Decommission Ceremony of Springfield Lutheran High School Building Set For Saturday
By Benjamin Cox on November 1, 2023 at 7:22am
Past and present Springfield Lutheran High School students are being invited to a special decommissioning service this Saturday to the school building on West Washington Street in Springfield. Reverend James Stuenkel will lead the service at the school building, located at 3500 West Washington Street, with a worship service celebrating the school’s decades of use […]
Our Saviour Family Fun Festival Proceeds Distributed to OSS/RCHS
By Benjamin Cox on November 1, 2023 at 7:16am
Our Saviour School and Routt Catholic High School were each recipients of $8,500 from the 2023 Family Fun Festival committee yesterday. The annual Family Fun Festival is a weekend-long event filled with activities, trivia, food, children’s games, movies, a fundraising auction, live entertainment, and is culminated by the annual Dreams drawing. This year’s co-chairs Kelci […]
Budzinski Accepting U.S. Service Academy Applications
By Benjamin Cox on November 1, 2023 at 6:26am
13th District Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski is currently accepting applications from high school students for nominations to a U.S. Service Academy for Fall 2024. The deadline for applications will be November 17th at 5PM. Budzinski has the opportunity to nominate up to ten qualified high school students from Central and Southern Illinois for attendance at four […]
Roodhouse Utilities Getting Cut of Lawsuit Settlement With Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
By Benjamin Cox on November 1, 2023 at 6:24am
The City of Roodhouse may get a refund on their natural gas service lawsuit three years in the making. Roodhouse was one of a number municipalities who filed suit when their rates were raised by 400% in 2020. Since that time, Panhandle has continued to collect the higher rate but has been depositing the profits […]
Construction Flagger Escapes Major Injury In Vehicle Near-Miss Near Rockbridge
By Benjamin Cox on November 1, 2023 at 6:23am
An IDOT worker had a near miss with a vehicle near Rockbridge just over a week ago. The Illinois State Police report that on Friday October 20th just after 11AM on Illinois 267 near North Street in Rockbridge, troopers responded to a single-vehicle collision with a construction flagger. According to the report, the unidentified vehicle […]
Davidsmeyer Announces Second Photography Contest Winner
By Benjamin Cox on November 1, 2023 at 5:05am
State Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer has announced the second winner to his 100th District photo contest. A photograph of wheat soaking up the sun, ready for harvest taken by Brenda Reif-Ranger of Eldred was the winner. The photograph will be displayed in Davidsmeyer’s Capitol office in Springfield. The second-round runner-up winner, Julie Sellers of Winchester will […]
Two Arrested For Theft from ATM at Barry Travel Stop
By Benjamin Cox on October 30, 2023 at 10:57am
Two people were arrested in Pike County were arrested less than two weeks ago in Pike County after a theft from an ATM at a gas station. On October 19th, the Pike County Sheriff’s Department received a complaint of a theft from the Barry Travel Plaza advising someone had broken into and took the money […]
Greene Co. Health Dept. Gets IDPH Grant For Youth Mental Health Services
By Benjamin Cox on October 28, 2023 at 8:58am
The Greene County Health Department is receiving a portion of nearly $9 million in funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health to focus on youth mental health services. Greene County Health Department Director Molly Peters says that the health department is going to spread their portion of the funding between two schools in the […]
Local Unemployment Rate Rise Levels Off in September
By Benjamin Cox on October 28, 2023 at 8:34am
The area unemployment rate held steady in the month of September. Morgan County held steady at 4.6% for the second consecutive month. Cass County also remained at 4.8% for the second month in a row. Greene County saw the biggest decrease over the last two months, dropping 2-tenths of a point from 5% in July […]
Tracy Seeking Local Veteran Stories for Wall of Honor Display at the Capitol
By Benjamin Cox on October 28, 2023 at 8:33am
State Senator Jil Tracy is asking for the public’s help to honor local veterans at the Capitol on Veteran’s Day. The Illinois Senate Republican Caucus is once again hosting their annual Veterans Day Wall of Honor display at the Statehouse, from Nov. 7 to Nov. 20. The memorial will feature a large electronic display of […]