Routt Catholic Student Passes Away From Injuries Sustained in Friday Car Crash on Alexander Black Top
By Benjamin Cox on December 17, 2022 at 10:43pm
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon has confirmed a Routt Catholic High School student has passed away due to injuries sustained in a car crash on Friday morning in rural Morgan County. Allmon said in a press release tonight that 16 year old Kelly E. Peters of New Berlin succumbed to her injuries at HSHS St. […]
Body Discovered in Creek Near Hillsboro Schools
By Benjamin Cox on December 17, 2022 at 9:03am
Hillsboro authorities are investigating the discovery of a body found by a student leaving school yesterday afternoon. The body was found by a student walking home from school near the high school and junior high in a creek on Fairground Avenue by the Lions Club in Hillsboro. Police told Fox2 News they received an initial […]
Woman Shot in Early Morning Disturbance on North West Street in Jacksonville
By Benjamin Cox on December 17, 2022 at 5:25am
Jacksonville Police arrested a man this morning after a woman was shot inside a residence. At approximately 12:43 this morning, Jacksonville Police received a call of a disturbance at a residence in the 600 block of North West Street. Upon arrival, police reports say officers discovered a 36 year old female with an apparent gunshot […]
Auburn Man Convicted By Jury, Sentenced to 69 Years For Sex Crimes & Multiple Felonies
By Benjamin Cox on December 17, 2022 at 5:07am
The Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office has announced the prison sentence of an Auburn man for multiple felonies and sex crimes. On Thursday, 34 year old Mason E. Bertrand of Auburn was sentenced to 69 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections by Associate Judge Jennifer Ascher. The sentence follows Bertrand’s convictions on all counts […]
Beardstown Police Investigating Burglaries of Two Businesses
By Benjamin Cox on December 17, 2022 at 5:04am
The Beardstown Police Department is investigating two burglarized businesses from early yesterday morning. Beardstown Police Chief Martin Coad said in a phone message yesterday that Amigo Tire, located at 905 E. 3rd Street and Dairy Queen, located at 817 East 4th Street were broken into at around 7AM Friday by at least one individual. No […]
Juvenile Severely Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash on Alexander Black Top Yesterday Morning
By Benjamin Cox on December 17, 2022 at 5:01am
A two-vehicle crash yesterday morning at the intersection of the Frankllin-Alexander Road has left one juvenile severely injured. Preliminary reports from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office yesterday afternoon indicated a 16 year old female juvenile was driving near the intersection of the Franklin-Alexander Road and Loami Road sometime around 8:30 yesterday morning and collided with […]
Beardstown Woman Arrested After Meth Delivery Investigation
By Benjamin Cox on December 16, 2022 at 11:32am
Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a woman in a search warrant served on Wednesday at a Beardstown residence. Cass County Sheriff Devron Ohrn reported that 51 year old Loretta L. Haber of Beardstown was arrested at her residence in the 1000 block of Pine Street after a warrant was served due to an ongoing investigation […]
MacMurray’s Lessons & Carols Returns Virtually After 3 Year Absence
By Benjamin Cox on December 15, 2022 at 5:54pm
MacMurray College 2008 alumna Erin Geering is bringing back one of the college’s Advent traditions this holiday season. Geering, in just a few short weeks, has organized a virtual version of MacMurray’s “Lessons and Carols.” It will be the first time that the program has been performed since 2019. Geering says it was an idea […]
Greenfield Man Airlifted After Water Heater Explosion
By Benjamin Cox on December 15, 2022 at 3:50pm
UPDATE 12/17: We are told the man involved in this explosion has been released from the hospital and is at home recovering. A Greenfield man had to be flown from his home after a water heater he was attempting to light the pilot light on exploded. The Journal Courier reports that the Greenfield Fire Department […]
City Trying Alternatives to Adding Stop Signs at Dangerous West College Intersection
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 15, 2022 at 3:01pm
A busy Jacksonville intersection won’t be getting extra stop signs anytime soon. The Jacksonville City Council heard an update Monday night on recent requests from residents in the area of the intersection of West College Avenue and Park Street. A number of residents had come forward requesting that the intersection be converted from a two-way […]