Jax Wants You to Complete the Survey
By Gary Scott on July 10, 2026 at 11:35am
Jacksonville city officials are encouraging the public to help plan the city’s future. Jacksonville community development director Brian Nyberg says he would like to hear from residents, business owners, property owners and community stockholders. Nyberg says this survey will help determine Jacksonville’s comprehensive plan for the next 10 to 20 years. He says this will […]
Cemetery Tour Saturday evening
By Gary Scott on July 10, 2026 at 11:09am
A visit to a local cemetery is being offered to area residents tomorrow evening to put names with Jacksonville’s Underground Railroad history. Chad Boelke will lead the tour at 6 tomorrow night at Diamond Grove Cemetery. Tori Ohl of the Jacksonville Area Museum says this is being done in conjunction with the museum display, Journey […]
New Multi Purpose Building Decided at Winchester
By Gary Scott on July 10, 2026 at 11:04am
The new multipurpose building for the Winchester school district has a name. The Winchester school board met in special session last night to review and award bids for the construction. The building will go next to where the district is tearing down the gym, which is expected to be finished within the week. Winchester school […]
Nov Ref on Data Centers?
By Gary Scott on July 10, 2026 at 6:57am
Two Morgan County groups are pushing for a November referendum that would impose restrictions on the construction of data centers in the county. One group is called Accountability for Data Center Development, and the other is Indivisible-Jacksonville. In a press release, the groups say they are concerned about the local expansion of a data center […]
Federal Indictment Filed Against Champaign-area State Rep and Champaign County Clerk
By Benjamin Cox on July 9, 2026 at 1:21pm
An Illinois state representative and her husband, the Champaign County Clerk, are facing federal criminal charges. A federal grand jury has indicted State Representative Carol Ammons, a Democrat from Urbana, on multiple counts of wire fraud and making false statements. Her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, is charged with obstruction of justice. Federal prosecutors […]
Carnivals are few and far between
By Gary Scott on July 9, 2026 at 6:48am
It only takes a little imagination to see a day when carnivals will become a thing of the past. Morgan County fair board president Gary Hadden is tickled to have Conner Amusement Rides from nearby Beardstown. But, Hadden says it’s getting harder and harder to find them He says the number of carnivals was at […]
Massey Commission Makes Push for Ending Systemic Racism with the Formation of MCAN
By Seth Gabriel on July 8, 2026 at 12:48pm
On Monday July 6th, the Massey Commission announced the formation of the Massey Community Action Network or MCAN. The Massey Commission formed after Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old unarmed black woman, was shot and killed inside her home by then-Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson in July of 2024. Co-Founder Adam White says MCAN is a […]
Smith Gets 4 Years
By Gary Scott on July 8, 2026 at 10:48am
A White Hall man has been sentenced to prison on drug charges. Judge Zachary Schmidt sentenced 67-year-old Clarence Smith to four years in prison last Friday after he admitted to possession of a controlled substance. The case was heard in Greene County court. The charge is a class 4 felony. The substance had fentanyl in […]
New Mural Up Downtown
By Gary Scott on July 8, 2026 at 10:23am
Jacksonville’s newest mural is in place just east of the Morgan County Courthouse.The mural is the work of Scott Lindley of Mount Pulaski, and was funded with monies from The Illinois Arts Council, Healing Illinois and DOT Foods Foundation.Jacksonville Main Street’s Judy Tighe says the mural captures the essence of the Underground railroad in Jacksonville.
Speeding Motorcycle Rider Arrested
By Gary Scott on July 8, 2026 at 6:51am
State police believe they have the man who was making wild rides from Beardstown to Springfield on a motorcycle. State police have announced they have arrested 30-year-old Austin Huddleston of Springfield. The preliminary charges are aggravated fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, and speeding 35 miles an hour over the speed limit. Troopers had asked for […]
