District 117 Bond Sale Set For March, Proceeds To Set Up New Murrayville-Woodson Building Project
By Benjamin Cox on January 28, 2025 at 6:42am
The Jacksonville School District 117 Board of Education took the next vital steps towards a new school school building in the Murrayville-Woodson area at their January 15th business meeting. The board approved an underwriter for the selling of the 2015 bonds to secure funding for the new construction project in the Murrayville-Woodson area and also […]
South Jacksonville Board Says No to Discretionary Account
By Benjamin Cox on January 28, 2025 at 6:20am
The Village of South Jacksonville appears like its cutting down on all donation spending. The Board of Trustees have been exploring ways to handle donation requests from various organizations that do not fall under the umbrella of the village’s tourism ordinance. The village collects substantial hotel & motel taxes. The taxes are then supposed to […]
Homeless Man Sentenced to County Jail Time After Found In JDC Building During Fire
By Benjamin Cox on January 27, 2025 at 7:56am
A homeless man who had to be evacuated out of an abandoned building on the JDC grounds last summer due to a fire was sentenced to local jail time on Wednesday. 41-year old John R. Childers was found guilty of criminal trespass to land in a stipulated bench trial on Wednesday at the Morgan County […]
Miller Named to Committee on House Administration in New Congress
By Benjamin Cox on January 27, 2025 at 7:54am
15th District Congresswoman Mary Miller has been selected for a house leadership role by Speaker Mike Johnson. On Wednesday, Miller was selected to serve on the Committee on House Administration in the 119th Congress. Miller also serves on the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Education and Workforce. The House Committee on Administration holds […]
Jacksonville Sunrise Rotary Expands Troop-On Initiative to Jerseyville
By Benjamin Cox on January 27, 2025 at 7:52am
The Jacksonville Sunrise Rotary’s program that helps support the military is going beyond Morgan County. The Sunrise Rotary announced yesterday that a new drop off location has signed on for their Troop-on initiative. Sinclair Foods in Jerseyville has agreed to be the latest location to accept manufacturer’s coupons to support United States armed forces personnel […]
Stock Named JMH Colleague of the Year
By Benjamin Cox on January 27, 2025 at 7:48am
An emergency room nurse is Jacksonville Memorial Hospital’s Colleague of the Year. RN Matthew Stock was selected as this year’s recipient. Stock was born at Passavant Hospital, now Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, and lives in Chapin with his wife and three daughters. Stock says its rewarding taking care of people he knows in the community and […]
Annual Eagle Day Coming Up on Feb. 1
By Benjamin Cox on January 27, 2025 at 7:27am
West Central Illinois families can see how the eagles fly next weekend in Fulton and Mason counties. The annual Fulton-Mason Eagle Day will be Saturday, February 1st at various locations all along the Illinois River. The events are free and open to the public. Activities will include live raptor programs, hands-on activities and crafts for […]
Suspect and Victim Identified in Shipman Homicide Case
By Benjamin Cox on January 26, 2025 at 11:56am
Two men have been named in connection to a Shipman homicide investigation from Saturday. According to WBGZ, 57-year-old Jerald Stilts is being held at the Macoupin County Jail on a charge of concealment of a homicidal death. Out in STL, a magazine for the queer community in St. Louis, says that a Soulard bar is […]
One Person Arrested After a Shots Fired Disturbance Near the West Morgan Depot Late Saturday
By Benjamin Cox on January 26, 2025 at 8:12am
One person is currently being held at the Morgan County Jail after authorities were called for a shots fired incident near the West Morgan Depot in Jacksonville late Saturday night. Jacksonville Police, Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies, and Illinois State Police responded to a shots fired call just after 11PM Saturday in the municipal parking lot […]
Macoupin County Authorities Investigating Murder in Rural Shipman
By Benjamin Cox on January 25, 2025 at 9:44pm
Macoupin County authorities are investigating a homicide that happened Saturday afternoon in rural Shipman. WBGZ and Riverbender report that the homicide occurred at approximately 4PM Saturday at a home on the Shipman Cutoff Road. The road connects Illinois Route 16 in Shipman on the north end and Brighton- Bunker Hill Road to the south. The […]