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WoO Notes: Big Car Count, Big Crowd & Big Stars
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — A who’s who of the sprint car racing world made an appearance at Wednesday night’s World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series race at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway before the largest crowd in the history of the quarter-mile fairgrounds facility. Thanks to High...
More than 40 years later, the Beardstown Ladies Investment Club still plays the stock market
The Beardstown Ladies Investment Club is an organization which gained worldwide fame after publishing a book on investing in the 1990s. The two remaining charter members Cornell Korsmeyer and Ann Brewer spoke to Community Voices about the history of the club, its rise in popularity, and their legacy of encouraging others to invest.
Gravel Presents Jacksonville WoO Masterpiece
JACKSONVILLE, IL- The anticipation filled the entire town of Jacksonville, IL as the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars returned for the first time in three years on Wednesday night. Tickets sold out Tuesday night. Fans filled the entire grandstands before Hot Laps even began. Many more headed for the pit area. Could the Hy-Vee Perks 40 live up to the hype? Absolutely it could.
Free recycling program for agrichemical containers offered at three local sites
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) encourages farmers and agrichemical facilities to take part in a free agrichemical container recycling program. Beginning in the middle of July and continuing into August, sites throughout the state will collect containers that are recycled to make shipping pallets. Locally,...
Softball Game Preview: Rushville-Industry Heads Out
The Rushville-Industry Rockets will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches. Rushville-Industry will bounce into Monday's match after beating Hamilton, who they hadn't topped in...
Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Facing Two Very Different Tracks This Week
Big Game Motorsports will see two different extremes of track sizes this week. First up is Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Ill., a small bullring that hosts the Hy-Vee Perks 40 on Wednesday. Driver David Gravel has made four World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series starts at the quarter-mile oval, earning a trio of top 10s with his career-best third-place outing occurring during the most recent visit in 2021.
Quincy man facing attempted murder charge for stabbing woman picks up another felony for punching jail sergeant
QUINCY — A Quincy man already in the Adams County Jail facing a charge of attempted first-degree murder picked up another felony the day after he was arrested. Thomas Delcour, 34, appeared with public defender John Citro in Adams County Circuit Court on Monday morning before Circuit Judge Zach Boren. Delcour has been charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, a Class 2 felony.
County Board questions process on how it was represented in TIF vote
QUINCY — Seventeen of the 21 members of the Adams County Board attended a hastily called special meeting Thursday evening to discuss one topic. County Board Chairman Kent Snider followed the guidelines of calling a special meeting by public announcing it 48 hours in advance as it was posted Tuesday afternoon.
How these seniors transformed Jacksonville Routt baseball over the last four years
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Routt baseball team expected big things from Nolan Turner and Conrad Charpentier from the beginning. That faith was not misplaced. They were not mere participants but central authors in the team’s rise to the top over the last four years. ...
Baseball roundup: SHG tops Jacksonville, Plains beats Athens and more results from May 1-2
Here are high school baseball results from the Springfield area for Wednesday and Thursday:. SACRED HEART-GRIFFIN 10, JACKSONVILLE 3: At Comstock Field, Charlie Linderman delivered at the plate and on the mound to lift SHG to a Central State Eight Conference victory. The Cyclones took a commanding 6-0 lead with...
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