Jacksonville Food Center Named 2025 .5k Benefactor
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 25, 2025 at 1:29pm
The benefactor of this years Jacksonville Kiwanis .5k event has been announced and this year the committee chose an organization both close to the race course, and near to their hearts. Earlier this month, the Kiwanis put out a call for applications to be benefactor of the annual .5k, an event that sees participants walk, […]
Jacksonville Bicentennial Gala To Be Held Saturday
By Seth Gabriel on January 24, 2025 at 10:21am
The City of Jacksonville begins its year-long celebration of its bicentennial on Saturday. The gala will be held Saturday, starting with a cocktail hour at 6PM, dinner at 7PM, and live entertainment starting at 8PM with Diamond Empire at Hamilton’s North East. The gala is being hosted by the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Tickets […]
Body of Missing Quincy Woman Found near Hannibal
By Benjamin Cox on January 23, 2025 at 8:00pm
The body of a missing Quincy woman was recovered in rural Marion County, Missouri yesterday. According to a press release from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, 32-year old Britney D. Hoffman-Kelly’s remains were found in rural Marion County yesterday. According to the St. Charles Police Department obtained by WGEM, Hoffman-Kelly’s body was found near Marion […]
JPD Says Area Getting Hit with “Smishing” Scam
By Benjamin Cox on January 23, 2025 at 10:05am
The Jacksonville Police Department says that smishing scams are being reported in large numbers in the area. “Smishing” or a mashup of SMS – for “short message service” – and phishing – uses deception in text messages as a way to gain personal information in order to exploit the victim. A typical smishing scam message […]
Pleasant Hill Man Receives 4 Natural Life Sentences on 19 Counts of Sex-Related Case
By Benjamin Cox on January 23, 2025 at 9:55am
A Pleasant Hill man will spend the rest of his natural life in the Illinois Department of Corrections after being sentenced on 19 sex-related felonies yesterday in Pike County Circuit Court. Pike County Judge Charles H.W. Burch sentenced 31-year old Austin L. Rodhouse to 4 natural life sentences plus an additional 187 years on the […]
New State Rep. Moore Re-Files Predecessor’s JDC Grounds Remediation Bill
By Benjamin Cox on January 23, 2025 at 6:23am
99th District State Representative Kyle Moore has re-filed a bill introduced by previous representative Randy Frese that would appropriate funds in the state budget to remediate the former Jacksonville Developmental Center grounds. On Thursday, Moore filed House Bill 1402 that would appropriate $67.6 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to the Capital Development Board […]
Cass Co. Sheriff Explains Local Law Enforcement’s Role On Any Possible ICE Enforcement Actions
By Benjamin Cox on January 23, 2025 at 6:18am
One West Central Illinois county sheriff has laid out what his department can and cannot do in the event that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials begin detainment and deportation operations under new directives from the Trump administration. Cass County Sheriff Devron Ohrn said in a Facebook Post on Tuesday that his office has received several […]
Regional Ad-Hoc Committee Opposing Creation of National Park Proposed by AltonWorks Meets, Plots Path Forward
By Benjamin Cox on January 23, 2025 at 6:12am
An ad-hoc committee addressing plans to oppose the creation of a national park along Illinois’ western border met last Wednesday to discuss their progress. AltonWorks first announced their plans for the park in a November 2023 press release which emphasizes the projected economic benefits of a national park in the Riverbend region. The plan would […]
Sentenced J6 Participant from Auburn Receives Presidential Pardon
By Benjamin Cox on January 23, 2025 at 6:07am
An Auburn man who pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in the January 6th Capitol Riot in Washington D.C. in September 2022, was one of a number of individuals pardoned by President Donald Trump on Monday. The Belleville News Democrat reports that 47-year old Shane Jason Woods (also known as Shane Castleman) of […]
New Brown County Public Library Facility To Open Jan. 29
By Benjamin Cox on January 23, 2025 at 5:56am
The Brown County Public Library will reopen in its brand new quarters near the end of the month. The library, with its brand new multi-million dollar facility, will reopen to the public with limited services starting Wednesday, January 29, at 9:00AM. Patrons will be able to drop off and check out books. The old library […]