Springfield Man Indicted By Grand Jury For Double Murder
By Benjamin Cox on September 29, 2022 at 6:14am
A Sangamon County Grand Jury returned a 13-count indictment yesterday against a man accused of killing a couple in the southwest edge of Springfield earlier this month. 23 year old Mark N. Crites has been indicted for 8 counts of first degree murder, one count of aggravated arson, one count of residential arson, theft, possession […]
Carlinville Man Sentenced to Four Decades in Prison For Virden Murder
By Benjamin Cox on September 29, 2022 at 6:13am
A Carlinville man who stabbed a Virden man to death at his residence last year will spend the next four decades in prison. Macoupin County State’s Attorney Jordan Garrison announced today that 21 year old Dalton M.K. Obermark has been sentenced to 40 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the murder of 58 […]
Pleasant Plains Readies For Homecoming, Continues Support For Veesenmeyers
By Benjamin Cox on September 29, 2022 at 6:11am
Pleasant Plains has rescheduled its homecoming parade for Friday afternoon, after postponing it last weekend following the medical emergency that sent a Plains football player to the hospital. The parade route has been modified to avoid disruptions to Illinois Route 125 during Friday afternoon traffic at the height of harvest season. The school district says […]
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 […]