Sunday Sack Lunches to Go
By Gary Scott on August 13, 2026 at 11:08am
The Jacksonville Area Conference of Churches is helping collect food items for the Sunday Sack Lunches to Go program. The conference is partnering with Go Church for the drive to help the hungry in the Jacksonville Area. Collected supplies will be donated to Go Church to include in their food distribution program. The items needed […]
BIG Winner in Quincy Lottery
By Gary Scott on August 13, 2026 at 10:56am
Check your powerball ticket if you bought it recently in Quincy. The Illinois Lottery department says someone is holding the ticket worth just over $1-billion as a result of last night’s Powerball drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at Hy Vee Gas on north 36th Street in Quincy. The ticket matched all six winning numbers…4, […]
Pike County School Bus Crash1 Fatality this morning
By Gary Scott on August 13, 2026 at 10:52am
One person was killed when their vehicle struck the back end of a bus in Pike County this morning. State police have not released any names. But, troopers say a juvenile driver was pronounced. The accident happened about 7:45 this morning in the Pleasant Hill School District. State police say the accident happened on US […]
District 117 To Be In Second Straight Year of Deficit Spending
By Benjamin Cox on August 13, 2026 at 5:10am
Jacksonville School District 117 officials say a proposed budget showing approximately $6 million in deficit spending for the new fiscal year may ultimately finish much closer to balanced. District Chief Financial Officer Richard Cunningham presented the Fiscal Year 2027 proposed budget to the Board of Education during a special meeting Wednesday evening. The district is […]
Lengthy County Board Meeting Fails to Get County Separation on the Ballot
By Gary Scott on August 12, 2026 at 12:36pm
The Morgan County board this morning rejected a request to place a referendum on the November ballot to separate Morgan County from the state. The request would result in, effectively a new state. The request came from Lori Fuller. It came at the end of a lengthy board meeting, about one hour, attended by 17 […]
30 Year Old Time Capsule Unearthed at Former MacMurray College Grounds
By Seth Gabriel on August 12, 2026 at 12:21pm
MacMurray Alumni and others gathered Tuesday to dig up a time capsule buried on the college’s campus 30 years ago. The capsule was buried in front of the chapel on West College, formerly called the Annie Merner Chapel. Ben Cox, a member of the MacMurray Foundation’s Communications and Scholarship Committee says the time capsule was […]
Fezler Named Teacher of the Year
By Gary Scott on August 12, 2026 at 11:20am
A Lincoln Grade School teacher has been named Jacksonville school district 117 teacher of the year. The Jacksonville Education Association has honored Lincoln Grade School kindergarten teacher Karen Fezler as educator of the year. Fezler is in her 14th year in the classroom. Fezler told the Jacksonville Journal Courier she was honored, and credited others […]
New Zoning for Shelters in Jax
By Gary Scott on August 12, 2026 at 9:46am
A Jacksonville alderman is leading the effort to include overnight shelters in the Jacksonville city code. Alderman Joe Lockman wants to include the shelters and similar facilities in Jacksonville zoning regulations. Lockman offered a proposal that includes New Directions, to the rest of the council Monday night, but questions arose about other shelter facilities at […]
Jax School Budget Looks at Budget Tonight
By Gary Scott on August 12, 2026 at 7:11am
The Jacksonville school board meets in special session tonight to act on a new budget. The board will meet at 5 PM at the school district office. The only item on the agenda is a presentation of the fiscal year budget. The school administration will present budget numbers for the coming year. The proposed budget […]
Dawson Admits to Drug charge in Greene County Court
By Gary Scott on August 11, 2026 at 1:32pm
A Calhoun County man was sentenced Monday to prison after admitting to a Greene County drug charge. Greene County state’s attorney Craig Grummel says 57-year-old Donald Dawson of Hardin was sentenced to six years in the department of corrections. Dawson admitted to a single count of unlawful possession of meth. That is a Class 3 […]
