Home and Garage Burn on Western Edge of White Hall on Saturday
By Benjamin Cox on November 27, 2023 at 9:40am
Multiple fire departments in Greene County responded to a structure fire on Saturday night that resulted in one family pet perishing in the fire. The White Hall Fire Department was paged out to a garage fire a little after 9PM Saturday at a residence in the 700 block of West Bridgeport Street, near White Hall’s […]
Roodhouse Fire Protection Toy Drive Continues 48-year Tradition
By Benjamin Cox on November 27, 2023 at 9:35am
The Roodhouse Fire Department will continue the long tradition of providing toys this Christmas to needy children in the city. Fire Chief Terry Hopkins says the fire department has held their annual toy drive in the city since 1975. Hopkins says any adult in the Roodhouse Fire Protection District that has a needy child this […]
Christmas Ceremony Remembering Vietnam MIA/POW to be Held at Oak Ridge Monument
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 25, 2023 at 3:00pm
A special remembrance ceremony for veterans of the Vietnam War will be held in Springfield next weekend. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will host the annual Christmas Remembrance Ceremony for Illinois soldiers listed as prisoners of war or missing in action (POW/MIA) during the Vietnam War on Saturday, December 2nd. The ceremony will […]
Kilver Placed In Special Assignments Role For Pikeland; Search Is On For New Superintendent
By Benjamin Cox on November 25, 2023 at 7:04am
The Pikeland School District Board of Education has recently reassigned their outgoing superintendent’s duties. The Pike Press reports that by mutual agreement the Pikeland School Board and Dr. Carol Kilver have agreed to move Kilver to a certified position performing special projects and duties as assigned by the board until her official retirement on June […]
North Greene Area Gets In Early Holiday Spirit This Weekend
By Benjamin Cox on November 25, 2023 at 7:02am
The North Greene area will be in the Christmas spirit this weekend. The White Hall Lions Club is hosting the 19th annual Hometown Christmas today. Festivities kick off at 9AM in Whiteside Park. White Hall Lions’ President Lindsey Coultas says it will be a busy day full of Christmas giveaways and vendors: “We are starting […]
Carlinville Historical Author Releasing Morgan County History Reader
By Benjamin Cox on November 25, 2023 at 6:53am
A well-known local historical author is releasing a collection of articles in a book all about Morgan County in December. Writer Tom Emery of Carlinville is releasing “The Morgan County History Reader,” which will celebrate the county’s bicentennial in a 320-page book of illustrations, pictures, and articles on the county’s vast array of historical moments […]
Pizza Records Sees Good Turnout For Second Record Store Day Event
By Benjamin Cox on November 25, 2023 at 6:43am
Jacksonville’s lone record store kicked out the jams for Black Friday and for its second Record Store Day event. The inaugural nationwide Record Store Day was first held in 2007. Jacksonville had outlets in the past, but Pizza Records’ owner Devin & Heather Smock brought the tradition back to Jacksonville this past year. The event […]
Suspicious Fire Hits Vacant Home on Roodhouse’s West Side
By Benjamin Cox on November 24, 2023 at 2:07pm
The Roodhouse Fire Department battled a suspicious fire this morning on the city’s west side. Roodhouse Fire Chief Terry Hopkins says that the home at 508 West Clay was fully involved when crews arrived shortly after 2 this morning: “It started in the garage. We got called right at 2AM. We were there until 5AM, […]
Ptacek: State Report Card Not Telling Full Story on JSD117
By Benjamin Cox on November 24, 2023 at 1:58pm
Jacksonville School District 117 Superintendent Steve Ptacek says some of the data released as a part of the State Board of Education’s annual report card isn’t providing the whole story to the public. The annual School Report Card showed District 117 as having a 68% graduation rate, well below the state average of 87%. The […]
Morgan State’s Attorney Says Appellate Prosecutor’s Contract Integral In Handling Timely Appeals
By Benjamin Cox on November 24, 2023 at 1:45pm
The Morgan County Commissioner approved the annual contract with the state’s Appellate Prosecutor Office on Monday. The new contract went up by $1,000 from the previous year to $15,000, which returns the annual contract to its pre-pandemic level. State’s Attorney Gray Noll says that the contract actually is a cost savings to the county’s taxpayers […]