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As Samamtha Poole’s mother took the witness stand, during the sentencing portion of the trial for her daughter’s murder, she focused more on the grief of her granddaughter, than of her own loss.

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Around 8:30, Thursday morning, this southbound log truck overturned, north of Monticello.

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Lost in Space was a TV show in the ’60’s that included such episodes as “The Junkyard of Space” and “The Great Vegetable Rebellion.” ( Google it.)

Lost in Space also described Wednesday, since MLive was off-line.

With that being said, we are posting the results of the capital murder trial that was completed in the Drew County Courthouse, Wednesday evening, with a guilty sentence. The sentencing phase will begin Thursday morning.

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Opening arguments began at 1 pm, Tuesday, in the case of Jonathan Woods, who is facing a possible death sentence, for the kidnapping and capital murder of Samantha Poole, in March of 2014. Read the rest of this entry »

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The capital murder and kidnapping case from the March 14, 2014 shooting death of a Warren woman outside of a Monticello grocery store is underway at the Drew County Courthouse. Read the rest of this entry »

3 candidates for the upcoming City Council election
(February 16- March 1) have announced their campaigns.

Their announcements are posted below.

Stephanie Hill has announced her candidacy for Monticello City Council Alderman Ward 2, Position 2, in the upcoming 2016 Democratic Primary Election that will take place on March 1st.
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Pat Mitchell, a local business woman, has announced her candidacy for Alderman in Ward 4, Position 2 on the Monticello City Council. The election will be Tuesday, March 1. Pat is the owner of The Tree-O, Merle Norman Studio, and Pat’s Country Kitchen.

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To announce the weather related closing of your daycare, business, or industry, call Joe at 367-0000 from a documented phone line.

This is a public service of MonticelloLive.com.

Happy 6th Birthday Bo!
We all love you so much!
Love, Mom & Jason
And
Daddy, Colleen, & Ronny

A family on Pleasant Springs Road has found a female dog with a pink collar,  and is trying to return her to her home.

Please call  870-723-5475.