Mt. Sterling To Begin Capital Avenue Renovations Next Month
By Benjamin Cox on April 28, 2022 at 9:30am
The City of Mt. Sterling is moving into the next phase of revitalizing their downtown district. The city’s Historic Capital Avenue will be getting new sidewalks, lighting, and street scape. The project’s cost is approximately $1.8 million. In June of last year, the city was awarded $1.3 million in ITEP grants from the Illinois Department […]
Abell Named New Superintendent at Griggsville-Perry CUSD #4
By Benjamin Cox on April 28, 2022 at 9:07am
A Morgan County School is losing an administrator as he will move up the ladder at a nearby school district. Last Wednesday the Griggsville-Perry School Board named current Meredosia-Chambersburg Principal Jeff Abell as their district’s new superintendent. Abell says that the career move is one he’s been working towards for awhile. Abell says it is […]
Carrollton School District Has Row Over Potential Head Football Coach Hiring
By Benjamin Cox on April 28, 2022 at 8:57am
The Carrollton School District is without a head football coach after the Carrollton School Board failed to approve an agenda for their meeting this past Monday. The Greene Prairie Press reports that the board failed to approve the agenda because members of the board were unhappy that the candidate that was allegedly supposed to be […]
Downstate IL To See Energy Price Spike in June
By Benjamin Cox on April 28, 2022 at 8:52am
Central Illinois power consumers are set to get hit with a major price spike in June. Yesterday, the Chicago-based utility Commonwealth Edison filed new rates with the Illinois Commerce Commission that will provide direct credits of more than $1 billion to customers as a result of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act that was signed […]
Beardstown High School Hosting Mock Car Accident Scene Friday
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 27, 2022 at 3:42pm
Emergency sirens will be heard in the immediate vicinity of Beardstown High School on Friday morning, but officials say it’s all part of an exercise. At 10:00 am Friday, the Beardstown Fire and Ambulance Departments, in conjunction with multiple agencies and organizations will be conducting a mock vehicle accident in the west side parking lot […]
JMH Transitional Care Receives State-of-the-Art Hospital Beds After Grant
By Benjamin Cox on April 27, 2022 at 3:12pm
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital’s Transitional Care Unit has received new state-of-the art hospital beds through a grant distributed through the Jacksonville Memorial Foundation. The Maurice & Ruby Funk Trust provided $160,000 for the purchase of 15 “smart” beds for the unit. Nurse Manager of the TCU, Jessica Ford says the beds will help reduce patient falls: […]
Duckworth Re-Introduces PROVE Act
By Benjamin Cox on April 27, 2022 at 3:00pm
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth joined 12 fellow Democratic Senators yesterday in re-introducing legislation to expand voter registration and civic engagement initiatives. Duckworth re-filed the Pre-Registration of Voters Everywhere Act, known as the PROVE Act, that would allow for U.S. Citizens aged 16 and 17 to pre-register to be added to voter rolls when they turn […]
McBride Seeks Release From Adams County Jail
By Benjamin Cox on April 27, 2022 at 2:59pm
A Quincy woman accused of killing a Rushville grandmother and her grandchildren in a fatal 2020 traffic crash is asking for release from jail. Adams County Chief Public Defender Todd Nelson filed a motion Monday seeking the release of 37 year old Natasha McBride of Quincy. McBride has been incarcerated since the fatal crash on […]
Project Safe Neighborhood Concludes
By Benjamin Cox on April 27, 2022 at 2:55pm
The Illinois State Police announced the results of the Project Safe Neighborhood detail that began in October yesterday. From October to yesterday, ISP officers worked jointly with officers in several counties including Cass and Sangamon for a total of 27 proactive saturation details. As a result of the details, 85 arrests were made, 199 warnings […]
Deputies and IDOT Say Slow Down on 267 After Multiple Work Zone Accidents in Last 24 Hours
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 27, 2022 at 1:04pm
The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois Department of Transportation are asking the public to slow down on IL-267 south of Murrayville after multiple accidents have occurred. IDOT crews are currently working on 267 from Midway Road to the Greene Morgan County line. Three separate accidents have occurred in the construction zone since yesterday afternoon […]