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January 1, 2010

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Mt. Vernon

Police Department

Arrests

Elizabeth A. Marlow, 23, of Dix, was arrested Thursday at 4:59 a.m. on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. Bond was set at $1,000 and Marlow was released.

Thefts

Wednesday at 5:37 p.m., police responded to a report of a theft in the 800 block of South 24th Street. Items were taken from a motor vehicle, according to police reports.

Wednesday at 11:52 p.m., police responded to a report of a theft in the 600 block of South 17th Street. Social security cards and IDs were stolen, according to police reports.

Incidents

Thursday at 2:09 p.m., police responded to a report of a fraud in the 500 block of South 17th Street. A bank card was used fraudulently, according to police reports.

Thursday at 4:39 p.m., police responded to a report of property damage at the Jefferson County Schools Federal Credit Union. Signs were cut, according to police reports.

Wednesday at 9:30 p.m, police responded to a report of a transformer incident in the 600 block of Pear Street. Residents heard a loud explosion and saw a transformer on fire, according to police reports.



Jefferson County Sheriffs Office

Thefts

Thursday at 11:02 a.m., police responded to a report of a theft in the 16500 block of North Illinois Highway 37. A screen door was stolen, according to police reports.

Incidents

Thursday at 12:46 a.m., police responded to a report of animals running at large on East Illinois Highway 142 in Opdyke. A white horse was running in the roadway, according to police reports.

Thursday at 11:02 a.m., police responded to a report of stray animals in the 18500 block of East Illinois Highway 142. A white horse was running across the roadway, according to police reports.

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  • Principal shares information about school

    MT. VERNON – City Schools District 80 Primary Center Principal Shannon Marler provided the District 80 Board of Education with an update on the school at the latest board meeting.

    February 11, 2012

  • Check Bluford students collect donation

    BLUFORD — There probably hasn’t been much loose change jingling in parents’ pockets who have children attending Bluford Grade and High Schools the last three weeks.

    February 11, 2012 1 Photo

  • CASA Men Cooking for CASA winners

    MT. VERNON — The first-ever Men Cooking for CASA fundraiser officially came  to a close Thursday afternoon.

    February 10, 2012 1 Photo

  • Brehm offering free computer classes

    MT. VERNON — C.E. Brehm Memorial Library is offering free computer classes through a grant funded by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

    February 10, 2012

  • Teachers receive grants

    MT. VERNON — Ten City Schools District 80 teachers recently received grants from the District 80 Foundation.

    February 10, 2012

  • Overdose immunity law to go into effect

    MT. VERNON — Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law that will go into effect June 1, which will give immunity from prosecution to people who call 911 to report drug overdoses.

    February 10, 2012

  • Heart Night Second Women’s Heart Night held

    MT. VERNON — A sea of ladies dressed in red descended upon Cedarhurst Center for the Arts on Thursday for the second Women’s Heart Night.

    February 10, 2012 1 Photo

  • Evening of Jazz at Cedarhurst Valentine weekend

    The 6th Annual Valentine Weekend Jazz Concert at Cedarhurst will be held Saturday, featuring the Loren Golden Ensemble.
    "This is the sixth year for the Evening of Jazz at Cedarhurst,” Sarah Sledge, Cedarhurst's Communications Director noted. "It's always a popular event when we pair jazz music with the Valentine theme."
    Golden, an attorney by profession, is a talented pianist who frequently performs with the Elgin Community College Jazz Ensemble, inormation states.  A pianist since the age of four, his love of the arts has inspired his continued involvement with music. Golden has enjoyed playing piano in variety shows, summer theatre, and clubs such as the Playboy Clubs in Chicago and Lake Geneva.

    February 9, 2012

  • District 80 receives recognition

    City Schools District 80 received a 3.8 out of a possible 4 points on its 2012 Financial Profile Designation from the Illinois State Board of Education.
    This is the second year in a row the district has received the “financial recognition” category from the state board; the district received the same score as 2011.

    February 9, 2012

  • WILLIAMS JCAAHC highlights citizens

    Karl Williams, the inbound manager at Walgreen’s Distribution, has worked there for 39 years, 20 of which has been in the King City.
    Debbie Kendrick-Hopgood followed in her grandmother’s and father’s footsteps as the head of Kendrick Paper Stock Company, and has worked there since 1980.

    February 9, 2012 1 Photo