Two Men Sentenced In Pike County Court Earlier This Month
By Benjamin Cox on December 20, 2023 at 3:44pm
wo men received dispositions in cases in Pike County Circuit Court earlier this month. 19-year old Bryar A. DeJaynes of Milton was sentenced to 2 years probation, 30 hours of community service, and ordered to pay an undisclosed county fine. DeJaynes was arrested by Pike County Sheriff’s Deputies on the afternoon of September 9th in […]
Springfield Plastics Donates More Than $153,000 to Simmons Cancer Institute
By Benjamin Cox on December 20, 2023 at 3:41pm
An Auburn business recently made another major donation to regional cancer research and treatment. Springfield Plastics in Auburn presented the Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU in Springfield with a check for over $153,000 on Friday. The donation is from Springfield Plastic’s annual Drain For A Cure campaign. In the 10 years since its inception, Springfield […]
Acree Defense Says Self-Defense in 2020 Schofield Murder, Attempting to Proffer Character Testimony in Case
By Benjamin Cox on December 20, 2023 at 5:41am
A three-year old murder trial continues to inch closer to movement in Morgan County Circuit Court. 38-year old Kenneth J. Acree of Murrayville was in court for a pretrial motion hearing on Friday. Acree is charged with 3 counts of first-degree murder and a count of concealment of a homicidal death in the shooting death […]
Morgan Co. Commissioners Approve Tax Levies, MFT Funds Appropriations for FY24
By Benjamin Cox on December 20, 2023 at 5:25am
The Morgan County Commissioners approve a number of financial actions on Monday morning. In the commissioners’ first order of business, they approved the 8% increase to the county’s tax levy as well as an increase to $3,000 for Marnico Village’s tax levy for next year. The commissioners received no opposition at their truth-in-taxation hearing earlier […]
Carriage Rides Return as Downtown Hits Final Stretch of Holiday Shopping Season
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 19, 2023 at 4:14pm
Holiday shoppers wanting a break from the hustle and bustle can take a break with a ride around the downtown square this weekend. Horse-drawn carriage rides are returning to downtown Jacksonville this Thursday through Saturday. The rides are being provided by Scott Robinson of Robinson Farms. Jacksonville Main Street Executive Director, Judy Tighe says carriage […]
Preliminary Autopsy Results Confirm Ashland/Philadelphia Victims Died Due to Gunshot Wounds, Surviving Victim Remains in ICU
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 19, 2023 at 3:12pm
The surviving victim of a pair of shootings in Cass County last week remains hospitalized. Cass County Sheriff and County Coroner, Devron Ohrn released an update this afternoon on the shootings that left three people dead and one critically injured in Ashland and the Philadelphia township last week. Officers responded to a home in rural […]
Jacksonville Man Charged in Connection to Fatal Pedestrian vs. Vehicle Crash
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 19, 2023 at 11:39am
More information including the identity of the victim has become available on a fatal pedestrian versus vehicle crash from last night. According to an update by the Jacksonville Police Department this morning, at approximately 5:30 last night, police and EMS responded to the intersection of Dunlap Court and West College Avenue for a report of […]
City’s Water Rates Increasing Slightly in 2024
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 19, 2023 at 10:46am
Water rates are going up in Jacksonville, but not by much according to officials. The Jacksonville City Council approved the 2024 Municipal Utility Department’s 2024 budget along with an increase in the water rates during regular session last week. The increase comes a year after the city approved a hike in the rates last December, […]
Memorial Health Restricting Visitors Due to Uptick in Respiratory Illnesses
By Benjamin Cox on December 19, 2023 at 10:16am
Jacksonville and Springfield Memorial Hospital have implemented temporary visitor restrictions to curb the spread of respiratory illnesses. Memorial Health says they are following the Illinois Department of Public Health’s recommendations to place temporary visitor restrictions due to a statewide increase in respiratory illnesses that include RSV, the flu, and Covid-19. The restrictions will not apply […]
Identity of Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Crash Victim Released
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 19, 2023 at 10:07am
The identity of a Jacksonville woman who was killed in a vehicle versus a pedestrian Monday evening. According to a press release by Morgan County Coroner Marcy Patterson this morning, 58-year-old Melinda Heaser of Jacksonville was pronounced deceased at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital last night. At approximately 5:30 last night, Jacksonville Police, Jacksonville Fire Rescue, and […]