Ox News
03/07/2010 - State Funding To Muncipalities Expected To Be Cut
(Springfield)--Municipalities around the state are being forwarded the amount of state funding they have been allotted in the next year will be less than they might have hoped. Read more...
03/06/2010 - One Person Killed In A Single Vehicle Accident On Route 161
(Troy)--One person was killed in a single vehicle accident Friday morning in St. Clair County. According to Illinois State Police, a vehicle driven by 55 year old Terry Buol of Troy was traveling westbound on Route 161. Reportedly his pickup veered across several lanes, left the roadway, striking a utility pole head on. Read more...
03/04/2010 - Authorites Investigating An Apparent Burglary At The Passport Lounge
(Litchfield)--The Litchfield Police Department is investigating an apparent burglary at the Passport Lounge. According to reports, Officers responded to a burglary alarm just before 2 Tuesday morning at the Lounge. Reportedly individuals entered by prying the southwest exit door. Read more...
03/03/2010 - Witt School To Be Closed Following The 2009-2010 School Year
(Hillsboro)--The Witt School to be closed following the 2009-2010 school year. The Hillsboro Board of Education approved the closure during a special Board of Education meeting Tuesday night. The motion passed in a six to one vote. Board member Trina Britton the only no vote. Read more...
02/23/2010 - Four Businesses Destroyed By A Fire In Vandalia
(Vandalia)--An early morning fire in downtown Vandalia destroyed four businesses. According to the Vandalia Police Department, the fire began around 1am Tuesday morning in the three hundred block of West Gallatin Street. Read more...
02/22/2010 - One Person Killed In A Train Accident Saturday In Witt
(Witt)--A Schram City man was killed in a car-train collision Saturday morning in Witt. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff‘s Office, Montgomery County 911 was contacted at 3:35. Reportedly a vehicle driven by 62 year old Arthur Conrad of Schram City was southbound on Main Street when it was struck by a train. Read more...
02/18/2010 - One Person Killed and Two Others Seriously Injured In A Head On Accident
(Collinsville)--One person was killed, and two others seriously injured in a two vehicle accident Tuesday evening on Route 160, south of Highland Road. According to Illinois State Police, a vehicle driven by 32 year old James Griesbaum of Aviston was northbound on Route 160. Read more...
02/15/2010 - Two People Face Various Drug Charges Following An Arrest In Litchfield
(Litchfield)--Two people face various drug related charges following their arrest Friday morning in Litchfield. Read more...
02/10/2010 - Three People Seriously Injured In An Accident East Of Hornsby
(Litchfield)--Three people were seriously injured in a three vehicle accident Tuesday morning on Route 16, east of Hornsby. According to Illinois State Police, a vehicle driven by 20 year old Brigitte Bollman of Litchfield was eastbound on Route 16. Read more...
02/08/2010 - One Person Killed And Another Seriously Injured In A Head On Accident In Greene County
(Bethalto)--One person was killed and another seriously injured in a head on accident Sunday morning in Greene County. According to Illinois State Police, vehicles driven by 22 year old Meredith Middleton of Bethalto was southbound on Route 67. Another vehicle driven by 27 year old Mindi Rogers of Iowa was northbound. Read more...
02/05/2010 - Authorities Are Investing The Murder Of A Washington Park Man
(East St. Louis)--Police are investigating the first murder of the year in East St. Louis. Investigators say 30 year old Deangelo Eiland was shot several times shortly after eleven Thursday night at the intersection of Audubon and 46th Street. The Washington Park man was taken to Kenneth Hall Hospital where he died. Read more...
02/03/2010 - Montgomery County Primary Election Results
(Hillsboro)--Over five thousand ballots were cast during Tuesday‘s Primary Election. In Montgomery County, a referendum regarding the construction of a new high school failed. Read more...
