2-6-2008

ELECTION RESULTS

 

 

Barack Obama won the Illinois Democrat Primary onTuesday.   Bond County gave Obama 919 votes to Hillary Clinton's 914.

 

Republicans gave John McCain a victory in Illinois. Bond County Republicans cast 603 votes for McCain,  Mike Huckabee got 420 votes, Mitt Romney 381 and Ron Paul 114.

 

Statewide, Republicans gave Doctor Steve Sauerberg the nod to take on Senator Dick Durbin in the fall.  Bond County voted Sauerberg 592 and Andy Martin 476.

 

Daniel Davis netted 751 Bond County votes over Joe McMenamin's 678, in their contest to take on Republican incumbent John Shimkus, and the rest of the 19^th District went for Dan Davis over Joe McMenamin 40,415 to 27,437.

 

In the referendum to levy a special tax for the purpose of obtaining funds to pay for costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment for the New Douglas Fire Protection District, Bond County and Madison County voters in that district voted 116 yes to 51 no.  The New Douglas Fire Protection District will be getting the benefit of that tax increase. In Clinton County, for the third time, voters in the Germantown Grade School District turned down higher taxes to benefit the school. The final vote was 194 yes 462 no.

 

In the contested judge race in Bond County for the Democrat nominee for the Appellate Court Fifth Judicial District, it was Judy Cates 858 to James M. Wexsten's 790 votes. But with 96 percent of the vote in, from the 37 counties in the district, James Wexsten leads Judy Cates, 53 percent to 47 percent. It looks like James Wexsten will be the
Democrat competing for a seat on the Appellate Court Fifth Judicial District, in November.    

 

Bond County Clerk Randy Reitz reports thirty one percent of Bond County voters cast votes in Tuesday's election.

 

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FEBRUARY 6 POLICE REPORT

 

Pocahontas-Old Ripley Ambulance and Bond County Sheriff's Officers responded to a single vehicle accident, Tuesday evening, at 5:21 PM, on Academy Street in Pocahontas. Matthew Shawn Clark, age 19, of Springfield, was southbound on Academy Street, during a heavy rain, when his 2004 Ford rental truck hit water on the road. The truck hydroplaned off the road onto the shoulder and rolled onto the driver's side. Pocahontas-Old Ripley Ambulance took Clark to Greenville Regional Hospital for treatment.

 

Bond County Officers and Illinois State Police responded to five other single vehicle accidents, Tuesday evening, night, and early this morning, at various locations in Bond County and on I-70. Fortunately there were no injuries in these accidents.

 

 

THEFT FROM BOND COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY

 

Sometime overnight Monday, a moneybox was stolen from the Bond County Humane Society. According to Rachel Hundsdorfer with the Humane Society and the Bond County Sheriff's department, sometime between 8:30PM Monday night and 8am Tuesday morning, a money box with approximately $1000 inside was taken from the Humane Society Building. There were no signs of forced entry into the building. Hundsdorfer said that the majority of the money is from pet adoption fees and donations. The case is actively under investigation by the Bond County Sheriff's department and anyone with information is urged to contact them. Also if you'd like to make a donation, to the Humane Society, to help off-set what's been stolen, call 664-4068. 

 

VILLAGE OF SMITHBORO MEETING

 

The Village of Smithboro held their monthly meeting Monday night. A special meeting will be held Thursday February the 21st, at 7PM, at the municipal building. Anyone with questions concerning the water and meter billing issue is asked to attend. The water committee will address questions and concerns at this meeting, so that by the March meeting a policy can be set. 

 

The 50th Anniversary Celebration Picnic for the volunteer fire department will be held on June 21st. The alcohol free event will be from 4-10PM. A planning meeting will be Sunday Feb. the 17th, at 2PM, at the firehouse, for those interested in volunteering. Mayor Moore also asked that anyone having memorabilia, from the fire department's 50 years, to please contact the village so it can be used in the celebration. 

 

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