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6 Franklin County residents indicted on meth charges

Six Franklin County, Illinois residents face charges in connection to manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

WSIL

Hero's Homecoming

Illinois National Guard soldiers serving in Afghanistan will soon be home. Those troops, out of West Frankfort, are slated to return to the United States in about a month.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Capitol Fax Blog

Blood on the sidewalk

Thursday, Jul 2, 2009 * In my opinion, Gov. Quinn has crossed the line Caught in the crossfire are social-service providers who were previously warned by Quinn that dramatic cuts of 50 percent or more would result if lawmakers didn't come up with more money.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Mt. Vernon Register-News

Summer energy assistance available

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Limited funding has been released for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in Jefferson, Franklin and Williamson counties for the Summer Energy Assistance Program.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Belleville News

Police cite Breese man in I-64 wrong-way crash; rule out alcohol and medical causes

A Breese man who police said drove the wrong way on Interstate 64 and caused a four-vehicle crash remain hospitalized Wednesday night.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

WSIL

Children's Shelter Soon to Open

A local safe haven for abused and neglected children will soon start offering its service.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

WSIL

New Motorcross Park Means More Business?

Driving north along I-57 near West Frankfort you may have noticed mounds of dirt and large machinery.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

WSIL

Residents of Apartment Building Displaced by Fire

The fire that destroyed nearly a block in downtown Johnston City has also left residents of an apartment building displaced.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

WJPF-AM Carterville

Johnston City Fire

Nearly a city block burned early Sunday morning in Johnston City The fire started about 2 a.m. in the easternmost of four buildings on the 200 block of East Broadway.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

WSIL

Family Discovers Loop Hole in Hit and Run Law

WEST FRANKFORT, Ill.-- A Ioop hole in an Illinois traffic law allows drivers to leave the scene of an accident.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

KFVS

Authorities warn drivers to slow down near construction zones

Two wrecks near construction zones brought traffic on Interstate 57 in Franklin County to a standstill.

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Wed Jun 03, 2009

WSIL

West Frankfort Teen Pleads Not-Guilty To First Degree Murder Charges

Sandefur is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of 14-year-old Elizabeth Obrecht.

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Tue May 26, 2009

KFVS12

New voice for war on drugs in southern Illinois

The war on drugs in southern Illinois has another voice. While it is young, the words are spoken from experience.

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Fri May 22, 2009

Associated Content

Going Green in Southern Illinois

In retrospect, turning Controversial Enterprises, a small software design company located in Southern Illinois, green probably wasn't my best idea but it wasn't my worst idea either.

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Sat May 09, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

W. Frankfort tops Zion-Benton for first IHSA bass title

West Frankfort edged Zion-Benton Boat 2 by ounces to win Illinois' first high school bass fishing championship.

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WSBT South Bend

Boy, 16, accused of fatally shooting other teen

Prosecutors in Franklin County charged Austin Sandefur on Thursday with first-degree murder in the death two days earlier of 14-year-old Elizabeth Obrecht.

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Fri May 08, 2009

KFVS12

Teen charged in shooting death of 14-year-old girl

Update 3:35pm: The 16-year-old boy charged with shooting a 14-year-old West Frankfort girl will be charged as an adult.

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WJPF-AM Carterville

Services Set for Slain Teen

Services will be Saturday for an eighth-grader shot and killed in her southern Illinois hometown of West Frankfort.

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Thu May 07, 2009

WSIL

14-Year-Old Shot and Killed in West Frankfort

WEST FRANKFORT, Ill.--Police have identified the victim of a shooting in the 200 block of West 7th Street as 14-year-old Elizabeth Obrecht of West Frankfort.

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