South Jacksonville Water Utility Renovations Now Complete
By Benjamin Cox on November 12, 2024 at 6:27am
After many years and millions of dollars, the Village of South Jacksonville is producing and treating it own softened water once again. It took more than a year for the village being on the City of Jacksonville’s water supply so that massive upgrades at their water treatment plant in Oxville could be completed. The village […]
Jacksonville Celebrates Veterans Day
By Benjamin Cox on November 12, 2024 at 6:13am
Jacksonville area veterans and their families gathered in Community Park to celebrate and remember all of those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces yesterday. The crowd gathered at the Korean War Monument and heard from U.S. Navy veteran and Jacksonville native Rabbi Rob Thomas give the keynote address. Thomas, who served as a […]
WIVC Sports Community Raises Funds For Injured Athletes
By Benjamin Cox on November 11, 2024 at 4:23pm
Over $8,000 has been raised for families of a pair of student-athletes who play in the WIVC Conference. On November 2nd at the West Central vs. Carrollton playoff football game, West Central High School administrators and coaches announced that over $1,300 was raised at the game in conjunction with donations put together by North Greene […]
Author To Speak at I.C. and Jacksonville Library on New Book Based on Portuguese Refugees in Jacksonville in 1800s
By Benjamin Cox on November 11, 2024 at 4:11pm
Author Katherine Vaz is set to speak at Illinois College and the Jacksonville Public Library about her novel set in historic Jacksonville this week. A former Claridge Writer-in-Residence at Illinois College and a National Endowment for the Arts recipient, Vaz will be speaking at Illinois College on Monday, November 18th at 11AM in the Kirby […]
Waverly Grad, USMC Staff Sgt. & Mom Running For Semper Fi & America’s Fund at 2025 Boston Marathon
By Benjamin Cox on November 11, 2024 at 3:59pm
A Waverly High School graduate and current U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant and mom is training for the Boston Marathon and raising funds for military families in need. The State Journal Register reports Brennan Barrett (nee Schneider) was first inspired to put on her running shoes back in high school as a senior in the […]
City of Jacksonville Expands Enterprise Zone on North Side of Town To Accommodate Turner Scientific Expansion
By Benjamin Cox on November 11, 2024 at 5:37am
The Jacksonville City Council voted at the end of October to give a small expansion to the region’s enterprise zone. The expansion will be on Jacksonville’s north side to once again include 1275 Sandusky Road, the former CSC property, which has been idle for a little more than a year. Turner Scientific recently purchased the […]
Pick Up Truck Destroyed by Fire Friday Evening
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 9, 2024 at 10:51am
The Jacksonville Fire Department responded to a call of a vehicle fire yesterday. According to a fire department report, an apparatus responded to the 1800 block of West Lafayette Avenue at approximately 5:15 Friday evening. Upon arrival, the crew found a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado with fire showing from the engine compartment. Firefighters used a hand […]
Pike County Jury Finds Rodhouse Guilty on All 19 Charges
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 9, 2024 at 10:40am
The trial of a Pike County man facing 19 domestic violence and sex-related felony counts came to an end in Pike County Circuit Court Friday. After more than four hours of deliberation, the eight-woman and four-man jury found Austin Rodhouse, 30, of Pleasant Hill guilty on all charges Friday afternoon. The nine-day trial proceedings included […]
White Hall Family Displaced After Home Distroyed by Fire
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 8, 2024 at 2:10pm
A family was displaced after multiple fire departments responded to a report of a structure fire in Greene County on Thursday. At approximately 7:15 pm, the White Hall Fire Department was called to the 400 block of Hancock Street in White Hall for a report of a fire in a single-family home. White Hall Fire […]
Election Day Preview 2024
By Benjamin Cox on November 5, 2024 at 4:52am
Polls open for the General Election at 6AM this morning. Polls will close at 7 o’clock tonight. That’s when we will begin our Election Watch coverage on WEAI. Voters who are in line at 7 p.m. will be allowed to cast ballots. Residents who would like to register to vote can do so on Election […]