Spring Trout Season Returns to Morgan Lake in Nichols Park

By Benjamin Cox on March 25, 2024 at 3:41pm

Morgan Lake at Nichols Park will again be the home of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources special inland trout fishing program. The Spring Trout season opens on April 6th. The trout were released in the middle section of Morgan Lake, east of the road bridge. The period of catch & release started on Saturday […]

South Jacksonville Celebration to Possibly Return With Some Changes

By Benjamin Cox on March 25, 2024 at 3:26pm

The South Jacksonville Village Board of Trustees appear poised to bring back the South Jacksonville Celebration with a few changes. The board came to a consensus on Thursday to move the event forward this year despite major concerns surrounding security and costs. The security risks are a hold over from the previous year when multiple […]

JSD 117 To Use SIP Day on April 8 Due to Solar Eclipse

By Benjamin Cox on March 25, 2024 at 3:15pm

An upcoming natural phenomena seen once every few hundred years will cause Jacksonville School District 117 to take the day off. Superintendent Steve Ptacek says the concern lies in the timing of the upcoming complete solar eclipse coming up on April 8th. The path of totality is expected to be approximately 50 miles from Jacksonville. […]

Greene Co. Housing Authority Brings Veterans’ Facility Proposal For Vacant Main St. Properties

By Benjamin Cox on March 25, 2024 at 3:05pm

The Greene County Housing Authority has pitched a proposal to fill some holes on Main Street in White Hall. According to the Greene Prairie Press, representatives from the Housing Authority appeared at the White Hall City Council meeting on March 11th to discuss plans for a Veteran’s Housing project that would run south of the […]

Public Forum Tomorrow Night in Springfield Over USPS Consolidation Plan

By Benjamin Cox on March 25, 2024 at 2:46pm

Residents throughout Central Illinois could soon feel the increase in delayed mail service. Springfield’s processing and distribution center will soon have all of its packages and unprocessed mail redirected to St. Louis, Missouri under a consolidation plan by the United States Postal Service. Illinois’ federal elected officials have all decried the change, saying it will […]

Greene County Man Charged with Possession of Child Porn, Weapons

By Jeremy Coumbes on March 23, 2024 at 11:06am

A Greene County man has been charged with multiple counts of child pornography and weapons charges after he was arrested this week. 59-year-old William L. Orr of Greenfield was taken into custody on Wednesday after a search was conducted at a residence in the 300 block of Main Street in Greenfield. According to the Journal-Courier, […]

Area LLCC Ag Students Place in National Competition

By Jeremy Coumbes on March 23, 2024 at 11:03am

Some area ag students excelled during a national conference held in Springfield this month. Lincoln Land Community College hosted the 2024 National Professional Agriculture Students Conference on March 11-14 at the Springfield campus for nearly 500 students and advisers. Of those, eleven LLCC Ag students earned awards in the competitions. The LLCC Soils Specialist Team […]

ISP Arrest Springfield Man In Human Trafficking Investigation in Bloomington Area

By Benjamin Cox on March 22, 2024 at 10:02am

The Illinois State Police have announced the arrest of a Springfield during an anti-human trafficking operation in the Bloomington area. According to a State Police report, on Wednesday, the ISP Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau conducted an operation focused on identifying individuals who compel others into the commercial sex industry through force fraud […]

Barry Man Found Guilty of Failure to Register As a Sex Offender After Bench Trial

By Benjamin Cox on March 22, 2024 at 9:55am

A Barry man was found guilty of failing to register as a sex offender at a one-day bench trial in Pike County Circuit Court yesterday. 39-year old John R. Campbell, Jr. was found guilty of Class 3 Felony Failure to register as a sex offender after testimony and evidence was presented by the Pike County […]

Former Western IL Inmate Sentenced For Aggravated Battery to Corrections Officer

By Benjamin Cox on March 22, 2024 at 9:29am

A former inmate at Western Illinois Correctional Facility in Mt. Sterling has been given additional time to serve in the Illinois Department of Corrections. 32-year old Dennis M. Little III pleaded guilty to aggravated battery to a correctional officer in Brown County Circuit Court on Wednesday. Little is a former inmate at Western. According to […]