Cass Authorities Searching For Armed Robbery Suspect
By Benjamin Cox on November 28, 2022 at 8:35am
The Beardstown Police Department and Cass County Sheriff’s Office are in search of a suspect from an armed robbery from last Monday night. The Cass County Star Gazette reports that a male suspect, approximately in their 20s or 30s, wearing black clothing and a black face covering entered the Stoplight Liquor Store, located at the […]
Jacksonville Papa Murphy’s Burglarized
By Benjamin Cox on November 26, 2022 at 10:48am
Jacksonville Police are investigating a Thanksgiving Day burglary of a business. Police received a phone call at 9:39 yesterday morning from employees of Papa Murphy’s Pizza located at 1119 West Morton Avenue saying that the business had been burglarized overnight. Upon arrival, police were shown where a cash register was taken. The management office door […]
Lincoln, Gen. Grierson to Attend First Annual Victorian Christmas Event at Newly Restored Ayers Mansion
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 25, 2022 at 5:50pm
Area residents are invited being invited to experience a Victorian Christmas in a historic Jacksonville mansion. Villa DeWolf at the Ayers Mansion on West State in Jacksonville will be home to a Victorian Christmas celebration on Sunday, December 11th. Owner and local philanthropist Scotty DeWolf says the afternoon event will take attendees back to Christmas […]
Rural Meredosia Fire Claims Life of Home Owner
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 25, 2022 at 3:54pm
One person has died after fire swept through a house in rural Meredosia Wednesday night. At approximately 7:25 Wednesday night, West Central Dispatch received reports from an Illinois State Trooper and Pike County Sheriff’s Deputy who both said visible flames and smoke could be seen from a nearby highway near Meredosia. Jacksonville/Morgan County Office of […]
Water Line Break at Area Manufacturing Facility Cause of Large Thanksgiving Day Boil Order
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 25, 2022 at 2:44pm
A break in an industrial service line was the cause of an unusually large boil order being issued on Thanksgiving day in Jacksonville. The Jacksonville water treatment plant began receiving calls of low water pressure across the west side of town at about 9:30 Thursday morning. Municipal Utilities Superintendent Ricky Hearin says around that same […]
Jacksonville Public Library Attempting to Rebuild Social Media Presence, Marketing
By Benjamin Cox on November 25, 2022 at 10:38am
The Jacksonville Public Library is looking to restore its social media presence. Head Librarian Jake Magnuson says that the library’s Facebook page was taken down recently and it has caused the library to put a hold on future programming: “Well, unfortunately, right now we are putting our programming on a little bit on hold to […]
Boil Order In Effect For Jacksonville’s West End After Major Water Main Break
By Benjamin Cox on November 24, 2022 at 3:54pm
The Jacksonville Municipal Utility Department is having a busy Thanksgiving Day. A major water main break took an extended amount of time to be discovered this morning. Several residents in the west end of Jacksonville reported severely decreased water pressure. The break was discovered this afternoon and is currently being completely repaired. A boil order […]
Fire Consumes Home in Rural Meredosia Wednesday Night
By Benjamin Cox on November 24, 2022 at 7:42am
Multiple fire departments in the surrounding area responded to a structure fire in rural Meredosia on Wednesday night. Reports of a structure fire were called in for multiple departments at 7:25PM Wednesday night for a residence located at 523 Spunky Ridge Road in rural Meredosia. Little details are known at this time. This is a […]
Three Join Morgan County CASA Program
By Benjamin Cox on November 24, 2022 at 6:23am
The Morgan County CASA program has three new volunteer advocates in the local court system. The Journal Courier reports that Dean Miles, Pat Pennell, and Judy Dillard recently took the oath to be advocates for children in the Morgan County Court system from Morgan County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Tobin recently. CASA or Court-Appointed Special Advocates […]
Durbin Sends Letter Requesting Rail Service Between Quincy & Chicago Be Restored Immediately
By Benjamin Cox on November 24, 2022 at 6:21am
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is asking Amtrak to reconsider its decision about suspending morning train service between Quincy and Chicago. Amtrak announced on November 16th that service between Quincy and Chicago would be suspended until January 16th. They said the rail service would be replaced by Coach buses. Amtrak spokesperson Marc Magliari told WGEM that […]