Ashland Getting New Mayor at the end of the month
By Benjamin Cox on July 23, 2025 at 10:15am
The Village of Ashland will have a new mayor starting on August 1st. The Cass County Star-Gazette reports that long-time mayor Kitty Mau will be resigning effect July 31. According to the report, Mau is moving out of the village limits. The announcement was made during the village’s meeting during the week of July 7. […]
Beard Implement Co. in Pittsfield hit by theft
By Benjamin Cox on July 22, 2025 at 6:33pm
Beard Implement Company in Pittsfield is asking for the public’s help to identify three individuals involved in an alleged theft. According to a Facebook post from the company, three individuals appear to have taken a Kubota ZD 1211 zero-turn mower from their property overnight between July 21-22. Two other mowers were said to have been […]
Local Reps host Back-2-School Supplies Drive
By Seth Gabriel on July 22, 2025 at 1:18pm
As families prepare for the upcoming school year, 3 local representatives are helping families get school supplies. State Senator Jil Tracy, Representative Kyle Moore, and Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer are inviting the community to help local students with their first Back-to-School Supplies Drive. The legislators are collecting all types of new school supplies like backpacks, lunch […]
Morgan County Commissioners approve contractor for 4 bridge replacements
By Benjamin Cox on July 21, 2025 at 3:38pm
The Morgan County Commissioners approved the contractor for four upcoming bridge replacements in the county this morning. County Contractors of Quincy received three of the four projects. The first bridge will be located at Stevenson Road south of Prairie College Road for County Contractors at $366,186. The second bridge is located at Wheeler Road north […]
Jacksonville man convicted of murder in Beardstown stabbing
By Benjamin Cox on July 21, 2025 at 3:30pm
Cass County State’s Attorney Craig R. Miller announced today that on Friday a Cass County jury found a Jacksonville man guilty of first-degree murder and home invasion. Benchy R. Couloute, 45, of Jacksonville was found guilty by the jury after over two-and-a-half hours of deliberation. During the five-day trial, State’s Attorney Craig R. Miller presented […]
Greene Co. Board intern promoting access to digital services
By Benjamin Cox on July 21, 2025 at 11:23am
Billy Springman, a 20-year-old Carrollton native and intern with the Greene County Board, is leading efforts to promote the county’s newly launched official website: greenecountyil.org. The site was designed to serve as a centralized hub for residents, streamlining access to a wide range of county services. Visitors can pay property taxes, court fines, and traffic […]
Woman injured after striking parked car on South Diamond early Sunday
By Benjamin Cox on July 20, 2025 at 6:56pm
A Jacksonville woman was severely injured after her vehicle struck an unoccupied parked car on South Diamond Street early Sunday morning. Jacksonville Police and EMS were called to the intersection of South Diamond and Grove Street at 5:25 a.m. after a caller heard the sound of a two-vehicle crash near their residence. Upon arrival, officers […]
Jacksonville woman pleads guilty to series of storage unit burglaries in Pike Co., Morgan Co. charges to be heard this week
By Benjamin Cox on July 20, 2025 at 9:58am
A Jacksonville woman awaiting trial in Morgan County for a series of burglaries to storage units in South Jacksonville last year pleaded guilty to similar charges in Pike County Circuit Court earlier this month. Jamie M. Byrd, 52, of the 500 block of South Prairie in Jacksonville pleaded guilty to 7 counts of burglary and […]
Rep. Moore Joins Colleagues in Dowtown Jacksonville Office
By Seth Gabriel on July 18, 2025 at 11:55am
Rep. Kyle Moore has officially cut the ribbon in celebration of his new office in downtown Jacksonville. Rep. Moore, the former mayor of Quincy, was elected to the Illinois General Assembly in November 2024 to represent the 99th House District. He now shares an office space with Rep. CD Davidsmeyer and Sen. Jill Tracy on […]
Crime of the Week: Attempted Burglary on North Main
By Benjamin Cox on July 18, 2025 at 2:18am
Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties are requesting information to assist the Jacksonville Police Department in their Investigation of a recent attempted burglary. Sometime between 5 p.m. on July 11 and 6 p.m. on July 12, unknown individuals damaged an exterior door to make entry into a vacant building located in the 300 […]