Flora News

A St. Louis County jury will not hear about two pending Illinois murder charges against Gregory Bowman when they consider this fall whether he killed a 16-year-old girl from Brentwood in 1977.

Carmel was sentenced to serve 4-years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on an Involuntary Manslaughter charge.

The Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force, in conjunction with the Flora Police Department, arrested 36-year-old James Brian Johnson, and, 50-year-old Emil C. Jerkell II, both of Allendale, for Unlawful Possession of Meth Precursors.

Editorial - Unparalleled and Denied - NYTimes.com : "In an appalling 5-to-4 ruling on Thursday, the Supreme Court's conservative majority tossed aside compelling due process claims, the demands of justice and a considered decision by a lower federal appeals court to deny the right of prisoners to obtain post-conviction DNA testing that might prove ...

A Supreme Court decision increases the risk that the wrongly convicted could be kept behind bars.

Eloise Halsey hugs her son Byron Halsey and Halsey's brother James Roundtree during a press conference outside the courthouse.

On Friday evening at approximately 8 p.m., northern Clay County received a National Weather Service Tornado warning until 8:45 p.m.. Then, just after 10:15 p.m., the same area received a severe thunderstorm warning which was later cancelled.

On Friday evening at approximately 8 p.m., northern Clay County received a National Weather Service Tornado watch until 8:45 p.m.. Then, just after 10:15 p.m., the same area received a severe thunderstorm warning which was later cancelled.

Joel Pineiro pitched until he could pitch no more, writhing on the ground in front of the pitcher's mound, cramping uncontrollably.

The American Lung Association is alerting area residents that they are eligible to receive free Radon Home Test Kits.

During Monday's night's regular Flora School Board meeting, the board started the process of filling the district's coaching positions for the upcoming school year.

According to a published report out of Wayne County, two Flora residents have been jailed there in connection with several burglaries in Wayne, Clay, and Richland Counties.

The Richland County Sheriff's Department, with assistance from the Illinois State Police Meth Response Team arrested three people, over the weekend, on charges of methamphetamine production in the Vernor Lake area, north of Olney.

For a time Tuesday, the most valuable commodity at Wrigley Field was an umbrella, a pregame downpour making it treacherous for the White Sox to venture from their dugout to the bleachers, where the old ballpark hides its batting cages.

Albert Pujols hit his fifth home run in five games - and the longest homer at Busch Stadium this season - and Adam Wainwright worked seven strong innings to help the St.

The United States of America is one of the only nations on earth that actively seeks out its soldiers left in enemy lands as Prisoners of War or Missing in Action .

Sheriff James C. Sulsberger released the following: Tuesday, June 9th, Clay County Sheriff's Deputy arrested Joseph D. Stark, 19, Clay City, on an outstanding Clay County warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of Battery.

Chief John Nicholson releases the following information: Saturday, June 6th, at 11:00 a.m. Ryan J. Keller, 20, of Flora was arrested for Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse.

The Flora School Board met in regular session last night. Several personnel matters were attend to.

The Flora City Council met in regular session yesterday afternoon at Flora's City Hall, and they quickly breezed through a light agenda.