Second Class of Morgan Co. Marvels Announced
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 31, 2025 at 8:02am
The next class of honorees in the 2025 Morgan County Marvels series has been announced. Morgan County Marvels is a program created by the Jacksonville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau that aims to celebrate exceptional individuals and businesses whose work and passion make a positive impact in the Jacksonville area. Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive […]
Doss Honored as 25 IL Women Veteran Leaders of 2025
By Benjamin Cox on March 31, 2025 at 7:47am
The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and the USDVA Women’s Health Department will be honoring one of Jacksonville’s own today. U.S. Army Veteran and Amvets Department of Illinois Commander Laura Doss has been named one of IDVA’s 25 Illinois Women Veterans Leaders of 2025. Doss will be awarded the honor at Malcolm X College in […]
Woman Saved in Batchtown Fire
By Benjamin Cox on March 31, 2025 at 7:21am
Calhoun County area firefighters saved a woman’s life on Wednesday during a structure fire in the village of Batchtown. According to a press release from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, shortly before 2PM on Wednesday, West Central 911 Dispatch notified emergency units and first responders in Calhoun County of a structure fire in the 100 […]
Crime of the Week: Burglary From Vacant Building on East Beecher
By Benjamin Cox on March 31, 2025 at 7:19am
Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott, and Cass Counties are seeking information to assist the Jacksonville Police in their investigation of a recent burglary. Sometime between February 1st and last Friday, unknown individuals broke into a vacant building in the 600 block of East Beecher in Jacksonville and took a Ryobi 1800 Generator. The police are […]
City Hall in Virginia is Vacant Ahead of Tuesday’s Election
By Benjamin Cox on March 31, 2025 at 7:18am
The City of Virginia has no acting mayor or any personnel in its offices. The Cass County Star Gazette reports that at the March 10th Virginia City Council meeting Mayor Randy McClure had City Clerk Ashley Cox read a prepared statement prior to reading a resignation letter and then exiting the chambers. McClure’s letter lashed […]
2025 Annual Chamber of Commerce Awards Announced
By Benjamin Cox on March 31, 2025 at 7:16am
The Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Meeting at the Jacksonville Country Club last night. Four annual awards were announced at the meeting. The Chamber posthumously recognized Bob Chipman as its Circle of Excellence recipient. In order to receive the Circle of Excellence recognition, the nominee must be retired from an active Chamber […]
Man’s Body Found in Home on West Railroad Street
By Benjamin Cox on March 30, 2025 at 2:03pm
Jacksonville Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a man found unresponsive in a home on West Railroad Street early Sunday morning. According to a press release from the Morgan County Coroner’s Office, at approximately 2:40AM Sunday officers from the Jacksonville Police Department responded to a residence located on West Railroad. Upon arrival, officers discovered an […]
Scott County Man Charged With Dissemination of Child Pornography
By Benjamin Cox on March 28, 2025 at 7:35pm
The Illinois Attorney General’s Office has announced the arrest of a Scott County man for allegedly producing and disseminating child sex abuse material. The Attorney General’s office has charged 27-year old Bobby H. Xiong of Bluffs in Greene County Circuit Court with three counts of dissemination of child pornography, Class X felonies punishable by up […]
Man Sentenced For Burglary at Main Street Office in May 2024
By Benjamin Cox on March 27, 2025 at 5:03pm
A convicted drug felon is heading back to prison on multiple charges after a plea deal on Tuesday in Morgan County Circuit Court. 43-year old Shawn M. Johnson, listed as homeless and formerly of Jerseyville, pleaded guilty to burglary and possession of methamphetamine less than 5 grams. Johnson’s criminal history in Jacksonville dates back to […]
Morgan Co. Health Dept.: “Business As Usual” Despite Federal Cuts
By Benjamin Cox on March 27, 2025 at 8:51am
Members of the Morgan County Health Department say they are carrying on as normal in the face of cuts of millions of dollars to state health departments’ funding by the federal government. Reuters reports the U.S. Department of Public Health and Human Services canceled around $12 billion in federal grants to states that were allocated […]