Stories tagged with: gallatin
Gallatin County Board Says No to Shawneetown Port Project Road Development
With the aim of being operational by January of this year, and more than $11 million in funding coming from Illinois, Patrick Scates approached the Gallatin County Board Thursday night in the hopes of attaining some American Rescue Plan funds to help prepare a... Read More.
University of IL Extension remains in the crosshairs of some on Gallatin County Board
Gallatin County Board member Warren Rollman has made no bones about his concern surrounding what county taxpayers are “giving” to the University of Illinois Extension and what the county is truly getting out of that agreement. Rollman named it issue #3 in his “if... Read More.
Gallatin County Board to Convene Thursday – Expect Update on Shawneetown Port Project
Gallatin County board members will gather Thursday evening for their monthly summit. County Clerk Deanna Bryant has released the agenda. On it, County Engineer Justin Hastie is expected to discuss County Highway issues. States Attorney Doug Dyhrkopp is also going to be providing an... Read More.
Gallatin County Shooting and Death Investigation Continuing
Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 Troopers are remaining mum on a current open and on going investigation out of Gallatin County. Troopers were called in by the Shawneetown Police Chief on Tuesday night to assist in the death investigation of... Read More.
Eldorado Teen Killed In Gallatin County Crash
An Eldorado teen was killed in a two vehicle crash on Thursday. According to the Illinois State Police it happened at around 9:15 p.m. on Illinois 13 near Duncan Lane in Shawneetown. Preliminary investigative details indicate that a green Chevy s-10 was traveling westbound... Read More.
Latest CoViD-19 Numbers from Hamilton, White, Gallatin, and Saline Counties
The Egyptian Health Department says 42 new cases of CoViD-19 have been confirmed in their latest report. Of those, 16 hail from White County, while 4 live in Gallatin County and 32 are Saline County residents. 3 of the White County cases are school... Read More.
CoViD Numbers by County for Wednesday, Aug 25 (White, Hamilton, Gallatin, Saline)
The Hamilton County Health Department has announced 8 new CoViD-19 positive diagnoses. The latest numbers were released Wednesday afternoon. None of those reported are teenagers or children, though several parents of students at Hamilton County have been called recently to enact quarantine protocols due... Read More.
Gallatin County Woman Airlifted Following Sunday Afternoon Crash
A 50 year old woman from Equality has been airlifted to deal with what Illinois State Police call serious injuries following a Sunday afternoon crash in Gallatin County. The preliminary investigation suggests Jessica Jones was traveling northbound on Illinois Route 1 and failed to... Read More.
Union County Kentucky and Gallatin County Law Enforcement Cooperate to End Pursuit
An Elizabethtown, Illinois man is facing charges after an incident on the Shawneetown bridge late last week. The Union County Kentucky Sheriff’s Department says they responded to the bridge to head off a vehicle pursuit initiated in Gallatin County. Authorities say the 2002 white... Read More.