Scheferkort Has Charges Re-Filed In 2022 Rural Roodhouse Aggravated Assault Case
By Benjamin Cox on April 25, 2023 at 1:03pm
A rural Roodhouse man who had aggravated assault and criminal trespass charges dismissed in Greene County Circuit Court in late February had the charges refiled last week. Greene County State’s Attorney refiled charges against 31-year old John J. Scheferkort on Tuesday of last week. Scheferkort is alleged to have entered a rural east Roodhouse home […]
Greene Co. Health Department Partners With Tri-County Rural Transit For Medical Appointment Vouchers
By Benjamin Cox on April 25, 2023 at 12:23pm
The Greene County Health Department is partnering with Tri-County Rural Transit to address transportation needs for people needing assistance getting to their medical appointments. Greene County Health Department Administrator Molly Peters says the partnership will fulfill a need in the community and make for better health outcomes: “This is an opportunity for individuals seeking medical […]
City Receives Nearly $2 Mill in Grant Funding for Wastewater Plant Project
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 25, 2023 at 11:47am
Just two weeks after announcing Phase 1 of the Jacksonville Wastewater Treatment Plant work was getting bumped up the schedule, the city is now getting a boost in funding. Mayor Andy Ezard announced during the City Council meeting last night that the city has been awarded a federal grant to help offset the costs of […]
County Given Clean Bill of Financial Health, New Squads for Sheriff’s Office Approved
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 25, 2023 at 10:44am
Morgan County was given a clean bill of financial health Monday morning. Adam Withee with Zumbahlen, Eyth, Surratt, Foote & Flynn, Ltd. Presented the County Commissioners with the county’s annual audit during their regular meeting. Withee said the county’s audit contained zero findings for the second straight year after some were found previously due to […]
Miller Casework Team Holding Office Hours at Jacksonville Public Library Tuesday
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 24, 2023 at 7:51pm
Area residents who are needing assistance with certain federal issues can get in-person help Tuesday. 15th District Congresswoman Mary Miller’s Office announced today that her casework team will be holding local office hours in the area. The team will be in Jacksonville at the public library from 11 am to 2:00 pm tomorrow. Erin O’Malley […]
Law Enforcement Responds to Call of Juvenile With a Handgun at Pleasant Hill School Dance Friday
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 24, 2023 at 3:39pm
Pike County law enforcement was put on alert and a portion of a school was locked down Friday night following a call of a juvenile with a handgun. According to a release by the Pike County Sheriff’s Office this afternoon, at 7:14 pm Friday, deputies along with the Pleasant Hill Police Department were dispatched to […]
No Need for Evacuation After Gas Line was Struck on Former MacMurray Campus
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 24, 2023 at 11:05am
No one was injured after a steel natural gas line was struck on the east side of Jacksonville this morning. The Jacksonville/Morgan County Office of Emergency Management and Jacksonville Fire Department responded to a call from Ameren Illinois just before 9:00 this morning after Ameren electric workers digging at the former MacMurray campus reported striking […]
Ameren Working on Natural Gas Line Replacement in Beardstown
By Benjamin Cox on April 24, 2023 at 5:28am
Ameren-Illinois customers in and around Beardstown will see construction crews over the next month replacing natural gas pipeline. Contractors working on behalf of Ameren are replacing roughly 2 miles of steel pipeline installed in the 1960s with corrosion-resistant polyethylene material. Supervising Engineer Quinton Snyder says the project will affect about 116 homes and businesses along […]
Budzinski Co-Sponsoring Legislation For Student Loan Forgiveness For Young Farmers
By Benjamin Cox on April 24, 2023 at 5:18am
13th District Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski is co-sponsoring legislation to help the next generation of farmers who may be saddled with student loan debt. The bipartisan bill known as the Young Farmer Success Act would help young farmers with student loan debt by making them eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Budzinski, who […]
PORTA High School Runaway Wind Turbine Collapses
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 22, 2023 at 8:33pm
A runaway wind turbine at an area high school is on the ground after spinning freely for nearly 24 hours. Menard County Sheriff’s Deputies, Emergency Response personnel, and school administration officials responded to PORTA High School in Petersburg after the school’s multi-story wind turbine began spinning freely around 4:30 Friday afternoon. PORTA Superintendent Matt Brue […]