~Nois Sax Quarter To Entertain For I.C. Fine Arts Series on Sunday Afternoon
By Benjamin Cox on November 18, 2023 at 8:50am
The Illinois College Fine Arts Series welcomes a special modern classical quartet to the Fine Arts Series this weekend. ~Nois, a well-traveled saxophone quartet based in Chicago, Illinois will perform starting at 3PM on Sunday at Rammelkamp Chapel. Tim Kramer, musical professor emeritus at I.C. Has a special connection to the group, as both are […]
Local Volunteer Fire Departments Receive Grants For Equipment From Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau
By Benjamin Cox on November 18, 2023 at 8:42am
Four area volunteer fire departments were recently on the receiving end of donations from the Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau. As a part of the 3rd annual Agriculture and Rural Fire Protection grant program, Beardstown, Franklin, South Jacksonville and Virginia all received grants. Franklin received $4,240 to put toward the purchase of jacks, a Sawzall and accessories, […]
Sequoia Drive Plat Never Filed Leads to Some of the Delays in South Jacksonville Cell Tower Easements
By Benjamin Cox on November 18, 2023 at 6:19am
A land document created more than twenty years ago for the Village of South Jacksonville that was never filed at the Morgan County Courthouse is holding up a major project. The Village of South Jacksonville administration has been arguing over 4 separate easements that are being asked for by AT&T to construct a cell phone […]
Child Taken to Hospital After Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole
By Benjamin Cox on November 18, 2023 at 5:57am
One person was cited and another was injured after a vehicle struck a utility pole in Jacksonville yesterday morning. Jacksonville Police and LifeStar EMS were called to the corner of the 500 block of South Diamond at Anna Street at 8 o’clock yesterday morning for a vehicle crash with injuries with a power line down […]
Metro East Man Arrested in Jerseyville After Multi-County Pursuit
By Benjamin Cox on November 17, 2023 at 1:15pm
A Randolph County man was arrested in Carrollton early Saturday morning after a chase with police. 46-year old Jermaine M. Moffitt of Evansville, Illinois was cited by Carrollton & Jerseyville Police for illegal transportation of alcohol, aggravated driving under the influence, aggravated fleeing or eluding police, aggravated battery to a peace officer, criminal damage to […]
Few Details Released in IL-125 Head-On Collision
By Benjamin Cox on November 17, 2023 at 12:59pm
One person was taken to a Springfield-area hospital after a two-vehicle head-on collision on Illinois Route 125 just northwest of Farmingdale. According to an Illinois State Police report, at approximately 4:30 yesterday afternoon, troopers responded to Illinois Route 125 at Parkes Kinner Road, about a mile northwest of Farmingdale. According to the report, a green […]
Shoppers Reminded to Shop Local as Pinkmas and Santa Stroll Kick Off Holiday Shopping this Weekend
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 17, 2023 at 12:19pm
Shoppers in the Jacksonville area are reminded to shop local as the holiday shopping season heats up. Black Friday savings start a week early today and tomorrow as downtown businesses host the second annual Pinkmas to help shoppers kick off the season by shopping small businesses first. The event, presented by the downtown business group, […]
Griggsville Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
By Benjamin Cox on November 16, 2023 at 4:25pm
A Griggsville man arrested by the Pike County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois Attorney General’s Crimes Against Children Task Force, and Illinois State Police in September on multiple child pornography charges has been sentenced to prison. 39-year old Adrian Cienega-Davila of Griggsville was arrested on September 13th at a residence in the 300 block of Chestnut Street […]
Crime of the Week: Sunday Pine Street Shots Fired Incident
By Benjamin Cox on November 16, 2023 at 1:19pm
The Morgan-Scott-Cass Crime Stoppers are seeking information on a recent shots fired incident in the City of Jacksonville. At 1:45PM this past Sunday, Jacksonville Police responded to a shots fired incident near the vicinity of Pine and Freedman Streets. The shots were witnessed as coming from a small silver sedan. A residence in the 400 […]
Beardstown Fire Officials Investigating Evergreen Acres Fire
By Benjamin Cox on November 16, 2023 at 1:16pm
The Beardstown Volunteer Fire Department is investigating a residential fire that occurred this past Friday. According to the Cass County Star Gazette, the Beardstown and Arenzville Fire Departments responded to a structure fire on Shady Oak Lane at 7AM on Friday. The home is located in the Evergreen Acres subdivision, about 1 mile east of […]