Nicholas Echevarria News
Teacher's dismissal over sexual harassment upheld by Fifth District
MT. VERNON — The Fifth District Appellate Court on March 13 affirmed the decision by Harmony-Emge School District’s Board of Education to terminate tenured teacher James Watkins after he was accused of sexually harassing a colleague.
Fifth District affirms dismissal of Belle Rive's lawsuit against railroad
MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court has affirmed a circuit court's dismissal of a complaint filed by the village of Belle Rive over a nearly 100-year-old agreement with a railroad company.