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Piechoinski Sentenced To Jail
Michael J. Piechoinski, 46. Michael J. Piechoinski, 46, was sentenced to 30 months incarceration with the Illinois Department of Corrections on June 1, 2017 in Washington County Court. The original charge against Piechoinski was case 2016-CF-106, Criminal Damage to Property $300-$10,000, a Class 4 Felony which he pled guilty to on October 13, 2016…
Read MoreTwo Sentenced To D.O.C. During May
Daniel S. Birchard, LEFT, and Frank V. Falcone, RIGHT. The office of Washington county State’s Attorney Daniel Bronke has released information on two men who received sentences of time in jail during the month of May, Daniel S. Birchard and Frank V. Falcone. Birchard, 35, of Addieville, Case 2016-CF-127, originally pled guilty to the…
Read MoreKarmeier Portrait Unveiled At Supreme Court Building
FROM LEFT, Chief Justice Karmeier, portrait artist Greg McNair, Emily Schnitker, Mary Karmeier, Karianne Schnitker. An oil portrait of Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier was unveiled on Tuesday, May 16, at the historic Illinois Supreme Court building in Springfield. The painting hangs in the second floor hallway with the portraits of…
Read MoreColumn: Seeking Voices Of Faith, People Of Faith
Dear Readers: You may have noticed something different on this page over the last few weeks. The “Ask A Pastor” column is no more, but it has not disappeared so much as undergone a renovation – in its place is “Faith Perspectives.” See Page A10 for this week’s edition, online here. Voices of Faith Needed…
Read More“The Heroin Project” Part II: The Brain Of An Addict And Solutions To The Problem
Judge Dan Emge speaks to those present at the Nashville showing of “The Heroin Project”. Continued From “The Heroin Project” Part I: A Call To Action, published in the May 17, 2017 edition of The Nashville News and online here. By Alex Haglund This story is a continuation of the story about an…
Read More“The Heroin Project” Part I: A Call To Action
Public defender Dennis Hatch, who previously served as both Judge and Prosecutor in Washington County, speaks to the audience at a screening of “The Heroin Project” on April 20 at the Nashville Community Center. By Alex Haglund “The Heroin Project” is a film documenting the deadly effects of the abuse of heroin and…
Read MoreColumn: Seeking Solutions To The Heroin Problem
Dear Readers: There comes a time when a newspaper person, particularly those of us at small town papers, but really, anywhere, feels the need to abandon some of their impartiality and put their own voice into things. Usually it’s in a column, but in the opening of the article related to the heroin project (Here,…
Read MoreLindsay Charged With Drug Induced Homicide For Ellerbusch Death
On Friday April 28, 2017 Shane R. Lindsay, 22, of Okawville, was arrested by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Lindsay was jailed in connection to the January 1, 2017 death of Dakota Ellerbusch, 18, of Ashley. Lindsay appeared in Washington County Court on Monday May 1, 2017 and formally charged by the Washington County State’s…
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