Culbertson Opens New Walk-In Clinic in Beardstown
By Benjamin Cox on March 25, 2025 at 5:44am
Culbertson Clinics announced on Thursday they have opened a walk-in clinic in Beardstown. Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital expanded its healthcare offerings starting today by opening a Walk-In Clinic located inside Elmer Hugh Taylor Clinic in Beardstown, located at 100 West 15th Street. Heidi Greer, FNP-C will provide convenient treatment for acute, minor illnesses and […]
District 117 Loses Nearly $3 Million in Expected Revenue Due to PPRT Cuts from State
By Benjamin Cox on March 24, 2025 at 5:43am
Jacksonville School District 117 officials lost $3 million in expected revenue in February month, putting the district’s finances on alert. Superintendent Steve Ptacek says the answer lies with Personal Property Replacement Tax (PPRT) paid by the Illinois Department of Revenue: “We are looking at maybe getting 60% of what we got last year, and that’s […]
Motor Fuel Tax Project Bids Awarded for Morgan County, Highway Dept. To Begin Road Maintenance Next Month
By Benjamin Cox on March 24, 2025 at 5:27am
Members of the Morgan County Highway Department opened bids on March 7 for materials on the county’s Motor Fuel Tax Maintenance program. County Highway Engineer Matt Coultas told the Morgan County Commissioners in late February that the highway department and road districts are mostly focusing on maintenance of the county’s roads this year rather than […]
Jacksonville Man Arrested Friday For Illegal Use of Debit/Credit Cards
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 24, 2025 at 5:17am
A Jacksonville man was arrested by Jacksonville Police Friday night for citations of burglary and possession of another person’s debit/credit card. Officers responded to the Jiffi Stop Convenience Store in the 800 block of West Morton Avenue just before 1PM Friday to investigate reports of multiple illegal uses of a debit/credit card at the store. […]
Homeless Man Arrested For Link to Multiple Vehicle Burglaries on Friday
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 24, 2025 at 5:10am
A Jacksonville man who was wanted on active warrants was arrested on Friday afternoon by Jacksonville Police as a result of an investigation into a rash of vehicle burglaries. 43-year old Shawn M. Johnson, listed as homeless, was taken into custody by JPD officers in the 500 block of North Church Street at approximately 4:30PM […]
A-C Central FFA Student Recognized as 2025 State Proficiency Winner in Equine Science
By Benjamin Cox on March 23, 2025 at 1:56pm
An A-C Central High School senior has received top honors in FFA. Tara Taft was named as the State FFA Proficiency Winner in Equine Science Entrepreneurship. Taft is the president of the A-C Central FFA Chapter of the Illinois Association FFA. Illinois FFA recognizes students in forty-eight different areas based on their work-based learning, also […]
Springfield Man Arrested After High Speed Chase from Petersburg to Veterans Parkway
By Benjamin Cox on March 23, 2025 at 1:43pm
The Menard County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a Springfield man after a high speed chase through the Capital City’s west end on Saturday. According to a press release, at approximately 9:37PM on Saturday, a Menard County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol traveling on IL-123, east of Petersburg observed a vehicle rapidly approaching him […]
New Berlin Woman Killed in Hit & Run on I-72 Saturday Night
By Benjamin Cox on March 23, 2025 at 1:21pm
An unidentified 35-year old New Berlin woman was hit and killed walking along Interstate 72 on Saturday in an alleged hit and run incident. The Illinois State Police report that at approximately 11:13PM Saturday, troopers responded to milepost 82, just east of the eastbound New Berlin exit on I-72 after a reported two-unit, hit and […]
Garrison Group CEO: Jacksonville Going to do Great Things
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 22, 2025 at 10:30pm
The Jacksonville Area has a bright future says the head of a major Central Illinois real estate and property management group. David Plake, President and C.E.O. of The Garrison Group in Springfield says roughly two years ago they were contacted by a local broker who was helping a client with his second building purchase on […]
JDC Grounds Initial Focus of Moving Jacksonville Forward Committee
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 22, 2025 at 9:44pm
A new citizen’s committee hit the ground running during its first official meeting recently. The Moving Jacksonville Forward Citizen’s Committee met for the first time a week ago Thursday in the Commission Room at the Jacksonville Municipal Building. The committee was formed earlier this year with an aim to provide guidance from area citizens to […]