LAWRENCE CO.–This was undoubtedly one of the most grim meetings we’ve ever beheld. County board candidate Dave White, who voiced his opposition to excessive county spending so eloquently last month, was grim because the board was going to pass the budget, an excessive monstrosity, no matter what. The board itself was rather grim because, as [...]
Just a few updates for everyone. BACK ISSUES: We have determined that back issues will need to go up in price a bit, only because it’s starting to present expense in storing them. For the back issues March-August 2003 that were a dollar per copy, they will be $3. For the back issues Sept. 2003-August [...]
As predicted last month, the school board will be approaching the Lawrence County board tomorrow night (11.18.09) at the November full board meeting to request a sales tax be imposed on taxpayers to continue funding the district. We learned recently that one of the reasons why the county board is imposing up to a 27% increase [...]
EQUALITY, Ill.–Not a lot to report from the Equality Township meeting tonight, 11.16.09. The board was able to take care of business within a matter of minutes–about four. There were plenty of people present…however, Martha (Bayer) Glover was not among them. We had been told that she claimed only a matter of about a week [...]
THOMSON, Ill.–This is about the most loser thing we’ve ever heard, but par for the course in the big scheme of things where Illinois is concerned. This is the boondoggle in far northwestern Illinois known as Thomson Correctional Center. It’s a boondoggle because former governor/current convict George Ryan (who has unfortunately given all ‘Ryans’ a [...]
WAYNE CO.–We need to get elected to something so WE can steal some money and live good for awhile. Just sayin. Yes, this post is about Heather Atwood. She was able to “enter a negotiated plea” last week to MISDEMEANOR THEFT while we were on the road working our asses off delivering this monster paper [...]
We have a saying around here: When newspapers resort to printing recipes as a regular feature, they’re on their last leg, because if they can’t find enough news to fill the paper, they need to reduce how frequently they publish (dailies need to go to bi-weeklies, bi-weeklies need to go weekly, weeklies need to go…well…away). [...]
We learned last night what websites people click off of to go to this one with the most frequency. We didn’t know that that kind of thing can be tracked, but it can. We found it very intriguing. It appears that the people on a White Co. forum and one related to Olney are the [...]
As predicted. Yeah, it’s a bad pic. I caught him off-guard, but he was moving nevertheless. All the posturing of Bob ‘Pussycat’ Wilson and all their cronies in Saline County couldn’t get it done. What did WilliMac lose today? Check out the December issue to find out!! ________________________________30____________________________
…to describe the below-pictured piece of trash: Had to mow at the farm yesterday (could actually have used a hay baler). Didn’t have an operable gas can as any of the local offspring have decimated one part or the other of five of the ones we have carefully maintained over the years until said offspring [...]
JODY STIFLE TO BE RELEASED FROM DOC; NEW CHARGES TO BE FILED
ACCUSED CHILD MOLESTER BACK IN JAIL
FORMER YOUTH COACH SENTENCED IN MISDEMEANOR (SEX) CRIME
Another young person held on terrorism charges for what he posted online
‘RADO RESIDENTS HEMMED UP IN KENTUCKY ON THEFT CHARGES
ARSON SUSPECT SOUGHT, DETAINED IN ‘RADO
