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Salem Police plus several other agencies responded to Salem Community High School on Wednesday following a call into police of an active shooter at the school. Salem Community High School is not the only school that received a call in the area. Around 9:45 AM, Centralia Police reported a similar situation. All units in Centralia plus units from Wamac, Illinois State Police, and the Illinois Secretary of State Police showed up on scene. Around 9:48 AM, Mount Vernon Police, according to the departments Facebook Page say that they received a phone call reporting an active shooter at the Mt Vernon Township High School. The caller additionally reported multiple injuries. All available law enforcement units, numbering over 20 officers, from the Mt Vernon Police Department, Jefferson County Sheriff's Department and Illinois State Police responded to scene. The Mt Vernon Fire Department, Jefferson County Fire Protection District, United Medical Response and Litton's Ambulance Service also responded all available units. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department School Resource Officer was on scene at the high school. The school resource officer was contacted and reported having no issues at the school. However, as a precautionary measure the high school was placed on lock down and officers conducted a sweep of the school. Reports similar to this have been made to numerous dispatch centers throughout the state of Illinois this morning. Our detectives will be working with state and federal authorities as it is believed these false calls originate outside the United States. There were no injuries during any of the incidents in the area.
Election With less than a week to go before election day, County Clerk Liz Ann Woodrow says early and mail in voting is picking up though not to 2020 levels. It started slow, but Woodrow says there's reason for that. Compared to 2020, that's nearly a third fewer early vote ballots cast, but quadruple the number of vote by mail ballots requested. Woodrow attributes that to a mandatory mailing that forced her office to have to send out notices to everyone in the county offering permanent vote by mail opportunities. If you're still interested in voting, Woodrow says we're still in the grace period for unregistered voters so you can visit the county clerk's office but you'll need to vote at the same time you register. For everyone registered to vote, Woodrow says there's no excuse for not doing so as her office will be open from 8am until 7pm through the remainder of the week and on Monday. The County Clerk's office will also hold Saturday hours from 8am – noon. ### WGH Reduced Lab Wabash General Hospital is having a Reduced Lab Event next Thursday at their Primary Care in Grayville (610 N Court) from 6:30-8:30am. They will be offering various lab testing at a reduced price for a limited time. Payment is due at the time of service and the results will be mailed directly to their home. Here are the tests that will be available: Glucose $10, TSH $10, Hemoglobin A1C $20, Lipid Panel $20, CBC Test $20, BMP $20, CMP $30. WGH Will be having two more Reduced Labs, There will be one on Tuesday November 15th from 6-9 am at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel. They will also have one on Thursday November 17th from 6:30-8:30 at the WGH Albion Medical Clinic in Ablion. They will only accept cash, for more infornation call 618-263-6318. ### Sentencing A 37 year old McLeansboro man has been sentenced in Wayne County court. Floyd D. Hargrave III will serve the next 3 years behind bars after admitting to violating his probation. Hargrave is also serving a 3 year concurrent sentence out of White County on a possession of meth conviction. The Hamilton County man will also have a year of mandatory supervised probation and will be expected to pay nearly $3,500 in court costs once he's released. Joshua D Downen of Geff was sentenced in court yesterday to 2 years prohbation and a $1,000 fine for a Count 4 Domestic Battery charge. Downen was credited with two days in jail and will pay almost $3,200 in fines and court costs. ### Marion Arrest Marion Police arrested a male juvenile Monday for a felony Unlawful Use of Weapon warrant at Marion High School. According to Marion Police Chief David Fitts, the juvenile in question was wanted on a warrant for involvement in a fatal shooting incident in Carbondale. A Marion Police officer recognized the student and knew there was an active warrant for his arrest. The officer approached the student and instructed the student to follow him to the office, which the student refused to do. The officer attempted several more times to get the student to voluntarily go to the office to discuss the situation. However, the student continued to refuse and eventually, the student started to walk away from the officer. The officer then attempted to take the student into custody, but the student began actively resisting the officer. School monitors attempted to assist the officer, but other students began to interfere with the monitors and actually placed their hands on the monitors. The wanted student was eventually taken into custody and transported away from the school and is now with Carbondale Police detectives. ### Warrant A fugitive warrant was issued for a Flora man wanted in a drug-induced homicide case. Phillip Blaine Henson's bond was previously set at $1.25 million dollars. Special conditions of his bond included wearing a GPS monitor at all times. On August 