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JEFFERSON COUNTY CHAMBER LAUNCHING FOOD MOB FRIDAY’S THIS WEEK

MT. VERNON – The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce is issuing a challenge to the public to eat local with a new initiative called Food Mob Friday’s. Executive Director Mike Beard says a lot of chamber members are restaurants. This means their busiest time of day, forces them to miss a lot of chamber events.

MT. VERNON CITY OFFICIALS LOOKING INTO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS FOR HIGHER CRIME AREAS

16MayBarry

MT. VERNON – Mt. Vernon city officials are looking at ways to combat higher crime areas on the city’s south side. One idea officials are looking into are security cameras in the highest crime areas. City Manager Mary Ellen Bechtel says these cameras would aid police in identifying people and vehicles involved in complaints in

Judge Gives Eldorado Man Life Term for Deaths of Woman, Unborn Child

16MayBarry

HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a southern Illinois man to life in prison for the death of a mother and her unborn child. WSIL-TV reports a judge sentenced 60-year-old Rodney Black on Tuesday. Black was convicted last month of first-degree murder in the 2015 killing of Latisha Reidelberger and the child she was carrying. Black

Carbondale Man Sentenced for February Robbery

16MayBarry

CARBONDALE – A Jackson County jury Tuesday found a Carbondale man guilty of robbery following a two-day jury trial. Jackson County State’s Attorney Michael Carr says shortly after midnight on February 1, 2019, two Carbondale residents walked to an ATM on East Main Street in Carbondale to withdraw cash. Forty-nine-year-old Alphonzo E. Higgins and another

MVPD OFFERS REWARD FOR INFORMATION IN SHOOTING DEATH INVESTIGATION

16MayBarry

MT. VERNON – The Mt. Vernon Police Department is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those involved in the January shooting death of a man in the 2100 block of Perkins in Mt. Vernon. According to police, Carlos Lewis was shot and killed in the evening hours of

Marion Police Seeking Person of Interest in Reported Shots Fired Incident

16MayBarry

MARION – Marion Police are currently looking for a suspect as a person of interest after police received several calls of shots being fired in the area of North Cash Street just after 11 Tuesday night. After getting the calls about the incident, police responded to the scene and met with a victim who said

Lane Closure Set for Later This Month on I-64 in Mt. Vernon

16MayBarry

MT. VERNON – IDOT says there will be a lane closure on eastbound I-64 at exit 80 in Mt. Vernon starting Wednesday, May 29 and extending through Thursday, May 30. The lane closure is necessary so maintenance crews can repair the structure carrying eastbound I-64 over Illinois 37. The entrance ramp from Illinois 37 to

McLeansboro and Hamilton County Officials to Discuss Central Dispatch Issue Today

16MayBarry

MCLEANSBORO – The McLeansboro City Council committee dealing with the intergovernmental agreement for central dispatch with Hamilton County is planning to meet with their County Board counterparts today to discuss the issue. At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, there was no formal proposal presented as it was the second formal bargaining position sent from the

MCLEANSBORO FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVE AWARD AT FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL

15MayBarry

SPRINGFIELD – Firefighters from all across Illinois remembered their fallen Tuesday at the Annual Memorial Ceremony in Springfield. Kim Howard has more. Firefighters form the McLeansboro Fire Department were among four units honored Tuesday with a Unit Citation Award at the Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Springfield. The award is for an act of service in

McLeansboro Farmers Market Opens May 29

15MayBarry

MCLEANSBORO – The McLeansboro Farmers Market is gearing up for another season later this month. Justin Barrow, with the City of McLeansboro, says the Farmers Market will open for the season on Wednesday, May 29 at the corner of Randolph and Jackson. It will be open from noon to 5 p.m. every Wednesday throughout the