18-Hole Disc Golf Proposal For Nichols Park Passes Committee
By Benjamin Cox on June 1, 2023 at 10:30am
The City of Jacksonville Parks & Lakes Committee has approved a proposal for a disc golf course near the Links. The committee met Tuesday night and hashed out details between Sean Meek, who brought the proposal to the full City Council two weeks ago, and Links Golf Course manager Keith Ward. Ward and Meek both […]
IEC Installs Charging Station at John Wood Center in Pittsfield, South Jacksonville Plans Next
By Benjamin Cox on June 1, 2023 at 8:23am
Illinois Electric Cooperative has announced that they have installed their first public electric vehicle charging station in Pittsfield. The charging station is located at the Southeast Education Center for John Wood Community College located along U.S. 54. The station allows for two EVs to charge simultaneously. Randy Long, General Manager for IEC, told the Pike […]
North Greene Selects New Food Service
By Benjamin Cox on June 1, 2023 at 8:19am
North Greene students will have a new food service operator this year. The North Greene School Board unanimously approved Arbor Management, Inc. as the district’s new food service at their May 17th meeting. Last year, the school district decided to outsource their food service in order to accrue cost savings. Organic Life was chosen as […]
Memorial Health Drops Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Illinois From its Employee Health Insurance Plan
By Benjamin Cox on May 31, 2023 at 3:24pm
One of Central Illinois’ largest employers is dumping Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. WCIA reports that Memorial Health has dropped the insurer as its employee health insurance provider after a vote by the company’s board of trustees at its May meeting. A spokesperson told WCIA that the board approved selecting Health Alliance as the […]
Jacksonville Public Library Summer Reading Program Registration Under Way
By Benjamin Cox on May 31, 2023 at 1:46pm
The Jacksonville Public Library is gearing up for it’s youth summer reading program. Head Librarian Jake Magnuson says that the opening party is coming up in just a few weeks: “Youth services librarians have been working hard the past several months…more than that probably. The Summer Reading opening party is on June 13th. We have […]
Zimmerman Named New Pike County Public Defender
By Benjamin Cox on May 31, 2023 at 1:39pm
Pike County named its new Public Defender on Friday. The Pike Press reports that Rick Zimmerman of Mt. Sterling will replace Walker Filbert as the public defender. Filbert was sworn in as the new Pike County State’s Attorney on Friday at the Pike County Courthouse. Filbert replaces Zachary Boren, who took the oath of office […]
College and Park Now Officially a 4-Way Stop
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 31, 2023 at 12:10pm
Motorists on the west side of Jacksonville need to pay extra attention near Illinois College from now on. The Jacksonville City Street Department installed the new stop signs at the intersection of College Avenue and Park Street this morning, turning the long-beleaguered intersection into a full four-way stop. The City Council has heard increasing concerns […]
Pearl Woman Arrested in Traffic Stop in Pleasant Hill
By Benjamin Cox on May 31, 2023 at 11:19am
The Pike County Sheriff’s Department has released details about an arrest from this past Friday. On Friday at 3:15PM, Pike County Chief Deputy Zack Orr conducted a traffic stop in the 100 block of Fifth Street in Pleasant Hill on a red 2015 Volkswagen car. Subsequent to an investigation, the driver, 34-year old Cheyenne M. […]
Multiple Departments Respond to Fire at Beardstown Assisted Living Facility Tuesday
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 31, 2023 at 9:34am
A Cass County assisted living facility was evacuated after a fire broke out Tuesday afternoon. The Beardstown Fire Department responded to Parkside Place assisted living center located at 1501 Canal Street at approximately 2:30 pm yesterday for a fire in one of the resident apartments. Beardstown Fire Chief Brandon Hager says dispatchers were immediately notified […]
No Injures in Morton Avenue Two-Vehicle Crash Tuesday Night
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 31, 2023 at 9:05am
No one was injured in a two-vehicle crash at a Morton Avenue intersection last night. Police and EMS responded to the corner of West Morton Avenue and South Kosciusko Street at 7:30 last night for a call of a vehicle accident with smoke. According to a police accident report, a vehicle driven by 79-year-old Kenneth […]