Multi-Agency Fire Call in Loami Sees 1 Firefighter Injured
By Benjamin Cox on March 20, 2022 at 6:26pm
Multiple fire departments were called out to a large structure fire near Loami on Saturday afternoon. The Loami Fire Department received a call out at 2:35PM on Saturday to a structure fire to 9328 John’s Creek Road. Upon arrival, Assistant Fire Chief Mike Huesing says that a garage and a portion of a two-story barn-style […]
Three More Arrests in Cass Co. Sheriff’s Dept.’s “Operation: March Madness”
By Benjamin Cox on March 20, 2022 at 6:19pm
“Operation: March Madness” in Cass County has netted three more arrests on various charges. Cass County Sheriff Devron Ohrn says that deputies were dispatched to a call of suspicious persons at a business in Virginia just before 10AM on Saturday. Deputies were able to locate the suspicious persons at a nearby business. Subsequent to an […]
Allen Has Appeal Denied By IL Supreme Court
By Benjamin Cox on March 20, 2022 at 6:17pm
The Illinois Supreme Court says a Louisiana, Missouri man will remain in the Illinois Department of Corrections after a failed appeal. 45 year old Charles T. Allen’s 2020 first degree murder conviction will not be considered by the state’s highest court According to KHQA, in an order dated October 15th the Illinois Court of Appeals […]
Illinois College Nursing Program Receives Grant From Springfield Memorial Foundation For Patient Simulation Equipment
By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2022 at 4:44pm
Illinois College nursing students are reaping the benefits of a special grant from the Springfield Memorial Foundation last year. The $50,000 grant provided for the purchase of a variety of equipment for nursing students to use in non-clinical settings to gain crucial hands-on experience. Executive Director for the Springfield Memorial Foundation, Melissa Hansen-Schmadeke, says that […]
Recap of June Primary Filings For Counties, State, & Federal Offices
By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2022 at 12:30pm
Several federal and state primary races are shaping up to be competitive, while most county races will remain uncontested. Morgan County’s local races will have zero contested primaries. The lone county board position, clerk, treasurer, and sheriff won’t face any opposition for the June 28th primary. Mike Wankel, Jill Waggener, Crystal Myers, and Mike Carmody […]
JMH Receives Redesignation As Acute-Stroke Ready Hospital
By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2022 at 11:30am
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital has recently received its re-designation as an acute stroke-ready hospital. The Joint Commission, a national healthcare accreditation group, gives this designation for hospitals and emergency rooms that have a dedicated stroke response program. Jacksonville Memorial Hospital Emergency Department Nurse Manager Rachel Moore says the hospital designation means that JMH is ready to […]
Ameren-IL Promoting Utility Assistance Programs
By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2022 at 11:16am
Ameren Illinois wants to alert customers that are struggling to pay their utility bills that assistance is available on a current deadline. Mary Heger, Senior Vice President of Customer Experience at Ameren Illinois says people who meet certain income requirements should look to a federal program first: “The first program we want to make sure […]
District Approves MOUs with Unions for COVID Sick Days
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 18, 2022 at 11:15am
District 117 Superintendent Steve Ptacek says it couldn’t have been a more perfect time for masks to come off in area schools. The District 117 School Board unanimously approved several memorandums of understanding with the various employee unions during their regular meeting last night. The four MOUs centered on approving Covid sick days for district […]
Athens Man Arrested For Shooting Neighbor’s Dog with Bow, Others Set Up GoFundMe For Dog’s Treatment
By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2022 at 10:48am
Menard County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a case in which a man shot a dog with a compound bow. According to a press release from the Menard County Sheriff’s Office, on February 21st, Menard County Animal Control was called to a residence in the 13000 block of Deer Path Lane in rural Athens regarding a […]
Sullivan Gov. Campaign Accuses Pritzker Administration of Patronage Hirings Related to Madigan
By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2022 at 10:26am
A GOP gubernatorial candidate released a series of FOIA-requested emails that allegedly connect the Pritzker Administration to the now-indicted Michael Madigan. Petersburg native Jesse Sullivan, one in a large field of Republican hopefuls to take on incumbent Democrat J.B. Pritzker, says in a press release today that Pritzker has deep ties to what Sullivan characterizes […]