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Fire house construction halted; contract invalid

ALBION—The recriminations about the new Albion Fire Department construction aren’t over, at least as of the last city council meeting, held Monday, May 6.

May 13 2013 | Posted in 11.03 - May/June 2013,Edwards | Read More »

Teen gets seven years for burglary, theft

EDWARDS CO.—One of a pair of Albion boys has been sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

May 13 2013 | Posted in 11.03 - May/June 2013,Edwards,Members Only | Read More »

TEEN ALLEGED RESPONSIBLE FOR ALMOST BURNING DOWN RESTAURANT

Cody Brown, 18, has been charged today in Edwards County with a single count of Arson after an incident on April 22…but that’s not all he was charged with.

Apr 29 2013 | Posted in Breaking,Edwards | Read More »

EIGHT ALBION FIREFIGHTERS RESCIND RESIGNATION, SAYING THEY WERE MISLED

As a follow up to the issue currently on stands, we’re providing a copy of the latest development in the drama of the Albion Fire Department resignations.

Apr 17 2013 | Posted in Breaking,Edwards | Read More »

Post-election wrap: Some surprising results

Ray Vaughn, above, mayor-
elect of Olney, was but
one of the candidates that defeated incumbent mayors in southeastern Illinois.

SO. ILL.—The regional voter turnout had a wide range depending upon the number of offices up for grabs, this for the April 9, 2013 consolidated election.

Apr 15 2013 | Posted in 11.02 - April/May 2013,Clay,Crawford,Edwards,Gallatin,Hamilton,Hardin,Jasper,Lawrence,Richland,Saline,Wabash,Wayne,White | Read More »

Firefighters resign; contract validity, not expense, at issue

ALBION—An orchestrated walkout of volunteer firefighters for the Albion city/rural fire department was held on the night of a special meeting, called to address stopping the construction of a new fire station.

Apr 15 2013 | Posted in 11.02 - April/May 2013,Central,e-edition,Edwards,Members Only | Read More »

Man who stole hundreds of thousands from church gets three years DOC

Rollover Rands has done something right—a rare occurrence.

Apr 11 2013 | Posted in Breaking,Edwards | Read More »

City’s ‘risk manager’ fails to mention that his boy orchestrated the WALKOUT [AUDIO]

A massive spin is on between mainstream media and the truth as to what the fire department walkout means for the city of Albion.

Apr 10 2013 | Posted in Breaking,Edwards,Podcast | Read More »

FIRE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTERS IN ALBION STILL OUTNUMBERED ON COUNCIL

Former mayor Ryan Hallam reads his snippy letter of resignation, which mainstream media will glorify come Wednesday, while just about everybody else looks disgusted.

An effort to seat either Albion Volunteer Fire Department members or supporters in order to wrest back control of the Albion city council did not succeed in full tonight

Apr 9 2013 | Posted in Breaking,Edwards | Read More »

ALBION FIREMEN WALK; CITY IS WITHOUT A FIRE DEPARTMENT

A similar situation to one that occurred a year ago this month in Xenia has just occurred in Albion: there’s been a mass walkout of volunteer firefighters.

Apr 8 2013 | Posted in Breaking,Edwards | Read More »