April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
By Gary Scott on April 1, 2026 at 12:56pm
Today begins a special month for the advocacy network for children. April has been proclaimed as child abuse and prevention month. Todd Shackelford is the executive director for the Advocacy Network for Children. The network includes the Court Appointed special advocates, and the children’s advocacy center. Shackelford says there will be a special ceremony next […]
Greenfield Adds 1 Percent Infrastructure Tax
By Gary Scott on April 1, 2026 at 7:00am
Greenfield now has a new infrastructure tax. The measure was approved Monday by the Greenfield city council in a special session. The one percent tax was proposed by mayor Brock Meyer. Meyer says it was abundantly clear when he took office that the city taxes were insufficient to support the infrastructure. Meyer says other communities […]
Ray Long Writing a New Book about Madigan
By Gary Scott on April 1, 2026 at 6:30am
A Winchester High School graduate and retired investigative journalist is writing a second book about the investigation surrounding former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan. Madigan was sentenced to prison for taking bribes three years ago. Chicago Tribune’s Ray Long wrote a best seller..”The House That Madigan Built” about the court case surrounding the conviction. Long […]
106 Work begins Today West of Winchester
By Gary Scott on April 1, 2026 at 6:00am
A stretch of highway west of Winchester is getting a new surface. The Illinois Department of Transportation will resurface route 106 between the Hillview Blacktop to the US 36 junction, and eventually continue into Winchester to Commercial Street. The work starts today. The work is expected to be finished by early August. Work crews will […]
Woman Sentenced for 2025 Greene Co SUV Theft
By Harold Smith on March 31, 2026 at 8:35am
An area woman is sentenced to time in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a theft charge Monday. In a press release, Greene County State’s Attorney Craig Grummel announced that 38 year old Kayla Justice, no hometown listed, pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of Class 2 Felony Theft. As a result, […]
FFA Offering Meals in the Fields
By Gary Scott on March 31, 2026 at 6:40am
Farmers in the fields this month are being offered a chance to eat on the run by the local FFA chapters. Jacksonville High School FFA advisor Mark Dyer says the meals for the fields will be held later this month at Jacksonville High School. Dyer says he and Jacksonville Middle School FFA advisor Megan Hadden […]
Mohr Sexual Assault Victims Sought
By Gary Scott on March 30, 2026 at 10:18am
The FBI office in Springfield is looking to identify victims of a church leader in central Illinois. 54-year-old Michael Mohr of Springfield was charged in late January in Springfield with one count of producing child pornography. A second count of possession of child pornography was added later. A court affidavit alleges a search of Mohr’s […]
Council begins the Comprehensive Planning process
By Gary Scott on March 30, 2026 at 10:04am
Jacksonville mayor Andy Ezard says the proposed comprehensive plan for the city is a must. The Jacksonville city council last week approved $105-thousand to fund a comprehensive plan from Greg Sutton of TEC Consulting in Naperville. Ezard knows Sutton through the city’s lobbyiest. He says this will not be a complaint session. He says public […]
Changes for WLDS
By Gary Scott on March 30, 2026 at 6:37am
A drop in ad sales has forced WLDS to make programming changes starting April first. This is no April Fools joke. Management has had to lay off or cut back very good people. To Michael, Harold, David, and John, Thank you. This is NOT based on your work performance. Starting Wednesday, April 1st, the number […]
Baylis Woman Pleads Guilty but Mentally Ill to break in
By Benjamin Cox on March 30, 2026 at 5:28am
A Baylis woman has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to multiple felony charges in Pike County Circuit Court. 28-year-old Madelyn Syrcle entered the plea on Tuesday before Judge J. Frank McCartney. The charges stem from two separate incidents in December of last year. Court records indicate Syrcle pleaded guilty to a Class 1 felony count […]
