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Springfield Man Found Fit to Stand Trial in Jefferson County

MT. VERNON – A 23-year-old Springfield man has been found fit to stand trial during a fitness hearing Thursday in Jefferson County. Shonn Bacon was arrested in January and charged with being an armed habitual criminal and aggravated vehicular hijacking with a weapon. Both charges are Class X felonies punishable by between 6 and 30

Pair to Be Tried in Monday Bench Trial for Battery of Infant

21SeptemberBarry

MT. VERNON – A Mt. Vernon man and woman accused of battery to an infant will be tried by a judge Monday in a Jefferson County bench trial. Judge Jerry Crisel will hear the case against 21-year-old Abagail Adkins and 20-year-old Tyrone “EJ” Steele. The two are each charged with Class X felony aggravated battery

Mt. Vernon Man Sentenced for Battery of Police Officer

20SeptemberBarry

MT. VERNON – A 20-year-old Mt. Vernon man was sentenced Tuesday in Jefferson County Court to seven years in prison after he pleaded guilty to felony battery of a police officer. Kymir McGee pleaded guilty to Class 2 felony aggravated battery to a peace officer in exchange for charges of Class 4 felony aggravated fleeing

Cobden Man Heading to Prison for Aggravated DUI

20SeptemberBarry

JONESBORO – A Cobden man has been sentenced to prison for aggravated DUI. Union County State’s Attorney Tyler Edmonds says 47-year-old Roy Scott Johnson will serve three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated driving while under the influence – a Class 2 felony. Johnson will serve

Plumbers Replacing Water Meters in Mt. Vernon Monday

20SeptemberBarry

MT. VERNON – Starting Monday, plumbers will begin replacing water meters in Mt. Vernon. Sixty meters across town will be replaced as a test of the equipment before full scale replacement begins. Workers will knock on doors and alert homeowners of the replacement. The homes will be without water for 15 minutes during the swap.

IRS Scam Reported in Marion and Jefferson Counties

20SeptemberBarry

CENTRALIA/MT. VERNON – The Marion County and Jefferson County sheriff’s offices are alerting residents that scammers have been busy the past few days. Both agencies have received numerous complaints from citizens who have received an automated phone message from someone claiming to be from the IRS and threatening that residents will be arrested if they

Marion Police Narcotics Unit Makes Two Drug Arrests

20SeptemberBarry

MARION – The Marion Police Department Narcotics Unit cited a man Monday on drug charges after receiving a complaint last week that drug sales were taking place in a specific apartment at the Motel Marion on West Main Street. Police say the target of the investigation was 35-year-old Carl W. Boyce. A narcotics unit detective

Franklin County to Dispose of Former County Annex Building

20SeptemberBarry

BENTON – The Franklin County Board voted 9-0 Tuesday night for a resolution to dispose of the old County Annex building on West Main in Benton. County Board Chairman Randall Crocker says the resolution has some guidelines to follow. Crocker says there has been some interest in trying to save the building. He says it

Union County Sheriff Releases Identity of Man Found Dead Sunday in Wolf Lake

19SeptemberBarry

JONESBORO – We now know the name of the man found dead Sunday in Union County. The Union County Sheriff’s Office told WSIL-TV he is 53-year-old Jeffery A. Spicer of Murphysboro. Deputies found his body in the 7600 block of Route 3 North in the Wolf Lake area. An autopsy was conducted Tuesday in Marion.

Kelly: Recent Trade Policies Just One Consequence of Poor Congressional Oversight

19SeptemberBarry

MT. VERNON – In the latest tariffs announced by the Trump administration, the U.S. will be putting a 10 percent tarriff on $200 billion in Chinese imported goods. That new tariff will grow to 25 percent in 2019. China has since announced tariffs on $60 billion of American made goods, including meat, alcoholic drinks, chemicals,