Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival Puts New Twist on Old Favorite Event This Weekend
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 28, 2024 at 7:00am
Jacksonville Main Street is looking to spice up downtown this upcoming weekend. The Blues, Brews, and BBQ Festival is happening this Saturday, May 4th, from noon to 4 pm in downtown Jacksonville. Organizers say the event is a new twist on an old favorite made possible in part by sponsors like Downtown Liquors and HyVee. […]
JMH Hosting Gift of Hope Flag Raising this Week
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 27, 2024 at 11:30am
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital will soon have a new flag flying out front. JMH is hosting a Gift of Hope flag-raising ceremony this Tuesday, April 30th, to call attention to the importance of organ and tissue donation. Donation Liaison with Memorial Health Systems and the Gift of Hope Teresa Cagle says the flag is a beacon […]
Summer in Santorini, 67th Beaux Arts Ball This Saturday
By Benjamin Cox on April 26, 2024 at 3:57pm
A taste of the Aegean Sea is coming to Jacksonville this weekend with the 67th Annual Beaux Arts Ball. The ball is the Art Association of Jacksonville’s largest fundraiser of the year. This year’s theme is Summer in Santorini. Event Co-Chair Katie Soer that tickets to attend are available to non-members of the Art Association: […]
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 […]