By Carmen Ensinger A Greene County man, with a history of drug offenses, has been sentenced to four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Daniel L. Kessinger, 36, of White Hall, received the four-year sentence from Greene County Circuit Court Judge Zachary Schmidt after pleading guilty to multiple felony methamphetamine offenses in Greene County…

A Greene County man is headed to prison on drug charges. 38-year-old Daniel Kessinger of White Hall was sentenced to 4 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections by Judge Zachary Schmidt Monday. He admitted to multiple felony meth offenses in Greene County. Greene County state’s attorney Craig Grummel says the sentence resolves three separate […]

The following police reports were filed between June 11 and June 17, 2026. These reports are public information and are obtained from the Greene County Circuit Clerk’s office. All individuals have been arrested and charged, or cited in the case of traffic violations. All are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The following individuals were charged…

Alice L. Ghrist, age 101, of Pittsfield, IL, passed away Friday, June 19, 2026, at Pittsfield Manor in Pittsfield, IL. She was born Feb. 12, 1925, in Greene County, IL to Louis Portwood and Lucy M. Graner Loy. Alice married Donald W. Ghrist Aug. 3, 1947, in Palmyra, MO and he preceded her in death…

Fred Moulton, age  97, died at Evervella in White Hall, IL. He has lived a long and meaningful life marked by hard work, devotion to family and service to his community. He was born June 10, 1928 in White Hall, IL the son of Carl E. Moulton and Mamie Greer Moulton. Fred married Jeanne Coonrod…

There is a roadway warning system now on what’s turned out to be a dangerous S curve on old route 67 in Greene County. The S curve in Heinold Curve, and was the scene of a school bus accident earlier this year. The accident resulted in minor injuries. It caught the attention of Greene County […]

An accident last week in Springfield claimed a second victim over the weekend from Greene County. 69-year-old Donna Northcutt of Roodhouse died shortly after the accident, and was declared dead in the emergency room at a Springfield hospital Her husband, 71-year-old Gary Don Northcutt of Roodhouse died from injuries in the accident two days later […]

By Carmen Ensinger A Greene County woman will be spending some time in jail after violating her parole related to drug charges. Greene County States Attorney Craig Grummel announced that Lora M Benson, 50, has been sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) after violating the terms of her probation just…

By Carmen Ensinger Another drug user is off the streets in Greene County following a guilty plea in Greene County Circuit Court for drug possession. Greene County State’s Attorney Craig Grummel announced that Geoffrey J. Scott, 45, was sentenced to eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to Unlawful Possession of…

Lucille Adelle Maurine (Barnes) Ford, 99, of Palmyra, MO, formerly of White Hall, IL, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra, MO. Maurine was born Feb. 13, 1927, in East Alton, IL, to Allen T. Barnes and Reva Viola (Painter Barnes) Murphy. She married David F. Ford, on June…