Bob Reed was removed from his District 6 seat due to a violation of election law. In a court ruling (Friday), Reed is said to have failed to file a required statement of economic interest. There was a deadline to have paperwork...
A special meeting of the Iroquois County Board 9-1-1 (Friday) seated Sheriff Derek Hagen as interim 911 Coordinator. Hagen will temporarily serve while the Emergency Telephone Service Board (ETSB) advertises for a permanent...
A Watseka man is facing 3-counts of possession of child pornography after his arrest early Thursday. 52-yr-old Earl Norris is in custody and may may face more charges, according to Iroquois County State's Attorney Jim...
Gilman Police have issued a missing person report for 15-year-old Diamond Kohl. The teen may be with 20-year-old Bailey Caldwell, a white male. Anyone knowing of their whereabouts is asked to call Iroquois County Sheriff’s Police...
There’s been differences of opinions over the years, but professionalism is what emergency response is all about. And in Iroquois County, respect is part of the family of those who answer the calls.
The matriarch of that family...
Iroquois County Sheriff Derek Hagen says the county’s emergency 9-1-1 system will be in good hands moving forward, after veteran Coordinator Nita Dubble retires.
The sheriff told the Judicial & Public Safety committee (Wed)...
The loss of Coordinator Nita Dubble’s experience in the emergency dispatch center may be compensated with professional and qualified tele-communicators. But the management level on the ETSB Board is in question.
Two experienced...
Supporters lined up in Beecher last night at the visitation for the Schmidt family ....29-yr-old Lyndsay Schmidt, her unborn child, and three sons died from injuries in a traffic crash last week. A funeral service is at 11 am...
A two-day investigation of illegal drug sales and production of narcotics in Watseka led to four arrests.
The Watseka Police Enforcement Team, in cooperation with the Iroquois County Sheriff’s Department and State’s Attorney’s...
