Ferris sentenced to life in prison for double murders

Friday, July 29th, 2011, 4:13pm

After a guilty verdict earlier this month, the girl convicted in the deadly shootings of two women at a home in West Frankfort in 2009 has learned her fate.

Sentencing was today for Afton Ferris at a Franklin County Court House.

A judge handed down 2 life sentences to run concurrently and 3 – 25 year sentences with an additional 75 years tacked on to that to run consecutively.

State's Attorney Evan Owens said, Ferris was the "cold calculated leader in this crime." "This defendant only has one live to give for the two lives she's taken. We asked for her life."

A Franklin County jury convicted Afton Ferris in July 2011 of killing Kandis Major and Terri Seibeck in their West Frankfort home in back October of 2009.

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City of West Frankfort lifts boil water order

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Friday, July 29th, 2011, 3:41pm

WEST FRANKFORT, IL (KFVS) - The city of West Frankfort announced Friday they have lifted the boil water order.

The order was in effect for Plumfield, Pershing and Orient Roads since July 25.

If you have any questions, you can call the city clerk's office at 618-932-3262 or the water department at 618-937-4512.

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Boil order lifted for parts of West Frankfort

Submitted by James Long, Digital Content Producer

Friday, July 29th, 2011, 3:10pm

Boil order lifted for parts of West Frankfort

WEST FRANKFORT, IL (KFVS) - The boil order for parts of West Frankfort has been lifted.

According to the City of West Frankfort, the order for Plumfield, Pershing and Orient Rd. areas is no longer in effect.

The original order was put in place on July 25.

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Denning Elementary School supply list

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Thursday, July 28th, 2011, 12:01pm

WEST FRANKFORT, IL (KFVS) - The Denning Elementary School supply list is now available for grades kindergarten through second.

Kindergarten school supplies include:

Small plastic school box - cigar box size
Crayons - Crayola brand box of 8 (Please send three boxes of 8) (No glitter crayons or boxes containing more than 8)
One large box of Kleenex
One small bottle of Elmer's school glue (Please no blue glue)
10 glue sticks (Elmer's preferred)
Folder with two pockets (Please make sure your child's name is on folder, it will be carried to and from school daily)
One coloring book
Four sharpened pencils
One roll of paper towels
One backpack (Not on wheels!)
One container of wet wipes
Box of band-aids
Box of gallon bags
Box of quart bags
One spiral notebook (Wide ruled)

Items not to b

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Heartland news in HD

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011, 10:00am

(KFVS) - Maybe you've seen the commercials, maybe you've seen the Facebook posts, now you can get more information on Heartland news in High Definition.

Click here to visit our HD information page and watch the promos, including the exclusive web only promo.

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Costs add up in double murder trials

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011, 6:30pm

The man accused of killing two West Frankfort is another step closer to having his day in court. Michael Schallert went before a judge in Franklin County on Tuesday. He is accused of killing Kandis Majors and Terri Seibeck back in 2009.

Nearly two weeks ago, a Franklin County jury found Scalar's former girlfriend, Afton Ferris guilty of shooting Majors and Seibeck.

Meanwhile, the court bills continue to add up for Franklin County taxpayers.

Franklin County Board Chairman Randall Crocker thumbs through the budget knowing what happened in a West Frankfort home back in 2009 now takes a financial toll on his county.

"We haven't had anything like this and we are not prepared for it on the budget side," Crocker said.

Initially the state filed capital murder charges against both Ferris and Schallert. That meant state dollars would help pay the court bills.

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Postal Service considers closing three offices in Franklin Co.

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 26th, 2:32 pm

FRANKLIN COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - The U.S. Postal Service has released a list of 3,700 post offices across the country that could be shut down to help save money.

The Postal Service introduced Tuesday the Village Post Office as a potential retail replacement option for affected communities around the nation. Village Post Offices will be operated by local businesses and would offer popular postal products and services.

"The Village Post Office will offer another way for us to meet our customers' needs." said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe.

"The Postal Service of the future will be smaller, leaner and more competitive and it will continue to drive commerce, serve communities and deliver value," added Donahoe in a press release Tuesday.

Several locations in Franklin County are on the list the close retail offices.

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