Portion of West State Street to be Blocked off During Trick or Treat Hours Next Week.
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 25, 2024 at 7:58pm
A Jacksonville neighborhood will be blocked off from traffic next week during the holiday. The Jacksonville Police Department has announced portions of West State Street near Duncan Park will be closed during Trick or Treat hours on Wednesday and Thursday. Jacksonville Chief of Police Doug Thompson says he knows it will be a burden for […]
Unemployment Rates in Region Leveling Off after Summer Highs
By Benjamin Cox on October 25, 2024 at 8:26am
Area unemployment numbers fell nearly a full percentage point this past month. Morgan, Greene, and Macoupin counties all are near 4.1% unemployment for the month of September, according to statistics released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security on Thursday. These rates are near the national average, and a full point and a quarter percent […]
John Wood CC Rotaract Club Conducting Bedding Drive for Children in Need
By Benjamin Cox on October 25, 2024 at 8:24am
John Wood Community College’s Rotaract Club at the Southeast Education Center in Pittsfield is holding a bedding drive to provide essential bedding for children in need. In partnership with the Sleep in Heavenly Peace organization, which constructs beds for children in the area, the JWCC Rotaract Club is asking for donations of new, twin-size bedding […]
Jacksonville Man Federally Indicted for Alleged PPP Loan Program Fraud
By Benjamin Cox on October 25, 2024 at 8:21am
A Jacksonville man was federally indicted earlier this month for allegedly defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration’s PPP loan program during the Covid-19 pandemic. 30-year old Deavis Johnson of the 900 block of Freedman Street was indicted on four counts of wire fraud on October 1st for allegedly withdrawing money from the PPP loan program […]
Pike Co. Man on Federal Parole Sentenced to Prison For Failure to Report Address Change As Sex Offender
By Benjamin Cox on October 25, 2024 at 8:19am
A Pike County man convicted two years ago in federal court for being an interstate sex offender absconder was sentenced to prison time in Pike County Circuit Court for failing to report an address change. 64-year old Robert W. Niffen of Rockport, Illinois and formerly of Houston, Texas was sentenced to 5 years in the […]
Franklin Native, Former IL FFA President Vies For National Office
By Benjamin Cox on October 25, 2024 at 6:11am
Former Illinois FFA President Thaddeus Bergschneider of Franklin is among 37 National FFA officer candidates this year. Bergschneider left for Indianapolis last weekend. He says his freshman year experience shaped his days in FFA leadership. For one of his first events, Bergschneider says he didn’t have an official FFA jacket, but his father was able […]
Jacksonville Salvation Army Begins Quest For Bellringers Early For Annual Red Kettle Campaign
By Benjamin Cox on October 25, 2024 at 5:59am
The annual Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign will kick off Friday, November 1st and will run through Christmas Eve. The Jacksonville Salvation Army is looking for bell-ringers for the holiday season right now. The campaign goal this year is $180,000. With only two months to raise the funds needed to help those in need year-round, […]
Kimbro Sentenced in February 2023 Macoupin County Murder Case
By Seth Gabriel on October 25, 2024 at 5:49am
A former Bethalto man was sentenced to over four decades in prison for the first-degree murder of his ex-wife last year. 37-year old Jacob T. Kimbro, Sr. originally pleaded guilty to the single count of first-degree murder in the shooting death of ex-wife Theresa (Sullivan) Kimbro on September 29th in Macoupin County Circuit Court. On […]
Jacksonville Man Indicted on More Weapons and Drug Trafficking Charges in Scott County
By Benjamin Cox on October 25, 2024 at 5:42am
CORRECTION: This story has been updated from a previous version listing an incident involving 22-year old Joshua E. DeSherlia that involved a discharge of a weapon near Routt Street reported on September 17th. No charges have been filed in that case. Both men are family members. We apologize for the confusion. A Jacksonville man who […]
Fox Returning As Pikeland Interim Superintendent in the Spring
By Benjamin Cox on October 25, 2024 at 5:38am
Pikeland School District will have a familiar face returning next semester in the Superintendent’s Office. The Pike Press reports that Todd Fox will return as the interim superintendent next semester after current interim superintendent Dr. Jo Campbell’s contract ends. Fox had stepped away prior to the start of the school year to take a position […]