Auburn Residents Under Water Use Restrictions Till Further Notice
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 4, 2022 at 3:26pm
Residents in the Greater Auburn area are being asked to conserve water due to what officials are calling a major water break in the Otter Lake system. According to an announcement this afternoon, City of Auburn employees are assisting the Otter Lake Water Commission to repair a 16” transmission line that feeds several towns. Currently, […]
National Cheese Recall Causes Hy-Vee & Other Retailers to Pull Holiday Gift Baskets
By Benjamin Cox on October 4, 2022 at 5:26am
Hy-Vee is voluntarily recalling a number of cheeses and gift baskets after learning of possible Listeria contamination. Hy-Vee is recalling 8 products after being notified by Old Europe Cheese, Inc. of Benton Harbor, Michigan, that some cheese products that it manufactured for Saputo Cheese USA’s distribution may have been contaminated with Listeria. No illnesses have […]
St. Louis Man Sentenced for 2021 Pittsfield Armed Robbery
By Benjamin Cox on October 4, 2022 at 5:17am
A St. Louis man was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections in Pike County Circuit Court for an armed robbery committed last year in Pittsfield. 37 year old Jordan R. Rahaman was sentenced to 20 years for an armed robbery charge and concurrent five year sentences on charges of […]
Main Street Fundfest Concert Moved up This Weekend Due to Cold Weather in Forecast
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 3, 2022 at 5:21pm
A first-ever event to help fund the downtown concert series in Jacksonville is kicking off a little earlier than planned. The first ever Jacksonville Main Street Fund-Fest is this Saturday. This new event is a fundraiser to help continue the Downtown Concert Series in 2023. Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters is the featured […]
Pipeline Fire in Waverly Causes Brief Evacuation
By Benjamin Cox on October 3, 2022 at 4:49am
A fire from a natural gas pipeline caused several people to be evacuated from their homes in Waverly early this morning. The Morgan County Emergency Management Office reports that approximately 12:30 this morning fire departments from Morgan, Sangamon, and Macoupin counties along with law enforcement agencies from Morgan County, the City of Jacksonville, the Illinois […]
Three Arrested in Barry Drug Bust
By Benjamin Cox on October 1, 2022 at 11:10am
Three individuals were arrested in a drug bust at a residence in Barry on Thursday evening. Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood reports that at 9:18PM on Saturday, members of the Pike County Sheriff’s Office and the West Central Illinois Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence in the 700 block of Williams […]
Pike County Women Arrested in Mozier Traffic Stop on Warrants
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 1, 2022 at 11:01am
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department arrested two women in a traffic stop last Friday on warrants out of both Pike and Calhoun counties. A Calhoun County deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling on Illinois Route 96 at the Mozier Junction in Mozier on Friday, September 23rd at 5:43PM. Subsequent to an investigation, […]
Early Morning Fire Destroys Alsey Auto Shop
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 1, 2022 at 8:39am
Multiple Fire Departments responded to the scene of a structure fire on Route 106 in Alsey this morning. Crews were called out at approximately 6 o’clock this morning to a fire in the former Cooper’s Garage auto repair. Winchester Fire Chief Freddie Andrews says the main portion of the building is a total loss. “When […]
Sangamon County Reactivates Rescue Squad
By Benjamin Cox on September 30, 2022 at 4:08pm
The Sangamon County Board OEM/9-1-1 Committee has reactivated the county’s rescue squad. Effective immediately, all squad members with an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) certification or higher are allowed to respond to rescue calls. According to a press release, following a thorough review of Squad Members’ training records, in July, the County was forced to temporarily […]
Pike Co. Crime Stoppers Seeking Info on Criminal Damage Cases
By Benjamin Cox on September 30, 2022 at 4:01pm
The Pike County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a report of criminal damage to property. The report includes the same victim in two different locations. In August, a pickup truck was scratched on Fair Street in Pittsfield. The same pickup truck discovered water was added to the gas tank in early September. The same […]