Bluford News

By RORYE O'CONNOR rorye.oconnor@register-news.com BLUFORD - The Bluford Ruritan Club is calling all Christmas light enthusiasts in Webber Township to participate in its Christmas Light Contest.

By RORYE O'CONNOR rorye.oconnor@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Former Bluford teacher Chuck Render not only got to visit with people he hadn't seen in years last weekend, but talk about a subject he loves - the life of Col.

By RORYE O'CONNOR rorye.oconnor@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Several local food pantries are looking forward to fuller shelves this holiday season thanks to the efforts of local Boy Scouts.

Additional H1N1 flu vaccination clinics have been scheduled in the area. Additional clinics are set for Bethel Grade School from 12:30 to 23:30 p.m. on Nov.

Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Lee V. Davis, 29, of the 1500 block of South 12th Street, was arrested Sunday at 10:13 a.m. on charges of criminal trespassing to a residence and obstructing an officer.

By RORYE O'CONNOR rorye.oconnor@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Local Boy Scouts are gearing up to hit King City neighborhoods for their Scouting For Food campaign.

Jefferson County Sheriffs Office Incidents Wednesday at 7:31 a.m., police responded to a report of a burglary alarm at Farrington Community Consolidated School in Bluford.

Victim's dad: 'These guys have no regard for human life whatsoever' Comments November 5, 2009 By NATASHA KORECKI Federal Courts Reporter / nkorecki@suntimes.com A second bank robber involved in a violent South Side shooting that took the life of a bank teller pleaded guilty today in a deal with prosecutors that would mean 20 years in prison.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Incidents Thursday at 11:50 a.m., police responded to a report of hunting without landowner's permission in the 18000 block of North Clear Lane.

The Illinois State Police and Wayne County Sheriff's Office are investigating the death of a former Bluford resident.

Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Andrew C. Baltzell, 18, of the 100 block of East Opdkye Road was arrested on an out-of-state warrant.

A 31-year-old man admitted this afternoon to taking part in a deadly 2007 South Side bank robbery that killed a bank teller and left two others wounded.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com BLUFORD - More than 500 AmerenIP customers experienced a power outage on Monday that resulted in schools and business closings in the village.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Three businesses were found to sell alcohol to minors during compliance checks on Friday, and several motorists were cited during Labor Day weekend roadside safety checks and saturation patrols.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com WASHINGTON, D.C. - For many years, residents of Jefferson County have been enjoying watching Brittany Clarke's Country music career grow from local talent shows to a recording contract which was signed in December.

Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Allan M. Schlieper, 27, of Bluford, was arrested at 10:33 a.m. Friday on a charge of contempt of court.

Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Tyson R. Hungate, 29, of the 12500 block of East Swift Road, was arrested at 11:37 p.m. Thursday on a charge of violating an order of protection.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Twelve pre-kindergarten sites in Jefferson County which are funded through the Regional Office of Education will be reduced as a result of the Illinois State Board of Education cuts.

By KANDACE MCCOY and TESA CULLI BONNIE - A bid of $63,000 from Lipps Construction was accepted by the village board on Wednesday for repairs to the village hall and community building.

Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Frank Y. Oppong, 27, of the 1000 block of Lamar Avenue, was arrested at 11:32 a.m. Wednesday on charges of resisting a peace officer and domestic battery/physical contact.