Pike Co. Board Tables Cannabis Craft Grow Facility Re-Zone, Conditional Use Permit Requests
By Benjamin Cox on April 4, 2022 at 8:32am
The Pike County Board says it’s going to take a little more time on whether a cannabis craft grow facility can come to the county. The Pike Press reports that the board decided last Monday to table a request to rezone a property in rural Martinsburg along County Highway 11 from agricultural to industrial use […]
Beardstown Home Deemed Uninhabitable After Struck By Truck
By Benjamin Cox on April 4, 2022 at 6:21am
A home had to be vacated after a truck hit a house in Beardstown yesterday. According to the Beardstown Fire Department, at approximately 1:30 yesterday afternoon the department was dispatched to 4th and Railroad streets for a Ford pick-up truck that had struck a house. Upon arrival, the driver of the truck was uninjured and […]
Blackledge Pleads Guilty To Two Counts in Rural Quincy Assault, Carjacking
By Benjamin Cox on April 4, 2022 at 6:19am
A Quincy woman has pled guilty to her role in a kidnapping and an assault that took place in November. 33 year old Karen Blackledge pled guilty in Adams County Circuit Court on Friday to charges of home invasion and aggravated criminal sexual assault under terms of a negotiated plea. Three other charges were dismissed […]
Illinois College Offering Transfer Help For Lincoln College Students
By Benjamin Cox on April 4, 2022 at 6:12am
Illinois College is stepping up again to help students who may be displaced by another college’s closure. Illinois College announced on Friday a special articulation agreement for students are looking for a new academic home due to Lincoln College’s announced closure coming in May. Illinois College says its offering automatic acceptance for students in good […]
Home Explodes in Roodhouse
By Benjamin Cox on April 3, 2022 at 12:39pm
A home exploded in Roodhouse this morning. Eye witnesses report the home exploded a little after 9:30AM in the 900 block of Morse Street in Roodhouse. Roodhouse, White Hall, and Greenfield Fire Departments all responded to the scene as the remnants of the home was on fire. No one was in the home at the […]
Coroner Identifies Victims of Greenfield Fire
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 1, 2022 at 5:33pm
The Greene County Coroner has identified the two females who perished in a house fire on Thursday. Coroner Danny J. Powell says he was called to the scene of a structure fire in Greenfield at approximately 1:15 yesterday afternoon after West Central dispatch received a call of a kitchen fire at approximately 12:23 pm. Powel […]
Planning Underway for 2022 City Wide Yard Sale
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 1, 2022 at 3:34pm
Planning has begun for the annual City Wide Yard Sale in Jacksonville. Ward 1 Alderwoman Eren Williams says this will be the 3rd year of the City Wide Yard Sale, and with the event just over a month away, it’s not too early to get on the list and start gathering items. “It is going […]
Driver Cited After Striking Utility Pole in Jacksonville
By Benjamin Cox on April 1, 2022 at 1:05pm
A driver was cited after striking a utility pole in the 800 block of South East Street at 6:20 yesterday evening. After a brief investigation, police determined that a vehicle driven by 40 year old Claude D. Morris of the 600 block of South Kosciosko Street was traveling southbound in the 800 block of South […]
Martin Given Concurrent Sentence With Greene Sentence On Jacksonville Forgery Charge From 2019
By Benjamin Cox on April 1, 2022 at 12:50pm
The second chip has fallen against a West Central Illinois woman who has an array of misdemeanor and felony charges across multiple counties. 25 year old Abigail L. Martin pled guilty to one count of forgery in Morgan County Court yesterday afternoon. It was almost 3 years to the day she was arrested by Jacksonville […]
Blake Sentenced, Overton Trial to Start in May in Jackson Murder Case in Indiana
By Benjamin Cox on April 1, 2022 at 12:39pm
An Indianapolis man convicted of killing a former Jacksonville resident in Indiana in September 2019 was sentenced to prison on Wednesday. 22 year old Justin M. Blake was sentenced to 58 years for the first degree murder of 23 year old Alexander D. Jackson, along with 3 years for robbery. Jackson’s remains were found in […]