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 […]
Pike County Accounting Software Issues Lead to Delayed Audit, Possible State Funding Consequences
By Benjamin Cox on July 30, 2022 at 8:47am
Pike County is facing the possibility of being placed on the state’s Do Not Pay list. The Pike County Board was alerted to a number of errors that exist in the county’s fund status report. The errors in the report are a result of payroll expenditures not being reflected in the fund status report, according […]
SUV vs. Motorcycle Crash Sends 1 To Hospital, Both Drivers Cited
By Benjamin Cox on July 30, 2022 at 8:38am
One man was transported to Jacksonville Memorial Hospital after a motorcycle and a SUV collided in Jacksonville’s west end yesterday. Jacksonville Police and LifeStar EMS received a call of a vehicle versus motorcycle crash in the 2200 block of West Morton Avenue just west of Buccheit’s at 12:22 yesterday afternoon. 80 year old Donald R. […]
Man Arrested After Vehicle Rollover on Rees Curve
By Benjamin Cox on July 29, 2022 at 6:18pm
One man was cited after a vehicle rolled over on Illinois Route 104 near Rees Road early this morning causing injuries. LifeStar EMS and the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department were called out to Rees Curve with the rollover and injuries at 12:07 this morning. According to police reports, the driver of the unidentified vehicle, 37 […]
Downstate Sheriffs Wish to Expedite Legal Fight Over Inmate Transfers to Psych Facilities
By Benjamin Cox on July 29, 2022 at 6:15pm
The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department wants to expedite its legal fight with the state over jail inmate transfers. WMAY reports that in a new legal filing, Sangamon County along with 5 other downstate sheriff’s departments are asking for a fast track for discovery and trial over the state’s ongoing failure to transfer inmates to psychiatric […]
Violent Texas Sex Offender Arrested in Pike Co. In June Indicted in Federal Court
By Benjamin Cox on July 29, 2022 at 6:11pm
A Texas man deemed sexually violent that was arrested for allegedly absconding in Pike County last month has been indicted in federal court for failing to register as a sex offender after crossing multiple states. 62 year old Robert W. Niffen of Houston, Texas was arrested on a bicycle by Pike County Sheriff’s Deputies in […]
Ameren Agrees to Repair Streets Affected by Remediation of Former Jacksonville Coke Gas Plant
By Jeremy Coumbes on July 29, 2022 at 11:04am
Work will soon begin again near the former site of a gas plant in Jacksonville. The Jacksonville City Council gave unanimous approval to an agreement with Ameren Illinois Monday night to complete work to rehabilitate portions of both Anna and West Streets. Earlier this summer, Ameren completed the project to restore the site affected by […]
JPD Investigating After Multiple Theft Incidents Reported Thursday
By Jeremy Coumbes on July 29, 2022 at 9:08am
Jacksonville Police are investigating three incidents of theft from yesterday. Jacksonville police were called to Henry’s Service Center located at 2244 West Morton Avenue at approximately 11:00 am Thursday. According to a police report, at approximately 4:30 yesterday morning a side-by-side UTV was stolen from the business. Police were later called to Jacksonville Machine Inc. […]