$10.2 Million Earmarked for New National Guard Complex
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 19, 2022 at 9:42am
Federal monies are being earmarked for a new Illinois National Guard complex. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin joined leaders from the Illinois National Guard today to discuss the $10.2 million in federal funding secured through Congressionally Directed Spending in the Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus appropriations bill. The funding will be for the construction of a new […]
Jacksonville Fire Answers Call at West Morton Avenue Laundromat
By Benjamin Cox on April 19, 2022 at 9:37am
The Jacksonville Fire Department was called out for an indoor fire at a business yesterday in the late afternoon. An emergency dispatch came into the department at approximately 4:31 yesterday to Monqui Suds Laundromat & Dry Cleaning in the 900 block of West Morton Avenue. Crews responded to the scene in a matter of minutes. […]
Jacksonville Man Leads Police on Manhunt in Greene County
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 18, 2022 at 11:32am
Greene County Sheriff Rob McMillan announced this morning that on On Sunday, April 10th at approximately 11:30 p.m., a Scott County Sheriff’s Department deputy arrived at the Greene County Jail, with 34-year-old Tony L. Henson, of Jacksonville in custody. McMillan says according to Greene County Jail booking reports, Henson had been arrested in Scott County […]
New Berlin School District Voters Will See Referendum For Buildings on June Primary Ballot
By Benjamin Cox on April 18, 2022 at 9:47am
Sangamon and Morgan County voters who live in the boundaries of the New Berlin School District will have a referendum on the June primary ballot. It’s the second referendum from the district in two years. The first referendum failed in March 2020, in which voters were asked if they wished the district to pursue $39.5 […]
Firefighter Released From Hospital After Old Jacksonville Road Barn Fire on Friday
By Benjamin Cox on April 18, 2022 at 9:30am
A Springfield firefighter is out of the hospital after a barn fire on Friday. According to WMAY, the firefighter was treated for overexertion while battling the blaze in the 7100 block of Old Jacksonville Road on Friday afternoon. The fire was especially difficult to contain due to live ammunition being stored in the barn exploded […]
Five Pike & Scott Students Receive Farm Bureau Scholarships
By Benjamin Cox on April 18, 2022 at 9:21am
Five Pike and Scott County high school seniors have received $1,000 scholarships offered through the Two Rivers Farm Bureau Foundation. Peri Andras and Anna Sellars of Winchester, Nate Scranton and Raegan Smithers of Pittsfield, and Kaylee Spencer of Griggsville-Perry have been awarded. All five plan to enter either agricultural or animal science related fields upon […]
Chapin Police Chief Happy to be Home, Thankful for Care he Received Following Shooting
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 17, 2022 at 6:00am
The Chapin Chief of Police is happy to be home this holiday weekend and says he is thankful to the many who helped him after he was shot in the line of duty last month. Chapin Police Chief Steven Helmich, of Jacksonville, was discharged from Springfield Memorial Hospital on Thursday morning after he was shot […]
Davis Calls Being Sanctioned by Russia a Badge of Honor
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 16, 2022 at 9:49pm
An area representative has been named to the Russian Stop List. 13th District Representative Rodney Davis is among 398 members of the U.S. House of Representatives to be formally sanctioned by the Russian Foreign Ministry. Russia announced the retaliatory sanctions on Wednesday, which includes both Democrats and Republicans, with no explanation as to why some […]
11th ISP Vehicle Hit in Scott’s Law Violation This Year
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 16, 2022 at 7:21pm
An Illinois State Trooper’s vehicle was struck on I-55 yesterday, making it the 11th Scott’s Law violation involving an ISP squad car this year. At approximately 8:45 Friday morning, an ISP District 2 Sergeant was stationary on Interstate 55 northbound at Lemont Road, DuPage County. The trooper was seated inside the squad car with the […]
Multiple Sangamon County Fire Departments Battle Barn Fire on Old Jacksonville Road
By Benjamin Cox on April 15, 2022 at 5:50pm
Multiple fire departments in Sangamon County spent the afternoon battling a barn fire. Initial reports about a barn fire came in around 11:45AM Friday from the 7100 block of Old Jacksonville Road just west of Springfield near Farmingdale. The caller who reported the fire said the barn was approximately 50 feet from a residence. Springfield […]