Bellmont News

Geologists who gathered a week after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook the Midwest said they expect mild aftershocks to rattle the region for several weeks. via WLKY

“Personally, I am surprised they are continuing to happen”

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake shook Southern Illinois Friday, originating not far from the epicenter of last week's temblor that rattled the windows of many St. via STLtoday

Aftershocks continue in Midwest News-Democrat So at least some of us felt it. There was another earthquake this afternoon, a 3.7 magnitude at 12:31 p.m. It was again centered near Bellmont, Ill., about 115 ... via Belleville News

“I don't need a State Inspector to tell me I can go in there and get my stuff. It's ridiculous.”

The ground keeps on shaking and the number of aftershocks following last Friday's quake is growing. via WFIE-TV Evansville

The number of aftershocks linked to last week's earthquake has grown to two dozen. via WTHI-TV Terre Haute

WEST SALEM, Ill. - The U.S. Geological Survey says it has recorded the strongest aftershock so far from Friday's Illinois earthquake. via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

Another significant aftershock has occurred measuring 4.5 at 12:38 this morning centered five miles northwest of Mount Carmel, IL. via WEHT-TV Evansville

Seismologists say at least 11 aftershocks have been reported in Illinois since a 5.2 magnitude quake early Friday morning that startled residents from Milwaukee to Atlanta. via Journal Star

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered in southeast Illinois startled residents in several central U.S. states before dawn on Friday, but media reports indicated there were no injuries and only minor damage. via CHANNEL 955

This is the second Good Morning column of contributed recollections from folks who remember what things cost in the 1950s. via The Evansville Courier and Press

Hail causes accident on Hwy. 15 Tuesday afternoon's storms produced strong winds and pea-sized hail throughout Wabash County, and led to an accident on Hwy. via Tri-State Media

“We now have equipment up at the Wabash Valley College radio tower in Mt. Carmel, at Bellmont, Allendale, Keensburg and at Mesa Lake.”

Jay and Sonya Nash Local couple Jay and Sonya Nash - who own Nash Consulting in Mt. via Tri-State Media

“We will go forward from here with the idea that when a child is placed in danger, it is a high priority of the state's attorney's office to prosecute offenders”

Aaron Lustfeldt, 22, of Mt. Carmel, and a Bellmont couple, Darrel Windle, 45, and his wife Martha Windle, 38, all were charged today in connection with the alleged criminal sexual abuse of two juvenile girls. via Tri-State Media

“There's an active warrant for his arrest, we're now searching for him again”

Man sought, couple held in teen sex abuse By LEN WELLS Courier Press correspondent 842-2159 or lenwells@wabash.net Saturday, October 20, 2007 Aaron C.Lustfeldt A Bellmont, Ill., couple has been jailed on ... via Evansville Courier & Press