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The first work in the overhaul of the Lloyd Expressway will start this month
EVANSVILLE – It's starting soon. On May 28, the long-looming overhaul of the Lloyd Expressway will begin on the far western end of the road. According to a Wednesday afternoon news release from the Indiana Department of Transportation, lane closures will kickoff from the Posey County line and stretch to Schutte Road.
Local communities celebrate National Police Appreciation Week
Clay, Ky. (WYMT) - Monday marked the beginning of National Police Appreciation Week where communities celebrate their local law enforcement agencies. With law enforcement being a career that risks oneself in order to defend the public, officials said having this recognition is really humbling. “It is a very thankless job...
Coroner identifies 2 people found dead in Joliet murder-suicide
A Joliet woman and her estranged husband who died in a murder-suicide were identified on Sunday by the Will County Coroner's Office, authorities said. At around 11:10 a.m., officers with the Joliet Police Department were called to the 3400 block of Pandola Avenue regarding a woman who had been stabbed, according to a news release from police. Officers arrived at the scene and found a 35-year-old woman with multiple stab wounds lying in the street.
Harrisburg City Council to hold Thursday meeting
HARRISBURG, Ill. — The Harrisburg City Council will hold a meeting at 8 a.m., Thursday, May 16, at City Hall, 110 E. Locust Street. Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance: Pastor Laurie Fields – First Presbyterian Church. Consent Agenda. All matters under “Consent Agenda” are considered to be routine...
New champions, more dominance: What we learned from the Mount Vernon girls track sectional
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. — An IHSAA girls track and field girls sectional has returned to Posey County. Mount Vernon's Memorial Stadium was lively once again as Castle took home its third-straight sectional title. The Knights have previously four-peated from 2005-09. Two of its seniors, Amaya Royal and Gretchen Hurt, took home three combined titles while freshman Isabel Land also impressed in her first postseason meet. ...
Wohner sentenced to 22 years
Joseph Wohner, who was facing a murder charge, appeared in Marion Circuit Court Division 2 on May 9 and pleaded guilty to an amended charge of first-degree manslaughter. Wohner, 45, was charged with the 2021 murder of Joshua Paul Mudd. He originally was charged with murder, but the Commonwealth agreed to a lesser charge of first-degree manslaughter in exchange for a guilty plea and Judge Kaelin Reed sentenced Wohner to 17 years. He also pleaded guilty to a convicted felon in possession of a handgun, for which he was sentenced to 5 years to run consecutively with the manslaughter charge; convicted felon in possession of a handgun, enhancement cultivation of marijuana 5 or more plants, convicted felon in possession of a firearm, and enhancement trafficking in marijuana, less than 8 ounces, first offense, for which he was sentenced to 5 years on each count to run concurrent with his other charges for a total of 22 years.
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