Equip For Equality Attorneys Holding Office Hours at Jacksonville Library for Garrison School Parents, Students This Week
By Benjamin Cox on October 16, 2023 at 6:46am
An area law firm working on behalf of a human rights advocacy group will be in Jacksonville next week to talk to parents and students at Garrison School. The Journal Courier reports that Equip for Equality is sending attorneys specializing in the rights of students with disabilities to the Jacksonville Public Library. Representatives of Latham […]
EF-1 Tornado Confirmed to Have Touched Down in Southern Brown County on Friday
By Benjamin Cox on October 15, 2023 at 5:31pm
The National Weather Service in St. Louis has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down briefly in southern Brown County on Friday evening. Multiple reports say that the tornado touched down approximately for 2 minutes – from 6:08 to 6:10PM on Friday about 5 miles southeast of Mt. Sterling. The tornado packed maximum winds of […]
Approximately 800 Without Power in Jacksonville
By Benjamin Cox on October 15, 2023 at 9:18am
Portions of Jacksonville’s north and west sides this morning are without power. Power outages began getting reported at approximately 4:30 this morning. Ameren-Illinois representatives have not determined the cause of the outages. There is not yet a time for restoration on the outages. Follow Ameren’s Outage Map here and sign-up for real-time updates. We will […]
Jacksonville Food Center Receives Large Donation from Hy-Vee Following County Market Purchase
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 15, 2023 at 7:45am
An area non-profit’s new location is filled to the brim with food after Jacksonville’s newest retailer made a hefty donation this week. The Jacksonville Area Community Food Center moved into a much larger space nearly six weeks ago and is already overflowing after Hy-Vee officials called earlier this week. Food Center Administrator Melissa Hall says […]
18 year Old Killed, Two Injured in Northwestern Sangamon County Crash
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 14, 2023 at 9:21am
A Menard County man was killed in a multi-vehicle accident in northwest Sangamon County Friday. Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputies deputies responded to a report of a three-vehicle crash in the 4500 block of North Walnut Road, just south of the Sangamon River bridge at approximately 1:15 pm yesterday. The caller advised dispatchers that one of […]
Wood Announces Candidacy for County Commissioner
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 13, 2023 at 3:45pm
Another area resident is tossing his hat in the ring for a seat on the Morgan County Board. Donny “Racer” Wood of Jacksonville announced his candidacy for the open commissioner’s seat in next year’s election. An alum of Jacksonville High School, Wood has owned and operated Wood Wheels on West Morton Avenue for more than […]
Morgan County Clerk Asking Residents to Check Voter Registration Cards
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 13, 2023 at 11:17am
The Morgan County Clerk updated the County Board on the process of sending out new voter registration cards ahead of the 2024 election this week. During the County Commissioner’s meeting Tuesday morning, County Clerk Jill Waggener said the process of mailing the new cards is going well. By the time all cards are mailed out, […]
South Jacksonville P.D. Adds Drug Take Back Box to Lobby
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 13, 2023 at 11:02am
Area residents who are sitting on unused prescription medicines now have another option for disposing of them. The South Jacksonville Police Department recently installed a drug take-back box in the department’s lobby. South Jacksonville Chief of Police Eric Hansell says the drug drop-off box is a program through Inmar Intelligence that came at no cost […]
Budzinski Pushing for Israel Aid, Working to Bring Central Illinois Natives Back To U.S.
By Benjamin Cox on October 13, 2023 at 7:57am
13th District Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski is pushing for Congressional action to provide additional resources to Israel and bring American citizens back to the U.S. The White House said yesterday that 27 Americans have been confirmed killed as a result of the unfolding violence in Israel. 14 Americans are also currently unaccounted for. The White House […]
Investigation Into Heinz Funeral Home Continues to Grow in Size
By Benjamin Cox on October 13, 2023 at 7:52am
The Heinz Funeral Home investigation into mishandled cremains continues to expand. WICS Newschannel 20 reported yesterday that Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon has confirmed cases of wrong cremains returned to families in Morgan, Cass, Greene, Montgomery, Macoupin, and Sangamon counties amounting to about 70 families. The report says that Illinois State Police’s Division of Criminal […]