Quincy Woman Recants Ineffective Counsel Claims; Plans to Appeal Plea Anyway
By Benjamin Cox on August 23, 2022 at 1:30pm
A Quincy woman who pleaded guilty in April in Adams County Court to one count of home invasion and one count of aggravated sexual assault is sending mixed signals to the court. Muddy River News reports that 33 year old Karen Blackledge sent a letter to the Adams County Circuit Clerk on July 27, saying […]
South Jacksonville Updating Non-Union Employee Manual, Job Descriptions
By Benjamin Cox on August 23, 2022 at 1:24pm
The Village of South Jacksonville is taking care of a long standing problem with job descriptions and employee policies. Village President Dick Samples presented the Board of Trustees with a number of suggested amendments, suggestions, and additions to the village’s employee policy manual during Committee of the Whole session on August 18th. Samples said the […]
County Clerks Required to Send Vote by Mail Application to Every Registered Voter
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 23, 2022 at 1:18pm
The Morgan County Clerk is alerting voters to a change that is coming to their mailboxes soon. Vote-by-mail applications will soon be landing in everyone’s mailboxes even if you didn’t request one. Morgan County Clerk Jill Waggener says her office is now required to see the applications are mailed because of legislation that passed through […]
Morgan County Winding Down Pair of Building Projects
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 23, 2022 at 11:04am
A pair of Morgan County renovation projects are at or near completion. The Morgan County Board of Commissioners approved the final payment for work to renovate the new home of the Morgan County Health Department Monday morning. Bills in the amount of $337,410.000. Commission Board Chairman Brad Zeller says a large portion of that total […]
Coroner’s Office Release Identity of Couple Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in Alexander
By Benjamin Cox on August 22, 2022 at 1:16pm
Morgan County Coroner Marcy Patterson has released the identities of two people who were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Alexander on Saturday night. Authorities were called to Old Route 36 at Orleans Road in Alexander on Saturday to a one-vehicle roll over crash at 10:07PM. The preliminary traffic investigation revealed that the car was […]
Information Released on Officer-Involved Injury Incident in Alsey From Earlier this Month
By Benjamin Cox on August 22, 2022 at 1:12pm
The identity of a man who was involved in a brief standoff with Roodhouse Police and the Scott County Sheriff’s Office in Alsey earlier this month has become available. A Scott County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to serve an active Greene County warrant for petition to revoke probation on a suspect at a home near the […]
Inmates Arrested for Smuggling Drugs into Jail
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 22, 2022 at 12:16pm
Three people were arrested on drug charges inside the Pike County Jail last week. According to a report by Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood, the Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a drug investigation at the Pike County Jail facility at 9:10 pm last Wednesday, August 17th. Through the course of the investigation, Greenwood says it […]
Berry Named New North Greene Jr./Sr. High Principal; Jones Named New Athletic Director
By Benjamin Cox on August 22, 2022 at 9:32am
North Greene Unit District #3 has named a new junior high/high school principal and athletic director. Brett Berry has been promoted to the role of Junior High/High School Principal. Berry takes over for Amanda Macias. Macias’ last official day was August 11th as she has taken the job as principal of Alton Middle School, which […]
West Central IL Landowners Continue Fight with FERC Over Land Restoration Agreements with Spire STL Pipeline
By Benjamin Cox on August 22, 2022 at 9:18am
Greene, Scott, and Jersey County landowners are asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to take a closer look at the Spire STL Pipeline once again. Landowners have asked for a request to rehearing on FERC’s dismissal of a request to rehear the pipeline’s permit on July 21st. On May 24th, an agent of FERC submitted […]
Roodhouse Rez Reopens Under Caution
By Benjamin Cox on August 22, 2022 at 9:01am
The Roodhouse Rez reopened on Friday. The Journal Courier reports that Illinois EPA returned an acceptable sample of below recommendations for an algal bloom early Friday morning. Mayor Tom Martin reopened the lake to recreational activity after speaking with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Martin told the Journal Courier that any fish caught in […]