Three Arrested For Four-Wheeler Thefts in Jersey County
By Benjamin Cox on September 9, 2023 at 7:37am
Two people from Jerseyville and one from Alton were arrested this week after a multi-county investigation into stolen four-wheelers. According to a press release from the Jersey County Sheriff’s Department, on Wednesday morning, Jersey County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of two men near a four-wheeler believed to have run out of gas in […]
One Person Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash on West Walnut
By Benjamin Cox on September 9, 2023 at 7:23am
A juvenile was cited and one person was injured after a two-vehicle crash on the city’s north end last night. Reports of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of West Walnut and North West Street were reported just after 7 o’clock last night. According to a Jacksonville Police report, a vehicle driven by a 16-year […]
Pedestrian Injured After Walking Into Traffic on West Morton
By Benjamin Cox on September 9, 2023 at 7:20am
A pedestrian was struck by vehicle after an apparent mental health episode on West Morton Avenue last night. A caller advised West Central Joint Dispatch at 11:15PM last night that her son was having a mental health break down and was wandering in traffic in the 1800 block of West Morton Avenue. She advised that […]
Square Payment Services and CashApp Outages Resolved, Updates Are Forthcoming
By Benjamin Cox on September 8, 2023 at 3:37pm
Payment services Square and Cash App say their services are back up and running after users reported issues accessing their accounts and processing payments yesterday. A nationwide outage for both systems were reported and confirmed by both services yesterday afternoon. The companies, both owned by Block Inc., have kept users updated on the status of […]
Jacksonville Suicide Prevention Group Offering Support, Remembrance at Walk Out of the Darkness Event
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 8, 2023 at 3:12pm
Victims of suicide along with those left behind will be the focus of an evening of remembrance and hope next week. Monday is the start of National Suicide Awareness Week and the Jacksonville group S.T.A.R.S. for Suicide Prevention is hosting its annual Walk Out of the Darkness event on the Central Park Plaza in downtown […]
Juvenile Arrested at Football Game Thursday
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 8, 2023 at 2:51pm
A juvenile was arrested at an area football game last night. Jacksonville Police responded to the Kraushaar-Rosenburger Field located at 315 West Walnut Street at approximately 9:00 p.m. Thursday. According to a police report, a caller to West Central Joint Dispatchers said their daughter had been assaulted at the football game. Subsequent to arrival and […]
Alexander Man Arrested After Crash While Pursuing Ex
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 8, 2023 at 2:47pm
One person was arrested yesterday afternoon after a late-night pursuit of an unrequited love interest led to a hit-and-run incident. According to a report by the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to an area near Highway 123 and Old State Road just after midnight Thursday morning, after a complainant told dispatchers that her ex-boyfriend […]
No Injures in Pair of Jacksonville Traffic Crashes Thursday
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 8, 2023 at 2:45pm
No one was injured in a pair of traffic crashes in Jacksonville yesterday. Police responded to a call of a two-vehicle crash in the 1400 block of West Lafayette just after 8:00 a.m. Thursday. According to police reports, a vehicle driven by 22-year-old Emily J. Tweedy of that vicinity was pulling out of a driveway […]
Roodhouse, Winchester Mourn Civic Leaders
By Benjamin Cox on September 8, 2023 at 12:32pm
The Cities of Roodhouse and Winchester are mourning a pair of civic leaders who passed away this week. In Winchester, Lawrence Coultas passed away on Tuesday night in Springfield. Coultas attended Winchester schools before later graduating from Illinois College and Western Illinois University. Coultas was a math teacher at Winchester and Jacksonville among other West […]
Jacksonville Tourism Numbers Set Records in 2022
By Benjamin Cox on September 8, 2023 at 9:45am
Jacksonville’s 2022 tourism numbers are in – and they are at a new record. Jacksonville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Brittany Henry says the area is experiencing a historic peak in the local tourism economy: “We have it a historic peak in visitor expenditures in the Jacksonville area, and I think that is […]