Beardstown Group Aims to Set Up Neighborhood Watch Program With Crime Stoppers Presentation
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 28, 2022 at 4:11pm
Beardstown residents will soon have an opportunity to find out how they can have a more active role in helping to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott, and Cass Counties will be conducting a presentation at the end of this month to not only help inform the community on what Crime Stoppers […]
Improvements Coming to Community Park, Nichols Park, and MLK Memorial
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 28, 2022 at 3:02pm
Jacksonville’s two largest parks will see some needed attention this fall after a pair of major storms and one small fire over the last year. The Jacksonville City Council approved funding for sprucing up both a memorial and a major sign in Community Park during last night’s regular meeting. Parks Superintendent Adam Fletcher asked the […]
Broadgauge Honored with Building Preservation Award
By Benjamin Cox on September 28, 2022 at 2:08pm
A new Petersburg eatery recently received an award for exceptional preservation of the building it is currently housed in. Landmarks Illinois announced that Broadgauge in Petersburg was the recipient of one of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards. Broadgauge was one of only 3 recipients in downstate Illinois. Built in 1872 as a megastore […]
Pike County Placed on State’s Do Not Pay List For No Audit
By Benjamin Cox on September 28, 2022 at 8:24am
A West Central Illinois county is in financial trouble with the State of Illinois. The Pike Press reports that Pike County was notified in writing by the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity that the county has been placed on the state’s Stop Payment List for not completing a financial audit for the previous […]
Large Meat Recall Hits Stores In Region
By Benjamin Cox on September 28, 2022 at 4:27am
Two locations in Carrollton, a grocery store in Jerseyville, and two locations in Springfield have been listed as places effected by a recall on ready-to-eat meat products. More than 87,000 pounds of meat is being recalled across Illinois and Missouri from Behrmann Meat & Processing Inc. in Albers, Illinois for various ready-to-eat meat products that […]
Jacksonville TIF All But Depleted After Mulitple Requests for New Projects
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 27, 2022 at 12:10pm
The Jacksonville City Council had two firsts to ponder over while giving consideration to a number of recent Tax Increment Funding requests. TIF District administrator Kelly Hall presented five TIF requests to the council during the workshop session last night. Requests were submitted for assistance with projects ranging from roof replacement to total renovations of […]
Early Voting Begins This Week
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 27, 2022 at 11:19am
Early voting for the November general election begins in Morgan County this week. Morgan County Clerk Jill Waggener says both registered and non-registered voters can come in to cast their ballots. “This Thursday the 29th early voting will begin in my office. Any registered voter can come in, request a ballot, and go ahead and […]
Two Rivers Crime Stoppers Offer $1,000 For Tip Leading to Arrest of Rural Jerseyville Man
By Benjamin Cox on September 27, 2022 at 7:44am
Two Rivers Crime Stoppers of Jersey & Greene counties is giving out $1,000 cash for a tip that leads to an arrest of a man wanted for multiple crimes across several counties. Two Rivers is seeking the whereabouts of 26 year old Devin A. Krueger of rural Jerseyville. Krueger is wanted on multiple felonies in […]
Jury Finds Auburn Man Guilty of Predatory Sex Crimes Against Minor, Faces Over 200 Years in Prison
By Benjamin Cox on September 27, 2022 at 6:47am
An Auburn man faces the potential of spending the rest of his natural life behind bars after a Sangamon County jury found him guilty last week of several sex crimes against a minor. The Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office says that 34 year old Mason E. Bertrand of Auburn was found guilty of of three […]
Stolen Car from Sangamon Found Abandonded in Middle of Jacksonville Street
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 26, 2022 at 3:45pm
Jacksonville Police recovered stolen property after investigating a traffic hazard Friday morning. According to a police report, a Jacksonville Police officer was dispatched for a report of an unoccupied or abandoned motor vehicle parked in the middle of the roadway at the railroad underpass on Routt Street just before 7:00 am Friday. The complainant advised […]