Options Laid Out By IDOT Reps For Replacement of Joe Page Bridge
By Benjamin Cox on April 23, 2024 at 9:19am
The Illinois Department of Transportation continues its move forward on replacing the Joe Page Bridge in Hardin. The bridge carries Illinois Routes 16 and 100 over the Illinois River from Calhoun into the southernmost portion of Greene County, and is one of the only routes into and out of Calhoun County. The draw bridge was […]
Jax Museum Director Named IL’s Top Young Museum Professional
By Benjamin Cox on April 23, 2024 at 8:59am
The Jacksonville Area Museum manager has been named the state’s top young museum professional. McKenna Servis has received the Russell L. Lewis Jr. Young Museum Professional Award during the 125th annual meeting of the Illinois State Historical Society. The Young Museum Professional Award is given annually to a person under the age of 30 and […]
Overhaul of Public Safety Radio System by West Central IL ETSB Looms
By Benjamin Cox on April 23, 2024 at 8:53am
The Village of South Jacksonville was the first municipality to hear in detail the upcoming changes that are being proposed to overhaul the public safety radio system. Morgan County Emergency Management Coordinator and West Central Joint Dispatch Director Phil McCarty provided the South Jacksonville Board of Trustees on Thursday night of the breakdown that would […]
Two Greenfield Men Arrested on River Road Near Kampsville For Drug Charges
By Benjamin Cox on April 23, 2024 at 8:40am
Two Greenfield men were arrested in Kampsville two weeks ago on drug charges by members of the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. According to a press release, on April 11th, Calhoun County Deputy Nic McCall conducted a traffic stop on Crawford Creek near Illinois Route 100 near Kampsville. Subsequent to an investigation, McCall arrested the driver, […]
Beardstown Man Who Allegedly Pointed Gun at Landlord in Dec. Pleads Guilty
By Benjamin Cox on April 23, 2024 at 8:36am
A Beardstown man who allegedly pointed a gun at his landlord in the Lauderbach Trailer Court this past December has pleaded guilty. 36-year old Tyler J. Dambacher of Beardstown pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon yesterday morning in front of Cass County Circuit Judge Timothy J. Wessel. Dambacher was arrested on the […]
JPD Investigating Vehicle Break-In
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 20, 2024 at 7:13am
Jacksonville Police are investigating a recent theft from a vehicle. Officers were called to the 1000 block of East Morton Avenue at 9:00 Friday morning after a resident reported their vehicle had been broken into. According to an incident report, sometime between 7:00 pm Thursday and 6:00 am Friday, unknown persons broke into the complainant’s […]
Jacksonville Business Gears up for Record Store Day on Saturday
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 19, 2024 at 5:37pm
A national movement that celebrates both music and small businesses returns in a big way this weekend. Saturday, April 20th is National Record Store Day, which has grown into an internationally recognized day to celebrate popular music and the independently owned record store. More than 1,400 locally owned record stores, along with thousands of similar […]
Budzinski Leading Bipartisan Bill to Stifle USPS Downsizing, Consolidation Plan
By Benjamin Cox on April 19, 2024 at 7:03am
13th District Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski and Michigan Republican Congressman Jack Bergman introduced legislation on Wednesday that would stop the downsizing and consolidation plan of the U.S. Postal Service. The bipartisan Protect Postal Performance Act would halt the USPS plans to downsize facilities in areas that are located in underperforming postal districts. Facilities in Champaign and […]
Wilson Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder in Fitts Shooting Death
By Benjamin Cox on April 19, 2024 at 7:00am
A three-year old murder case came to a conclusion in Morgan County Circuit Court yesterday. 40-year old Joshua E. Wilson of Jacksonville pleaded guilty to a newly filed Class 1 felony second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of 26-year old Malcom V. Fitts. Fitts was shot multiple times in the parking lot of the […]
Backroads Boutique Crawl Starts Today
By Benjamin Cox on April 19, 2024 at 5:38am
Jacksonville’s Downtown retailers will be a part of an annual trek between three towns and three counties promoting small businesses. The Backroads Boutique Crawl returns today and will continue through until Saturday at over two dozen select locations in Jacksonville, Winchester, and Beardstown. Organizer Bailey Evans says that they are letting the nearly two dozen […]