Mount Sterling News

Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 at 4:54 p.m. Comments from owner, funeral arrangements We have a follow-up to the fatal car crash we told you about at the Macomb Raceway Saturday night.

There are some exemptions to the smoking ban. Those include casinos, the Iowa State Fairgrounds, workplaces that offer quit-smoking classes and the Iowa Veterans home.

A Brown County Coroner's Jury ruled the November 2007 fire death of a Mount Sterling woman was a homicide.

A horse walked in the path of a tractor trailer on Wednesday and was killed. Now, police are searching for the horse's owner.

Quincy Medical Group Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine will offer area athletes sports physicals.

A Rushville man Wednesday pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges after Schuyler County Sheriff Don Schieferdecker delivered damning testimony at a preliminary hearing in Schuyler County Circuit Court.

Schuyler County State's Attorney Teena M. Griffin has indicated she will not be seeking the death penalty against a Rushville man accused of beating a Mount Sterling man to death April 25. via Journal-Courier.net

The man accused of beating a Mount Sterling man to death early Friday morning formerly dated the female victim in the alleged attack, according to the Peoria Journal-Star. Jeff Crabtree, 34, of Rushville, who ... via Journal-Courier.net

A 38-year-old Rushville man is being held on $1 million bond after being accused of using a flashlight to beat a Mount Sterling man to death. via Fox News

Looking for information on Michael Dillon c1900 in Sanders . Was with NPR as Road Master & Supivisor of Bridges. via Cousinconnect.com

“She told us that when he reached into her drawer to get the money, she watched his nail break”

Deerfield Police investigators believe they have nabbed a suspect in a robbery last September of CenTrust Bank after tying him to the scene through a fingernail. via Chicago Sun-Times

Everybody know that agriculture is a big part of life here in the Tri-States. And today the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce recognized the value of agriculture and the people who work in it with 2 special ... via KHQA-TV Quincy

A boil order has been issued for certain addresses in Mount Sterling, including 402 W South St, 403 W South St, 404 W South St, 405 W South St, 410 W South St and the Station Restaurant. via Journal-Courier.net

To kick off 2008 with a new tradition, the Hamilton Merchants' Association has named Shirley Bricker as the first Merchants' Association Member of the Year. via Daily Gate City

We now know more about how a Mt. Sterling woman died last November. An autopsy showed 34 year-old Kathy Blentlinger died of smoke inhalation in her bedroom of this home at 202 East South Street. via KHQA-TV Quincy

ABS Water Co-Operative is calling a boil order until further notice for all ABS customers in the following townships in Brown County: Mt. via KHQA-TV Quincy

“WILA is good for business, Hyde said. "You will meet people from all around the area, the region.”

WARSAW, Ill. - A group of business, city and county leaders gathered Tuesday at the Bott Center in Warsaw to hear about the Western Illinois Leadership Academy . via Daily Gate City

Helen Read, 99, of the St. Vincent's Home in Quincy, and formerly of Perry, died early Monday, Jan. via Pike Press

Guy Q. Dewitt, age 84, of Perry, died early Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, at the Pittsfield Manor in Pittsfield, Il. via Pike Press

“There are so many companies that contribute generously and to add Dot Foods to the mix is really exciting”

Dot Foods has taken its place as one of the Wayne County companies that supports the United Way of Whitewater Valley. via Palladium-Item