11, $125,000.00 was posted for Henson's bond and he was placed on a GPS monitor. The Motion to Revoke Bond alleges that Henson, 52, removed his GPS monitor without permission and his whereabouts are unknown. On October 31, an Arrest Warrant was issued for Henson. On November 17, of 2021, at approximately 1:26 pm Illinois State Police detectives were requested to conduct a death investigation. A female, later identified as Stephanie L. Harrell, 54, of Flora, was found deceased in her vehicle parked in an agricultural field entrance on Olive Street, just north of US Highway 50. Further investigation resulted in Henson being charged in connection with the death. Henson had been recently living and working in or around McLeansboro. Anyone with any information of the whereabouts of Henson please submit your information by texting XCRIME to tip411 or by using the XCRIME app or Sheriff's App on your smartphone to remain anonymous or contact the Clay County Sheriff's Office at 618-665-3316. Phillip Blaine Henson is currently charged with the following offenses, Two counts of Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, a Class X Felony and Class 1 Felony, and Drug-Induced Homicide, a Class X Felony. ### Mt. Vernon Arrest Bond has been set at $100,000 for a 31-year-old Mt. Vernon man arrested over the weekend on multiple weapons-related charges. According to the Mt Vernon Police Department, they arrested Craig Lauer Saturday when officers responded to a report of a man armed with a handgun outside a home in the 1000 block of South 21st Street. As officers were enroute to the scene, they received additional reports the man had fired the handgun. The first arriving officer observed the suspect in the area and attempted to make contact. The suspect, now identified as Curtis R Lauer, began to flee from the area on foot. Officers were able to apprehend him after a foot pursuit. Additional officers arrived on scene to assist with the investigation. During the investigation, officers were able to locate a firearm and ammunition. Lauer was transported to the Jefferson County Justice Center on charges of Armed Habitual Criminal, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Felon in Possession of Ammunition, Reckless Discharge of a Firearm, Aggravated Assault / Firearm and Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. No one was injured. ### Coronavirus Update The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,711 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois overnight, and 4,968 new cases since Friday. There were 7 new cases reported overnight in our area, including 2 new cases in Clay County. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 3,814,648 cases, including 35,246 deaths. As of Sunday night, 1,119 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 116 patients were in the ICU and 47 patients were on ventilators. A total of 24,738,350 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of Sunday night. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 27,145 doses. ### Riverstages River stages as of this morning: the Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 5.69 feet, below the 17 ft. flood stage. Meanwhile, the Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of 4.93 feet (flood stage is 15 ft.). The Little Wabash below Clay City is at 4.53 (flood stage is 18 ft.). Bonpas Creek at Browns reads 1.76 feet. The Little Wabash at Main Street in Carmi reads 3.49 feet, and the Wabash River at Mt. Carmel sits at 3.09 feet. ### Crude Oil Today's Crude Oil Price is $81.37. The December Crude Oil Price is $88.25.
The Wayne Chamber of Commerce along with Gibbs Excavating and Land Management LLC in Fairfield are excited to announce a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate their Grand Opening. The ceremony will take place on Friday, August 19 at 11:00 am. Gibbs Excavation and Land Management is owned and operated by Austin Gibbs in Fairfield. Ribbon Cutting will be held at Save a Lot in the newly laid parking to the East. Meet the Mules is scheduled to kick off at 6pm today with the Girls & Boys Introductions, followed by the Girls Tennis introductions at 6:05. At 6:10 will the the introductions for the Girls & Boys Cross Country teams, with the Volleyball introductions to take place at 6:15. There will be a Volleyball scrimmage from 6:20 to 7, before festivities move out to the football field. Cheerleader introductions will begin at 7:05, Freshmen Football introductions are at 7:10, and Varsity Football introductions will be at 7:15. The night will end with a Football scrimmage from 7:25 until 8:15pm. Everyone is invited out tonight to Meet the Mules. The Fairfield Community High School Board met for their regular monthly meeting last night. In new business: Approved the tentative FY23 budget for a 30 day review. After the 30 day review, a budget hearing will be held prior to a board vote on the budget. Approved the 22-23 Consolidated District Plan. This plan is a formality that is required for grant funding. Approved the installation of a new door at entrance 17 for security purposes. Unanimously voted to allow RJ Marketing to create a Mulenation YouTube channel to stream FCHS sports contests live. The FCHS Media Class will be involved in the channel. After an Executive Session, the following personnel matters were unanimously approved: Samantha Weber was hired as an individual aide. Vicki Gifford was hired as a bus aide. Mary Sprague was hired as part time assistant tennis coach. In the Superintendents Report, Supt. Jill Fulkerson