Benton News

A Fairfield, Ill., man arrested in January on meth-related charges now faces federal charges of being in possession of a sawed-off shotgun.

In Franklin County, two people are in custody on drug charges. Police say 44-year-old Ronald Furmanski and 36-year-old Angela Nelson were arrested in the early-morning hours yesterday.

In this photo taken on Sept. 21, 2013, Louise Harrison, the sister of late Beatles guitarist George Harrison, reads off the historical marker honoring her famous brother's September 1963 visit to Benton, Ill., five months before the group's landmark live appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" launched the British invasion.

In this photo taken on Sept. 21, 2013, Louise Harrison, the sister of late Beatles guitarist George Harrison, reads off the historical marker honoring her famous brother's September 1963 visit to Benton, Ill., five months before the group's landmark live appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" launched the British invasion.

Police say a Thompsonville man has confessed to the armed robbery of the Banterra Bank in West Frankfort, and has also been arrested in the armed robbery of Vickie's Card Shop in Benton.