Tax Bill Oversight Means Double Payment in 2023 for some in Morgan County
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 14, 2022 at 3:50pm
Morgan County is helping an area school district make up a shortfall after an oversight earlier this year. The Morgan County Commissioners unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement last week with the Franklin Community Unit School District No. 1 to help close a gap from this year’s property tax levy. In 2017, Franklin area voters approved […]
Jacksonville, Chapin Respond to Rural Structure Fire Sunday
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 14, 2022 at 3:17pm
Fire department personnel from the Jacksonville and Chapin fire departments responded to a call of a fire in a detached garage at 1545 Gravel Springs Road at 2:47 Sunday afternoon. The Jacksonville Fire Department arrived on scene at 2:59 pm and found a single-car garage with the rear third of the structure fully involved with […]
Capps-Themed Events Scheduled Wednesday at Jacksonville Area Museum
By Benjamin Cox on November 14, 2022 at 8:30am
The Jacksonville Area Museum will have two events related to its J. Capps & Sons exhibit coming up this week. Laura Marks says that a craft event will kick off the Capps-themed evening at the museum on November 16th starting at 4 o’clock: “On November 16th, from 4-6PM, we’re going to make ornaments out of […]
Kahn Stepping Down as President & CEO of Blessing Health Next Year
By Benjamin Cox on November 14, 2022 at 8:00am
The President & CEO of Blessing Health system has announced she will retire next year. Maureen Kahn announced on Friday that she will be leaving her post on October 6th, 2023. Kahn has been in leadership with the hospital system for the past 22 years, including the last 8 as President & CEO of Blessing […]
Auburn Man Who Pleaded Guilty to Involvement in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Arrested for Fatal I-55 Crash
By Benjamin Cox on November 13, 2022 at 5:25pm
An Auburn man who pleaded guilty in federal court in early September to assaulting a law enforcement officer and members of the media during the January 6th Capitol Riot has been arrested in connection with a fatal accident on Interstate 55 Tuesday. The State Journal Register reports that 44 year old Shane Jason Woods, also […]
Jacksonville Man Arrested After Stealing UTV from ISD
By Benjamin Cox on November 12, 2022 at 9:06am
Jacksonville Police were called after a man allegedly stole a vehicle from a school yesterday morning. The Illinois School for the Deaf security detail reported to police that one of the school’s dark green utility vehicles had been taken around 9:30 yesterday morning. The unknown suspect at the time had arrived at the school on […]
Car vs. Deer Crash on I-72 Leads to Car Getting Torched
By Benjamin Cox on November 12, 2022 at 8:24am
A vehicle was destroyed by fire Thursday night after striking a deer in Scott County. Illinois State Police reports that an unknown make and model vehicle struck a deer on westbound Interstate 72 near milepost 45 at the Bluffs-Illinois Route 100 exit. Damage to the vehicle caused a gas line to the engine to ignite […]
Alexander Man Sentenced For 2021 Waverly Crash
By Benjamin Cox on November 12, 2022 at 8:20am
Morgan County Court sentenced a multiple traffic offender on Thursday to time in the Illinois Department of Corrections. 33 year old William J. Sanders of Alexander pleaded guilty to felony driving on a revoked license causing personal injury on Thursday in court. The charge stems from a string of traffic arrests dating back to January […]
Carlinville Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter in Death of Toddler
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 11, 2022 at 5:42pm
A Carlinville woman has pleaded not guilty to the death of a toddler. 33-year-old Ashley N. Bottoms of Carlinville entered a plea of not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter, and endangering the life of a child in Macoupin County Court yesterday. Bottoms was arrested for causing the death of a 3-year-old male child after […]
Morgan County Signs Resolution Against Use of Eminent Domain in Proposed CO2 Pipeline Project
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 11, 2022 at 10:35am
The Morgan County Commissioners took a step in trying to keep eminent domain from being used in the construction of a proposed pipeline this morning. Navigator CO2 Ventures, the Texas-based company that wants to build the 1,300-mile CO2 sequestration pipeline through the heart of West Central Illinois, filed paperwork to petition for a permit with […]