Miller Flips to McCarthy As He Finally Achieves House Speaker
By Benjamin Cox on January 8, 2023 at 11:45am
15th District Congresswoman Mary Miller eventually flipped her vote behind embattled California Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy in the bitter party in-fighting for Speaker of the House. After voting against McCarthy on the first 11 ballots, Miller finally threw her support behind him on the 12th ballot, joining some, but not all, of the very conservative, […]
Traffic Stop Leads to Chase, Crash, and Arrest in Jacksonville’s West End
By Benjamin Cox on January 8, 2023 at 11:16am
One man was arrested after he fled a traffic stop and then crashed a vehicle in Jacksonville’s west end on Saturday. Jacksonville Police attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by 28 year old Jessie D. Watson of the 700 block of East College Avenue at 10:57PM Saturday near the intersection of West Morgan […]
Pike County Business Couple to Appear on “Dirty Jobs” Sunday
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 7, 2023 at 11:37am
A Pike County caviar business will be featured on a major cable network this weekend. According to the Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Sunday’s episode of “Dirty Jobs” on the Discovery Channel will feature a segment focused on Cliff and Cara Rost of Pleasant Hill. The Rosts harvest eggs from hackleback sturgeon in the Mississippi River to make […]
Identity of Woman Who Perished in IL-104 Crash Near Pawnee Released
By Benjamin Cox on January 6, 2023 at 2:36pm
The Illinois State Police & Sangamon County Coroner’s Office have released more information about a 3-vehicle collision that took a Pawnee woman’s life yesterday in Southern Sangamon County. According to a State Police report, a 2014 Ford Explorer being driven by 33 year old Cassandra Prindle of Springfield was traveling westbound on Illinois Route 104, […]
Main Street Book: “Downtown Jacksonville Then & Now” Looks at Historic District Through The Ages
By Benjamin Cox on January 6, 2023 at 11:36am
Jacksonville Main Street is offering up a new look at the past in a newly published book. According to a press release Thursday Executive Director Judy Tighe, “Downtown Jacksonville Then & Now”, is a hard-cover pictorial review of how downtown Jacksonville has changed over the years and is the first book of this kind. Printed […]
Boston Departing JMH CEO’s Chair to Return to Active Practice, Board Names Huffman as Successor
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 6, 2023 at 10:49am
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital will soon have a new leader at the helm. According to an announcement this morning by Memorial Health, Dr. Scott Boston, current president and CEO of Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, plans to resign from the role effective Feb. 28, 2023, to resume practicing medicine. Prior to taking on the role of CEO, Boston […]
Pawnee Woman Dead in 3-Vehicle Crash on IL-104 in Southern Sangamon
By Benjamin Cox on January 5, 2023 at 8:29pm
One woman has died after a 3-vehicle collision on Illinois Route 104 in Sangamon County. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon confirmed the death of a 42 year old woman from Pawnee at the scene in the 3-car crash that involved a semi tractor trailer on Route 104 just east of Interstate 55 this afternoon. Illinois […]
Haypress Falls Raises $3,700 For Greene Co. Cancer Patients
By Benjamin Cox on January 5, 2023 at 10:56am
A Greene County Christmas lights display came through again in a big way for the county’s cancer patients. Haypress Falls donated another $3,700 this year to Carrollton’s Boyd Memorial Hospital gas card program for area cancer patients. The gas cards help to pay for travel of the area’s cancer patients who are unavailable to afford […]
Second Man Sentenced in Jacksonville Warehouse Burglary From March 2022
By Benjamin Cox on January 5, 2023 at 10:53am
The second suspect in the burglary of a Jacksonville business from March of last year has been sentenced in Morgan County Court. 57 year old Brian K. Morris of the 1000 block of South Clay Avenue pled guilty to one count of possession of methamphetamine less than 5 grams from an October 2021 arrest and […]
Crime Stoppers Seeking Info on Weekend Shooting Spree in Jacksonville
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 5, 2023 at 10:29am
Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties are requesting information to assist the Jacksonville Police Department in their investigations into three separate shooting incidents that occurred in the city last weekend. At 1:40 am on December 30th, officers responded to a residence in the 700 block of North East Street after receiving a call […]