Friday Football Scores
By Gary Scott on September 19, 2026 at 7:33am
SHG 55-JHS 14 GNW 46-North Greene 6 Carrollton 27-Pleasant Hill 6 Calhoun 50-West Central 6 Brown County 66-Triopia 10 Camp Point 1-Mendon Unity 0 (Forfeit) Brown County 66-Triopia 10 Decatur MacArthur 28-Normal U 6 Glenwood 49-Rock Island 20 QND 49-Southeast 6 Springfield 45-Lanphier 8 Rochester 56-Lincoln 6 Havana 65-Rushville 28 Auburn 36-Pleasant Plains 19 Williamsville […]
Illinois Answers Project: Inside Illinois Jails
By Benjamin Cox on September 18, 2026 at 7:51pm
A new analysis by the Illinois Answers Project is examining inspections and unusual incidents at county jails across Illinois, including four jails serving the local area. You can read the full article and access the database of county jails at this link. The Morgan County Jail in Jacksonville, which has a capacity of 65, failed […]
Pleasant Plains Middle School named National Banner Unified Champion School for second 4-year term in a row
By Benjamin Cox on September 18, 2026 at 7:34pm
Pleasant Plains Middle School has been named a National Banner Unified Champion School for the 2025-to-2029 period, earning the distinction for the second consecutive four-year period. The recognition comes from Special Olympics Illinois and requires schools to meet ten standards focused on inclusive sports, student leadership and whole-school engagement. According to a press release, Pleasant […]
JSD 117 Officials address sex offender discovered near Early Years on Wednesday
By Benjamin Cox on September 18, 2026 at 7:26pm
Jacksonville District 117 Superintendent Steve Ptacek says the district has terminated a special arrangement that allowed a registered sex offender to bring his child to and from school under strict conditions. The issue came to public attention Wednesday after a social-media post alleged the individual was near the district’s Early Years building on Jordan Street […]
Crime of the Week: Burglary on East College
By Benjamin Cox on September 18, 2026 at 7:16pm
Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties are requesting information to assist the Jacksonville Police Department in an investigation into a recent burglary. Sometime within the previous two weeks: unknown individuals entered a property located in the 300 block of East College. Upon entry, the property was damaged and copper wire was removed The […]
Veith appears on video board in Times Square
By Benjamin Cox on September 18, 2026 at 7:15pm
A Jacksonville college student is getting some national attention in New York City. Lincoln Land Community College-Jacksonville says student Ella Veith was selected as a featured ambassador by the National Down Syndrome Society. Veith’s image appeared on a video screen in Times Square as part of the kickoff to the 2026 Buddy Walk in New […]
Two Women Most Wanted
By Gary Scott on September 18, 2026 at 11:16am
Two women are highlighted on the most wanted posting by Morgan-Cass-Scott Crimestoppers. One of the two is 27-year-old Samantha Holmes. She is wanted for burglary and driving with a suspended license. She is also wanted in Sangamon and Macon counties. Holmes is a white female who weighs 130 pounds, and stands 5-2. She has long […]
District 117 hears from 2 families on proposed boundary changes for Murrayville-Woodson
By Benjamin Cox on September 17, 2026 at 6:42am
The Jacksonville School District 117 Board of Education heard from two families Wednesday night as it continued discussing a proposed change to elementary school attendance boundaries. The proposal would move the northern boundary of Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School north to the southern border of Interstate 72. District officials say the change could help alleviate crowding at […]
Walk-Bike Lane on Westgate?
By Gary Scott on September 17, 2026 at 12:57am
Jacksonville is considering painting in a lane on a west side street to help bikers, runners and pedestrians. The matter was brought up at the Jacksonville city council meeting Monday night. Mayor Andy Ezard says the lane would be set up along Westgate north to Jacksonville Memorial Hospital. The mayor says plenty of people make […]
Dubois Gets Prison
By Gary Scott on September 16, 2026 at 5:20pm
A Roodhouse man has been sentenced to prison on drug charges in Greene County court. 27-year-old Mathew Dubois pleaded guilty today to three separate felony cases, and was given 4 years in prison. Judge Zachary Schmidt ordered one four year sentence for aggravated battery, and three, three year sentences for aggravated assault of […]