Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds is alerting the public regarding identity theft and tax refund fraud associated with April’s tax filing deadline.

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, March 10-16, 2019

Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced the following sentences to the Illinois Department of Corrections:

Anna Man Sentenced to Prison for Biting Police Officer

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety; Arrest Summary, March 1-9, 2019:

One campaign committee in Brookport has an overdue fine of $75, records obtained by the Southern Illinois News show.

The campaign committee Massac County Republican Central Comm owes a $75 fine imposed on Sept. 29, 2017.

Girl Scout Troop #8597 from Union County, IL is currently working on earning the Girl Scout Silver Award, which is the second highest award a Girl Scout can earn.

The Massac County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Burglary at a residence in the 4400 block of US HWY 45 North.

The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association announces that it will be awarding over $50,000 in college scholarships throughout the State of Illinois to students wishing to pursue higher education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety; Arrest Summary, February 17-28, 2019; NOTE: Numerous ticketrs have been issued for people driving around or moving barricades on flooded streets.

The Goreville Farmers’s Market

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: arrest Summary, February 11-16, 2019;

The Illinois Department of Transportation would like to alert motorists traveling on I-24 near Metropolis, Illinois that there will be a lane closure on the bridge that carries I-24 over the Ohio River.

Shawnee Junior High School at Wolf Lake and Southern Seven Health Department’s CATCH program partnered to begin a Do-Gooder-Anti-Bullying Campaign.

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: arrest Summary, February 11-16, 2019

We will be making homemade laundry soap at the Metropolis Public Library on Thursday, February 21st at 4:00 pm.

Several changes to our Freedom Fest parade this year.

Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds and Union County Sheriff Scott Harvel announced today that William P. Wasmund (DOB 10-28-1970) of 1510 Hyland Road, Chester, Illinois has been indicted on one (1) count of First Degree Murder in connection with the death of Jeffery A. Spicer (DOB 09-13-1965) of Murphysboro

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