Two Drug Sentences in Greene Court
By Gary Scott on September 4, 2026 at 6:18pm
Two people are headed for prison after they were sentenced late last week on drug charges in Greene County Court. 59-year-old William Howell of Barry was given six years in prison for possession of meth. It’s a Class 3 felony. Howell admitted to the charge Friday, and was sentenced by Judge Zachary Schmidt. […]
Crimestoppers Most Wanted
By Gary Scott on September 4, 2026 at 6:16pm
Crimestoppers of Morgan-Cass and Scott Counties has identified two men for this week’s spotlight on wanted suspects. One of the two is 40-year-old Jeffrey Clark, a white male who was known to last live on Beesley in Jacksonville. Clark is wanted for meth possession and two traffic counts. He is bald with brown […]
Dreams Ticket Sales down to the Wire
By Gary Scott on September 4, 2026 at 10:40am
A relative handful of tickets remain for the Routt-Our Saviour Dreams drawing. Forty Five hundred tickets went on sale this summer. The drawing will be held Sunday night at the end of the Family Fun Festival. Chairwoman Becky McClellan says ticket agents have been contacting past ticket buyers and others in an effort to sell […]
Rural Motorcycle Bike Theft for Crimestoppers
By Gary Scott on September 4, 2026 at 9:51am
The Morgan County sheriff’s department is getting help from Crimestoppers in its investigation of the theft of motorcycles in rural Morgan County. The alleged theft occurred sometime at the end of August, between the 25th and 30th. Deputies say the unknown person or persons entered an unoccupied barn located on Rees Road in rural Franklin. […]
Jacksonville’s The Patio featured in Statewide Pork Tenderloin Crawl
By Benjamin Cox on September 3, 2026 at 9:59am
Jacksonville is one of 11 stops on a statewide pork tenderloin sandwich crawl happening through the end of November. The State Journal-Register reports The Patio in Jacksonville is participating in the Illinois Pork Tenderloin Crawl, organized by the Illinois Pork Producers Association. The crawl began Tuesday and runs through November 30th, giving diners a chance […]
Prairieland Chautauqua Coming Up Friday
By Benjamin Cox on September 3, 2026 at 9:56am
After 27 years of Labor Day weekend programs at Nichols Park, Jacksonville’s Prairieland Chautauqua is changing. This weekend’s event will be the final traditional stage production, but organizers say the Chautauqua itself is not going away. Morgan County Historical Society Vice President Chad Boehlke says beginning next year, Chautauqua will become a speaker series spread […]
Kim’s Place Being Featured
By Benjamin Cox on September 3, 2026 at 9:48am
Kim’s Place Cafe in Jacksonville is getting a national spotlight. The locally owned restaurant will be featured on America’s Best Restaurants as part of the company’s national ABR Roadshow. The ABR crew will be at Kim’s Place Cafe on September 15th from 9 a.m. until noon to film an episode highlighting some of the restaurant’s […]
Morgan County data center moratorium end drawing near
By Benjamin Cox on September 3, 2026 at 9:46am
The fight over data center regulations in Morgan County is heading toward a critical deadline. The county’s six-month moratorium on new data center applications expires at the end of October, and the Morgan County commissioners are expected to consider a regulatory ordinance next month. That’s happening even though there is currently no formal data center […]
August Weather
By Gary Scott on September 3, 2026 at 6:16am
It was a two weather month in August..one for the first two thirds, and the second for the final third. The first thing that jumps out at you is the rainfall for the month. The total was 5 and 87-hundredths. That’s about 2 and a half inches more than normal. The month included the deluge […]
Morgan County Man get 4 2 Yr Sentences for Meth
By Gary Scott on September 2, 2026 at 9:51am
A Meredosia man was sentenced to prison in Morgan County court yesterday on drug charges. Judge Chris Reif sentenced 44-year-old Kenneth Evans to four 2 year terms. All four sentences were meth possession cases that date back over 3 years ago. The charges are class 3 felonies, and the sentences will be served concurrently. Court […]
