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Mt. Vernon Man Behind Bars for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault

MT. VERNON – Bail has been set at $200,000 for a 32-year-old Mt. Vernon man arrested Wednesday on a Jefferson County warrant charging him with predatory criminal sexual assault. Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Jonathan R. Bieniek at a home in the 700 block of Eighth Street in Mt. Vernon. Bieniek was transported to the

Hazmat Incident in Jefferson County Sends Several to Hospital for Treatment

18JanuaryBarry

MT. VERNON – The Mt. Vernon Fire Department Hazmat Team responded Thursday morning to a situation on Illinois 148 near Waltonville after an EMS crew member became ill while transporting a non-responsive male patient. According to Fire Chief Kevin Sargent, eight Mt. Vernon firefighters and EMS personnel, as well as the victim and two other

Three Sentenced in Separate Hamilton County Court Cases

18JanuaryBarry

MCLEANSBORO – The following information was released by Hamilton County State’s Attorney Justin Hood Thursday. Christopher J. Green, 39, of McLeansboro plead to Residential Arson, a Class 1 Felony. He will serve 7 years in Department of Corrections and serve 2 years on M.S.R. (parole) after he is released from custody. The defendant partially burned

East Side School Intersection in McLeansboro to Become Four-way Stop Friday

17JanuaryBarry

MCLEANSBORO – The city of McLeansboro will change the intersection of South Walnut and East Hull into a four-way stop late Friday afternoon. Please use caution when using the intersection by East Side School as it will be a change for everyone according to City Clerk Fred Vallowe. With school being out Monday for Martin

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17JanuaryBarry

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Monday’s Mt. Vernon Bank Robbery Connected to Multi-State Serial Bank Robber

16JanuaryBarry

MT. VERNON – Mt. Vernon Police believe the Fifth Third Bank may have been a victim Monday of a serial bank robber who has struck banks in multiple other states. Video surveillance from the bank reportedly shows a white man who resembles the suspect in bank robberies in Tennessee and North Carolina, who also did

Benton City Council Approves Airport Items at Monday’s Meeting

16JanuaryBarry

BENTON – Planning and a special service invoice for the Benton Municipal Airport was approved at Monday night’s Benton City Council meeting. City Clerk Brook Craig says a new general aviation terminal building was approved with a cost-plus fixed payment of $3,643.45 with the total amount not to exceed $30,270.66. The airport’s Fiscal Year 2020

Former Sesser Mayor, Woman Arrested on Meth Charge

16JanuaryBarry

SESSER – Former Sesser Mayor Ned Mitchell and a Sesser woman were arrested on drug charges Tuesday after Sesser Police executed a search warrant at a home in Sesser around 2 p.m. According to a press release from Sesser Police, a subsequent search of the home produced methamphetamine and items consistent with the use of

Hamilton Memorial Hospital District Welcomes New Surgeon

15JanuaryBarry

MCLEANSBORO – Hamilton Memorial Hospital District is pleased to welcome Board Certified Surgeon, Dr. Rodney Miller. Dr. Miller completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry at Austin Peay State University in 1990 and went on to complete his Medical Degree and Surgical Residency in 2000 at James H. Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Fairfield Woman Sentenced on Drug Charge in Hamilton County

15JanuaryBarry

MCLEANSBORO – A Fairfield woman pled guilty Monday in Hamilton County Court to unlawful possession of a controlled substance – a Class 4 felony. Hamilton County State’s Attorney Justin Hood says 32-year-old Amanda Scott will serve one year in the Illinois Department of Corrections and serve one year of mandatory supervised release. Scott was arrested