LLCC Searching For New Board Member
By Benjamin Cox on January 10, 2022 at 1:03pm
Lincoln Land Community College is looking for a board member to represent Morgan, Scott, and Cass counties. Interested candidates to fill the vacancy in the college’s Subdistrict 6 should submit documentation to apply to Lincoln Land’s Secretary of the Board of Trustees by February 10th. Candidates should address their reasons for seeking the appointment, how […]
Tazewell County Woman Arrested After Two-Vehicle Accident
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 10, 2022 at 10:09am
One person was arrested following a two-vehicle accident late Saturday night. Police responded to a call of an accident at the intersection of Westgate Avenue and Westfair Drive at approximately 11:30 pm Saturday after a complainant advised he had just been in a hit and run accident. Subsequent to an investigation, a vehicle driven by […]
IL Adopts Biden Administration Large Employer Vaccine Mandate
By Benjamin Cox on January 9, 2022 at 10:11am
The Illinois Department of Labor filed peremptory amendments on Friday to officially adopt the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for large employers in the public and private sector. The filing comes a day after the U.S. Supreme Court said it would review the rules questioning the federal government’s authority to enforce a mandate over private employers […]
Beardstown Fire Department Puts Out Attic Fire, Family Displaced
By Benjamin Cox on January 8, 2022 at 7:07pm
The Beardstown Fire Department was able to save most of a two-story home today after an attic fire. At approximately 1:45PM the Beardstown Fire Department was dispatched to a residence in the 1400 block of Edwards Street. The caller said that they could smell smoke coming from the attic area, but not see anything. When […]
Missing Springfield Woman Found Safe
By Benjamin Cox on January 8, 2022 at 6:57pm
A woman missing from Springfield since December 20th has been found safe by local authorities. According to WICS Newschannel 20, 38 year old Angela Landholt was found in Springfield around 1:45PM this afternoon. Springfield Police told WICS that Landholt was found unharmed and in good health and has already been in contact with her family.
Former Carrollton Jr. High Teacher Being Sued in Sangamon Co. Over Sex Abuse Allegations
By Benjamin Cox on January 8, 2022 at 12:51pm
A former Carrollton Grade School Social Studies teacher facing two charges of violating a no-stalking order of protection in Greene County is now being sued in Sangamon County Circuit Court. An unnamed female, known as Jane Doe in court filings, is being represented by Belleville attorneys Jarrod Beasley and Matthew Young in a lawsuit filed […]
Winchester Dealing With Utility Problems Left Over From Feb. 2021 Polar Vortex Price Spike
By Benjamin Cox on January 8, 2022 at 6:39am
The City of Winchester is still dealing with the fall out of the natural gas price spike from last year. Mayor Rex McIntire explained to the Winchester City Council on Wednesday night that some people who pay a particular amount each month (known as Level Pay) for natural gas usage have struggled with the 3% […]
Lafayette School Sells At Auction to Little Red Wagon Ownership
By Benjamin Cox on January 7, 2022 at 3:02pm
The former Lafayette School has sold to a day care center looking to expand. The Journal Courier reports that Janene Purdon-Menke was the highest bidder on the property at 747 West Lafayette on Tuesday with a bid of $49,200. Purdon-Menke is owner of the Little Red Wagon Daycare currently located at 3001 West Lafayette Avenue. […]
Ptacek: Ability to Remain In-Person Strengthened as IDPH Adopts CDC Recommendations for Schools
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 7, 2022 at 2:00pm
The Superintendent of Schools for District 117 is asking parents to give staff time to work through the volume of calls that need to be made now that updated guidelines have been released for schools. The Illinois Department of Public Health has adopted the new CDC recommendations on COVID isolation and quarantine for schools in […]
Sangamon Authorities Look For Endangered Missing Woman
By Benjamin Cox on January 7, 2022 at 12:12pm
Springfield and Sangamon County authorities are looking for an endangered woman missing for approximately three weeks. 38 year old Angela C. Landholt of Springfield has been missing since December 20th at approximately 7:30AM according to the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department. She was last seen in the 2900 block of South Lowell in Springfield. She was […]