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RALEIGH -- A crowd of about 25 people packed the Raleigh Township Hall Thursday to learn of American Coal's proposal to close a portion of Lone Oak Road in order to expand its Galatia Mine operations.
HARRISBURG -- Discussions of sewage dominated Harrisburg City Council's Thursday meeting. Engineer Jim Brown who will be writing up the sewage facility plan gave a presentation of three options for the sewage treatment plant that last was substantially renovated in 1969.
HARRISBURG -- Harrisburg firefighters extinguished a burning laundry room in a house at 130 W. Ogara St. Thursday night.
HARRISBURG -- Harrisburg Police arrested a Henderson, Ky., man Wednesday accused of driving while intoxicated into the Harrisburg City Cemetery and knocking three tombstones off their bases.
COUNTY COURTHOUSE-- A jury found former Eldorado resident Brian K. Bowlby, 37, guilty on 18 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse Thursday evening following a two-day trial. He was found not-guilty of one count of predatory criminal sexual assault.
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SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST -- The Shawnee National Forest has a new public affairs officer. Amanda Patrick has taken the position vacated by long-time U.S. Forest Service employee, Becky Banker, who retired last July.
HARRISBURG TOWNSHIP -- Harrisburg Township work crews have been cleaning brush and sediment left in ditches from the spring floods this week and have been nervous about the speed at which traffic drives past them.
SALINE COUNTY -- The Saline County Tourism Board is considering two proposals for developments on the east side of the Harrisburg levee. The board heard presentations from Muddy Village Administrator John Molinarolo regarding historical sites in Muddy and from John Gardner and Kerry Camp regarding Elkside, the complex of swimming, fishing, dining and recreational vehicle camping being planned by the Harrisburg Elks Lodge.
SALINE COUNTY -- Saline County Sheriff Keith Brown will be giving away a $500 scholarship from the Illinois Sheriff's Association.
COUNTY COURTHOUSE-- The jury trial of a former Eldorado resident, Brian K. Bowlby, 37, is under way in Saline County. Bowlby is charged with 19 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, stemming from incidents that took place between 2001 and 2003.
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HARRISBURG -- People interested in preserving L.O. Trigg's legacy of promoting the Shawnee Hills are invited to the Saline Creek Pioneer Village and Museum's Pauper House 7 p.m. Feb. 8 to share information.
HARRISBURG-- The Harrisburg High School Speech Team is hosting its annual performance night, “Let's Talk,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday evening in Bonnell Gym at the high school.
COUNTY COURTHOUSE-- The Saline County Grand Jury indicted two men in separate high-profile cases Monday.
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HARRISBURG -- Retired teacher and educator George Clark of Marion spent much of his career observing youth grappling with problems in their lives and trying to figure out ways to provide comfort.
SHAWNEETOWN -- A Shawneetown man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for duct taping a minor child's mouth, according to a release from Gallatin County State's Attorney Allen Roe.
ELDORADO -- An Eldorado woman on Thursday was sentenced to 15 years in prison for methamphetamine offenses.
