois

State failed for months to act at Carlinville funeral home

Bodies found decomposing, families given strangers’ ashes in months following coroner’s complaint

CARLINVILLE (Capitol News Illinois) -- State regulators allowed a Carlinville funeral director to operate for months despite a complaint filed by a local coroner who found a decomposing body in his funeral home and alleged the care of the remains was “unacceptable and criminal in nature.” While trying to assist a local family with retrieving cremated remains in March, Morgan County Coroner Marcy Patterson found the unrefrigerated corpse in the embalming room of Heinz Funeral Home. She contacted the Illinois […]

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