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02/07/2012 - Authorities Respond To An Apparent Suicide in Taylor Springs
(Taylor Springs)--The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, and Hillsboro Police Department responded to an apparent suicide Monday morning in Taylor Springs. According to the Sheriff's Office, 911 received a report that someone had shot himself. Read more...
01/31/2012 - Funding Still Available For Winter Assistance
(Hillsboro)--The C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Grant Program still has energy funding available for winter utility assistance. Any household that has applied as of September 1st or after will not be able to apply again. Read more...
01/23/2012 - Litchfield Recycling Drop Shed Burns Down
(Litchfield)--Fire fighters responded to a fire at the Litchfield Recycling Center. According to Dawn Lutz from the Montgomery County Recycling Program, fire fighters responded to the shed around 5:30 Saturday morning. The building was fully engulphed when fire fighters arrived. Read more...
01/23/2012 - New Miss Illinois Fair Queen Crowned In Springfield
(Springfield)--A new Miss Illinois County Fair Queen was crowned during ceremonies held this weekend in Springfield. Miss Lake County Brittani Schisler was crowned as the new queen. She is a student at Eastern Illinois University studing communications disorders and sciences. Read more...
01/20/2012 - Morrisonville Man Killed In A Head On Accident
(Taylorville)--A Morrisonville man was killed in a two vehicle accident Thursday afternoon on Route 29 in Christian County. According to State Police, a vehicle driven by 36 year old Reynaldo Tapia the Third of Morrisonville was southbound on Route 29 near Seventeen Hundred East Road. Read more...
01/19/2012 - Authorities Searching For A Missing Coffeen Man
(Hillsboro)--The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 73 year old Coffeen man. The Sheriff's Office received a phone call reporting a suspected suicidal person missing from Coffeen. Sheriff's Deputies responded to the residence of 73 year old Howard Beard. Read more...
01/16/2012 - Litchfield Man Killed In A Single Vehicle Accident
(Litchfield)--A Litchfield man was killed, and another person seriously injured in a single vehicle accident Saturday evening. According to State Police, 60 year old Robert Johnson of Litchfield and 44 year old Gregory Strong of Marion were southbound on East 1st Road when the truck they were in left the road, striking a ditch. Read more...
01/10/2012 - Two People Arrested Following A Meth Bust In Witt
(Witt)--Two people were arrested in connection to a meth bust Saturday evening in Witt. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, a search warrant was executed on a residence on West Berry Street. Read more...
01/06/2012 - Donnellson Woman Injured In An Accident Near Taylor Springs
(Taylor Springs)--One person was seriously injured in a two vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon on Route 127 near Taylor Springs. According to State Police, vehicles driven by 20 year old Brittnay Phillips of Donnellson, and 25 year old Tricia Northcutt of Taylor Springs were southbound on Route 127. Read more...
01/04/2012 - Ameren Files A Plan Seeking Rate Hike
(Springfield)--Ameren Illinois has filed a plan with the Illinois Commerce Commission seeking a rate hike to help pay for an upgrade of its distribution grid. Read more...
12/30/2011 - Four People Arrested Following Investigation
(Hillsboro)--Four people face various drug related charges following their arrest Wednesday afternoon in Schram City and Butler. Accoridng to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, the arrests were a result of a three month investigation by the South Central Illinois Drug Task Force. Read more...
12/24/2011 - Two People Killed In An Accident On Old Quarry Trail
(Litchfield)--Two people were killed and one person injured in a single vehicle accident Saturday morning on the Old Quarry Trail, east of Old Litchfield Trail. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, the departments communications division received a call about the accident around 1:35 Saturday morning. Read more...
12/23/2011 - Kassebaum Appointed To Be The New Regional Superintendent Of Schools
(Taylorville)--The Christian and Montgomery County Boards have appointed Marchelle Kassebaum to be the new Regional Superintendent of Schools for Christian and Montgomery County. Kassebaum was sworn in Tueday evening. She is currently a fourth grade teacher at Russell Elementary School in Litchfield. Read more...
