Calhoun County New Sheriff
By Gary Scott on January 27, 2026 at 9:06am
Calhoun County now has a new sheriff. The Calhoun County board on Friday appointed Zach Hardin as the new sheriff for Calhoun. Hardin replaces Sheriff Bill Heffington, who has retired. Sheriff Hardin has served as chief deputy under Heffington, and has been a member of the Calhoun County sheriff’s office since 2019. He has also […]
No Camping Ordinance Passes First Reading
By Gary Scott on January 27, 2026 at 6:54am
The Jacksonville city council will have at least a couple of weeks to tweak a new ordinance that bans camping within the Jacksonville city limits. The council approved first reading of the ordinance last night on a 9 to 1 vote. Alderwoman Erin Williams cast the lone no vote. The vote followed an attempt by […]
Cook Retires from the Jax Council
By Gary Scott on January 27, 2026 at 6:47am
The Jacksonville city council has lost one of its longest serving alderman. Alderman Don Cook, who served as police chief before becoming an alderman, announced at the tail end of the meeting last night that this meeting would be his last. Cook turned in his letter of resignation to Mayor Andy Ezard last month, agreeing […]
School Closings for Tues., Jan. 27
By Harold Smith on January 27, 2026 at 5:57am
School closings for January 27, 2026 Carrollton Pikeland Unit 10 – Pittsfield Pleasant Hill Virginia Jacksonville District 117 Schools are OPEN running emergency bus routes till further notice
JHS Girls Bball Game Tuesday Night Postponed
By Gary Scott on January 26, 2026 at 2:49pm
Jacksonville High School was scheduled to host SHG in girls’ basketball Tuesday night. But, that game has been postponed. The game was set to be played in the JHS west gym, because the JHS boys host Highland at the Bowl. But, three of the girls on the basketball team were in the car that went […]
Solar Field Draws a Crowd at County Board
By Gary Scott on January 26, 2026 at 12:27pm
A packed Morgan County commissioners office this morning heard give and take from neighbors of a proposed solar panel site north of Jacksonville, and the developers of the site. The end result was a motion to table the memorandum of understanding between the county and Zimmer Solar 1. It will be pursued within the next […]
ISP inundated with calls during winter storm
By Benjamin Cox on January 26, 2026 at 9:53am
A massive winter storm slammed Central Illinois, keeping Illinois State Police troops busy with hundreds of weather-related calls. According to State Police, troopers across Districts 5, 6, 7, and 9 responded to more than 250 incidents in just over 24 hours — from Saturday afternoon through Sunday. In Troop 6 alone, which covers most of […]
Macoupin man sentenced in Pike County, awaits charges in two other counties for alleged burglary spree
By Benjamin Cox on January 26, 2026 at 8:23am
A Wilsonville man has been sentenced in Pike County following a multi-county burglary spree, while additional felony cases remain pending in Calhoun and Macoupin counties. Casey W. Sobberi, 40, was arrested June 12, 2025, after investigators linked him to a series of business burglaries across Pike, Calhoun, and Jersey counties. The investigation began after a […]
Pittsfield Auto Body Shop Destroyed in Early Morning Fire
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 24, 2026 at 2:16pm
The home of a Pike County auto repair business is a total loss after it was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning. Early Saturday morning a large fire broke out in the Wright Place Auto Body building located at North Memorial and West Adams Streets in Pittsfield, according to a report by WGEM in Quincy. […]
Victim of Friday Crash Identified as Dist 117 Student
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 24, 2026 at 12:02pm
The identity of the individual who was killed in a single vehicle crash on Friday has been released. According to the Morgan County Coroner’s Office, 15-year-old Adelisa “Addy” Rose Johnson was pronounced deceased following the single-vehicle crash at approximately 6:00 pm Friday. Jacksonville School District 117 Superintendent Steve Ptacek said in a statement this morning […]
