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Cicada summer: Is your garden safe?
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (WAND) — Spring is here and you’re getting ready to plant your garden with some vegetables and fruits. But should you proceed, given the massive invasion of cicadas on the way in May?. We talked with Ken Johnson at the Illinois Extension in Jacksonville. Johnson is...
Unknown remains buried in Prairie Lawn Cemetery
On Apr. 19, the unknown remains retrieved from Heinz Funeral Home were buried in the Prairie Lawn Cemetery just outside of Carlinville. The burial site is marked with four gravestones that read “Unknown 1,” “Unknown 2,” “Unknown 3” and “Unknown 4” in honor of the unrecognized individuals that had passed away years ago. Gillespie Police Chief Jared DePoppe led family members and public officials in a word of prayer and delivered an inspirational message prior to the official burial. Enquirer~Democrat photo by Jackson Wilson.
Springfield-area man who is part-time police officer slams Jeep into school, leaves scene
A Waverly man who serves as a part-time officer for the Virden Police Department was cited for failing to report an accident after his Jeep Wrangler slammed into Waverly High School on April 12. Donald J. McIntire, 53, of the 400 block of West Tremont Street has a May 6...
HS baseball: Carlinville remains in rut
The Carlinville High School baseball team remained in a massive rut against Litchfield, Roxana and Vandalia last week. The Cavaliers dropped all three contests by a long shot and saw their losing streak grow to seven games while falling to 1-4 in the South Central Conference. Carlinville is 2-14 overall.
Auburn men's golf has solid first day at SEC's
Looking to get off to a good start in the first round of the SEC Men's Golf Championships at Seaside Golf Club (Georgia) on Wednesday, the No. 1 Auburn men's golf began fired a round of 6-under 274 to finish the day third overall, trailing leader Vanderbilt by five shots heading into day two. The Tigers will need a top-eight placement following Friday's third round of stroke play to advance to the match play stage of the tournament. Currently, Auburn sits nine shots ahead of ninth place.
At Least Five Tornadoes Confirmed Thursday Night
WARRENSBURG, Ill. (WCIA) – The National Weather Service says at least five tornadoes were confirmed from the storms Thursday Night in the WCIA 3 Viewing area. This first tornado just barely made its way into the area as it started in Greene County and crossed over into the far western edge of Macoupin County, just […]
Prep spotlight: Auburn scores 14 early to down Riverton plus other results from Monday and Tuesday
Here are the high school softball and girls soccer results around Springfield for Monday and Tuesday: Baseball roundup: Plains ekes out Sangamo win over Auburn, and other Monday results Day of tribute: Springfield area schools remember Tim Kratochvil, Ray Ramsey Stock rising: How Carlinville softball has ascended among the area’s best in 2A Pawnee's man: Meet the new head football coach at Pawnee: Josh Talley Baseball weekend roundup: Terlecki's heroics power Glenwood and other results from Friday and Saturday Athlete of...
How Carlinville softball has ascended among the area’s best in 2A
CARLINVILLE — Hannah Gibson stars in different sports endeavors throughout the school year. That not only includes track and field but also softball over the spring. Only a couple of scheduling conflicts may occur, Gibson said, but track ultimately carries the most weight. Defending South Central champions:How Gillespie softball...
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