Delinquent Accounts Could Spur Rate Increase Request from GFL
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 11, 2023 at 5:08pm
The rate for trash pick-up in the City of Jacksonville could be changing- again. Jacksonville City Clerk Skip Bradshaw updated the City Council last night after a recent meeting with GFL management over ongoing complaints by residents. Bradshaw said during the meeting, GFL representatives provided the city with a list of 752 residential addresses that […]
Tedious Process of Lair Demolition Begins
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 11, 2023 at 3:08pm
A well-traveled side street in downtown Jacksonville will be closed for the next several weeks as the demolition of a much-beleaguered building gets underway. Workers with Jaren Industries of Springfield have begun the process of tearing down the Lair Building located at 234 West State Street. Community Development Director for the City of Jacksonville, Brian […]
South Jacksonville in Search of Two Trustees Following Consolidated Election
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 11, 2023 at 2:37pm
The Village of South Jacksonville is looking to fill some seats on the Board of Trustees, even though the Consolidated Election was just held on Tuesday of last week. During the regular meeting of the board Thursday night, Village President Dick Samples brought to the attention of the members present and gathered public, that two […]
Memorial Health Hosting Homelessness Summit at Jacksonville Public Library Tonight
By Benjamin Cox on April 11, 2023 at 12:58pm
The Jacksonville community is being invited to a summit on homelessness tonight. The summit will be held from 6-7PM tonight at the Jacksonville Public Library and is being hosted by members of Memorial Health. Memorial Health convened a steering committee in partnership with more than 20 county-level stakeholders and other organizations that provide care and […]
Quincy Media Outlets File Motion to Unseal Court Docs in Bliefnick Murder Trial
By Benjamin Cox on April 11, 2023 at 12:54pm
Quincy media outlets have filed a joint motion in Adams County Circuit Court to unseal motions filed in the trial of Timothy Bliefnick. Bliefnick is accused of murdering his estranged wife, 41-year old Rebecca Bliefnick in Quincy at a residence in the 2500 block of Kentucky Road on February 23rd. Timothy Bliefnick was arrested March […]
Exhausted Paint Performance Has I.C. Alumni Return to Sibert Theatre on Thursday
By Benjamin Cox on April 11, 2023 at 12:53pm
Two Illinois College theater alums return to the stage at their alma mater on Thursday night. 2016 graduate Drew Stroud will perform the one man show Exhausted Paint: The Death of Van Gogh on Thursday at 7PM at Sibert Theater. The show’s tour director is 2013 graduate Carly Holmes Stroud. The performance will explore the […]
Halfway to Steak Fry Drive Through Lunch Returns Friday
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 11, 2023 at 12:22pm
The Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce is continuing a new tradition born out of the pandemic this week. The Chamber’s Half Way to Steak Fry Day Drive Through Lunch is this upcoming Friday. Jacksonville Area Chamber President Lisa Musch says the event born out of necessity, has quickly become a favorite springtime tradition for the […]
Jacksonville Area Hall of Fame Expands By 7 Members, Preparations Being Made For June 7 Induction Ceremony
By Benjamin Cox on April 11, 2023 at 9:33am
A mayor, a county commissioner, two men with strong ties to the local radio scene, a bank’s Chief Executive Officer, a real estate agent and a resident historian have been chosen for enshrinement with the Jacksonville Area Hall of Fame’s 2023 Induction Class. Seven total will be inducted into the 12th Class of the Hall of Fame, which […]
Meredosia-Chambersburg H.S. Recipient of IDNR Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant
By Benjamin Cox on April 11, 2023 at 9:14am
A Morgan County school district was the recipient of a special grant from the state for conservation. Meredosia-Chambersburg High School received $990 from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Conservation Foundation for their standard pollinator garden from the Schoolyard Habitat Action program. Students have recently been building raised flower beds at the […]
Farm Accident in Morgan Shuts Down US 67, Power to Thousands in Cass
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 10, 2023 at 10:23pm
More than 5,000 customers lost electrical service in Cass County after a farming accident in Morgan County Monday Morning. US 67 in northwestern Morgan County was closed for approximately nine hours today from Koch Lane to the Cass County line after electrical transmission lines fell across the busy highway. Brian Bretch with Ameren Illinois says […]