Monticello Live

A preschool, located in Monticello, is in need of a teacher with a CDA in early childhood.

Bring your resume to 203 E. Trotter St., for more information.

Bridging-the-Gap, a well known search team, with experience and broad-field searches for missing people, searched Saturday for Barry Harmon, of the Coleman community, who has been missing for over a year.

One of the group’s organizers told MLive that more local volunteers are needed, Sunday morning, to help search the woods behind the Harmon home, where Barry disappeared.

4-wheelers and metal detectors are especially needed.

Saturday’s crew included 12 out of state members, assisted by around a dozen local residents, forming teams to search gps-graffed areas.

 Additional volunteers her ask to meet at 8 AM, Sunday, on Hayden Loop, off of Highway 83 near Coleman.

Monticello 2ndChancefurdogs celebrates one year as an organization! As we approach our one year mark as an organization, it is imperative to note we would not be the organization we are today without our wonderful support from local citizens and beyond. Monticello 2nd Chance saved over 350 dogs in the year of 2015, pulling 80% of those dogs from our city shelter before they reached a time limit, and ultimately, euthanization.

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Capital Murder Trial Underway

Opening Arguments

911 Calls Played For Jury

State Police Investigator Closes Testimony for the Day

Police Officers Testify

Videos, Photos, & 911 Calls Played

Jury Convicts Woods of Kidnapping & Capital Murder

The defendant, Jonathan Woods, charged with kidnapping and capital murder, took the witness stand, at 11:20, Wednesday morning.

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Victim’s Mom Testifies about Her Granddaughter’s Loss

Shooter’s Family Testifies

Jury Begins Deliberation – Life, without Parole, or Death Penalty 

Jury Returns With Sentence of Life without Parole

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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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