Main Street Grant Facade Program
By Gary Scott on January 9, 2026 at 10:30am
Jacksonville Main Street is offering it’s facade grant for downtown businesses. Main Street’s board of trustees has voted to include $25-thousand in the new budget for 2026. Jacksonville Main Street director Judy Tighe says in past years, the city had helped fund the program. But, she says this one is completely funded by Main Street. […]
Ford gets 10 Years for Reckless Homicide
By Gary Scott on January 9, 2026 at 10:26am
A Madison County man has been sentenced in Macoupin County Court to prison in connection with a fatal accident last August. 45-year-old Anthony Ford of Alton was sentenced yesterday in Carlinville to 10 years in prison. It is the maximum prison sentence for the charge. He was sentenced on a class 3 felony count of […]
Attorneys File Motion to Plead Self Defense in 2024 Shooting
By Harold Smith on January 8, 2026 at 9:25am
The attorneys for a Jacksonville man charged with first degree murder would like the chance to prove that their client acted in self defense. 19 year old Larry Taylor is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of 18 year old Trenton Jackson of Springfield on June 6th of 2024 in the 300 […]
IL State Fire Marshal Honors Young Winchester Hero
By Harold Smith on January 8, 2026 at 8:54am
Winchester’s youngest hero was officially honored Wednesday night. At the beginning of the Winchester City Council’s regular meeting, eleven-year-old Kylar Thompson was recognized by the Illinois State Fire Marshall’s Office for his actions in saving his 13 year old brother, four year old sister and himself when their house caught fire last December 14th. McKenzie […]
John Wood Selects New President
By Benjamin Cox on January 7, 2026 at 2:36pm
The John Wood Community College Board of Trustees unanimously approved Dr. Aron Potter as the College’s eighth president during a special meeting Tuesday. Potter will begin her new role on March 2, succeeding interim president Josh Welker. Board Chair Bob Rhea says Potter stood out during a national search that included campus and community input, […]
NG/Carrollton FB Co-Op meetings
By Gary Scott on January 7, 2026 at 11:57am
It is a thought that was once thought unthinkable. But, a couple of meetings are planned over the next two nights exploring a cooperative agreement between two Greene County schools for football. It’s the idea of former Carrollton head football coach Nick Flowers. He says both schools are, or soon will be hurting for numbers […]
Champaign man involved in high speed chases in September found unfit for trial
By Benjamin Cox on January 7, 2026 at 11:15am
A Champaign man involved in two separate high-speed chases involving stolen vehicles in Scott and Greene counties in September has been found unfit to stand trial. Erick O. Johnson, Jr., 25, of Champaign, was found unfit for trial in Scott County Circuit Court on December 29 and ordered to treatment after a court-ordered mental health […]
Another former WICC inmate sentenced to additional prison time after altercation with IDOC employee
By Benjamin Cox on January 7, 2026 at 10:19am
Another former inmate at the Western Illinois Correctional Center has been sentenced to additional prison time. Jaymar Q. McGrone, 27, pleaded guilty on December 15, 2025 to aggravated battery in a public place, a Class Three felony, in Brown County Circuit Court. The plea was entered before Judge Jerry Hooker. McGrone admitted to beating an […]
Darren Bailey stops in Riggston and Waverly
By Gary Scott on January 7, 2026 at 9:53am
One of a half-dozen Republicans who would like to run for Illinois Governor this fall made a campaign stop in Scott County Tuesday morning. Darren Bailey spoke to a group of about 25 at the Grab N Grow Greenhouse and Witty Farm Store in Riggston. He later made a stop in Waverly. Bailey ran unsuccessfully […]
Local families relying on certain social services programs to feel Federal funding freeze
By Benjamin Cox on January 6, 2026 at 10:24pm
Illinois families who rely on child care and social services could soon face serious disruptions after the Trump administration announced a freeze on billions of dollars in federal funding on Tuesday. Federal officials confirmed late Tuesday a pause on funding tied to three major programs: the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Temporary Assistance for […]
