Co-defendant in Carrollton burglary cases receives county jail sentence, probation
By Benjamin Cox on December 17, 2025 at 7:42am
A Carrollton man who was a co-defendant in a group of Carrollton break-ins received a probation sentence in Greene County Circuit Court on Monday. Brody P. Winters, 19, of Carrollton, pleaded guilty to Class 2 felony burglary and two counts of Class 3 felony theft of property between $500-$10,000. Winters was arrested along with Tyler […]
State Files Legal Notice for JDC
By Gary Scott on December 16, 2025 at 10:38am
The state has filed a legal notice in what may be the first serious step to tear down buildings that housed the former Jacksonville Developmental Center. The notice is in today’s Jacksonville Journal Courier. Central Management Services anticipates filing a future permit for the work around the JDC grounds through the Surplus to Success program. […]
Benefit Planned for Victims of New Berlin House Fire
By Harold Smith on December 16, 2025 at 7:06am
The New Berlin community is rallying around a local couple whose residence was destroyed by fire over the weekend. The structure fire Saturday on Illinois Street in New Berlin claimed the home of Pat and Marjorie Reedich. Marjorie is a member of the New Berlin-Island Grove Fire and EMS squad, which was one of the […]
Jacksonville Council Hears from Businesses about the “20-percent”
By Gary Scott on December 16, 2025 at 6:51am
The Jacksonville City Council last night for the first time at a full council meeting heard from another side of the discussion about possible solutions for the homeless in the city…downtown business people. Six businesses were heard from following a workshop session. All six say they have helped the homeless at one time or another. […]
Winchester Family Burned out of Home-Young Hero Emerges
By Gary Scott on December 15, 2025 at 11:23am
A Winchester family is scrambling to replace items lost in a house fire in Winchester early yesterday morning. Winchester fire chief Brian Taylor says the call came in about 6:45 to a mobile home on Lewis Street. It is the home of Darryl and Abby Thompson. Taylor says fire was poking through the roof when […]
South Jax Fire Protection Referendum on the Ballot
By Gary Scott on December 15, 2025 at 11:15am
The South Jacksonville fire chief admits the hard work begins now after a brief hearing in Morgan County court this morning on a fire protection district ballot question. There was no objection to the petition to put a South Jacksonville Fire Protection District on the ballot for the March primary. South Jacksonville fire chief Rich […]
Schuyler County Deputies Arrest Jacksonville Man on Thursday Wanted in Three Counties
By Benjamin Cox on December 14, 2025 at 10:07pm
Schuyler County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Jacksonville man on multiple outstanding warrants spanning three Illinois counties on Thursday. According to the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office, deputies took John P. Baker, 47, of Jacksonville, into custody on Dec. 11. Baker is wanted on active warrants from Cass, Morgan, and Pike counties and remains lodged at the […]
New year’s Eve Joke Show returns
By Gary Scott on December 12, 2025 at 6:27am
The New Year’s Eve Joke Show returns to Jacksonville this month. It will start at 5 PM on New Year’s Eve at K’s Creek on Sandusky Road. Keith Bradbury says his late brother, Ken set this up years ago to give himself something to do. While at it, Keith says Ken wanted the proceeds to […]
Out of State Man given time served for Cannabis Possession
By Gary Scott on December 10, 2025 at 10:07am
A California man arrested in a traffic stop drug bust on I 72 near the Ashland Alexander exit in August of last year was sentenced to time served in Morgan County court yesterday. 21-year-old Jose Meza of Fresno, California was arrested initially for felony counts of meth trafficking, possession of meth and possession with intent […]
Pike County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Sextortion Threat
By Harold Smith on December 9, 2025 at 9:37am
An area law enforcement agency has issued a warning about a rising threat to children and teenagers. It’s called sextortion, and Pike County Chief Deputy Sheriff Zack Orr is urging parents, guardians and educators to take steps to protect children from a rising wave of online sextortion cases impacting minors across the country. Orr says […]