MT. VERNON – Jurors have been selected in the 2020 Jefferson County case of a 31-year-old Mt. Vernon man accused of murdering his father. Traviel Gibson has remained in the Jefferson County Jail since his May 2020 arrest he appeared in court both Monday and Tuesday in street clothes and without restraints. Gibson is charged
MT. VERNON – A 24-year-old Mt. Vernon man was arrested over the weekend on a warrant charging him with delivery of cocaine. Lamar Williams Junior was arrested Saturday by Mt. Vernon Police. He was formally charged Monday in Jefferson County Court with Class 1 felony delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. Williams
FAIRFIELD – A January jury trial has been scheduled in the case of 25-year-old Brodey Murbarger who is accused of murdering his 15-year-old girlfriend in 2014 and then hiding her body in a shallow grave in rural Wayne County. Murbarger appeared via Zoom for a brief pre-trial conference in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday where
MT. VERNON – The Mt. Vernon Police Department is alerting the public of scenario-based training taking place Thursday and Friday during normal business hours. This mock training scenario will involve multiple first responder agencies, the Illinois State Police and National Guard Specialty Teams. The scenarios will take place between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in
MT. VERNON, IL — The Jefferson County Sheriff is having new flooring installed in the County Clerk & Recording Office and would like to alert the public of a gap in services this month. The 30-year-old carpet will be replaced between Sept. 9th–20th. Because of this, Connie Simmons, the County Clerk & Recorder, has asked
HARRISBURG – Wabash Ohio Valley Special Education District will be conducting free prekindergarten screenings Monday, Sept. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Southeastern Illinois College’s Learning Commons located in A building in Harrisburg. The screenings take about 45 minutes and include hearing, vision, speech, language and coordination tests. Head Start personnel will be
MT. VERNON – A Fairfield man was arrested last Tuesday after a report of a man looking in mailboxes brought sheriff’s deputies to an area of Jefferson County. It turned out he was wanted for shooting at police in Wayne County the previous day. On Monday, August 30th at approximately 10:43 p.m., Wayne County Detective
WALTONVILLE – The American Red Cross is once again teaming up with the family of Josh Melton to host a blood drive in his memory Friday from 12-5p.m. at Waltonville High School. Josh was 20 years old when he died in January of 2019 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He loved hunting, fishing,
MT. VERNON – A 53-year-old Mt. Vernon man was charged Thursday morning in Jefferson County Court with being an armed habitual criminal following a High Risk Team operation Wednesday morning. Anthony Dennis was arrested when around 6:30 Wednesday morning the Mt. Vernon Police Department/Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department High Risk Team served a knock and announce
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS – State Senator Dale Fowler and State Senator Terri Bryant, and State Representatives Dave Severin, Patrick Windhorst, and Paul Jacobs released the following joint statement on Thursday regarding the postponement of two upcoming senior citizens health fairs. “Out of an abundance of caution and care for the health and well-being of our constituents
