District 117, Jacksonville NAACP Appear to Resolve Differences
By Benjamin Cox on October 29, 2024 at 8:04am
Jacksonville School District 117 officials and members of the Jacksonville chapter of the NAACP appear to have resolved differences that arose earlier this month after a series of social media posts. On October 11th, Superintendent Steve Ptacek engaged in a lengthy Facebook post about a recent incident in which a teacher was verbally threatened by […]
Calhoun Assessor, Local PTO Treasurer Charged With Theft, Deceptive Practices After ISP Investigation
By Benjamin Cox on October 29, 2024 at 6:25am
The Illinois State Police have announced the arrest of a Calhoun County woman in an effort to combat alleged public corruption. ISP investigators worked with the Calhoun County State’s Attorney’s Office to bring charges against 43-year old Peggy M. Hall of Hardin for theft from the Calhoun Parent Teacher Organization while serving as the group’s […]
IC, John Wood Sign Second 2+2 Agreement For 3 More Programs
By Benjamin Cox on October 29, 2024 at 6:19am
Illinois College and John Wood Community College have announced their second articulation agreement on programs. IC and John Wood administrators expanded their ongoing partnership by signing off on a new 2+2 agreement for students in accounting, management, and sports management at John Wood’s main campus in Quincy yesterday morning. This agreement expands on the articulation agreement […]
Consolidation Feasibility Study Remains Roadblock Between Porta and AC-Central Co-Op Agreement
By Benjamin Cox on October 29, 2024 at 6:16am
A feasibility for consolidation has the AC Central and Porta sports co-op hanging in limbo. The Cass County Star Gazette reports that the AC Central School Board voted 4-3 this month to not renew the co-op agreement after the proposal was sent back to them by the Porta School Board. The Porta Board voted 4-3 […]
Jacksonville Rotary Holding Aluminum Drive to Crush Polio
By Benjamin Cox on October 29, 2024 at 6:09am
The Jacksonville Rotary is hoping to crush polio with an aluminum can drive. President of Jacksonville Rotary Daniel Lepper says they didn’t want to ask people to reach into their wallets to help eradicate polio: “This year I thought it might be nice to get the larger Jacksonville and Morgan County community involved, but I’m […]
Franklin’s Bergschneider Named National FFA President
By Benjamin Cox on October 29, 2024 at 6:00am
The new National FFA president is from Franklin, Illinois. Thaddeus Bergschneider, the former Illinois FFA President, was named the national president over the weekend in Indianapolis at the National FFA Convention. He was one of 33 finalists on the last day vying for a spot on the executive board. Bergschneider says that his father was […]
Jacksonville Man Sentenced to Prison for Fatal Hit & Run Crash in Rural Roodhouse in Nov. 2023
By Benjamin Cox on October 29, 2024 at 5:49am
A Jacksonville man was sentenced to over a decade in prison in Greene County Circuit Court last Tuesday for a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a rural Roodhouse woman in November of last year. 52-year old David A. Clark of Jacksonville was sentenced to 12 years in the Department of Corrections, followed by 2 years […]
City of Virginia To Debut Military Tribute Wall at City Hall on Nov. 9
By Benjamin Cox on October 29, 2024 at 5:46am
Members of the City of Virginia have put together a new memorial to honor local soldiers who died defending the United States. The Virginia City Council room now houses a 28-foot military tribute wall to 64 local soldiers from World War I and forward with photos, biographies, and information that has been collected about each […]
Jacksonville Area Museum Readies Phase II Expansion Reveal
By Benjamin Cox on October 29, 2024 at 5:43am
The Jacksonville Area Museum took another step over the weekend to expand its space. According to the museum’s Facebook Page, that paint is now up on the Phase II Expansion portion to the back half of the Old Post Office Building. The post says that members of the museum’s board and volunteer staff will now […]
Pike County Sheriff Updates Recent Sex Offender Registry Violation Arrests
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 25, 2024 at 8:04pm
A West Central Illinois Sheriff says his department will continue to rigorously investigate all violations of the Illinois Sex Offender Registry Act after he announced a number of arrests and convictions this morning. Pike Sheriff David Greenwood updated the public on the statuses of five individuals who had been arrested for violating the registry dating […]