LINCOLN, Ill. (WCIA) — A handicapped person was safely rescued from their home in Lincoln just before the house was destroyed by a fire on Monday. The fire happened on Illinois Route 121 at 1300th Street. Officials with the Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District posted to Facebook that their firefighters, along with those from Beason, […]
DVIDS - News - Illinois Army National Guard Soldier Helps Save Man s Life After Car Accident dvidshub.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dvidshub.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Staff report
Logan County voters went to the polls Tuesday to make their voices heard. In the Consolidated Election voters will choose for those running in the following races: Municipalities, Park District Commissioner, Library Trustee,Township, Multi-Township, School Board Member, Community College Trustee, Educational Service Region Trustee, Fire Protection District Trustee, Propositions for:Schools to use Sales Tax for School Resource Officers and Mental Health Professionals and Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District.
The races in Lincoln include choosing a new City of Lincoln Ward 3 Alderman which included Republican Wanda Lee Rohlfs vs. Independent Aimee Galvin.
Rohlfs edged out Galvin by earning 123 votes representing 54.91% of the votes compared to Galvin s 101 or 45.09% of the 230 votes cast.
Copy to Clipboard
(Dicken Funeral Home)
A 63-year-old father accidentally shot and killed his 28-year-old son after mistaking him for a deer during a hunting trip at dusk in Ohio. Delaware County Sheriff s Office released a statement saying that Bradley Smith apparently mistook his son, Andrew Smith, for a deer while he was hunting on December 2 at around 5:45 pm. The authorities said that the incident occurred when the father and son duo were out hunting in a wooded area earlier this month in the 2000 block of Pollock Road, outside Delaware.
The pair had reportedly gone hunting along with a group of friends, who were all considered experienced hunters and had met to hunt at the site for over 20 years. Bradley reportedly told authorities that his son was not wearing orange hunting clothing when the shooting occurred, according to The Columbus Dispatch. According to Ohio s Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife, all hunters are required to wear orange outfits during d