Pathway’s Bow-Wow Bits A Success
By Benjamin Cox on January 15, 2024 at 9:05am
Jacksonville has a new dog treat maker, providing jobs and funds for services to those with disabilities in the community. Pathway Services Program Services Director Michael Elmore says that there were some hoops to jump through before they got the Bow-Wow Bits venture off the ground: “The executive director, Ryan Dowd, actually gave me the […]
Bluff Springs Garage Total Loss After Early Sunday Fire
By Benjamin Cox on January 15, 2024 at 8:03am
The Beardstown Volunteer Fire Department battled a garage fire and the elements early yesterday morning. According to a report posted by the department, shortly after 7:30AM, the Beardstown Fire Department was called to a residence in Bluff Springs for a detached garage on fire. Temperatures at the time were estimated be around -8. The garage […]
Man Cited After Striking Utility Pole on Sunday
By Benjamin Cox on January 15, 2024 at 8:00am
South Jacksonville and Jacksonville Police made one arrest early Sunday morning. Both departments were dispatched after a vehicle was reported to have struck a utility pole in the 200 block of West Michigan Avenue just after 3:30AM. According to a police report, a vehicle driven by 27-year old Kenneth D. Savage of the 200 block […]
Evans Crowned Miss IL County Fair Queen 2024
By Benjamin Cox on January 15, 2024 at 7:55am
Morgan County residents cleaned up at the Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant and Talent Competition over the weekend. Jacksonville native and Routt Catholic High School graduate, 19-year old Natalie Evans was crowned the 2024 Miss Illinois County Fair in Springfield last night. Evans will now represent all Illinois county fairs this coming summer on behalf […]
Prairieland United Way Running Behind Last Year’s Total
By Benjamin Cox on January 15, 2024 at 5:46am
The Prairieland United Way’s annual campaign is reaching the home stretch. Executive Director Karen Walker says that campaign is short of 70% of its goal with just a little over a month to go: “We have until the end of February, but we are making strides on that. We are not quite at 70% to […]
Jacksonville Battling with Ambulance, EMT Shortage; Consultant Being Hired to Pose Solution
By Benjamin Cox on January 14, 2024 at 9:32pm
The City of Jacksonville has an ambulance shortage problem. In September, the City of Jacksonville ambulance commission reconvened for the first time since 2018 to discuss ongoing issues with having enough ambulances to answer emergency medical calls in the city. The last time the municipal ambulance commission met was over the swift departure of American […]
Sen. Tracy Introduces Right to Repair Bill of Rights Legislation
By Benjamin Cox on January 14, 2024 at 9:15pm
State Senator Jil Tracy has introduced a bill that would provide farmers the ability to fix their own equipment. Multinational farm equipment manufacturers often have imposed severe restrictions on who can repair the products they sell. John Deere signed a memorandum of understanding last year with the American Farm Bureau Federation to give farmers the […]
John Wood Community College, 5 Regional Manufacturers Partner to Launch IL’s First FAME Chapter
By Benjamin Cox on January 14, 2024 at 9:14pm
John Wood Community College has partnered with 5 regional employers to launch Illinois’s first Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education chapter. The official launch was made on Thursday at the college’s campus in Quincy. The Great River FAME chapter will include the Great River Economic Development Foundation, DOT Foods, Gardner Denver, General Mills, Knapheide Manufacturing, and […]
Federal Judge Refuses McCann’s Motion to Further Delay Wire Fraud, Money Laundering Trial
By Benjamin Cox on January 12, 2024 at 1:53pm
The trial for a former state senator and one-time gubernatorial candidate will proceed next month despite his attempts to delay the trial this week. Federal Judge Colleen Lawless denied Sam McCann’s filing to continue his trial for 60 days on Wednesday. McCann had filed a motion to continue earlier in the week asking for more […]
Officer & Suspect’s Name Released in Quincy Shooting from Thursday
By Benjamin Cox on January 12, 2024 at 1:50pm
Quincy officials have released the name of an officer who was wounded and the deceased suspect after a gunfire exchange at a Quincy residence on Thursday morning. Quincy Police Chief Adam Yates told Quincy media outlets today that 25-year police department veteran officer Matt Hermsmeier was wounded in the right upper arm in an exchange […]