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 […]
World War Two at the Fair today
By Gary Scott on July 8, 2026 at 6:20am
The World War Two Salute the Troops events starts at 12 noon today at the Morgan County Fair. Fairgoers will have a chance to see the machinery up close and personal this afternoon. The show is at 8 tonight. Tyler Aring is a local veteran who is coordinating the event. He says this is the […]
Morgan County Fair Opens Tonight
By Gary Scott on July 7, 2026 at 7:04am
The Morgan County fair officially cuts its ribbon this morning. The ribbon cutting ceremony is at 8:30 in the southeast corner of the fairgrounds. The fair opens tonight with the talent contest at 5, and the Queen pageant at 7 at the Grandstand. The outgoing queen is Bella Evans, the junior miss is Chloe Buhlig, […]
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 […]
June Weather
By Gary Scott on July 2, 2026 at 9:57pm
A lot of rain, and a little heat are the two weather highlights from last month. The rainfall total for the month was 9 and 16-hundredths inches. That’s over twice the normal rainfall for June. The normal rainfall is just a tick under 4 and 6 tenths inches. Rain fell in 13 of the 30 […]