12/09/2011 - Crimestoppers Seeking Information On A Suspected Arson In Butler
(Butler)--The Macoupin Montgomery County Crimestoppers is seeking information regarding a suspected arson. According to Crimestoppers, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office received information that an unoccupied residence on Lark Trial in Butler had burned down. Read more...
12/05/2011 - 21 Year Old Found Dead In Hillsboro
(Hillsboro)--On Saturday, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Telecommunications Division received a report of a subject who may be deceased. Sheriff's Deputies responded to a residence on Summit Street in Hillsboro, where the body of 21 year old Jeremy Buzick was discovered. Read more...
12/01/2011 - Nokomis Board of Education and Teachers Union Reaches An Agreement
(Nokomis)--The Nokomis Board of Education and the Nokomis Education Association have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. Nokomis Superintendent Scott Doerr made the announcement Wednesday afternoon. Read more...
11/30/2011 - Impasse Continues For The Nokomis School District
(Nokomis)--The Nokomis Board of Education and the Teachers Union met for five and a half hours Monday night in hopes of ending an impasse on a new contract. Following the session, no tentative agreement was reached. No meetings have been scheduled between the two parties, but are expected. Read more...
11/24/2011 - One Person Seriously Injured In An Accident Near Farmersville
(Farmersville)--One person was seriously injured in a single vehicle accident Monday afternoon near Farmersville. According to State Police, a vehicle driven by 64 year old Larry Conaughty of Farmersville waws westbound on the Farmersville Road when he lost control while attempting to make a turn onto Ball Road. Read more...
11/22/2011 - Panhandle To Enter Into A Feasibility Study With Morrisonville and Nokomis
(Raymond)--During the Panhandle Board of Education meeting Monday night, the board approved to enter into a feasibility study with the Morrisonville, and Nokomis School Districts. The measure passed four to three. Board members Rick Bormida, Kathy Johnson, and Terri Payne voting no. Read more...
11/17/2011 - Troopers Found Three Hundred Thousand Dollars In A Car Near Highland
(Highland)--State Police say they have seized three hundred thousand dollars found in a car they stopped on Interstate 70 near Highland. Troopers announced Wednesday that the money was found four days earlier in a westbound Dodge Durango stopped for improper lane usage. Read more...
11/14/2011 - California Man Arrested On Drug Charges Following A Traffic Stop
(Highland)--A California man is jailed in Madison County after being accused of possessing more that seventy pounds of marijuana found in a car he was driving. State Police arrested 27 year old Thomas Debakker, Jr. after he was pulled over Thursday for illegally speeding on Interstate 70. Read more...
11/05/2011 - Mt Olive Man Found Dead At Frank Holten State Park
(Collinsville)--A Mt. Olive man was found dead Friday morning at Frank Holten State Park in Centerville. According to State Police, 37 year old Thomas Knowles was found pinned under his vehicle. Emergency responders pronounced Knowles dead at the scene. Read more...
10/31/2011 - Taylorville Man Killed In A Roll Over Accident In Logan County
(Taylorville)--A 22 year old Taylorville man was killed in a single vehicle accident Sunday morning in Logan County. According to State Police, a vehicle driven by 22 year old Jordan DeClerck was northbound on Route 121, when he crossed into the other lane of traffic and entered a ditch. Read more...
10/27/2011 - Panhandle Food Pantry To Receive Grant
(Raymond)--The America's Farmers Grow Community grant program has selected Lee and Mary Marten of Waggoner as winners in its grant program. The program give farmers an opportunity to win twenty five hundred dollars for their favorite non for profit organization. Read more...
10/12/2011 - Mt Olive Man Sentence To Six Years In Prison
(Hillsboro)--A Mt. Olive man was sentenced last Tuesday to six years on prison. 27 year old Jason Stagner of Mt. Olive was found guilty in August of harassing a witness from the Montgomery County jail. Stagner was found guilty of two counts of harrassment of a witness, and one count of a violation of an order of protection. Read more...
