Webster County placed under a state of emergency

According to Webster County EMA director Jeremy Moore, Webster County Judge Executive James Townsend has issued a state of emergency for Webster County and has restricted travel on roads within the county to essential traffic only, effective 6pm 12/6/13.

Flashback Friday! Dec. 8, 1993

Dec. 8, 1993

Retiring county officials were honored with a reception Friday afternoon at the Courthouse in Dixon. Pictured (l-r) Property Valuation Administrator Wendell Clark, retiring after 32 yeears; County Clerk Jo Nell Blackburn, the only clerk in the county’s history to serve four consecutive four-year terms; and Sebree-Slaughters Magistrate John Mac Nance, retiring with 16 years of service.

J-E photo by Mark Holloway

Also in the Dec. 8, 1993 edition!