Joe Page Bridge to Close This Morning For Repairs
By Benjamin Cox on November 23, 2021 at 5:57am
The Joe Page Bridge linking Calhoun and Greene counties will be closed temporarily for repairs, starting this morning. The closure begins at 8AM and is expected to last through Noon tomorrow. According to a press release from the Illinois Department of Transportation, the closure is necessary so workers can perform critical deck repairs. IDOT says […]
City Council Proposes 0% Tax Levy for 2021
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 22, 2021 at 8:42pm
Jacksonville residents might be a bit taken aback when they open their property tax bill next year if a new ordinance is passed next month. The Jacksonville City Council met in regular session Monday night and among items on the agenda, the Council heard a first reading of the 2021 Tax Levy Ordinance. Alderman don […]
Pike County Chosen for COVID Rural Testing Program
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 22, 2021 at 2:36pm
Free drive-thru COVID testing is coming to Pike County soon. The Pike County Health Department has been chosen to participate in a Rural Testing Pilot Program by the Illinois Department of Public Health. According to an announcement this afternoon, Pike County Health Department staff will provide free testing at the Pike County Farm Bureau located […]
New Wind Farm Owners to Abide by Apex Agreement, Lighting Tower Delayed by Protest
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 22, 2021 at 1:25pm
The Lincoln Land Wind Project has been sold by Apex Clean Energy. Danish renewable energy company Ørsted (YUR-sted) has acquired the company, according to a press release this morning. According to the deal, the Danish company acquired the wind farm from funds managed by Ares Management Corporation’s Infrastructure and Power strategy. Ares had purchased the […]
Chambersburg Man Charged in Weekend Pike County Stabbing
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 22, 2021 at 12:16pm
A Chambersburg man has been charged in a stabbing incident that occurred in Pittsfield on Saturday. According to an update from Pittsfield Police Chief Michael Starman, Police Officers responded to a disturbance at the 100 block of West Adams Street in Pittsfield on Saturday evening. Upon arrival, officers discovered that one subject had been stabbed […]
Suspect in Hull Arsons Identified
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 22, 2021 at 11:47am
More information has become available in the arrest made in connection to a rash of weekend fires in Pike County. According to a release by Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood, yesterday morning at approximately 11:22 am, the Pike County’s Sheriff Department received word on an individual setting fires to houses. The first Deputy to arrive […]
LLCC’s Phi Theta Kappa Sponsors Key Community Service Projects Over the Last Month
By Benjamin Cox on November 22, 2021 at 9:34am
Lincoln Land Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa society has hosted several key community service projects for their school community over the last month. Over the past two weeks, PTK members collected 245 items for the LLCC Food Pantry and helped raise over $1,700 as part of Operation Full Belly. The project’s goal was to restock […]
Lincoln Land Wind Project Sells to Danish Company
By Benjamin Cox on November 22, 2021 at 8:53am
The Lincoln Land Wind Project has been sold by Apex Clean Energy. Danish renewable energy company Ørsted has acquired the company, according to a press release this morning. According to the deal, the Danish company acquired the company from funds managed by Ares Management Corporation’s Infrastructure and Power strategy. Ørsted Senior Vice President and Chief […]
Haypress Falls Christmas Display To Open Dec. 4
By Benjamin Cox on November 22, 2021 at 8:29am
Members of the Greene County community can start admiring Christmas lights at one of Santa’s favorite stops in a few short weeks. Denny Vetter announced Thursday that the annual Christmas lights display at Haypress Falls in rural Greene County will open on Saturday, December 4th and through December 31st. The annual stop hosts an enormous […]
One Arrested After Pittsfield Stabbing
By Benjamin Cox on November 22, 2021 at 8:00am
A man was arrested in Pittsfield on Saturday for a stabbing that caused the victim to be airlifted to Springfield for treatment. Pittsfield Police Chief Michael Starman said in a press release that Pittsfield Police responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of of West Adams Street in Pittsfield on Saturday evening. Officers discovered […]