Frese To Host Town Hall Next Month To Talk JDC, Other Concerns With Jacksonville Citizens
By Benjamin Cox on March 23, 2023 at 6:06pm
New State Representative Randy Frese visited Jacksonville on Monday. Frese is serving his current term in the newly drawn 99th legislative district. The 100th legislative district, which formerly served all of Morgan County, was pushed south of the I-72 corridor, taking with it Jacksonville native and representative C.D. Davidsmeyer. Frese, who has had his territory […]
Beardstown Man & Girard Woman Arrested for March 15th Springfield Shooting
By Benjamin Cox on March 23, 2023 at 5:23pm
A Beardstown man and Girard woman have been arrested in connection to a shooting that occurred on March 15th in Springfield. WICS Newschannel 20 reports that 31 year old Jared M. Staake of Beardstown and 27 year old Chelsie L. Bounds of Girard were taken into custody yesterday in Springfield by the Springfield Police Department […]
Beardstown Woman Arrested After Drug Investigation
By Benjamin Cox on March 23, 2023 at 3:29pm
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a Beardstown woman after an ongoing drug investigation. Yesterday, Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies executed a search warrant in the 300 block of East 7th Street in Beardstown. According to a report from Cass County Sheriff Devron Ohrn, the search warrant was obtained as a result […]
Crime Stoppers Seek Tips on Van Stolen from Jacksonville’s West Side
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 23, 2023 at 2:48pm
The Jacksonville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in an investigation of a recent auto theft. According to Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties, sometime between 6 pm on Monday, March 20th, and 10:20 am Tuesday, March 21st, unknown person(s) took a Ford E350 cargo van from the 1000 block of […]
Petersburg Man Arrested For Child Pornography Has Previous Connection to Jacksonville
By Benjamin Cox on March 23, 2023 at 1:23pm
The Illinois State Police have announced the arrest of a Petersburg man on possession of child pornography charges. 29 year old Adam L. Power was taken into custody yesterday afternoon by the Athens Police Department and taken to the Menard County Jail. A State Police report says that on December 1, 2020 the Athens Police […]
Perry Man Arrested for Home Invasion, Violating Two Orders of Protection
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 23, 2023 at 12:07pm
A Perry man remains lodged at the Pike County Jail in connection to a recent home invasion. Pike County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a residence in the 100 block of East Street in Perry just before midnight Tuesday for a report of a possible burglary in progress. According to a report by Pike County […]
Bench Trial Delayed For Quincy Woman Charged with First Degree Murder in 2020 Car Crash That Killed Rushville Grandmother, 3 Grandchildren
By Benjamin Cox on March 22, 2023 at 6:04pm
The bench trial for a Quincy woman facing first-degree murder charges after a DUI crash in 2020 has been pushed back to this summer. Muddy River News reports that 39 year old Natasha McBride appeared in Adams County Circuit Court yesterday on a motion to reset her bench trial date before Judge Tad Brenner. Brenner […]
Final Guard Sentenced in 2018 Inmate Beating at Western IL Correctional Center
By Benjamin Cox on March 22, 2023 at 6:01pm
The last of a trio of guards from Western Illinois Correctional Facility in Mt. Sterling involved in a May 2018 beating of an inmate was sentenced in federal court this afternoon. 44 year old Willie Hedden of Mt. Sterling pleaded guilty over two years ago to his involvement in the May 17, 2018 of 65 […]
Morgan County Circuit Clerk to Retire at Month’s End
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 22, 2023 at 3:42pm
The Morgan County Circuit Clerk is calling it a career. Circuit Clerk Amy Sipes announced her retirement on Wednesday she will be retiring at the end of the month. Sipes has been Circuit Clerk in Morgan County since her election to office in 2016. According to a report by the Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Sipes said she […]
Kelly Peters’ Memory at Routt To Live On With Special Annual Scholarship
By Benjamin Cox on March 22, 2023 at 2:48pm
The legacy of a Routt student who died tragically this past December is living on through gifts from the surrounding community and through a new memorial. Last Friday, on what would have been Kelly Peters’ 17th birthday, the Routt community and Peters’ family gathered on the front lawn of Routt Catholic High School for a […]