Ill State Fair Flash Sale
By Gary Scott on April 28, 2026 at 11:32am
A 24 hour flash sale is planned for the Illinois State Fair one week from today. The flash sale will run from 12 midnight on May 5th to 11:59 that night. Fairgoers can purchase adult admission books for $30, a $15 savings off the regular price. The flash sale is part of the fair’s 100 […]
Data Centers Proposals to get 6 month Review
By Gary Scott on April 28, 2026 at 11:17am
A hastily called Morgan County board meeting yesterday morning resulted in a six month waiting period for data centers proposed in Morgan County. The board was not supposed to meet until May 11th to talk about the moratorium. But, the meeting was re-set for yesterday, and a standing room only crowd watched on. The group […]
Rise Development Future in Jax?
By Gary Scott on April 28, 2026 at 9:45am
Jacksonville mayor Andy Ezard says a proposed site layout for a new development off Massey Lane may be a pie in the sky, but it shows city officials how Jacksonville should dream about the future. The presentation was done by Dr Charles Riggs of Illinois College. His students were supposed to make the presentation, but […]
Weather Pounds Jacksonville Area
By Gary Scott on April 28, 2026 at 9:40am
West Central was hit with multiple waves of stormy weather yesterday, prompting flooding, weather watches and warnings. Morgan County was one of three or four counties to get late afternoon tornado warnings. Sirens went off in Jacksonville, South Jacksonville, Woodson, Winchester, White Hall, Roodhouse, Manchester and other small communities in the area. The storms pounded […]
Two Most Wanted This Week
By Gary Scott on April 27, 2026 at 10:59am
Two people with an alleged violent criminal history have been identified by Morgan-Cass-Scott Crimestoppers on the most wanted list this week. One is 29-year-old Vontourius Dickerson. He is wanted on two counts of domestic battery, and a single count of interfering with a domestic violence report. Dickerson is a black male, weighing 170 pounds who […]
Ground officials Broken for New School
By Gary Scott on April 27, 2026 at 10:58am
Jacksonville school officials officially broke ground last week at the new grade school on the southeastern edge of Woodson. Jacksonville school superintendent Steve Ptacek says the exercise was ceremonial only, because work on the site had started earlier this spring. The new Murrayville-Woodson Grade School will cover 40-thousand square feet at the corner of the […]
No More Sports and Such for Home Schooled Students under the Jacksonville School Banner
By Gary Scott on April 27, 2026 at 9:35am
The Jacksonville school board has clarified its policy for home schooled students who want to participate in district extra curricular activities. Currently, there are no part time players in the district. Assistant superintendent Matthew Moore says going forward, the ban on home schooled students participating in district 117 extra curricular activities has been formalized. He […]
Two Seats Remain Open on Jacksonville City Council
By Gary Scott on April 27, 2026 at 9:32am
Jacksonville mayor Andy Ezard is cautious in his replacement of two aldermen on the Jacksonville city council. Fifth ward alderman Don Cook retired in January, and first ward alderwoman Eren White Williams stepped down this month to spend more time on her health and family. Ezard says he hopes to fill the spots soon. He […]
Jax Council Mtg
By Gary Scott on April 26, 2026 at 9:11am
It is a thin agenda that awaits the Jacksonville city council Monday night. There will be a presentation by an Illinois College engineering class about the RISE development site off Massey Lane. The class will review details about the proposed site layout. Aldermen will look at renewing website services agreement with Revize. These will include […]
Standoff is Over
By Gary Scott on April 24, 2026 at 11:49am
A ten plus hour standoff with police ended peacefully late this morning at Park and Hoagland in Jacksonville. The suspect was taken into custody, and then taken to Jacksonville Memorial Hospital for an assessment. His name will not be released until after that process. Jacksonville police chief Doug Thompson says the standoff began with a […]
