Greene, Scott State’s Attorneys Join In on SAFE-T Act Lawsuits
By Benjamin Cox on October 5, 2022 at 1:39pm
Two more West Central Illinois States Attorneys have joined the growing number of states attorneys and chief law enforcement officers across the state in filing suit over the final implementation of portions of the SAFE-T Act. Greene County State’s Attorney Caleb Briscoe and Scott County State’s Attorney Richard Crews have filed a lawsuit challenging the […]
Former Springfield School Board President and Financial Adviser Released Early from Jacksonville Correctional Center
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 5, 2022 at 11:22am
A former Springfield school district president and financial adviser were released from the Jacksonville Correctional Center on Tuesday. 39-year-old Adam Lopez was sentenced in Sangamon County Court in June of 2021, to serve 11 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after he pleaded guilty to theft. Lopez, who ran for Congress in the 2015 […]
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital 5K/10K Race Returns This Month
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 5, 2022 at 11:13am
Another longtime and beloved annual event returns to Jacksonville later this month. The Jacksonville Memorial Hospital 5K/10K race presented by Gatorade returns to the city’s west side on Saturday, October 22nd for the 28th time. Race Director Kevin Eckhoff says the race was not only put on hold due to Covid for a couple of […]
Second Defendant Pleads Guilty to Arson in 2020 Beecher Street Fire
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 5, 2022 at 10:43am
A second suspect has pleaded guilty to setting a house on fire in the summer of 2020. 33-year-old Issac S. Ballard-Crain of the 200 block of East Beecher Street plead guilty to a class 2 felony charge of arson in Morgan County Court Tuesday. Ballard-Crain was arrested along with 23-year-old Brandon N. Koch on August […]
Barge Traffic on Rivers Slow As River Levels Sink
By Benjamin Cox on October 5, 2022 at 6:04am
Portions of the Mississippi River have water levels are the lowest they have been in a decade. The water levels are causing trouble to farmers and shippers who move grain down the river at harvest. Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that normally, tows are able to move 36 barges at […]
Jacksonville Lake Trail To Close Next Week For Seal Coating
By Benjamin Cox on October 5, 2022 at 5:59am
Jacksonville Lake Management has announced that the Lake Recreational Trail will be closed next week for a short time. The trail will be closed Monday October 10th at 6AM through October 14th for seal coating maintenance. Detours will be posted for camping point access where the trail crosses camping point entrances. There is to be […]
Waverly Hosting Special Meeting Tonight About South County Sports Co-Op
By Benjamin Cox on October 5, 2022 at 5:54am
The Waverly School District will be holding a special meeting tonight about the South County schools’ sports co-op. A special meeting is being held at 6PM at the Waverly Elementary School Library for the Waverly School Board to discuss the IHSA Co-Op for 2023 and hear options and proposals for the next school year. Waverly […]
Jacksonville Fire Dept. Cancels Open House Scheduled For Saturday
By Benjamin Cox on October 5, 2022 at 5:50am
The Jacksonville Fire Department has cancelled this weekend’s Open House. The open house scheduled for the West Lafayette substation from from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. There is no planned make-up date. The event was planned to coincide with National Fire Prevention Week that runs through next Saturday, […]
Springfield Man’s Motion to Change Judge in Vehicular Hijacking, Sex Assault Case in Adams Co. Denied
By Benjamin Cox on October 5, 2022 at 5:47am
A Springfield man representing himself in Adams County Circuit Court claiming a prejudiced judiciary had his motion denied yesterday for a substitution of judge. Muddy River News reports that 35 year old Bradley Yohn of Springfield was told by Judge Holly Henze that his motion for a substitution of judge away from Judge Roger Thomson […]
One Hospitalized After Vehicle Crashes Into House
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 4, 2022 at 7:05pm
Two people were injured after a vehicle struck a house Tuesday morning. Jacksonville Police were called to the 1100 block of West State Street at approximately 8:30 Thursday morning after West Central Dispatch received a call from a resident who advised that a vehicle had hit a pedestrian and their house. According to Jacksonville Police, […]