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The Greene County Economic Development Group has formally signed a broadband agreement with Frontier to bring fiber Internet to the door to every home that wants it in Greene County. The group signed the agreement yesterday that defines the commitment to make available fiber internet service up to 2 gigabits/second...

A landmark structure in a Jacksonville park will soon be no more. The Nichols Park Bandstand is set to be raised in the near future. Jacksonville Mayor Andy Ezard made the announcement during last night’s City Council meeting. The council voted previously to demolish the bandstand but held off...

The Illinois State Police have released more information about a two-vehicle crash that killed a Roodhouse woman on Tuesday. According to the report, at approximately 7:30AM on Tuesday a 2010 Yellow Freightliner Straight Truck driven by 28 year old Johnathan Price of Pittsfield was traveling eastbound on the Winchester-Woodson Road. At the same time, a 2017 silver Subaru Forester being driven by 66 year old Karen S. Crabtree of Roodhouse was traveling northbound on U.S. Route 67.

According to a report by Morgan County Coroner Marcy Patterson this afternoon, the accident happened at approximately 7:15 am at the intersection of US 67 and Woodson/Winchester Road. 66-year-old Karen S. Crabtree of Roodhouse was pronounced deceased at the scene. According to the report, Crabtree was wearing a seat belt...

Jacksonville Police responded to a vehicle vs. building crash in the 1900 block of West Morton Avenue at 3:07 this afternoon. Upon arrival and subsequent to an investigation, police say that a car being driven by 84 year old Maris R. Gent of Roodhouse mistakenly drove into the front of Maurices after placing the vehicle into drive instead of reverse.

A Hannibal, Missouri man with a lengthy criminal history on both sides of the river is going to the Illinois Department of Corrections for over a decade. 30 year old Dylan S. Howell was sentenced on Tuesday in Pike County Circuit Court to 11 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on methamphetamine delivery charges.

The Rotary Club of Jacksonville is now accepting applications for a pair of student scholarships. The first is the Rotary Club of Jacksonville Scholarship for College-Bound Students. The winner will receive a $2,000 one-time scholarship. The scholarship recipient is required to be a resident within the legally defined boundaries of Jacksonville School District 117 and must be a current senior who will graduate in May or June with plans to attend a four-year college.

The Pike County Board will be filling a vacancy. The Pike Press reports that long-time board member John Birch was resigning from the county board due to health concerns. County Board Chairman Andy Borrowman thanked Birch for his lengthy term of service to the county. Birch won re-election to a new 4-year term in November.

The Jacksonville Area Hall of Fame nomination process has a little less than 3 weeks left. John Buchanan, Hall of Fame committee member, says there are several places for you to return your nomination form to the committee: “Nominations opened to the general Jacksonville area on January 1st and they will remain open through February 15th. There are several places to pick up a nomination form and several places to submit them, including our post office box – PO Box 645 Jacksonville, Illinois 62651. There is an option to return and complete an application online through our Facebook Page.”

The Triopia boys basketball tournament began last night. South Fulton fell to Triopia 64-44. Prior to that, Griggsville Perry rocked Rushville 56-28, and Beardstown defeated Carrollton 59-51. In other boys’ games, Decatur MacArthur stopped Peoria Manual 58-49, and Mendon Unity thumped Brown County 70-59. In girls action, New Berlin-South...