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Softball Game Preview: Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia on Home-Turf
The Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Trojans will be playing at home against the Lewistown Indians at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia had to settle for a 5-3 defeat...
Central IL manufacturers get slices of $1.7M state grant
CHICAGO, Ill. (WCIA) — Four small to mid-sized Central Illinois manufacturers received parts of a $1.7 million state grant to encourage growth and innovation. The Made in Illinois Grant Program awarded more than $30,000 each to manufacturers in Champaign, Danville, and Jacksonville. Through Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and […]
Softball Game Recap: Springfield Southeast Takes a Loss
Springfield Southeast lost against Jacksonville back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Springfield Southeast Spartans lost 24-1 to the Jacksonville Crimsons. Springfield Southeast has not had much luck with Jacksonville recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Baseball Game Recap: Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Comes Up Short
Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia lost against Greenfield/Northwestern back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Trojans lost 12-5 to the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers. The loss continues a trend for Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia in their matchups with Greenfield/Northwestern: they've now lost nine in a row. For Greenfield/Northwestern's part, Kohen...
First West Nile-positive mosquitoes found in Illinois
ILLINOIS (WCIA) — West Nile Virus-positive mosquitoes are officially confirmed in the State of Illinois for 2024. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported that two mosquito batches in the state tested positive this week for the virus. One was found in Hoffman Estates, Cook County, and the other was found in Jacksonville, Morgan County. […]
Mount Sterling man charged with two Class X felonies for smuggling drugs, cellphone into prison
MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — A Mount Sterling man who formerly worked as a carpenter at the Western Illinois Correctional Center has been charged with three felonies in connection with smuggling drugs and a cellphone into the Mount Sterling prison. Illinois State Police arrested Joshua D. Havens, 49, on Feb....
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