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Dam Fails in Nashville Illinois Endangering Roughly 200 Homes
Following heavy rainfall Tuesday morning in Nashville, a dam and a secondary dam failed, prompting an evacuation warning for residents in the area. The secondary dam collapse occurred around 10 a.m., following the initial dam failure, as reported by the Washington County Emergency Management Agency (EMA). The intense rainfall, totaling...
One arrested after death of infant, severe injury of other child in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD, Ill. (WEVV) — Police say they've arrested one person in Fairfield after a 1-year-old died and a 2-year-old was severely injured. The Illinois State Police was contacted by the Fairfield Police Department on Sunday evening to help in the investigation on Illinois Avenue in Fairfield. No details were...
DIMAGGIOS PIZZA IN FAIRFIELD OPENING A LOCATION IN FLORA
Monday, Joe and Jennifer DiMaggio of Fairfield revealed their plans to broaden their pizza business by opening a new location in Flora. The couple is currently in the midst of renovating the previous Tammy Joe’s Meal House premises situated at 424 West North Avenue. The upcoming restaurant is expected to offer limited seating and a take-out service. As of now, specific details such as the opening date, operating hours, and menu items have not been disclosed.
Southern Illinois dam fails after severe storms pound the Midwest. Hundreds ordered to evacuate
CHICAGO (AP) -- Hundreds of people in a southern Illinois town were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as water rolled over the top of a dam, just one perilous result of severe weather that raged through the Midwest overnight with relentless rain and tornadoes and hit the Chicago area especially hard.Hundreds of thousands of people lost power, and even weather forecasters had to briefly scramble for safety. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell on a home Monday night."We kind of heard a gust of wind that came up quick and we decided — my uncle decided — that...
Heavy rain in Nashville, Illinois causes dam overflow and evacuations
Heavy rain in a small town in Southern Illinois caused a dam to overflow, flooding roads and homes. Nashville, Illinois, a small town about over hour east of St. Louis, was under flash flood warnings for most of Tuesday. Over a half foot of rain came down on Washington County....
Old Dominion says Odie’s opening is “getting closer”
Eager to party at Old Dominion‘s Nashville bar, Odie’s? Keep your fingers crossed, the band’s putting the finishing touches on their venue and planning to have you in soon. “It’s getting closer, you know? I was just down there walking around inside of it and it’s starting...
2024 07/20 – Ray Donald Richert
Ray Donald Richert, 93, passed away on July 16, 2024, at Hamilton County Hospital in McLeansboro, IL. Ray was born May 18, 1931, in a farmhouse in South Cayuga Township, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada, minutes before his identical twin Fay Ronald, to Edward Harvey and Mary Rosetta (Reichheld) Richert. In...
Two Mt. Vernon Residents Arrested on Gun and Drug Charges
MT. VERNON (WMIX) – Two Mt. Vernon residents were arrested just after 7 Monday morning on gun and drug charges. Members of the Mt. Vernon Police Department/Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Joint Narcotics Unit assisted the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force at a home in the 18500 block of East Saddle Club Road in Belle Rive with the execution of arrest warrants for the primary residents, 45-year-old Darren D. Edmison and 36-year-old Amber M. McCowen. The warrants were for prior Jefferson County Controlled Substance Trafficking charges. During service of the warrants, evidence of criminal activity was observed inside the home.
Fairfield woman charged in child death after kids left in car for hours
FAIRFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 8, alongside the Fairfield Police Department, arrested Adreian D.A. Hooper, 36, of Fairfield. Hooper was arrested for:. Involuntary Manslaughter (Class 2 Felony) Endangering the Life of a Child - Death (Class 3 Felony) Reckless Conduct...
Amid heavy rainfall in southern Illinois, Nashville dam system breached; hundreds evacuated
Two days of heavy rainfall caused water to overflow and breach the dams of Nashville's city reservoir on Tuesday, resulting in extensive flooding and the evacuation of about 200 people from their homes in the small southern Illinois town of about 3,000 residents. Initially described as a dam failure by...
Evacuation lifted after Nashville’s secondary dam failure
NASHVILLE, Ill. (KBSI) – Residents of Nashville were asked to evacuate after heavy rain caused the Nashville dam to flood. As you drive into Nashville on Tuesday July 16, you’ll see heavy rain caused many cars to pull over as it was hard to see to drive for a big part of the day Flooded side roads blocked off by police cars, creeks and ditches overflowing with water, and residents frantically trying to get gas, and supplies as they try to figure out what to do next.
Now We Know Why Riley Strain Was Kicked Out of Luke Bryan’s Bar
Riley Strain was kicked out of Luke Bryan's Luke's 32 Bridge bar just minutes before his death on March 8. Now, we know why. An autopsy made public last month didn't share this final detail, but a new, more thorough release of video and police notes reveals this and more.
Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. The oldest socks ever discovered are from between 300 and 500 A.D. . . . and they were designed to be worn with sandals. 2. Americans throw away approximately $68 million in change each year. 3. The U.S. has nearly as many cars as people, specifically 908 cars for...
Leonard E. Lane
Leonard E. Lane, 79, of Mt. Vernon, passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, at his home. He was born November 21, 1944, in Mt. Vernon, the son of Sam and Anna (Elliston) Lane. On December 31, 1963, he married Donna Marie Ilbery, and they were married for 25 years. She preceded him in death on September 12, 2006.
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