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Service jobs grow, manufacturing drops
Illinois is gaining service-sector jobs, but the goods-producing sector continues to languish. Even though payroll company ADP’s monthly regional jobs report shows Illinois gaining 8,200 jobs in July,...
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Citizens’ board wants Ameren cut doubled
A rate cut that Ameren Illinois has proposed for 2017 should be doubled, to a decrease of about $30 million, according to testimony commissioned by the Citizens Utility Board and an industrial...
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All-access pass: Behind the show, weeks of work for band
It’s a combination of school spirit, camaraderie and music education. For the members of the Jacksonville Marching Crimsons, the month before school starts means marching and music rehearsals, trying...
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Police Beat
Morgan County Sheriff ARRESTS, CITATIONS • Douglas J. Nevitt, 21, of 405 E. Washington Ave., Ashland, was booked into the Morgan County Jail about 12:50 a.m. Saturday on a charge of driving under the...
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Upcoming Services (Aug. 14)
TODAY (SUNDAY) • Ryan, Geraldine Elizabeth “Gerry.” 2 p.m. today at the Waverly United Methodist Church. Visitation one hour prior to services at the church. — MONDAY • McAnally, Lisa Ann (Miller)....
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MONDAY • McAnally, Lisa Ann (Miller). Visitation 5-7 p.m. Monday at Worthington Funeral Home. — TUESDAY • Hembrough, Danny Ray. 10 a.m. Tuesday at Coonrod Funeral Home in Winchester. Friends may call...
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Meredosia readies for new school year
Meredosia-Chambersburg school board members complimented Superintendent Thad Walker for his work on getting the school grounds mowed and well-kept for the coming school year. Walker told the board...
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Police Beat
Morgan County Sheriff ARRESTS, CITATIONS • Tabby A. Turner, 26, of 800 Hoagland Blvd., Apt 211, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, speeding and disregarding a stop sign after a...
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Commentary: Manipulation in its purest form
When a veteran gave Donald Trump his purple heart earlier this month, David Cay Johnston cringed. Johnston, the son of a disabled World War II-era veteran, knows the sacrifices that medal represents....
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The way we were: Banking on it — landmark rises from fire
VIRGINIA — Topped by its signature tower, Virginia’s Farmers National Bank building rose from the ashes of a devastating fire to become a landmark in the Cass County seat. In August 1897, flames...
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Budget crisis drains state’s savings
A stopgap spending plan that lawmakers approved to address Illinois’ lack of a state budget for a second straight year is quickly draining the state’s “rainy day” fund, focusing more attention on the...
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State frets next economic storm
Illinois is one of several states named by Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings as significantly unprepared for another financial lightning strike, thanks to a slow economic recovery from the Great...
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Medical clinic progress pleases care providers
The administrator of the Morgan County Health Department is excited about the upcoming opening of a new medical clinic at the health department. The SIU Center for Family Medicine — Jacksonville, also...
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Love for animals stirs a mission
While strolling with her dog, an invitation from a stranger prompted Susan Nolls of South Jacksonville to walk right into a new passion for her life. “I took my dog, Sabrina, out to the area where the...
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Police Beat
Morgan County Jacksonville Police ACCIDENTS • A vehicle driven by Dieudonne Masikini, 20, of Jacksonville collided around 12:58 p.m. Monday with a vehicle driven by Jeffrey A. Acree, 47, of...
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Reader photo: A pleasant surprise
Surprise lilies bloom near White Hall. Also known as resurrection lilies, the plants sprout and grow in the spring, and then die in June only to emerge suddenly in late July or early August. They...
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Photo: Shelter from the storm
A trio of workers takes advantage of a break in the weather to upgrade the Carrollton Lions Club Gazebo on the corner of the courthouse square. Scott Rhoads is atop the ladder with Jason Young and...
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Y gears up for after-school programs
The Bob Freesen YMCA is offering programs to school-aged children to keep youth active and engaged during out-of-school time. According to the Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit public awareness...
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Experts wade into cornfields for crop survey
DEER CREEK (AP) — Hands out in front of their faces, simultaneously blocking eyeball-seeking shanks of foliage and parting inches-apart stalks, they took to cornfields by the dozen Aug. 8 to survey the...
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Commentary: Get special interests out of workers’ comp
The workers’ compensation system is broken in Illinois. But what does that really mean? For the Schrimpf family, high costs could mean losing 17 union jobs. And for Paul Levin, an outdated system has...
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