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Franklin County Board Accepts State’s Attorney’s Resignation

BENTON – The Franklin County Board accepted the resignation of Franklin County State’s Attorney Evan Owens at Tuesday night’s meeting. Owens was recently appointed as an associate judge of the Second Judicial Circuit. It is made up of 12 southern Illinois counties including Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Wayne and White. Owens has served as State’s Attorney

Franklin County Board Chooses Architect Firm for New Courthouse Project

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BENTON – The Franklin County Board approve hiring White and Borgognoni Architects of Carbondale for the new Franklin County Courthouse project in Benton at Tuesday night’s meeting. Franklin County Board Chairman Randall Crocker says the contract is for $1.2 million and noted it will take the firm about seven months to do the design and

Hamilton Memorial Hospital Seeking Options to Cut Ambulance Transfer Time For Emergency Patients

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MCLEANSBORO – Hamilton Memorial Hospital is struggling to keep up with federal response standards for required care on certain patients, and the hospital’s CEO says the biggest reason why is because the hospital is having to spend extra time finding an available ambulance or transportation to take patients to the next level of care needed.

Three Hurt in Head-on Crash North of Bluford Wednesday Morning

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MT. VERNON – One person was airlifted to a St. Louis hospital and two others were taken to area hospitals after a head-on crash Wednesday morning on Route 15 north of Bluford. Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard says a gold Chevy sedan crossed over the center lane on Route 15 near Paul Lane and hit

State Rep. Dave Severin Will Run for Re-Election to 117th House Seat

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BENTON – 117th District State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) announced this week that he will seek a 3rd term in the Illinois House. Nominating petitions will begin circulating shortly after Labor Day for the 2020 Primary Election. The winner of the March 2020 Primary Election will go on to run in the November 2020 General

Two Teens Reported Missing This Week in Hamilton County Found Safe

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MCLEANSBORO – The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office says two teens that were reported missing earlier this week have been found and are safe. Officials posted that information Wednesday morning on the sheriff’s office Facebook page. Sheriff Tracy Lakin tells us 16-year-old Dillion Voss and 16-year-old Emma Barker were found in Orange Beach, Alabama and were

Frankfort CUSD #168 School Board Meets, Ratifies Collective Bargaining Agreement with Teacher’s Union

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WEST FRANKFORT – The Frankfort Community Unit School District #168 Board of Education met Monday night and ratified the Collective Bargaining Agreement with AFT Local #817 for a three-year term. The board also placed the tentative 2019-20 budget on review, approved the joint dual credit agreement with John A. Logan College in Carterville, approved a

Jefferson County 4-H Encouraging Youth to Sign-up for Coming Year’s Clubs and Projects

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MT. VERNON – The new 4-H year officially starts September 1st, so it’s time for area youth to sign up for the clubs and projects they want to work on the coming year. Ramona Girtman is the Jefferson County 4-H Coordinator. She says they are looking to continue building on a successful summer. For more

Monday Night Traffic Stop in Carmi Leads to Macedonia Man’s Arrest on Various Charges

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CARMI – A Macedonia man was arrested Monday night on various charges after Carmi Police stopped him in the 1300 block of Oak Street for only having one headlight and a loud exhaust. Police say during the stop, they found that 22-year-old Kaiden M. Akin’s vehicle registration was suspended, his driver’s license was suspended, he

Mt. Vernon City Council Gives Green Light to Install Security Cameras in Some High Crime Areas

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MT. VERNON – The Mt. Vernon City Council approved to start the installation of security cameras in higher crime areas of the city at Monday night’s meeting. Mt. Vernon City Manager Mary Ellen Bechtel says the process of looking into surveillance cameras started in 2016. Mt. Vernon City Councilman Donte Moore says these cameras will