First Installment of Morgan Co. Property Taxes Due Monday
By Benjamin Cox on July 7, 2023 at 5:50pm
Morgan County’s first installment of property taxes are due on Monday, July 10. Tax bills were mailed out on June 9th. Morgan County Treasurer Crystal Myers says there are several ways to pay before the deadline: “So you can do it at your local bank anywhere in the county, except for U.S. Bank. We have […]
Downed Power Lines Spark Vehicle Fires in Beardstown
By Jeremy Coumbes on July 7, 2023 at 9:57am
The Beardstown Fire Department responded to a call of two vehicles on fire yesterday afternoon. According to a report by the Beardstown Volunteer Fire Department via social media, crews were called to the 200 block of West 5th Street in Beardstown at approximately 3:45 pm Thursday for a pair of vehicles that were on fire […]
Illinois College to Hold Yard Sale Next Week
By Jeremy Coumbes on July 6, 2023 at 2:58pm
Illinois College is getting ready to make a little more space around campus. IC officials announced today the school will be holding a campus yard sale next week. Kirsten Henderson, Director of Campus Events at Illinois College says the yard sale is something the school has done in years past, and school leadership thought it […]
Rascally Rabbit: Person in Bunny Suit Robs Quincy Laundromat
By Benjamin Cox on July 6, 2023 at 2:34pm
The Quincy Police Department is looking for a brazen bunny robber. Muddy River News reports that the Quincy Police are looking for a person in a bunny suit who broke into and robbed the Winners Wash Laundromat, located at 2338 Spring Street, early this morning. A surveillance camera captured the “bunny” on video during the […]
Jacksonville Disc Golf Sails into Downtown for Fundraising Tournament
By Jeremy Coumbes on July 6, 2023 at 2:26pm
Anyone who is curious about the new disc golf course in Jacksonville and the sport, in general, will have the chance over the next few days on the downtown square. The Jacksonville Disc Golf initiative is hosting a fundraising tournament this Saturday on the downtown plaza, and will also have an informational booth set up […]
Endangered Fulton County Woman Missing
By Benjamin Cox on July 6, 2023 at 1:15pm
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois State Police have issued an Endangered Missing Person Advisory for a Cuba woman. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is requesting your assistance in locating 76-year old Jody McCamey of Cuba. McCamey is a white female who stands 5 foot 3 inches tall, and weighs around 125 pounds. […]
Springfield Man Sentenced in Cass, Schuyler; Awaits Date For 2021 Christian County High Speed Chase Case
By Benjamin Cox on July 6, 2023 at 1:13pm
A Springfield man being tried on multiple felonies in two West Central Illinois counties has been sentenced while he awaits a court date in a third county. 45-year old Daniel D. Skaggs pleaded guilty yesterday in Schuyler County Circuit Court to charges of felony theft between $500 and $10,000, two counts of aggravated fleeing of […]
Zoning Board and Board of Trustees Meetings to Discuss Cell Tower Zoning Postponed
By Benjamin Cox on July 6, 2023 at 7:58am
Thursday’s derecho has put a crucial vote on a cell phone tower in South Jacksonville on hold again. A meeting of the South Jacksonville Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals to discuss rezoning property that would clear the way for AT&T to erect a new 195-foot tall cell tower near the corner of Vandalia […]
Versailles Hosting Block Party on Friday To Kickoff New Growth Initiatives
By Benjamin Cox on July 5, 2023 at 3:21pm
A small community in southern Brown County has big plans and a big party planned on Friday. The new Versailles Growth Committee will be hosting its first ever Block Party on Friday at 6PM. Versailles Township Supervisor Lisha Hall says she and her husband moved out of state several years ago and would keep coming […]
Jacksonville Area Senior Center Holds Ribbon Cutting Ahead of 20th Anniversary Event Next Week
By Jeremy Coumbes on July 5, 2023 at 1:44pm
The Jacksonville Area Senior Center was founded in 2003 and is hosting a 20th Anniversary Celebration Party on Wednesday, July 12th. An anniversary ribbon cutting was held this morning at the center, located in the Jacksonville Community Park Building at 1309 South Main Street. Lucy Myers with the Jacksonville Area Senior Center says members of […]