stated that the current enrollment at FCHS is 448 total students. She further informed attendees that a Club Fair will be held on August 30 to allow students to visit different club tables to learn more about club offerings at FCHS. The FCHS FCCLA (Family Career Community Leaders of America) offered an impressive presentation about their recent trip to the National Conference in San Diego. Several office holders shared their experiences and provided a summary of all the events they attended and also their social activities while in San Diego. Elizabeth Zurliene is the FCCLA Sponsor/ Currently, the club has approximately 45 students involved. The Illinois LINK system will be temporarily unavailable Saturday and Sunday. State officials are informing LINK Card customers that they won't be able to make purchases or ATM withdrawals from August 20th at 11 pm through August 21st at 6 pm. People with LINK cards are ask to plan ahead and buy groceries and withdraw cash you'll need during the shutdown. Additionally, you will not be able to access your account information from the Illinois Link Helpline at 1-800-678-LINK or the Illinois Link Card Website. The shutdown is due to scheduled maintenance. Officials say Illinois is transitioning to a new link card system. Effingham City Police arrested 39 year old Corey J. Fellows of Effingham for an Effingham County FTA warrant for criminal trespass. Corey was taken to the Effingham County Jail. Effingham City Police arrested 39 year old Shawn C. Clayton of Cassville, MO for driving while license revoked, obstructing justice, operating an uninsured motor vehicle without registration, and a Jasper County, MO warrant for probation violation on original charge of burglary. Shawn was taken to the Effingham County Jail. Effingham City Police arrested 30 year old Khristina S. Merrill of Cassville, MO for obstructing justice, riding a motorcycle without protective equipment, and a Newton County, MO warrant for probation violation. Khristina was taken to the Effingham County Jail. Four people were arrested on drug charges Tuesday when the Mt Vernon Police Department and Jefferson County High-Risk Team and Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System Tactical Team served a Jefferson County search warrant at a Bluford Home. According to the Mt. Vernon Police Department, just after 6:30 Tuesday morning, officers served the warrant at 319 North Poplar in Bluford and arrested 39-year-old Rose A McCormick, on charges of Aggravated Delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of Methamphetamine 15 – 100 Grams, Aggravated Possession of a Controlled Substance, Fentanyl, with Intent to Deliver, Possession of Drug Equipment and Aggravated Delivery of Fentanyl. 41-year-old Robert E Newbury was arrested on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance, fentanyl, Possession of Drug Equipment, and a St Louis County Warrant for Felony Theft. 69-year-old Cynthia D Bruce was arrested on a charge of Possession with Intent to Deliver Less than 5 Grams of Methamphetamine; and 44-year-old Jon R Hartman was arrested on charges of Possession with Intent to Deliver Less than 5 Grams of Methamphetamine, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Fentanyl, and Possession of Drug Equipment. The search warrant was obtained after an investigation from the Mt Vernon Police Department and Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit revealed illegal narcotics were being sold from the Bluford residence. During the investigation, narcotics detectives were reportedly able to purchase quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine from the primary suspect, Rose Ann McCormick. The two tactical teams were able to secure the four subjects, the residence, outbuildings, and various vehicles without incident. During a search of the property, detectives reportedly located quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl, drug equipment, currency, and property believed to be stolen from a Jefferson County burglary. ll four subjects were taken to the Jefferson County Jail with bond to be set. The State Treasurer's live unclaimed property auction is tomorrow at the Illinois State Fair. Many of the items come from long forgotten safe deposit boxes and include Beatles memorabilia, a 100 ounce engelhard silver ingot, jewelry, a silver faberge picture frame and more. Treasurer Mike Frerichs says its fun to have an auctioneer come out to the fair and get the best price possible. The live auction begins at 11:00 am Saturday on the Lincoln State at the fairgrounds in Springfield. Anyone interested can preview the items starting at 9:00 am River stages as of this morning: the Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 24.19 feet, above the 17 ft. flood stage. Meanwhile, the Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of 5.05 feet (flood stage is 15 ft.). The Little Wabash below Clay City is at 6.72 feet (flood stage is 18 ft.). Bonpas Creek at Browns reads 1.49 feet, the Little Wabash at Main Street in Carmi reads 26.22 feet. The Wabash River at Mt. Carmel sits at 3.88 feet. Today's crude oil price is $83.50 up $2.39 from yesterday. The September crude oil price is $89.40 up $1.42 from yesterday morning.
MT. VERNON (WSIL) -- The Mt. Vernon Police Department is investigating a shooting that sent a 19 year old man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The new Wayne County Plat Books are now available. Sponsored by the Wayne County 4-H Foundation, the plat books may be purchased at the Wayne County Extension