Plogger To Be Honored For Saving Sister
By Benjamin Cox on May 26, 2023 at 9:51am
A Greenfield youth is being honored for his quick thinking and life-saving efforts. 9-year old Marlee Plogger was swimming in a creek with her older brother Will and several other children, when she began to have a seizure in the water. Will swam to Marlee and pulled her out of the water to safety before […]
Gum Receives 25 Years in Alford Plea For Shooting Death of Palmyra, MO Woman
By Benjamin Cox on May 26, 2023 at 9:44am
A Palmyra, Missouri man captured in Petersburg wanted for murder is heading to prison. 36-year old Raymond D. Gum appeared in Shelby County Missouri Circuit Court yesterday entered an Alford plea on an amended charge of voluntary manslaughter in connection to the death of Crystal Cooper in Palmyra, Missouri in September 2021. Gum was charged […]
Miller Touts Supreme Court Ruling Against Biden WOTUS Rules
By Benjamin Cox on May 25, 2023 at 5:51pm
15th District Congresswoman Mary Miller and several members of the agriculture community are celebrating a recent ruling of the Supreme Court. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with an Idaho couple over the EPA. The couple was attempting to develop a small lot near Priest Lake but was threatened with citations and told to restore […]
Four Rivers New Interventions Appear to Be Cutting Down on Crisis Interventions, Police Calls
By Benjamin Cox on May 25, 2023 at 4:06pm
Garrison School’s recent policy changes on how to handle student behavior appear to be turning around. The school put a social worker on call to deal with student behaviors, aggression, and any emergency mental health situations. Co-principal Amy Haarmann detailed some of the numbers on Wednesday at the 4 Rivers Education Board meeting: “We have […]
Nebo Man Sentenced to Prison For Violating Sex Offender Registry For Second Time
By Benjamin Cox on May 25, 2023 at 3:21pm
A Nebo man is heading to prison after failing to comply for a second time with the state’s requirement to register as a sex offender. 52-year old Scott E. Bricking pleaded guilty to failure to register as a sex offender for the second time and filing a false police report back in Pike County Circuit […]
Jacksonville City Wide Yard Sale Kicks Off Friday Morning
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 25, 2023 at 1:19pm
Residents in the Jacksonville area and possibly beyond will be up and at em’ early the next couple of days as the City Wide Yard Sale kicks off Friday morning. Ward 1 Alderwoman Eren Williams who organizes the event says she’s had more than 100 addresses registered for this year’s event. She says it looks […]
No One Injured After Vehicle Loses Wheel on Morton Wednesday Morning
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 25, 2023 at 12:48pm
No one was injured when a tire came loose from a vehicle and ended up in a Morton Avenue auto dealer’s lot Wednesday morning. According to a police report, a vehicle driven by a 16-year-old female was traveling eastbound in the 1600 block of West Morton Avenue at approximately 11:00 am, when the rear driver’s […]
JMH’s Parlier Named HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital Executive Director
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 25, 2023 at 9:48am
An area healthcare professional has been tapped to fill an Executive Director’s position at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Simone Parlier has been named the new Executive Director of Women and Children’s Services at HSHS St. John’s Hospital. Parlier previously served in various nursing roles, from bedside to manager, at both Jacksonville Memorial Hospital […]
Jacksonville Police Investigate 7th Shots Fired Incident Since March
By Benjamin Cox on May 24, 2023 at 6:22pm
Jacksonville Police continue to deal with a rash of gunfire on the city’s streets. Jacksonville Police were called to a residence in the 600 block of North Clay Avenue at 1:17PM this afternoon. A caller advised they had heard several gunshots in the area. Upon arrival, police discovered that gunfire had struck a vehicle. No […]
New Juvenile Sentencing Reform Bill Likely To Have Little Effect Locally
By Benjamin Cox on May 24, 2023 at 5:58pm
A juvenile sentencing reform bill that passed in the General Assembly last week is awaiting the governor’s signature. Looking ahead, the bill would have little effect on juvenile crime sentencing in Morgan County, according to local officials. Assistant State’s Attorney Chad Turner, who handles the majority of juvenile court cases in the county, says that […]