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Remains of missing Ladd woman found in Standard
No action on signs, feather flags
66-year-old man arrested after Dewey’s body found in shallow grave
A distraction in Princeton? Commission debates
By Terri Simon tsimon@bcrnews.com
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PRINCETON — The Princeton Plan Commission tabled action Tuesday on prohibiting feather flags and internally lit signs in the Business 1 District on Main Street. The span of Main Street being discussed is between the railroad tracks on the north end of Princeton and Park Avenue on the south. Brian Gift, director of planning for the city of Princeton, told the plan commission the flags and signs don’t go with the character of these historic districts. Gift said he had more concerns about feather flags because of the complaints he has received about them in the past two years from four to five business owners and/or residents. Ian Cardosi, commission member, said he felt it was being picky to prohibit these flags and asked where the initiative to prohibit them was coming from within the city. He asked why the city has issues with internally lit signs in this part of the town, when they are allowed in other parts of the town. BCR photo/Goldie Rapp
State and local officials were on the scene of a Standard property, located at 104 Fifth St. from Monday afternoon continuing late into Tuesday. The perimeter of the property was taped off by crime scene tape, and officials could be seen digging on the property and taking out buckets and brown paper bags from the home and an old, dilapidated garage located to the east of the home.
Clifford Andersen charged with concealment of death By Goldie Rapp grapp@bcrnews.com
LASALLE — A Standard man has been charged in relation to the death of Deborah K. Dewey, the missing Ladd woman. Clifford A. Andersen, 66, was charged with concealment of death, a Class 4 felony, and is currently being held at the Bureau County Jail on a $750,000 bond. In a press conference Wednesday afternoon at the Illinois State Police District 17 Headquarters in LaSalle, Illinois State Police (ISP) Capt. Richard Wilk said several items of evidence were gathered from Andersen’s home, located at 204 Eighth St., Standard, on Tuesday, and three occupants of the residence were interviewed after officers obtained and executed a search warrant for the residence.
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ISP did not divulge the names of those interviewed, other than Andersen. Wilk said the investigation into the death of Dewey remains open and ongoing. No further information was released during the press conference, and officers said they would not answer any further questions. Clifford A. Assisting agencies in the case Andersen include Illinois State Police, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, LaSalle Police Department, Peru Police Department, Putnam County State’s Attorney and Spring Valley Police Department. Chris Dewey, the son of Deborah Dewey, who was actively helping police in the search for his mother, did not return phone calls by press time. Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com.
PRINCETON — The Bureau County Board has allowed a Selby Township resident to continue operating a salvage and metal recycling businesses out of his garage, located on the north side of 2775 East Street near Route 29, outside of DePue. The board on Tuesday unanimously approved a conditional use permit for Robert Lucas Jr., who picks up metal on a trailer and sells it out of his garage.
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STANDARD — The Illinois State Police (ISP) confirmed Wednesday morning the body of Deborah K. Dewey, 62, of Ladd was found in a shallow grave at 104 Fifth St. in Standard. On Monday, Sept. 12, the Illinois State Police Zone 3 Investigations and Putnam County Sheriff’s Department began searching the Standard residence and surrounding property, which is located alongDeborah Dewey side Illinois Route 71 in Standard. According to a press release from the ISP, “investigators exhumed a body from a shallow grave located in the yard of the residence.” The body was transported by the Putnam County death investigator to Bloomington, where an autopsy was performed. Using dental records, the preliminary results of the autopsy determined the body was Dewey. The missing person search for Dewey has ended, and the situation is now considered a homicide investigation. The ISP said this remains an open and ongoing investigation, however, they will not release any further information at this time, though they will provide updates as information becomes available. Police did not divulge if any arrests have been made in the case or if there are any suspects. Dewey of Ladd was last seen on Aug. 22 in Spring Valley. Her 2007 Buick LaCrosse was discovered in Morris on Aug. 29 at the TA Truck Stop/R Place restaurant just north of Interstate 80. The vehicle was unlocked and undamaged; her purse was still in the vehicle. Dewey’s family had been actively helping in the search, passing out thousands of flyers and gaining the attention of the national media. Beginning Monday, officials were on the scene for hours, which continued into Tuesday. The perimeter of the Standard property at 104 Fifth St. was taped off with crime scene tape, and officials could be seen digging on the property. A mention of a press conference later in the day Tuesday did not transpire, rather a press release was sent out from the ISP around 8 a.m. Wednesday.