Rains and Plugged Drains
By Gary Scott on August 18, 2026 at 3:54pm
A stalled front that dumped high humidity levels and heavy rains is being blamed for a rainy first half of August. Rainfall for the month, through 18 days, now stands at just under 5 and a half inches. Normal rainfall for all of August is two inches less, at just under 3 and a half […]
Pathway Tries Glo-Bingo
By Gary Scott on August 18, 2026 at 9:21am
Pathway Services Unlimited will hold a different kind of bingo fundraiser later this month. It is GloBingo at the Jacksonville American Legion on the 28th. Pathway executive director Ryan Dowd says the event is a new experience for the agency. He’s not sure what to expect. People must be 18 and older to attend. Doors […]
District 117 Sets Up Top Administration Succession
By Benjamin Cox on August 18, 2026 at 8:04am
Jacksonville School District 117 has begun putting its next generation of leadership in place as Superintendent Steve Ptacek prepares to retire at the end of the school year. The district has moved former Jacksonville Middle School Principal Celeste Lashmett into the central office this school year, where she is working alongside Ptacek and Assistant Superintendent […]
Crimestoppers Crime of Week
By Gary Scott on August 17, 2026 at 6:49am
The Jacksonville police department is getting help from Crimestoppers regarding a vehicle vandalism incident from last week. The incident occurred between Friday last week at 1:30 PM, and Saturday morning that weekend at 8:30. Vandals used something to puncture tires on an unoccupied van in the 700 block of West College. Anyone with information about […]
New Crimestoppers Spot light
By Gary Scott on August 16, 2026 at 6:35pm
Two people are being sought with the help of Crimestoppers in Morgan, Cass, and Scott counties. 32-year-old Joshua Hudson is wanted for endangering the health of a child, failure to register as a sex offender, DUI and two counts of retail theft. He was last known to live in Bloomington. Hudson is […]
Pike County Bus Crash Victim Identified
By Gary Scott on August 14, 2026 at 5:23am
One person was killed when their vehicle struck the back end of a bus in Pike County this morning. Pike County deputies identified the victim as 16-year-old Isabella Johnson of Rockport. The accident happened about 7:45 this morning in the Pleasant Hill School District. State police say the accident occurred on US 54, west of […]
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, […]
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 […]
