Jacksonville Grads Honored For Tops in the Nation on Crash Map Study
By Benjamin Cox on July 26, 2023 at 11:24am
Two Jacksonville High School graduates were honored by the Jacksonville School District 117 Board of Education last week for representing the school on a national scale. Rachel Lay and Grace Newman were seniors when they took first place in the ArcGIS Online Competition for U.S. High School and Middle School Students. The competition sponsored by […]
Mt. Sterling Man Arrested in Quincy For Sex Crimes Against A Juvenile in 2021 Sentenced
By Benjamin Cox on July 26, 2023 at 11:06am
A Mt. Sterling man will serve over a decade in prison for predatory criminal sexual assault of a juvenile. 38-year old Ryan D. Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13 back on July 5th. A second count was dropped per the plea agreement. […]
Quincy Woman To Submit Plea in Fatal 2020 Crash Case
By Benjamin Cox on July 25, 2023 at 4:16pm
A Quincy woman facing 4 counts of first-degree murder stemming from a Quincy car crash that killed a Rushville grandmother and her grandchildren in August 2020 has agreed to submit a plea. Muddy River News reports that 39-year old Natasha McBride appeared Monday morning in Adams County Circuit Court before Judge Tad Brenner. A 3-day […]
Pentecost Resigns As South Jacksonville Village Clerk
By Benjamin Cox on July 25, 2023 at 4:00pm
The Village of South Jacksonville once again finds itself in need of a Village Clerk. The Journal Courier reports that elected clerk Rebekah Pentecost has submitted her resignation effective July 13th. The Village Clerk’s resignation was listed as an action item on Thursday’s upcoming Committee of the Whole meeting. Village President Dick Samples said he […]
Identity Released of Victim in Virden Train vs. Truck Collision
By Benjamin Cox on July 25, 2023 at 3:57pm
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon has identified the victim who died after their vehicle collided with a train near Virden on Thursday. 66-year old William Jeffery of Chatham was pronounced deceased at the scene near the 8700 block of Macoupin County Line Road in Sangamon County. Police reports say that a truck that Jeffrey was […]
SUV Ends Up in Illinois River on Saturday
By Benjamin Cox on July 25, 2023 at 3:55pm
Greene County Sheriff’s Deputies, the Illinois State Police, and the Morgan County Dive Team responded to a vehicle in the water near the Kampsville Ferry over the weekend. Sheriff’s Deputies, Illinois State Police Troop 8, and the dive team were dispatched to the Eldred side of the Kampsville Ferry around 1PM on Saturday to a […]
Macon County Man Sentenced to Decade in Prison For Domestic Violence
By Benjamin Cox on July 24, 2023 at 8:12pm
A Macon County man will spend the next decade behind bars after pleading guilty to a domestic violence charge in Cass County Court this morning. 26-year old Bruce L. Freeman III of Decatur pleaded guilty to Class 2 felony Aggravated Domestic Battery in front of Cass County Circuit Judge Timothy J. Wessel this morning. Charges […]
Morgan County’s Main Courtroom Getting New Lighting
By Benjamin Cox on July 24, 2023 at 8:04pm
The Morgan County Courthouse’s main court room is currently closed for deferred maintenance. Morgan County Commissioner Chair Ginny Fanning says some much needed renovations are coming out of the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funding to pay for the improvements: “Through our ARPA funding, we were able to get some much needed work done up […]
Murrayville PD Arrest Two In Connection to Stolen Lawnmower
By Benjamin Cox on July 24, 2023 at 7:57pm
The Murrayville Police Department says two individuals have been arrested for allegedly stealing a lawnmower earlier this month. The Murrayville Police Department took a report of a theft of a red Toro LX468 riding lawnmower from a residence on East Superior in Murrayville on July 5th. On Wednesday, July 19th, officers with the Murrayville Police […]
More Counties Added to June 29th Derecho Disaster Declaration
By Benjamin Cox on July 24, 2023 at 7:49pm
Governor J.B. Pritzker has extended the disaster proclamation to 13 additional counties in relation to the June 29th derecho. The disaster proclamation originally included Morgan and Sangamon in the listening area along with 6 other counties. The new extension of the declaration will now include Calhoun, Christian, Pike, and Scott along with 9 others. According […]