Nickel Named Paul Harris Fellow
By Jeremy Coumbes on July 21, 2023 at 3:29pm
A Jacksonville Funeral Director was honored with recognition from an area service organization. During the meeting of the Jacksonville Sunrise Rotary Club on Tuesday, visiting Rotary District Governor Neal Miller presented Brittany Nickel with a pin and certificate naming her as a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. According to the […]
Additional Pretrial Date Added as Acree Murder Trial Remains On Track for September Start
By Jeremy Coumbes on July 21, 2023 at 3:25pm
The tentative trial date for a rural Morgan County man accused of first-degree murder survived a pretrial conference this afternoon. 34-year-old Kenneth J. Acree appeared in Morgan County Court hearing this afternoon. Acree faces three counts of first-degree murder and one count of concealment of a homicidal death in the shooting death of 32-year-old Robert […]
Champ Jaxon Band Returns To Jacksonville Downtown Concert Series
By Benjamin Cox on July 21, 2023 at 10:35am
Jacksonville Main Street’s Downtown Concert Series returns with the Champ Jaxson Band tonight. Jaxson told WEAI’s “Sunday Morning Blues Brunch” back in May that Jacksonville was one of his favorite stops last year: “I honestly think one of my favorite parts of the tour was Jacksonville. It was really fun. I really like the crowd. […]
Eisenhower Elementary Renovation Gets Started While Washington Elementary Nears Completion
By Benjamin Cox on July 21, 2023 at 6:54am
Renovations on one Jacksonville elementary school got started last week while another winds down. Vision 117 Coordinator Bob Roads says that work on Eisenhower Elementary School began last Friday: “They’ve got a small crew in there now, but probably as big as they need for the work that’s going on. They are doing essentially demolition […]
Palazzolo Leaving Sangamon Circuit Clerk Office
By Benjamin Cox on July 21, 2023 at 6:37am
A stalwart of Republican politics in Sangamon County is leaving office. Sangamon County Circuit Clerk Paul Palazzolo told the Illinois Times last Friday he is leaving office to become executive director of Kiwanis International. According to the Times, the 57-year old from Springfield has been in public office since 2001 , when he was elected […]
Morgan, Sangamon Given State Tax Waivers Due to June 29 Derecho Disaster
By Benjamin Cox on July 20, 2023 at 1:47pm
Area residents who were hit by severe weather on June 29th are getting a bit of relief when it comes to filing their taxes. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced on Monday that individuals and businesses hit by the derecho on June 29th and was still dealing with the fallout through July 4th may request waivers of […]
Beardstown PD Investigating Two Violent Oak Street Incidents From the Weekend
By Benjamin Cox on July 20, 2023 at 1:44pm
Beardstown Police are investigating two violent incidents from over the weekend. The Cass County Star Gazette reports that a man was stabbed in the chest on his front porch in Beardstown early Sunday morning. According to the report, 30-year old Frederly Taveras Rodriguez was stabbed near his heart at his residence in the 900 block […]
One Killed, One Injured in Train vs. Truck Crash Near Virden
By Benjamin Cox on July 20, 2023 at 1:41pm
Two people were severely injured this morning after their truck collided with a train near Virden. Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell reports that at 8:02AM today the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office along with the Auburn Police Department, Divernon Police Department, and Virden Fire Department responded to a fatal crash in the 8700 Block of the […]
Greene County Health Dept. Announces West Nile Virus Presence
By Benjamin Cox on July 20, 2023 at 10:28am
Greene County Health Department officials say that West Nile Virus is present in the county. The Greene Prairie Press reports that the Greene County Health Department discovered a positive pool of mosquitoes this past week. Monitoring for the virus will continue through the fall. According to the report, the health department will continue to take […]
MacMurray Student Mailboxes For Sale To Raise Funds for Salvation Army Move
By Benjamin Cox on July 20, 2023 at 10:27am
The Jacksonville Salvation Army is selling a small piece of MacMurray College history. The organization is slated to move into the former Gamble Campus Center as soon as renovations are complete. As a part of those renovations, the Salvation Army is selling old mailboxes from the student center and a few other MacMurray items. The […]