Marr Talks E-15 EPA Waiver In Response to Indiana Refinery Fire
By Benjamin Cox on September 1, 2022 at 11:13am
Governor J.B. Pritzker announced today that his administration is using the temporary waiver by the U.S. EPA to allow the sale of high volatility gasoline to be sold through September 15th in response to the Whiting, Indiana BP refinery fire. The waiver also means that Illinois corn farmers will provide the needed fuel through their […]
Gilliam Sentenced in Cass County for 2020 Ashland Burglaries
By Benjamin Cox on August 31, 2022 at 5:42pm
A Springfield man’s two-year long saga in 2 county court systems came to a close on Monday. 27 year old James M. Gilliam pled guilty to 1 count of burglary in Cass County Court on Monday stemming from a string of burglaries and thefts in the Ashland area in October 2020. Gilliam and an accomplice, […]
Jacksonville Sunrise Rotary Receives Rotary Citation
By Benjamin Cox on August 31, 2022 at 5:39pm
The Jacksonville Sunrise Rotary Club recently received a rare citation. The Sunrise Rotary was awarded a Rotary Citation by Shekha Mehta, the president of Rotary International for this year. Out of forty-eight Rotary Clubs in Rotary District 6460, Jacksonville Sunrise Rotary Club is one of only eleven clubs, to receive this distinction. To qualify for […]
Westermeyer Keeping All Employees on Payroll As Plans Move Forward for Rebuild
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 31, 2022 at 4:35pm
More than 100 West Central Illinois workers breathed a sigh of relief this week as they were informed they would not be losing their jobs or even a next paycheck. 21 years ago today, Gary and Teresa Westermeyer started what became Westermeyer Industries out of their home. Last Friday afternoon, a fire destroyed more than […]
Jacksonville Public Schools Foundation Receives $1,000 For Their Student Supplies Program
By Benjamin Cox on August 31, 2022 at 2:16pm
Dimond Brothers Insurance of Jacksonville in partnership with IMT Insurance has made a donation to the Jacksonville Public Schools Foundation. IMT recently announced its list of 53 Community Contest winners, and the Jacksonville Public Schools Foundation was selected through Dimond Brothers Insurance. The 25th annual contest awards gifts to community projects and organizations in the […]
Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Central IL Kick Off Mentor 2.0 Recruitment Thursday
By Benjamin Cox on August 31, 2022 at 2:02pm
Residents of Jacksonville have the opportunity to get involved in Big Brothers-Big Sisters even if they have a busy work schedule. Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Central Illinois has launched an initiative to recruit 50 mentors in 30 days in the month of September through their Mentor 2.0 program. Brian Ganz of Big Brothers-Big Sisters of […]
Local Groups Banding Together To Fight Against Heartland Greenway
By Benjamin Cox on August 31, 2022 at 1:51pm
Members of the Sangamon Valley Group of the Sierra Club, the Illinois Coalition to Stop CO2 Pipelines, and Citizens Against Heartland Greenway Pipelines held an information meeting at a Jacksonville business this past Friday. The group is attempting to put a halt or extremely limit the permit and land acquisition process for the Heartland Greenway […]
Robinson Resigns From New Directions
By Benjamin Cox on August 31, 2022 at 1:10pm
Morgan County’s beleaguered homeless shelter is now looking for a new executive director. The New Directions Warming & Cooling Center Board of Directors announced today in a press release that Sarah Robinson has resigned as Executive Director effective September 30th. Robinson has been in the position for the past 4 years. The Board of Directors […]
“Back Where it All Started”- Anthony Williams Returns to Dist. 117 as Dean of Students at Washington
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 31, 2022 at 9:50am
A former Jacksonville resident and native has come back home, at least professionally. Former Ward 2 Alderman and Dean of Students at Jacksonville High School, Tony Williams has accepted the position of Dean of Students at Washington Elementary School. Williams, who has been retired for a number of years and now lives in Springfield, says […]
Harris Sentenced to Two Life Terms in Cass Double Murder
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 30, 2022 at 4:11pm
A Virginia man was sentenced to life in prison in Cass County court this afternoon. 72-year-old Robert D. Harris was in court today for sentencing after a Cass County jury found him guilty in May of murdering 68-year-old Kathleen Wzientek and 64-year-old Brenda Crum Harris entered Wzientek’s home early in the afternoon of Sunday, January […]