Two Die in Single-Vehicle Crash in Alexander
By Benjamin Cox on August 21, 2022 at 2:03pm
Two people are dead after a single-vehicle crash in Alexander on Saturday night. Morgan County Coroner Marcy Patterson’s Office reports that crash happened on Old U.S. Route 36 in Alexander at 10:07 p.m. The preliminary traffic investigation revealed that the vehicle was traveling eastbound when, for an unknown reason, it left the roadway and struck […]
West Central Mass Transit Hires Two Executive Positions
By Benjamin Cox on August 19, 2022 at 7:07pm
The West Central Mass Transit District Board of Directors announced the hiring of two administrative positions today. Both names are familiar to the Jacksonville area. The Board has hired Debra Walters as Assistant Director and Tiffanee Peters as Finance Director. Both women officially joined the staff in the newly created positions in July to round […]
Carls Returns to Leadership Role at Illinois College
By Benjamin Cox on August 19, 2022 at 6:18pm
Illinois College announced today that they are welcoming back a familiar face to a leadership role. IC has hired Katie Carls to return as executive director of development and alumni engagement this month. Carls left IC in 2021 after serving nearly seven years as director of business development and campus events. In her new role, […]
Art Association of Jacksonville Postpones Lawn Party Due to Inclement Weather
By Benjamin Cox on August 19, 2022 at 2:17pm
The Art Association of Jacksonville has announced that the date for the 2022 Lawn Party will be postponed one week due to potential inclement weather. The rescheduled date for the arts organization’s annual fundraiser is Saturday, August 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the David Strawn Art Gallery located at 331 West College Avenue. […]
New IDPH Director Tours Morgan County Health Department During Open House
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 19, 2022 at 2:15pm
A newly appointed state agency director was in Jacksonville on Thursday to tour a new health care facility. The Morgan County Health Department invited the public to explore its new facility during an open house yesterday evening. An estimated two to three hundred people toured the facility during the two-hour event, which included local community […]
Glimpses of Jacksonville’s Past Included in Continued Washington School Renovations
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 19, 2022 at 12:07pm
Progress continues on the renovation of the current Washington Elementary School, as recent work has revealed some glimpses of the past. A few members of the District 117 School Board toured the school along with Superintendent Steve Ptacek on Monday to see the progress that has been made thus far on the renovation. The project […]
Jacksonville Man Facing 8 Felonies Counts Related to String of Power Equipment Thefts
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 19, 2022 at 11:23am
A Jacksonville man has been charged in a string of recent equipment thefts. Jacksonville Police arrested 49-year-old Kenneth D. Smith of the 1000 block of North Main Street at his residence without incident last Wednesday. Smith was taken into custody in connection to an ongoing investigation by Jacksonville Police into several thefts of lawn and […]
Two Rivers Crime Stoppers Seeking Info on Poor Farm Arson
By Benjamin Cox on August 19, 2022 at 9:32am
Two Rivers Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s assistance in finding individuals who may be responsible for two arson fires that burned the Greene County Almshouse. The first incident occurred on August 8th. Firefighters from the Carrollton Fire Department were able to respond to this incident quickly and initially save the structure. The first […]
U.S. 67 Under Construction in Morgan County Through October
By Benjamin Cox on August 19, 2022 at 9:11am
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that a 10-mile maintenance project on U.S. 67 in Morgan County, between Gravel Springs Road and West Morton Avenue in Jacksonville has started. The scope of this $4 million project, which includes placing a protective thin layer of asphalt over the existing concrete, is part of IDOT’s Transportation Asset […]
Crime Stoppers Seeking Info On Rural Chapin Burglary Suspect
By Benjamin Cox on August 19, 2022 at 9:09am
Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties are requesting information to assist the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department in an investigation of a recent burglary in Chapin. Between the hours of 10:30 pm and 11:30pm on Tuesday, an unknown suspect captured on video surveillance footage made entry into a garage in the 900 block of […]