Thursday Nov 12 | Mt. Vernon Register-News
Police release details from fatal Saturday accident
Police reports have been released from the accident Saturday at the intersection of North Log Cabin and North Goshen Lanes that claimed the life of an 84-year-old Belle Rive woman.
H1N1 flu vaccine clinics scheduled
By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - The first two clinics to administer the H1N1 flu vaccine have been scheduled by the Jefferson County Health Department, with District 80 students being offered the shots first.
Low income rates challenge schools
Editor's Note: This is the second installment of a series of stories outlining information recently released as part of the Community Report Card.
Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Cassmen D. Hughes-Disroe, 21, of the 1400 block of South 12th Street, was arrested Tuesday at 4:57 p.m. on a charge of domestic battery.
Socks for Seniors accepting donations
By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com BELLE RIVE - Now that the growing season is coming to a close, that doesn't mean that Debbra Arndt and her husband have stopped providing food for area seniors and the disabled - but it does mean they have added another mission - to provide them with socks.
Burton recipient of RLC's Warren-Holler Memorial Scholarship
From Rend Lake College INA - Rend Lake College Foundation CEO Pat Kern announced today that nursing student Autumn Burton is the recipient of the Warren-Holler Memorial Scholarship.
Police urge awareness if youths lurking around homes
" The Amherstburg Police Service is asking people to be aware and be vigilant of suspicious activity at their home or a neighbours home or vehicle.
Couple grows food, gives it away
By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com BELLE RIVE - Deborah Aydt knows what it is to go without, but decided years ago that she could do something to make sure seniors and the disabled didn't go hungry.
Early childhood programs facing cuts
By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Twelve pre-kindergarten sites in Jefferson County which are funded through the Regional Office of Education will be reduced as a result of the Illinois State Board of Education cuts.
JFPD not obligated to help Belle Rive
By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com MT. VERNON - The Jefferson County Fire Protection District is not required to respond to calls in the village of Belle Rive if there is no chief, according to JFPD Chief Mike Huntman.
Blagoa s former fundraiser sentenced to 37 months
A federal judge has sentenced ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's former chief fundraiser to 37 months in prison for hiding his use of company funds to pay gambling debts and other expenses from the Internal Revenue Service.
Gun that was fired at Dillinger to be auctioned
A gun that helped end the bank robbing career of John Dillinger is going to the highest bidder.
Man charged in plot to kill wife with fish toxin
A man accused of posing as a doctor to buy vials of deadly puffer fish toxin has been charged with planning to use it to kill his wife and collect $20 million in life insurance.
Girl hurt as mom reaching for whiskey crashes SUV
Chicago police have arrested a mother who was allegedly reaching for a bottle of whiskey when her SUV crashed, injuring her 9-year-old daughter.
Belle Rive resident taking part in MS awareness ride
By ALICIA SHELDON Register-News BELLE RIVE - Each year, thousands of cyclists come together in Michigan, not only building muscle and endurance, but also building awareness about the disease of Multiple Sclerosis.
By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com BENTON - The Rend Lake Conservancy District has approved a standard water contract to be used between the district and municipalities.
MVTHS Area Vocational Center adds first responder course
By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com MT. VERNON - An addition to the Mt.
Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Lynne Thomas, 56, of Memphis, Tenn., was arrested at 2:28 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of retail theft of display merchandise/less than $150. Bond was set at $1,000 and Thomas was released.
Driver injured in school bus accident
By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com BELLE RIVE - Students rendered assistance after the driver of their school bus passed out at the wheel on Wednesday afternoon near the Jefferson and Hamilton County line.

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