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Standoff concludes without incident Tuesday evening

Authorities in Johnson County and Illinois State Police (ISP) District 22 confirmed the conclusion of a four-day standoff that began Saturday with officers responding to a domestic disturbance on Old Cypress Road near Vienna and ended Tuesday evening with the arrest of two residents. Charles F. Averitt, 79, of Vienna …

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Standoff concludes Tuesday evening

The Vienna Times received word from the Johnson County Sheriff Department just before 6:00 p.m. this evening that the 76-hour standoff with police near Vienna ended peacefully Tuesday evening. The news has been confirmed by Illinois State Police at Ullin. Two Johnson County men have been arrested. They will be …

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ISP, Johnson County Sheriff’s Department issue public safety alert

Tuesday, August 6, 2013 – ISP News Release Ullin, IL – Illinois State Police (ISP) District 22 and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department are advising the residents of Johnson County about an ongoing public safety disturbance. According to ISP Commander Ken Ryder, on Saturday, August 3, 2013, a Johnson County …

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7-hour standoff continues in Johnson County

The standoff in Johnson County, now in its seventh hour, continues this evening. The Illinois State Police, Johnson County Sheriff’s Department and the Vienna City Police are currently responding to, what appears to a standoff with an armed man, refusing to exit his residence on Old Cypress Road, near Vienna. …

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Police involved in possible armed-standoff in Johnson County Saturday

The Illinois State Police, Johnson County Sheriff’s Department and the Vienna City Police are currently responding to, what appears to a standoff with an armed man, refusing to exit his residence on Old Cypress Road, near Vienna. What we know now is that Johnson County Sheriff Elry Faulkner has been …

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Johnson County COUNTRY Financial representatives donate to Heather Harper-Treat Memorial Cancer Fund

COUNTRY Financial representatives, Bennie Adams, Larry Benard and Randy Spurlock, have made a donation in the amount of $600.00 to the Heather Harper-Treat Memorial Cancer Fund. The COUNTRY Financial representatives helped raise the money during the fifth annual COUNTRY Charity Golf Tournament conducted June 14th at the Saline County Country …

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1894 Johnson County Fair programme

The program for The Seventh Annual Johnson County Fair held in Vienna September 25-28, 1894, from the files of The Vienna Times. Additional historic records printed in The Vienna Times in 1894 will be published in future weekly editions of your hometown newspaper. To subscribe to online, print or both …

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As the Old Saying Goes

One of the oddest things I’ve seen in my life was in Key West, Fla.  And no, I don’t mean down on Duval Street.  That sort of odd intrigues me.  Rather it was on the way to see what the community college looked like.  To the left was a mountain.  …

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Crash on Rt. 146 at Concord Church Rd. Sunday morning sends two to hospital

Illinois State Police are currently investigating the cause of this one-vehicle accident that occurred late this morning on Rt. 146, east of Vienna at Concord Church Road. Two unidentified people were transported to a hospital by Johnson County Ambulance. The injuries of the occupants are unknown at this time. Extrication of …

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