Four Arrested & Charged in April For Alleged Residential Burglary in Mozier
By Benjamin Cox on August 21, 2023 at 1:17pm
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of 4 individuals in connection to an 8-month long investigation into an alleged residential burglary. Calhoun deputies received an initial report of a residential burglary at a residence in Mozier on January 21st. Sergeant Zach Hardin took the lead on the investigation and discovered that multiple items […]
Woman Struck In Face, Robbed on Road in rural Meredosia
By Benjamin Cox on August 21, 2023 at 7:56am
Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating an armed robbery that took place in Meredosia on Friday evening. Deputies were called to Beauchamp Lane just off Illinois Route 100 shortly after quarter after 5 in the evening. The female complainant told police that a red Ford pick-up truck had passed her on Beauchamp Lane before she […]
Area Restaurants, Bars Land B2B Grants; Performance Arts Set to Be Named in Next Round
By Benjamin Cox on August 21, 2023 at 7:53am
Nearly a dozen businesses in West Central Illinois are getting some extra funds from the state in the form of Back to Business grants. The program is funded through the American Rescue Plan and focused largely on the hospitality industry in this round. Another round is expected to be released later this month for performing […]
McBride Spends Less Than A Day in DOC on DWS Conviction From Fatal 2020 Crash in Quincy
By Benjamin Cox on August 21, 2023 at 7:50am
A 39-year old Quincy woman who pleaded guilty to felony driving on a suspended or revoked license in a case where a Rushville grandmother and her three grandsons were killed spent less than a day in an Illinois Correctional facility this week. Quincy media outlets report that Natasha McBride was released the same day she […]
JPD Investigating Copper Theft from Vacant Home
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 19, 2023 at 7:45am
Jacksonville Police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred this week. Officers were called to the 800 block of Myrtle Street Thursday after a caller advised West Central Joint dispatchers their rental property had been broken into. After further investigation, police learned that sometime between 4:00 pm Tuesday and 4:00 pm Thursday of this week, […]
Fairchild To Headline Bluffs Community Picnic Tomorrow
By Benjamin Cox on August 18, 2023 at 7:01pm
The annual Bluffs Community Picnic kicks off tomorrow morning. The picnic kicks off with a parade through the downtown area, stepping off at 10AM. Following the parade, officials will open ceremonies at Lewis Park at 11AM with introductions of the Little Miss and Mister candidates. This year’s theme is “Denim & Diamonds.” Burgoo will be […]
More Information Released In Semi vs. Pedestrian Collision on I-72 Near South Jacksonville
By Benjamin Cox on August 18, 2023 at 6:59pm
More information has been released on a pedestrian versus commercial motor vehicle collision on Interstate 72 yesterday morning. Illinois State Police, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department, South Jacksonville Police, South Jacksonville Fire & Rescue, and LifeFlight responded to a pedestrian versus semi collision on I-72 at mile marker 63 near South Jacksonville at approximately 2:15 […]
No One Injured In Single Vehicle Rollover North of Carrollton
By Benjamin Cox on August 18, 2023 at 6:58pm
The Illinois State Police, Greene County Sheriff’s Department, Greene County EMS, and Carrollton Fire Department were dispatched to a single-vehicle rollover crash on the S-curve north of Carrollton on Route 67. The crash was called around 5:20 this morning. According to the Illinois State Police, the driver lost control of the vehicle for unknown reasons, […]
Search Warrants Lead to Arrest of New Canton Man on Drug, Ammunition Charges
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 18, 2023 at 3:34pm
A New Canton man was arrested on drug charges Thursday after Pike County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with assistance from the Illinois State Police and Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police executed a pair of court-authorized search warrants. At approximately 6:30 pm, the first warrant was executed in the 200 block of North Walnut Street […]
Child Sex Offender Arrested for Attending School Function in Pike Friday
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 18, 2023 at 3:17pm
A Pike County man was arrested this morning after police received a report of a known child sex offender at a school. According to a report by Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood this afternoon, at 10:08 am, 70-year-old Roy Lee Irick of Hull was taken into custody by Pike County Sheriff’s Deputies. The Pike County […]