Illinois College Awarded FirstGen Forward Grant
By Benjamin Cox on October 14, 2024 at 4:07pm
Illinois College has been awarded a grant to help first generation college students realize their goals of becoming a college graduate. The college announced yesterday that it has been awarded a grant for the 2024 First-Generation College Celebration initiative. The grant is provided by the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and FirstGen Forward. The […]
JREDC Hands Out Annual Awards at Investor Appreciation Event
By Benjamin Cox on October 14, 2024 at 4:04pm
The Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation honored recipients of two of its annual awards during the organization’s investor appreciation event held at Proud Richard’s Restaurant in Jacksonville on Thursday Since 1990, JREDC’s Existing Industry Committee has presented the Industry of the Year Award to a company exhibiting outstanding business development and activity that enhances regional […]
White Hall Who Punched, Tasered White Hall Chief of Police Gets Periodic Jail, Probation Time
By Benjamin Cox on October 14, 2024 at 3:58pm
A White Hall man accused of tasering and beating on the White Hall Chief of Police in a traffic stop in July was sentenced to probation and periodic imprisonment this past week. 44-year old Gary A. Morgan, Jr. pleaded guilty to one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery to a peace officer on Wednesday […]
Large Brawl at Lake Jacksonville Results in Two Arrests
By Benjamin Cox on October 13, 2024 at 10:13am
Jacksonville Police, South Jacksonville Police, and Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a large brawl at Lake Jacksonville early Sunday morning. West Central Joint Dispatch received a call shortly after midnight of at least 20 subjects engaged in a fight at Point 9 at Lake Jacksonville. The caller said they did not […]
30th Annual JMH 5K/10K Hits Westside Streets Saturday
By Jeremy Coumbes on October 12, 2024 at 11:01am
A beloved event for runners is celebrating a milestone this upcoming weekend on Jacksonville’s west side. The Jacksonville Memorial Hospital annual 5K/10K will run for the 30th time this Saturday. Race organizer Kevin Eckhoff says the race started in conjunction with the 125th anniversary of what was then Passavant Area Hospital and has continued to […]
Crime of the Week: Aluminum Concrete Forms Stolen From Waverly Business
By Benjamin Cox on October 11, 2024 at 3:44pm
Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties are requesting information to assist the Waverly Police Department in their investigation of a recent theft. Numerous aluminum concrete forms have been removed from a business located in the 300 block of East Elm Street in Waverly. The police are asking that anyone who has information concerning […]
Jacksonville Man Sentenced to Prison After Probation Is Revoked on Child Pornography Case
By Benjamin Cox on October 11, 2024 at 3:39pm
A Jacksonville man was sentenced to prison on Tuesday after his probation was revoked on a child pornography conviction from last year. 22-year old Demond L. Harris of the 200 block of North Church Street was arrested by Jacksonville Police in October 2022 after a 5-month long investigation into allegations of an individual possessing child […]
Pittsfield Man Sentenced to Prison For Sex Crimes Committed as a Teenager
By Benjamin Cox on October 11, 2024 at 3:28pm
A Pittsfield man arrested while still a teenager for charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and predatory criminal sexual assault was sentenced to prison on Thursday in Pike County Circuit Court. Now-20 year old Dylan C. Guthrie of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a family member under the age of 18 […]
Quincy Woman Denied Pretrial Release in Child Porn, Sex Assault Case
By Benjamin Cox on October 11, 2024 at 3:25pm
A Quincy woman who was arrested on Wednesday by the Illinois Crimes Against Children Task force has been denied pretrial release in Adams County. 22-year old Blake S. Wakefield appeared before Judge Josh Jones this morning for a pretrial detention hearing. Wakefield has been charged with Class X felony, predatory criminal sexual assault and two […]
Central IL Hospitals Facing the Crunch of IV Fluid Shortage
By Benjamin Cox on October 11, 2024 at 3:22pm
Hospitals across the country including those in Central Illinois are feeling the crunch due to an IV Fluid shortage in the U.S. in the wake of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Baxter International, the leading supplier of IV fluids to hospitals, said its facility in Marion, North Carolina, remains closed for the foreseeable future due […]