2024 Dreams Tickets Sell Out
By Benjamin Cox on August 29, 2024 at 8:44am
The RCHS/OSS Dreams tickets have sold out. The sell out was announced just before 6PM on Wednesday. The only way to get a ticket now is to be one of the 8 names drawn from the WEAI 107.1 The Eagle Dreams Ticket giveaway drawing that will be held live on the air on Friday afternoon. […]
JSD117 Experiencing Space Crunch For Special Education, New Construction Project(s) Being Explored
By Benjamin Cox on August 29, 2024 at 8:38am
Jacksonville School District 117 is currently in crisis of having enough special education space. Superintendent Steve Ptacek told the Board of Education last night that Director of Student Services and Special Education Barbie Davidsmeyer had identified the need for 7 additional Special Education classrooms by next school year. The district also has the need to […]
Quincy, Other Veterans Homes Experiencing COVID-19 Outbreak
By Benjamin Cox on August 29, 2024 at 8:33am
The Quincy Veterans Home is dealing with a major outbreak of Covid-19. All three veterans homes in the state have increased cases of the virus, per a report jointly released by the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and the Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday. According to the report, 9 residents and 12 staff […]
Jacksonville Woman Receives 15-Year Federal Prison Sentence on Drug, Weapons Charges from 2020 Incidents
By Benjamin Cox on August 29, 2024 at 8:30am
A Jacksonville woman who has been behind bars for more than 4 years awaiting a disposition in her federal drug and gun case was finally sentenced yesterday in a federal courtroom in Springfield. 25-year old Katrina S. Wallace, formerly of the 300 block of West State Street was initially arrested along with one other individual […]
Jacksonville Man Sentenced to Probation For Aggravated Sex Abuse of a Juvenile
By Benjamin Cox on August 28, 2024 at 11:01am
A Jacksonville man arrested for sexual abuse of a minor in December was sentenced to probation in Morgan County Circuit Court yesterday. 21-year old Jason L. Ransom of the 700 block of South Fayette Street held a 402 conference in Morgan County Circuit Court on July 17th and subsequently signed a guilty plea to the […]
Rural Roodhouse Man Arrested For Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material
By Benjamin Cox on August 28, 2024 at 10:56am
A rural Roodhouse man has been arrested on multiple charges of possession of child pornography. 60-year old Henry A. Scheferkort was arrested on August 19th by members of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Greenfield Police, and the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. According to information provided by the Greene County State’s Attorney’s Office, an […]
Changes To Jacksonville’s Ambulance Ordinance Passes First Reading
By Benjamin Cox on August 27, 2024 at 12:25pm
The Jacksonville City Council passed changes to the city’s ambulance ordinance last night after months of debate. Discussions about updating the ordinance began last year, with the City of Jacksonville Ambulance Commission called to hold meetings starting in April. After months of wrangling up members for the commission, missing quorum on those meetings, and then […]
Morgan County Enjoys Tourism Boom
By Benjamin Cox on August 27, 2024 at 12:13pm
Jacksonville saw a return to post-pandemic levels of tourism income. Jacksonville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Brittany Henry says that there was a flat 1% increase in tourism dollars compared to last year’s record-breaking year: “Last year, we had our record breaking, with an increase at 13%. It’s natural to regress a little […]
Morgan County Man Most Wanted By Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers
By Benjamin Cox on August 27, 2024 at 8:18am
The Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers are looking for a man whose last known address was in rural Morgan County. 43-year old Joshua D. Searles, whose last address was on the Literberry-Prentice Road, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Searles is 6 foot tall and weighs 190 […]
USPS Issues Plan to Slow Rural Mail Delivery
By Benjamin Cox on August 27, 2024 at 7:25am
The U.S. Postal Service appears to be robbing resources from one sector of their customer service to help expedite service for another. According to a report from the Washington Post, top USPS officials are mulling plans to allow slower mail delivery in the coming months for long-distance and rural service to cut costs at the […]