MT. VERNON – Mt. Vernon Police need your help in identifying a man they believe stole jewelry and cash from Jackson Jewelers Thursday. Surveillance photos show a white man wearing light blue jeans and a white t-shirt. According to police, he left the store before the crime had been discovered. Anyone with information regarding the
CARMI – A Carmi man is in the White County Jail for allegedly distributing child pornography. Carmi Police Chief Jason Carter says 37-year-old Charles E. Pugh was arrested and charged with distribution of child pornography after Carmi Police and an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force executed a search warrant at Pugh’s apartment located in
MT. VERNON – Mt. Vernon Mayor John Lewis has been elected to serve on the board of the Illinois Municipal League. The IML is a statewide organization representing almost 1,300 local municipalities across Illinois. Lewis says to be elected to serve as one of the 36 Vice Presidents on the league’s board is truly an
BENTON – With recreational marijuana becoming legal in Illinois Jan. 1, Benton Mayor Fred Kondritz said at Monday night’s City Council meeting that there’s just a tremendous amount of hoops to jump through when it comes to the licensing and zoning for the sale and distribution of cannabis. Mayor Kondritz told those in attendance at
CARMI – A Carmi man is facing battery and drug charges after allegedly getting into a fight with another man early Tuesday morning in Carmi. According to a Carmi Police report, officers were sent to 1304 Oak Street for a fight in progress around 1:45 a.m. When the responding officer arrived, the officer tried to
