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By Gary Scott on July 9, 2026 at 6:49am
Much of tonight’s South Jacksonville trustee meeting is listed under the mayor’s report. The report indicates updates from the police and fire departments. The fire department has been seeking an increase in the rural fire protection fees. The department also hopes to complete the purchase of the surplus Jacksonville fire department ladder truck. Jacksonville fire […]
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 […]
Winchester Gym Coming Down this Week
By Gary Scott on July 6, 2026 at 10:04am
The Winchester Grade School gymnasium will come down this week. Crews are at the school today, ready to drop the building. A sagging ceiling spotted during the Winchester Invitational Tournament in January prompted district officials to move the tournament and find out why the ceiling was dropping. The support braces that extend from the gym […]
Point 5 K in September
By Gary Scott on July 6, 2026 at 9:50am
The Jacksonville Kiwanis Club is gearing up for an annual event that has now been moved to the fall. The Kiwanis club 15th annual point-5-K run/walk is set for Saturday, September 12th. One of the two co-chairs is Alison Yording. Yording and Marcy Patterson are leading the event. Yording says the walk will step off […]
Robinson Headed to Prison?
By Benjamin Cox on July 6, 2026 at 9:46am
A Jacksonville man facing federal drug trafficking charges has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Springfield. Twenty-nine-year-old Christopher Robinson entered a guilty plea Tuesday to Count One of a federal indictment during a hearing before U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless. The guilty plea stems from a federal indictment returned in June 2024 following a […]
Two Most Wanted
By Gary Scott on July 3, 2026 at 10:37am
Two out of town men are being sought by police in this week’s profile by Morgan Scott Cass Crimstoppers. One of the two is identified as 32-year-old Darian Moore. He is wanted for meth possession, and two traffic charges. Moore is a black man, standing 5-10, and weighing 165 pounds. He has brown hair and […]
