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Virgin sentenced to IDOC
By Carmen Ensinger A Roodhouse woman has been sentenced to two 2.5-year terms to the Illinois Department of Corrections for drug-related offenses. Greene County States Attorney Craig M. Grummel announced that Tambra L. Virgin, 53, of Roodhouse, was sentenced on Sept. 4 in Greene…
Bass sentenced to DOC for felony driving while license suspended
By Carmen Ensinger Michael D. Bass, 40, was sentenced on Aug. 24 in Greene County Circuit Court to two years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to felony Driving While License Suspended. The conviction arose from a Dec. 15, 2023 incident at the…
CARROLLTON ADDRESSES e-bike issue
By Carmen Ensinger Juveniles riding e-bikes around town has become a concern in just about every community, mainly because of the speed they are able to obtain and the fact that they are largely unregulated. Kids barely able to pedal a bike are now tooling around town on an…