5th Annual Lego Exhibit returns to Jacksonville Area Museum
By Benjamin Cox on October 8, 2026 at 10:40am
The Jacksonville Area Museum is gearing up for the return of one of its most popular winter attractions. The museum is seeking entries for its fifth annual “Building with Brick – The Art of LEGO” exhibit, which runs December second through February 28th. This year’s exhibit will be held in a larger, newly expanded area […]
Jacksonville man sentenced for grooming
By Benjamin Cox on October 8, 2026 at 10:38am
A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to a felony grooming charge stemming from an undercover investigation last year. Forty-year-old Adam Welch of Beecher Hi-Rise pleaded guilty Tuesday in Morgan County Circuit Court to Class 4 felony grooming. Welch was arrested in July of 2025 after authorities said he had been messaging someone he believed was […]
Roodhouse couple charged with animal abuse after noise complaint
By Benjamin Cox on October 8, 2026 at 10:37am
A Roodhouse couple has been arrested on allegations of animal cruelty. Thirty-year-old Harleigh E. Burnett and 31-year-old Robert C. Burnett, both of East Randolph Street, were booked into the Greene County Jail in Carrollton on the evening of September 28 on four counts each of cruel treatment to animals. Roodhouse Police Chief Kyle Robison tells […]
Final defendant in 2020 Nortonville homicide sentenced
By Benjamin Cox on October 8, 2026 at 10:33am
The last defendant in a five-year-old Morgan County murder case has been sentenced. Forty one-year-old Laura Acree, of Murrayville, was sentenced Tuesday afternoon in Morgan County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice, a Class Four felony. Acree was sentenced to two years of probation through the Second Chance Program. She was also […]
Green Building demolished, Greenfield Public Library to reopen soon
By Benjamin Cox on October 8, 2026 at 10:31am
Demolition is complete on the Green Building in Greenfield, allowing work to begin toward reopening the nearby public library. The building, located west of the Greenfield Public Library, was successfully demolished Tuesday, October sixth. According to River County News, Greenfield officials learned in August that one of the building’s exterior walls had begun bowing outward, […]
E. St. Louis man sentenced on drug charges in Greene
By Benjamin Cox on October 8, 2026 at 10:28am
A St. Clair County man was sentenced to prison Tuesday morning in Greene County Circuit Court. 46-year-old Robert Everage of East St. Louis was sentenced by Circuit Judge Zachary Schmidt to four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for methamphetamine possession. The conviction stems from an incident in Greene County on February 16th, 2023, […]
183rd Wing seeks new mission
By Benjamin Cox on October 8, 2026 at 10:27am
Illinois’ top Democratic congressional leaders are urging the Air Force to delay plans that could affect the 183rd Wing in Springfield. According to the State Journal-Register, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, along with 13th District Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski, are asking military officials to delay the planned deactivation of the wing’s Centralized Repair Facility. […]
Franklin & Jacksonville Lions collecting sneakers
By Benjamin Cox on October 8, 2026 at 10:25am
The Jacksonville and Franklin Lions Clubs are teaming up for a sneaker donation and recycling drive. The clubs are working with the Lions of Illinois Foundation and Got Sneakers to collect used athletic shoes, with proceeds helping support Lions programs including the Mobile Screening Unit and Camp Lions. The clubs are accepting lace-up sneakers only. […]
Trout Fishing returns to Nichols Park
By Benjamin Cox on October 8, 2026 at 10:23am
Anglers in the Jacksonville area will soon have another opportunity to cast a line at Nichols Park. Morgan Lake at Nichols Park will again be stocked for the Illinois fall trout fishing season, which officially opens at 5 a.m. Saturday, October 17th. An early catch-and-release period begins October 3rd at select locations, although anglers cannot […]
Pikeland Schools facing major buildings projects
By Benjamin Cox on October 8, 2026 at 10:20am
Pikeland Community Unit School District 10 held a special board meeting Tuesday night at Pittsfield High School to continue discussions about the district’s facilities. The meeting came less than a month after the district held a town hall addressing building needs at Pittsfield High School, Pikeland Community School and South Elementary. District officials and consultants […]
