Warsaw Man Arrested On Iowa Warrant After Missing Quincy Teen Located At His Residence
By Benjamin Cox on August 19, 2022 at 9:06am
A Warsaw man is in the Hancock County Jail after a teenage girl missing from Quincy since May was located at his residence. The Quincy Police Department took a missing person report on May 22 regarding a 14-year-old girl. A press release on May 24th from Quincy Police asked for the public’s assistance in locating […]
Historic Greene County Poor Farm Destroyed by Suspicious Fire Overnight
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 18, 2022 at 11:27am
A piece of Greene County history is gone after a suspicious fire consumed the old county Almshouse last night. Chief of the Carrollton Fire Department Tim Thaxton says, he could see the glow from the fire when he stepped outside of his home a little before 9:30 Wednesday night. He says he was certain he […]
ITT Tech Students To Have Loans Forgiven
By Benjamin Cox on August 18, 2022 at 9:21am
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced on Tuesday the U.S. Department of Education has approved the discharge of all remaining federal student loan debt owed by borrowers who attended the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute (ITT), forgiving approximately $100 million in debt owed by more than 5,000 Illinois borrowers. The Department of Education will erase all remaining […]
Broaddus to Participate in Bommarito Automotive 500 Opening Ceremonies
By Benjamin Cox on August 18, 2022 at 9:15am
Murrayville-Woodson Police Detective Mike Broaddus will be participating in a special racing event in St. Louis this weekend. The Murrayville-Woodson Police Department gave away 5 free tickets to the Bommarito Automotive 500 in St. Louis. Broaddus will be joining approximately 200 other law enforcement officers and vehicles in the opening laps of the races on […]
Bluffs Get 2 New Part-Time Officers, Winchester Losing Chief of Police
By Benjamin Cox on August 18, 2022 at 9:04am
The Village of Bluffs is getting two new part-time officers while Winchester is losing its police chief. The Journal Courier reports that the Bluffs Village Board recently approved the hiring of two part-time officers, Nate White and Caleb Handy. Handy is currently the Chief of Police in Winchester. Handy has been in the position at […]
LIHEAP Opens For Applications on Sept. 1
By Benjamin Cox on August 18, 2022 at 8:59am
Local energy and water bill assistance will open up at the start of next month. The Low Income Household Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, will open at MCS Community Services on Sept. 1. Funds will be open to residents of Morgan, Scott, and Cass counties. The funds assist in the payment of electric and heating […]
Entries Being Sought For JMH 5K/10K
By Benjamin Cox on August 18, 2022 at 8:57am
Entries are being sought for the longest-running race in Jacksonville. The Jacksonville Memorial Hospital 5K/10K presented by Gatorade kicks off at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22nd at the hospital grounds. The race has grown to include nearly 400 runners since its inception in 1994. Some runners travel from other states each year to participate in […]
Back to School Tensions Boil Over at Jacksonville Retailer
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 17, 2022 at 7:20am
Today is the first day of school for District 117 and many other districts in the listening area, which apparently caused tension to boiling over at a Jacksonville retailer yesterday. Jacksonville Police were called to the Walmart Super Center at 1941 West Morton Avenue at around 6:00 o’clock last night after an employee reported a […]
JSD 117 Gears Up For Return to School Tomorrow
By Benjamin Cox on August 16, 2022 at 5:43pm
Jacksonville School District 117 parents got to meet teachers face to face yesterday. The district held its first opening day ceremony in three years. JSD117 Superintendent Steve Ptacek says they learned several things from the Covid-19 pandemic, including a few things that will be staying around: “We’ll be keeping a few things, such as the […]
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight #62 Takes Off Aug. 30
By Benjamin Cox on August 16, 2022 at 5:33pm
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight #62 is preparing to take off at the end of this month. 96 veterans and their 82 caretakers representing 54 Central Illinois communities will take off on Tuesday, August 30th from Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport for Washington D.C at 4:15AM. The day includes visits to the World War II, […]