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.
Local
Daily Record - Jan. 2, 2010
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- County Board approves appointments MT. VERNON — The Jefferson County Board approved five appointments to various county entities.
- World Class Workforce adding web presence MT. VERNON — The Jefferson County Development Corporation is working to improve the World Class Workforce program and bring it to the web.
- State passes Medicaid cut plan MT. VERNON — The Illinois Legislature passed a plan on Thursday to trim Medicaid by 12 percent, or $1.6 billion. The legislation cuts Medicaid reimbursement rates to hospitals and nursing homes by $240 million per year.
- Officials urge area residents to use caution as temperatures rise into 90s MT. VERNON — Temperatures are expected to be in the mid to high 90s for the area this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
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Ina resident wins Spotlight Literacy Award
INA — Yaro Hospodarsky of Ina won a 2012 Spotlight Literacy Award, given by the Illinois Press Association and the Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White.
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Children’s home seeks foster parents
MT. VERNON — The United Methodist Children’s Home is looking for people who are willing to become foster parents to children age 12 through 18.
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Road work suspensions for weekend
MT. VERNON — Starting at 3 p.m. today, the Illinois Department of Transportation will be suspending all non-emergency road work for the holiday weekend and open up all lanes, where possible, until 12 a.m., May 28.
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City plans additional leg of bike trail
MT. VERNON — The city of Mt. Vernon has plans to include an additional leg in its bike trail.
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County unemployment rate drops
MT. VERNON — The county unemployment rate dropped seven tenths of a percentage point from March to April, coming in at 7.8 percent.
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Pool safety reminders for the start of summer
MT. VERNON — The best way to keep every swimmer safe is swim lessons, said Mt. Vernon City Pool manager Joyce Damron.
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