Jax Museum 5th Birthday
By Gary Scott on September 25, 2026 at 11:15am
The Jacksonville Area Museum celebrates its 5th anniversary tomorrow. The museum will offer free cupcakes from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Old Post Office building. Visitors will get a chance to peak at the progress of the museum’s new gallery construction will triple the museum’s exhibit space. The museum opened September 25th, and […]
PUW Breakfast to Go
By Gary Scott on September 25, 2026 at 10:58am
Prairieland United Way will offer its annual drive through breakfast in mid October. The event will be from 7 to 9 AM at the Jacksonville Hampton Inn Thursday, October 15th. Guests will get a breakfast to go bag for $10. It will include breakfast foods, snacks, drinks and a newspaper. Dine in seating is available […]
Crimestoppers Most Wanted
By Gary Scott on September 25, 2026 at 9:31am
Two local residents are pegged by Morgan-Cass-Scott Crimestoppers as most wanted this week. One of the two is 41-year-old Alana Jackson, a black female wanted for aggravated battery. Jackson stands 5-6, weighs 135 pounds. She has long brown hair and brown eyes. She was last known to live in the 300 block of East Lafayette. […]
Steam Show Opens
By Gary Scott on September 25, 2026 at 5:58am
The 57th annual steam show and fall festival days opens today at the corner of Lincoln and Michigan. The Prairieland Heritage Museum was founded in 1969, and puts on the show each year. Show chairman Mike Hall says the cost to get onto the grounds is a one time payment. He says the cost is […]
JHS Homecoming
By Gary Scott on September 24, 2026 at 6:00pm
Jacksonville High School has been celebrating homecoming week this week. The week will culminate with the parade and football game tomorrow night. Special ed teacher Joe O Neil will serve as parade marshal for homecoming. O Neil is a 30 year veteran with the school district and was named educator of the year for the […]
Franklin Students Moved due to cracked plaster
By Gary Scott on September 24, 2026 at 2:09pm
A nearby school district had to move students last week out of the normal classrooms due to structural concerns. A letter to parents from Franklin school board president Ryan Colwell says the discovery of cracked sections of plaster was made on Monday of last week at the Franklin East Grade School in the main corridor […]
Costly repairs, operational losses hit Winchester Pool
By Benjamin Cox on September 24, 2026 at 11:36am
The future of the Winchester Municipal Pool is uncertain after city officials learned of several costly repairs needed before the pool can reopen next summer. River County News reports the pool operated this year with an aging pump that should have been replaced before the season. Benton Engineering’s Greg Hillis told the Winchester City Council […]
No arrests made in large Winchester disturbance
By Benjamin Cox on September 24, 2026 at 11:32am
A domestic disturbance in Winchester Saturday afternoon brought multiple law enforcement agencies to a residence on North Commercial Street. Scott County Chief Deputy Robert Smith tells River County News the incident began between a woman, her current boyfriend and an ex-boyfriend. Smith says the situation quickly expanded as family members connected to the three individuals […]
Roodhouse installs new Assistant Chief of Police
By Benjamin Cox on September 24, 2026 at 11:30am
The City of Roodhouse has a new assistant police chief, a position the city has not had in more than two decades. According to River County News, Roodhouse police officer Tom Speaker was sworn in as assistant police chief during the city council’s August 26th meeting. The position became necessary following the departure of A.J. […]
Northwestern CUSD bus involved in collision
By Benjamin Cox on September 24, 2026 at 11:29am
A Northwestern school district bus driver was treated for minor injuries following a crash Monday morning on Illinois Route 111. The Jacksonville Journal-Courier reports the accident happened around 7:24 Monday morning near Stayton Dairy Road, a few miles south of the Nortonville Blacktop. Illinois State Police say the crash involved a school bus and a […]
