New Venue, Same Great Cause- Pancake and Sausage Day Moves to Fairgrounds
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 1, 2025 at 12:32pm
A longtime Jacksonville tradition will have a new look in a new home one week from now. The 76th Annual Jacksonville Kiwanis Pancake and Sausage Day will be held at the Morgan County Fairgrounds this year. The non-profit service club was forced to find a new home for the event after fire severely damaged the […]
2025 Lake Jacksonville Opening Dates Announced
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 1, 2025 at 10:32am
The opening of the 2025 season out at Lake Jacksonville is just around the corner, and the Jacksonville Parks and Lakes Department has announced the full start-up schedule. The fishing season will open for Lake Jacksonville starting Monday, March 10, 2025. 2024 season boating permits are valid until April 1,2025. Daily permits are available on […]
Rural Beardstown Grass Fire Destroys Garage, Residence Saved
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 1, 2025 at 10:20am
A rural Beardstown residence narrowly escaped being destroyed by fire Friday night. According to a release by the Beardstown Fire Department on social media, at approximately 5:46 p.m., the fire department crews were dispatched to a rural Beardstown address on Redwood Lane for a reported grass fire. While firefighters were en route, they were updated […]
McDannald Named 2024 First National Bank Blue Diamond Community Service Award Winner
By Benjamin Cox on February 28, 2025 at 10:02am
The First National Bank of Arenzville, Jacksonville, and South Jacksonville announced last week that Concord native Katie McDannald as the recipient of the 2024 Blue Diamond Community Service Award. McDannald is currently an administrative assistant at Lincoln Land Community College in Jacksonville. Prior to her work at LLCC, she was employed by the Jacksonville Police […]
South Jacksonville Celebration Canceled for 2025
By Benjamin Cox on February 28, 2025 at 9:47am
The South Jacksonville Celebration will not be held this year. The village board of trustees met on February 20th and continued a month-long discussion surrounding the costs and the amount of village personnel and volunteers it required to provide the celebration for each of the last two years. On the first year of the celebration’s […]
Jacksonville Man’s Sexual Assault Charges in Scott County Dismissed on Monday
By Benjamin Cox on February 28, 2025 at 9:06am
A South Jacksonville man accused of sexually assaulting a minor more than a decade ago in Scott County officially had charges dismissed with leave to reinstate them in Scott County Circuit Court this week. 75-year old Steven T. Albers had 4 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and two counts of criminal sexual assault of […]
Pike Co. Sheriff Seeking Info in Barry Jiffi Stop Armed Robbery
By Benjamin Cox on February 28, 2025 at 8:59am
Pike County authorities are seeking the public’s help to identify the perpetrator of an armed robbery at a gas station in Barry this week. According to a press release from Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood, at approximately 11:50PM on Wednesday, a male subject entered the Jiffi Stop Convenience Store on Illinois Route 106 in Barry […]
ISP Post About Drunk Driving Crash on I-72 in Morgan County on Sunday
By Benjamin Cox on February 28, 2025 at 8:58am
The Illinois State Police reported yesterday about an alleged drunk driving incident and pursuit in Morgan County early Sunday morning. According to a post on Facebook, troopers intercepted a wrong-way driver on Interstate 72 in Morgan County. Troopers located the wrong-way vehicle and positioned their squad cars to block the driver. The suspect vehicle struck […]
Man Struck With Hatchet in Greenfield Over the Weekend in Domestic Dispute
By Benjamin Cox on February 27, 2025 at 11:53am
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department has released details of a violent domestic incident that occurred this past weekend. At approximately 1AM on Sunday, deputies from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to a residence in the 900 block of Walnut Street in Greenfield to investigate a complaint from a male subject who had been attacked […]
New Leadership Announced at Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault
By Benjamin Cox on February 27, 2025 at 11:52am
The Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault has announced a change in leadership. According to a press release, PCASA has hired Brigid Leahy as its new Executive Director and Barbara Nowack as the Assistant Director of Fiscal Operations. Leahy came to PCASA in December after 15 years as a senior director and vice president of public […]