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Justice Delivered: Defendant Receives 20-Year Sentence for Fentanyl Trafficking Amid Opioid Crackdown in Carrollton
A defendant has been sentenced to a stern 20 years behind bars for their role in fentanyl trafficking, linked to a series of overdose deaths, a court ruled. The unidentified individual was prosecuted for the distribution of the lethal substance, which has been a scourge on communities across the nation and is particularly devastating in the area. The decision was handed down recently, reflecting an ongoing crackdown on the opioid epidemic.
Holding out for a hero: Lautemann's timely glove, bat send Jacksonville Routt to state
The only time the screaming cicadas were truly drowned out at Lincoln Land Community College’s Claude Kracik Field Monday afternoon came in the top of the eighth inning. That happened after Jacksonville Routt’s Jace Lautemann’s two-run double gave the Rockets a two-run lead over the Father McGivney Griffins and an eventual 4-1 win in a Class 1A Springfield Supersectional game. The Routt crowd that made the drive from Jacksonville went wild, and why not? The victory sends...
Prep sports recap for May 27, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Sophomore Sara Finn hit a tie-breaking homer in the top of the seventh and Illini Bluffs held on to beat Carrollton, 2-1, in the class 1A softball super-sectional at Athens on Monday. The wins sends the Tigers (24-1) to their fifth consecutive trip to state. Ilini Bluffs will face Trico (23-5) […]
Softball Recap: Pleasant Hill comes up short despite Ava Wombles' strong performance
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pleasant Hill can now relate to. They fell just short of the Illini Bluffs Tigers by a score of 1-0 on Friday. Pleasant Hill's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak. Ava Wombles was cooking despite...
High five: Illini Bluffs softball heads to the 2024 IHSA supers after dramatic final at-bat
GLASFORD — Illini Bluffs waited until its last at-bat to finally come alive. The top-ranked Tigers softball team broke up a perfect game and walked off a 1-0 winner over Pleasant Hill in Saturday's Class 1A Glasford sectional title game. Illini Bluffs (23-1) heads to the Elite Eight for...
Jacksonville, Chatham Glenwood baseball advance to sectional semifinals: 3A roundup
Here are the high school softball and baseball regional final results around Springfield for Class 3A: Rochester's regional thriller: Samantha Gleckler, Rochester softball show their mettle in 3A regional title win 1A/2A roundup: Jacksonville Routt baseball sets school record with sectional title 1A Cinderella: Litchfield magically keeps record-setting season alive with win over SHG Meena magic: Auburn's Taylor lets bat, as well as her arm, do the talking for Trojans' first sectional title Family legacy: How this Erickson adds to...
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