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The sheriff's departments in McDonough and Knox Counties each added a new canine officer. One will search for people while the other will search for…
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Patty and Carl Sloan managed to escape injury Tuesday evening by reaching the basement of their home outside Avon just as a powerful storm hit.“Shaky.…
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The Illinois Supreme Court said there is sufficient evidence to convict a McDonough County man of killing a young child.The high court said in a ruling…
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A new group is looking to provide what it feels is a much-needed service in McDonough County.“The dive team has folded but everyone on the team wants to…
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The McDonough County Board Finance Committee decided against providing funding for the sheriff department’s dive rescue team.“I feel like overall it’s a…
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McDonough County Sheriff Rick VanBrooker said his office is working to prevent heroin from becoming as large of a problem as meth in the late 1990s.“I…
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McDonough County Sheriff Rick VanBrooker said two people arrested Thursday were major heroin dealers in the region.Robin Myers, 50, and Michael Russell,…
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Rescue workers spent more than six hours searching for a western Illinois man who disappeared after the boat he was in took on water and capsized at…
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Picking up trash for a few hours might not sound like an exciting activity, but if you're locked up you might jump at any chance to get outside for a…
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McDonough County will upgrade security at its courthouse by the end of the year.Sheriff Rick Van Brooker has been pushing for the upgrade. He says it will…