City of Jacksonville to Remove Downtown Boulevards on Main Street
By Benjamin Cox on April 25, 2024 at 2:28pm
The City of Jacksonville is going to see some changes to the aesthetic on the Downtown Square. Officials began talking back in August about possible changes to the boulevards on North and South Main Street. The talks began after a semi hauling pumpkins got stuck on the North Main boulevard attempting to turn off of […]
JMH Once Again Giving Link Access at Jacksonville Farmers Market
By Benjamin Cox on April 25, 2024 at 2:10pm
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital will once again offer Link Card access at the Jacksonville Farmers Market this year. The hospital received a Link Up Illinois grant from Chicago-based nonprofit organization Experimental Station to double the value of Link card purchases made at the farmers market. The grant is intended to provide fresh food access to under-served […]
Schnitker Named 2024 Helen Baldwin Award Recipient
By Benjamin Cox on April 25, 2024 at 2:05pm
A Jacksonville bank executive known for awarding community Blue Diamond service has been awarded for service of his own. Prairieland United Way announced last night that the 2024 Helen Baldwin Distinguished Service Award this year was presented to First National Bank of Arenzville as President and CEO, Kai Schnitker. Prairieland United Way Board President Amy […]
No One Seriously Injured After Vehicle Strikes Brass Door Front Entrance
By Benjamin Cox on April 25, 2024 at 2:03pm
No one was seriously injured when an SUV drove into a famous restaurant building on the south side of the Carrollton square yesterday afternoon. Carrollton Police and Greene County Ambulance responded to a vehicle that had driven into the Brass Door restaurant, located at 527 South Main in Carrollton at approximately 3:45PM on Wednesday. Upon […]
Tendick Housing Development Put On Hold After IDHA Denies Grant Application
By Benjamin Cox on April 25, 2024 at 6:23am
A low income housing development on Tendick Street has been put on hold after it failed to receive state funding. The Journal Courier reports that the Tendick Street development by Windsor Homes was denied the grant by the Illinois Housing Development Authority on Friday. The request was for $6.2 million, which would have funded 90% […]
Two Jacksonville Men Arrested In Separate Incidents For Allegedly Threatening People with Firearms
By Benjamin Cox on April 25, 2024 at 6:18am
Two Jacksonville men were arrested last night in separate incidents for allegedly threatening people with firearms. Jacksonville Police and Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a homeless man yesterday evening after he allegedly threatened employees of a bank. Officers were called to the Woodforest Bank located in the Wal-Mart Supercenter in the 1900 block of West […]
Jacksonville Woman Arrested After Her Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole, Park Bench on North Main
By Benjamin Cox on April 24, 2024 at 11:53am
A Jacksonville woman was arrested after a vehicle she was driving struck a utility pole on North Main Street last night. A caller reported to police just after 12:15 this morning they could hear screeching tires and loud bang from what they believed was a nasty wreck in the vicinity. Upon arrival, police discovered that […]
Spoofing Scam Hits Greene County
By Benjamin Cox on April 24, 2024 at 8:20am
The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a new phone call scam circulating throughout West Central Illinois in which scammers spoof legitimate phone numbers. On Tuesday, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office took a report from a Carrollton couple, who had been contacted by telephone by a potential scammer. The scammer first contacted […]
Missouri Man Charged With Reckless Homicide in I-72 Crash in Pike County in October
By Benjamin Cox on April 24, 2024 at 7:58am
A Missouri man has been charged for reckless homicide in Pike County in relation to a two-vehicle crash that killed two women on I-72 this past Fall. 67-year old Steven M. Harrison of Wellsville, Missouri has been charged with two counts of reckless homicide, reckless driving, and wrong-way driving. According to the Illinois State Police, […]
JMH To Hold Flag Raising to Honor National Donate Life Month
By Benjamin Cox on April 24, 2024 at 7:53am
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital is honoring organ and tissue donors with a special ceremony at the end of the month. JMH will host a flag-raising ceremony on Tuesday, April 30th at 3:30PM at the flagpole located near the hospital’s main entrance to call attention to the importance of organ and tissue donation in honor of April […]