IDOT Announces I-72 Bridge Painting Around Jacksonville
By Benjamin Cox on April 26, 2024 at 3:50pm
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that bridge painting on Interstate 72 in Morgan County begins Monday. Work will take place on seven bridges between mile markers 60 and 72 around Jacksonville. The intent of the project is to blast clean the steel structure of these bridges to remove all old paint and rust. […]
LLCC College For Kids Offering More Programs This Summer
By Benjamin Cox on April 26, 2024 at 3:48pm
Lincoln Land Community College is expanding its College For Kids offerings this summer. The college will offer more than 60 programs from June 10th through July 25th at their Springfield campus, located at 5250 Shepherd Road. New this year are theater camps for grades 1-8. There are three camps – Introduction to Theater, Auditioning for […]
Pair of Greene Co. Schools Heading in Opposite Directions on Solar Projects
By Benjamin Cox on April 26, 2024 at 3:45pm
A pair of Greene County school districts are moving in opposite directions on proposed solar energy projects. The Greene Prairie Press reports that the North Greene School District is beginning to see action on a project that was signed into action more than a year ago with Future Green Energy Consortium. Superintendent Jackie Kuchy told […]
JPD A Part of National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday
By Benjamin Cox on April 26, 2024 at 3:40pm
If you have unused or unwanted prescriptions and medications in your bathroom cabinet, Saturday is the day to do some Spring cleaning courtesy of the Jacksonville Police Department. Jacksonville Police Chief Adam Mefford says it’s all a part of National Drug Take Back Day, which is done twice a year, sponsored by the DEA: “We’ve […]
Several Local Fire Departments Are Recipients of OSFM Small Equipment Grant Funding
By Benjamin Cox on April 26, 2024 at 11:40am
Several local volunteer fire departments and ambulance services were on the list of the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s 2024 Small Equipment Grant Program today. A total of $4 million was awarded to 165 fire departments/districts and EMS providers across the state. The program was established to provide grants of up to $26,000 each for the […]
Sen. Durbin Visits IC, Announces $911,000 Earmark for Nursing Program
By Benjamin Cox on April 26, 2024 at 10:55am
Illinois’ Senior Senator Dick Durbin visited the Illinois College campus yesterday to announce federal money secured to help the college expand its nursing program. Durbin announced a $911,000 earmark secured in the FY24 omnibus to expand the school’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and thereby respond to the demand for more highly trained nurses […]
Investigation Open in Rural Jersey County Juvenile’s Shooting Death
By Benjamin Cox on April 26, 2024 at 9:24am
The Jersey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting death of a juvenile after a shooting during the evening hours on Wednesday. According to a press release, the Jersey County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a juvenile male with a gunshot wound at approximately 5PM on April 24th near a residence in rural Jersey […]
Crime of the Week: Tool Theft on Finley Street
By Benjamin Cox on April 26, 2024 at 8:35am
Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties are requesting information to assist the Jacksonville Police Department in their investigation of a recent Burglary. Sometime between 7pm on Friday, April 19th and 3pm Saturday, April 20: unknown individuals entered a garage in the 200 block of Finley Street and removed several Ryobi tools and batteries. […]
South Jacksonville Woman Arrested For Series of Storage Unit Burglaries
By Benjamin Cox on April 26, 2024 at 8:33am
More information has been released about a South Jacksonville woman’s arrest yesterday morning. 51-year old Jamie M. Byrd of the 500 block of South Prairie turned herself into the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office yesterday on 9 counts of burglary. According to South Jacksonville Police, Byrd was connected to a series of burglaries at A Plus […]
Central IL Food Bank Distributes More than 6,500 lbs. of Food in Rushville
By Benjamin Cox on April 26, 2024 at 8:31am
The Central Illinois Foodbank says that they recently held a successful food distribution this week in Rushville. 15 local volunteers, distributed 6,543 pounds of nutritious food to nearly 150 households in Schuyler County on Wednesday. The mobile food distribution, held at the Schuyler County Fairgrounds, provided nutritious food items to neighbors, including fresh milk, eggs, […]