01/28/2010 - House Fire Kills A Forty Year Old Alton Man
(Alton)--Investigators are still trying to piece together the cause of a fire that took the life of an Alton father of six. Reportedly the fire destroyed much of the home, and burned through nearby utility wires. The body of 40 year old Vance Ewing was found in the home. Read more...
01/27/2010 - East Alton Woman Could Be Eligible For Parole By Summer
(East Alton)--An East Alton woman sentenced to five years in the death of a toddler, could be out of prison by summer. Jeanine Lansdon plead not guilty to child endangerment for her role in the 2007 death of two year old Maxwell Eyer. Read more...
01/25/2010 - Census Testing Scheduled For February
(Hillsboro)--Montgomery County Clerk and Recorder Sandy Leitheiser announced that one more final round of testing for the 2010 U.S. Census has been scheduled. Read more...
01/22/2010 - Four Million Dollars In Emergency Grants Available To Local Communities
(Springfield)--State Officials have allocated more than four million dollars to help local communities prepare of disasters. Grants have been awarded to 118 City and County Emergency Management Agencies across the state. Illinois Emergency Management Agency Director Andrew Velasquez says each disaster begins as a local problem. Read more...
01/21/2010 - Consolidation of the 911 and Sheriff‘s Union A Step Closer
(Hillsboro)--The consolidation of the Montgomery County 911 and Sheriff‘s Union took a step closer Tuesday night. According to 911 Coordinator Greg Nimmo, the 911 Union Board unanimously approved to move forward with negotiations to consolidate the 911 Union into the Sheriff‘s Union. Read more...
01/19/2010 - Metro East Organization Seeks Answers Regarding Levee Downgrading
(Collinsville)--With new flood insurance rate maps still looming for property owners in the Metro East Area, officials are putting pressure on the Federal Government to tell them why they say levees along the Mississippi River are inadequate. Read more...
01/18/2010 - Crocks Honored During The 51st Annual Miss Illinois Fair Queen Pageant
(Springfield)--Miss Montgomery County Fair Queen, Sara Crocks of Litchfield, was honored during the Miss Illinois Fair Queen competition Sunday evening in Springfield. According to the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Crocks was awarded the Ruby Crum Memorial Award, also known as the "spark plug" award, for her charm and enthusiasm. Read more...
01/15/2010 - Nokomis Man Sentenced To Five And A Half Years In Prison
(Hillsboro)--A 48 year old Nokomis man was sentenced on Wednesday to five and a half years in the Department of Corrections for the participation of meth manufacturing, and possession of a weapon by a felon. Read more...
01/12/2010 - City of Litchfield Receives Rural Development Grant
(Litchfield)--Congressman Phil Hare and John Shimkus recently announced that the City of Litchfield is the recipient of a US Department of Agriculture Rural Development Grant. Read more...
01/11/2010 - Ameren Energy Marketing and the City of Litchfield Agree To A One Year Deal
(Litchfield)--Ameren Energy Marketing announced that the third party supplier has reached a one year fixed price power supply agreement with the City of Litchfield. Read more...
01/08/2010 - Two People Injured In A Three Vehicle Accident On Interstate 55
(Litchfield)--Two people were injured in a three vehicle accident Thursday (7th) morning on Interstate 55. According to Illinois State Police, all three vehicle were traveling southbound on the Interstate. Read more...
01/07/2010 - Most Of The State Digging Out Of A Winter Storm
(Lincoln)--Much of Illinois is digging out from a winter storm today. Winter storm warnings are in place for a good part of the state. Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Lincoln says some parts of central Illinois could have up to eight inches of snow by the time the storm moves completely out of the state. Read more...
01/06/2010 - One Person Killed In A Single Vehicle Accident In East St Louis
(East St. Louis)--A four year old boy was killed Tuesday night, when the vehicle his father was driving struck a telephone pole in East St. Louis. Authorities says the car left the roadway and wrapped around the pole around 5:30 near Caseyville Avenue and North Park Drive. Read more...
