Four Injured in Friday Night Pike Accident
By Gary Scott on July 27, 2026 at 10:39am
Four people were injured in a two vehicle accident Friday night shortly before 8 on US 54 about 1 mile east of Atlas on Atlas Hill in Pike County. Pike County sheriff David Greenwood says the accident involved a semi tractor trailer unit and a passenger vehicle. Greenwood identified the driver of the passenger vehicle […]
Two Women Wanted by Crimestoppers
By Gary Scott on July 27, 2026 at 10:29am
Two women make up the most wanted list from Morgan-Cass-Scott County Crimestoppers this week. One of the two is a white woman, Audrieanna Moore. She stands 5-6 and weighs 140 pounds. She is wanted for obstructing police. Moore has long blonde hair with blue eyes and is 25 years old. She was last known to […]
South Jax Budget Discussion
By Gary Scott on July 27, 2026 at 6:27am
South Jacksonville village board president Dick Samples likes the budget that was discussed last Thursday by the village board of trustees. There was no vote taken. That will come at next month’s meeting. But, Samples says he is comfortable with the spending plan. He says department heads have been doing a good job holding the […]
Council Considers Employees Contracts
By Gary Scott on July 26, 2026 at 6:24pm
The Jacksonville city council will be asked to approve employee contracts tonight. Aldermen will be offered a resolution for a contract with the Laborers International Union that runs through December of 2030. The groups include workers in the street department, sewer distribution, janitors, park employees, cemetery workers, golf course mechanics and city hall maintenance. The […]
Early Bird Drawing winners
By Gary Scott on July 26, 2026 at 12:19pm
Long time parishioners at Our Saviour Catholic Church were the top prize winners in the early bird drawing this morning for this year’s Dreams Drawing. The ticket campaign benefits Routt Catholic High School and Our Saviour Grade School. Chair and co chairs for this year’s campaign Becky McClelland and Karri Fox announced the […]
Car Motorcycle Accident Claims an Arenzville Man’s Life
By Gary Scott on July 25, 2026 at 7:59am
An Arenzville man is dead after his motorcycle was hit head on last weekend on Arenzville Road near Bethel Church Road. Cass County authorities have identified the man as 19-year-old Marion Mathis. Deputies say a southbound car driven by Luime Saintgiles of Beardstown crossed the centerline last Sunday and struck the northbound motorcycle […]
Crimestoppers Crime of the Week
By Gary Scott on July 24, 2026 at 10:16am
Morgan-Cass-Scott Crimestoppers is seeking information on a crime on West Morton. The crime occurred in the 12-hundred block of West Morton. It involved a damaged pole camera. The alleged incident occurred on Friday of last week. Crimestoppers encourages anyone who might know how this happened is urged to call Crimestoppers at 243-7300, send a tip […]
IC Nursing Program gets Accreditation
By Gary Scott on July 24, 2026 at 6:15am
The Illinois College nursing program has received a 10 year accreditation from a national program. The accreditation comes from the commission on collegiate nursing education, or CCNE. The CCNE reviewed IC’s nursing program, which was started on the hilltop campus in 2018. It expanded to a full clinical program in 2020. Nursing majors at IC […]
More Details on Nydegger Accident
By Gary Scott on July 24, 2026 at 6:06am
More details have emerged about the accident in Wisconsin that claimed the life of New Berlin’s police chief. 76-year-old Terry Nydegger was killed in the accident Monday, while returning from vacation. Wisconsin state transportation officials say Nydegger was traveling next to an SUV when the vehicles collided. The force of the impact sent Nydegger’s pick […]
MCHA sued for alleged eviction issues with former tenant
By Benjamin Cox on July 23, 2026 at 12:37pm
A former Morgan County Housing Authority tenant has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging he was denied due process during his eviction and was unlawfully prevented from accessing his apartment before the court-authorized move-out date. Randall E. Ford, of Jacksonville, filed the lawsuit June 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District […]
