Jacksonville, IL

Springfield, IL

A Beardstown man and Girard woman have been arrested in connection to a shooting that occurred on March 15th in Springfield. WICS Newschannel 20 reports that 31 year old Jared M. Staake of Beardstown and 27 year old Chelsie L. Bounds of Girard were taken into custody yesterday in Springfield by the Springfield Police Department and members of the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Beardstown Man & Girard Woman Arrested for March 15th Springfield Shooting

Cass County, IL

Beardstown, IL

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a Beardstown woman after an ongoing drug investigation. Yesterday, Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies executed a search warrant in the 300 block of East 7th Street in Beardstown. According to a report from Cass County Sheriff Devron Ohrn, the search warrant was obtained as a result of a drug investigation into the illegal sale of a controlled substance from an address in that area.

Beardstown Woman Arrested After Drug Investigation

Pike County, IL

Perry, IL

A Perry man remains lodged at the Pike County Jail in connection to a recent home invasion. Pike County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a residence in the 100 block of East Street in Perry just before midnight Tuesday for a report of a possible burglary in progress. According...

Perry Man Arrested for Home Invasion, Violating Two Orders of Protection

Chicago, IL

Quincy, IL

The bench trial for a Quincy woman facing first-degree murder charges after a DUI crash in 2020 has been pushed back to this summer. Muddy River News reports that 39 year old Natasha McBride appeared in Adams County Circuit Court yesterday on a motion to reset her bench trial date before Judge Tad Brenner.

Bench Trial Delayed For Quincy Woman Charged with First Degree Murder in 2020 Car Crash That Killed Rushville Grandmother, 3 Grandchildren

Sangamon County, IL

Pleasant Plains, IL

The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office and Pleasant Plains Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two subjects who allegedly passed counterfeit currency. According to a report on the Pleasant Plains Police Department’s Facebook Page, two male subjects entered the Dollar General in Pleasant Plains at approximately...

Pleasant Plains Authorities Searching For Alleged Counterfeiters

A Beardstown man is heading to prison after multiple arrests over the last month. 19 year old Mayout Dhal pleaded guilty to one count of robbery yesterday in Cass County Circuit Court. Dhal was arrested by members of the Beardstown Police and Cass County Sheriff’s Department on March 13th on the charge along with a charge of aggravated battery to a juvenile under the age of 13 causing great bodily harm.

Beardstown Man Sentenced For Restaurant Robbery

Illinois State

Winchester, IL

Attorney General Kwame Raoul has announced charges against the owner and operator of four convenience stores in Central Illinois for allegedly defrauding the state out of more than $100,000 in sales tax revenue. 38 year old Surjit Singh of Clinton was charged yesterday in Sangamon County Circuit Court with 2...

Convenience Store Owner in Chandlerville, Winchester Charged With Sales Tax Evasion, Forgery By IL Attorney General’s Office

Plans for the removal of a time capsule from the grounds of a state institution in Jacksonville are on hold for now. The Jacksonville Area Museum is planning to salvage a number of key items from JDC for preservation. Items include the time capsule that was buried on the grounds in 1997 just southwest of the Gillette Building.

Plans to Remove JDC Time Capsule Postponed

New State Representative Randy Frese visited Jacksonville on Monday. Frese is serving his current term in the newly drawn 99th legislative district. The 100th legislative district, which formerly served all of Morgan County, was pushed south of the I-72 corridor, taking with it Jacksonville native and representative C.D. Davidsmeyer. Frese,...

Frese To Host Town Hall Next Month To Talk JDC, Other Concerns With Jacksonville Citizens

Virden, IL

Yesterday in baseball, Routt edged Pawnee 6-5, and North Mac edged Pana 3-1. Yesterday, the JHS baseball team lost to Springfield High at Future champions field 12-2 and 3-2, and the softball team fell twice to Springfield 11-0 and 21-8. The JHS girls’ soccer team plays at Beardstown today.

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Virginia State

The Beardstown School District will have a familiar face as their new superintendent. The Beardstown School Board announced that Brent O’Daniell will be returning to Cass County to serve as the district’s new superintendent. O’Daniell previously served as the Superintendent of Virginia schools between 2012-2017. While in Virginia,...

Beardstown Names New Superintendent

Michigan State

The City of Winchester’s updates to its water system is moving along after some recent mandates from the federal government. In February, the city received both a low-interest loan and a grant totaling almost $3.4 million for the city’s water system improvement. The city was in the middle of preliminary work on updates to the system, and Mayor Rex McIntire says that’s when the federal mandates came down about work that needed to be done immediately: “We were getting ready to start on our water main replacement project, doing the preliminary work and helping the engineers from Benton & Associates with the design. We had to do a lot of locations of utilities and things like that so that they could better design the project. In the meantime, we had mandates come down about lead water service lines. Just recently, we leased a VAC truck in order to go through the different areas in town. We’ve got a little over 800 service lines that we’re having to locate and expose with the VAC truck to see what kind of materials we have going on those service lines. If they are lead service lines or galvanized, they will have to be replaced all the way to the residence.”

Winchester Water System Upgrades Moving Forward

The Jacksonville Kiwanis Club had a very successful Pancake and Sausage Day again this year. The annual fundraising event was again held at the Cured Catering facility located in the former McClellan dining hall on the MacMurray campus site, and after a three-year absence, dine-in service returned to the event on Monday.

Kiwanis Club’s Return to Dine In Pancake and Sausage Day a Big Success in 2023

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No One Injured When Vehicle Collides with Jacksonville Store

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...

No One Injured When Vehicle Collides with Jacksonville Store

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