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Published: October 29, 2009
This photo was taken while standing on a chair, facing south. |
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SHAWNEETOWN–We were mystified yesterday (Oct. 28) when we walked into the courthouse at Gallatin County and found a regular old straw-type broom standing upright in the hallway between Circuit Clerk Mona Moore’s office and the courtroom. A deputy clerk told us that her mom had received an email noting that the planets in the solar [...]
Published: October 28, 2009
BODY IN CLAY CO. CORNFIELD IDENTIFIED |
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CLAY CO.—The body found in a cornfield outside Louisville (in north Clay County) Monday, Oct. 25, has been positively identified as that of George Bell, 68, originally from Norris City (in White County). A farmer harvesting corn Monday found the body in his field, located west of Louisville on the Kinmundy blacktop; the field was [...]
Published: October 26, 2009
NASH HEARING TOMORROW AT 9 A.M. |
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We just had it officially confirmed that Josh and Crystal Nash will make a court appearance in Edwards County at 9 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) Oct. 27. For those who aren’t familiar with it here in Edwards: Tuesday is massive court day. It isn’t like pay-or-appear day in Richland (aka “cry and lie”) where they line [...]
Published: October 25, 2009
1929 Ford Roadster, Jim Welch, Owensville, Ind. |
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ARF (Animals Requesting Friends) held a big car and bike show on the square in Fairfield today, Oct. 25, 2009, as one of their annual fundraisers. ARF is all about spaying and neutering, in hopes of giving every pet a chance. The car show is very popular and attended by car owners all across the [...]
Published: October 24, 2009
Greg Bowman's IDOC pic |
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SEE UPDATE AT BOTTOM OF POST!!! CLAYTON, Mo.–Greg Bowman, formerly of Bellmont, Ill., now of DOC (since 1979) has been found guilty of murder in a Missouri case dating back to 1977. Bowman was found guilty by a jury of his peers in Clayton, Missouri, Thursday, Oct. 22, in the murder of Velda Joy Rumfelt, [...]
Published: October 23, 2009
Crystal Nash Hoy, Josh Hoy |
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EDWARDS CO.–The parents of Jason Lee Hoy, 5, have been charged in Edwards County circuit court with his death. Crystal’s son Jason died on June 2 of causes that have still been largely undisclosed. However, the charges against the mother and stepfather show that Jason might have died from the introduction of too many drugs [...]
Published: October 22, 2009
Paul McSparin and his attorney, Neil Heflen |
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SHAWNEETOWN–A bizarre little court battle played out yesterday (10.21.09) in Gallatin County circuit court, with no definitive answer being reached for either party. Briefly: the Order of Protection taken out against former college coach Paul McSparin by one Kasey Harner was argued, with McSparin asking for, of all things, a change of venue out of [...]
Published: October 21, 2009
Bill Gray, improperly ID'd btw in the print version as "Willard" Gray...It's William. Sorry, Bill. |
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LAWRENCE CO.—Well, the Lawrence County board went and did it: despite more than 800 signatures calling for his resignation more than a year ago, they moved EMA coordinator Jess Angle up from part time to full time, and validated a four-year contract with him for his “services.” They are claiming that his salary isn’t going [...]
Published: October 20, 2009
Gerald "Jess" Angle (yes he looks like this all the time) |
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SEE UPDATE AT BOTTOM OF POST LAWRENCE CO.—Residents of Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois were boiling over in rage when they received the Oct. 12, 2009 issue of their local “newspaper of general circulation,” the Lawrenceville Daily Record, and read in the legal notices that a public hearing for a proposed property tax increase of [...]
Published: October 19, 2009
(A representation of either Robert Wilson OR James Bayer) |
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EQUALITY, Ill. —A township board meeting at the Equality municipal building started off fine but ended in a ruckus, with a gaggle of fat hens and two of their scrawny banty rooster men (one of them reeking of booze) attempting to threaten and harass Disclosure in an effort to offset what’s certain to be a [...]
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