No One Injured When Semi-Trailer Rolled on East Morton Monday Afternoon
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 2, 2022 at 9:10am
Traffic was blocked for several hours Monday after a semi-trailer rolled over on its side on East Morton Avenue. According to police reports, a semi-truck tractor-trailer driven by 24-year-old Lucas M. Sprague of Jacksonville was traveling westbound on East Morton Avenue at approximately 3:30 yesterday afternoon. Sprague attempted to make a left-hand turn into Reynolds […]
Magnuson Named New Jacksonville Public Library Director
By Benjamin Cox on August 2, 2022 at 9:09am
The Jacksonville Public Library Board of Trustees announced today that Jake Magnuson of Jacksonville will be the new permanent library director starting August 15th. Magnuson replaces Chris Ashmore, who resigned February 7th for personal reasons. Ashmore was with the Jacksonville Public Library for 23 years and was its director for a decade. Magnuson has worked […]
Bluffs Woman Wins Early Bird Dreams Drawing Top Prize
By Benjamin Cox on August 2, 2022 at 9:07am
Michelle Clark of Bluffs took home the $10,000 early bird Routt-Our Saviour Dreams drawing held Sunday afternoon. Other winners during the early bird on Sunday of $1,000 were Matt Grubb, Dena Dobson and Wade Gregory, all of Jacksonville, and Nancy Tezlow of White Hall. The drawing was a prelude to the $100,000 grand prize drawing […]
Sangamon County Man Dies in Calhoun Motorcycle Crash on Saturday
By Benjamin Cox on August 2, 2022 at 9:02am
A Sangamon County man has been identified as the individual killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon in northern Calhoun County. Illinois State Police report that at 4:10PM Saturday just north of the Village of Michael on Illinois Route 100 a motorcycle was traveling southbound on Illinois Route 100 following several other motorcycles. State Police […]
Camp Courage Continues Tradition of Making Summer Camp Accessible to All
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 1, 2022 at 2:31pm
Music filled the air at the Western Youth Camp as a special summertime tradition returned to Lake Jacksonville this week. Campers from all over came together for the annual Camp Courage campout. Camp Courage is a summer camp for physically handicapped children. The camp was founded in 1976 by four area families who had handicapped […]
Another Vacant Jacksonville House Destroyed by Early Morning Fire
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 1, 2022 at 11:24am
Jacksonville Fire Department personnel along with mutual aid from the South Jacksonville Fire Department responded to a call of a house fire at 337 West Lafayette Street at approximately 5:00 am. Jacksonville Fire Department Captain Mike Martin says dispatch notified his crews while they were en route that the structure was already fully involved with […]
City of Jacksonville Working on Recycling Program, Waste Hauler Service Contracts
By Benjamin Cox on August 1, 2022 at 7:31am
The City of Jacksonville is working on two separate issues when it comes to recycling, as well as a citywide contract for a garbage service. City Clerk Skip Bradshaw says that the city is currently working on an agreement with BLH Computers for the disposal of surplus computer monitors and televisions by the city’s residents: […]
Florence Bridge Project Enters Design Phase
By Benjamin Cox on August 1, 2022 at 6:53am
The nearly 100-year old draw bridge at Florence that carries Illinois Route 100/Illinois Route 106 over the Illinois River is about to be replaced. Public meetings to explore placing a new bridge at Florence began back in 2016 with the Illinois Department of Transportation. Environmental assessments and a potential design followed with subsequent public hearings […]
IEPA Approves Natural-Gas Fueled Power Plant Near Pawnee
By Benjamin Cox on August 1, 2022 at 6:36am
The Illinois EPA has given the green light to a new natural gas-fueled power plant to be built in Pawnee. EmberClear is developing the Lincoln Land Energy Center with a projected $1 billion investment. According to the company’s website, the natural gas-fueled power plant will produce 1,090 megawatts Siemens Energy, Siemens Financial Services, and BDC-Bechtel […]
Bradbury Foundation Seeking Footage of Late Playwright’s Productions to Archive Online
By Benjamin Cox on July 30, 2022 at 9:04am
The Ken Bradbury Foundation is on a special quest to form a video archive of the late playwright and author’s productions online. Foundation member Maryjane Bradbury says that they are in the process of trying to find full-blown musicals that Ken wrote and produced while he worked as a teacher at Triopia High School: “These […]