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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.

Thursday Sports

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

The JHS girls’ soccer team tripped Auburn yesterday 3-2. Pleasant Plains was blanked by Rochester 1-0 and North Mac stopped Nokomis 7-3. In baseball, Routt dropped Riverton 13-3 in 5 innings, Pittsfield thumped Carrollton 15-1, North Greene lost to Griggsville Perry 4-1, Carlinville shut down Auburn 15-0, North Mac stopped Nokimis 10-5, and New Berlin clipped Triopia 7-3.

Tuesday Sports

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Winchester, IL

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 Police Department is asking for the public’s help in an investigation of a recent auto theft. According to Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties, sometime between 6 pm on Monday, March 20th, and 10:20 am Tuesday, March 21st, unknown person(s) took a Ford E350 cargo van from the 1000 block of Edgehill.

Crime Stoppers Seek Tips on Van Stolen from Jacksonville’s West Side

In an update and correction of a story from earlier today, one person was injured in a two-vehicle crash on West College Avenue Monday afternoon. LifeStar EMS and Jacksonville Police responded to the crash at the intersection of West College Avenue and Park Street at approximately 4:15 pm yesterday. According...

One Injured in Two Vehicle Crash at College and Park Monday

Beardstown, IL

Beardstown Schools were placed on a soft lock down at mid-day today after local authorities searched for an armed suspect. According to a report from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, at 11:58AM, the Beardstown Police and Cass County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to the 1300 block of Jackson Street in Beardstown for a man running with a weapon. Cass County Sheriff Devron Ohrn says in the release that due to the close proximity to schools and school-aged children, the schools were contacted to be placed on lock down. The incident was about 3/4 of a mile west of the Beardstown Jr./Sr. High School.

Beardstown Schools Placed On Soft Lock Down Today After Authorities Search For An Armed Suspect

Cass County, 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

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

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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

The defense attorney of an EMT accused of first-degree murder in Springfield is again asking for his client’s bond to be reduced. The State Journal-Register reports that W. Scott Hanken, who represents Peggy J. Finley, filed an amended motion on Friday saying that statements made by the Earl Moore, Jr. family attorney Jennifer Hightower in court during a February 6th bond reduction hearing should be stricken from the record saying the statements were “highly improper, unsupported by law, and completely out of the scope of (the Crime Victims Bill of Rights).”

LifeStar EMT’s Defense Attorney Wants Bond Reduced & Family’s Lawyer Remarks Stricken in First-Degree Murder Case

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

Murrayville, IL

Woodson, IL

Fire crews from both the Woodson and Murrayville volunteer fire departments responded to a call of a structure fire at approximately 7:00 pm after a caller advised West Central Dispatch that his daughter’s bedroom was on fire. Woodson Fire Department Captain David Banks says crews were able to extinguish...

No One Injured in Woodson Mobile Home Fire

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Jacksonville Public Library Community Intern Program Returns Today After Hiatus

A pre-pandemic program aimed at giving assistance to the Jacksonville community returns to the Jacksonville Public Library today. The Community Intern Program officially restarts today at...

Jacksonville Public Library Community Intern Program Returns Today After Hiatus

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