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Police Beat
Morgan County Sheriff ARRESTS, CITATIONS • Ashley N. Meyers, 23, of 502 S. Church St. was booked into the Morgan County Jail about 1:15 p.m. Thursday on a charge of driving while license suspended or...
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Judge to decide pipeline challenge
American Indians challenging an oil pipeline that would cross four states — cutting a large path through Morgan County and much of west-central Illinois on its way — have some legal advantages in a...
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Cemetery walk to highlight history
MOUNT STERLING — The Brown County Historical Society is hosting a walk through the Mount Sterling Catholic Cemetery. The cemetery on the west edge of the city will accommodate guided tours of eight to...
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Walk brings awareness to suicide issue
Fifteen-year-old Djay Harris of Jacksonville was one of about 200 people who walked around the Jacksonville High School Bowl on Thursday for purely personal reasons. Like Harris, many of those who...
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Illinois Lottery
(AP) — These Illinois lotteries were drawn Friday: LuckyDay Lotto Midday 08-16-34-38-45 Pick Three-Midday 9-4-4, Fireball: 7 Pick Three-Evening 7-7-7, Fireball: 9 Pick Four-Midday 6-4-9-7, Fireball: 8...
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A marker commemorating the second Morgan County Courthouse, which was used from 1830 until the existing courthouse was built in 1868, will be dedicated at 4 p.m. Tuesday on the southwest corner of...
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(Bur)good ole’ time
Jonathan Stock of Arenzville ladles out bowls of burgoo at the Arenzville Burgoo on Friday. Lucy Dion, 8, daughter of Joey and Abby Dion of Concord helps Harper Hobrock, 1, daughter of Brad and Jamie...
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Work being done along Illinois 106
WHITE HALL — Illinois Route 106 will be intermittently restricted to one lane between the Scott County line and U.S. 67 in White Hall beginning Monday, according to the Illinois Department of...
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Reader photo: Peekaboo
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Principal takes on new role: Pro water-skier
On Friday, Kelly Zoellner was busy being the principal at South Jacksonville Elementary School. Today, she trades the classroom for water skis in Spain, where she is competing in the World Senior Water...
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Tribe’s request to stop work on pipeline denied
An American Indian tribe’s attempt to halt construction of an oil pipeline near its North Dakota reservation failed in federal court Friday, but three government agencies asked the pipeline company to...
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Court file: Teen was planning to ‘harm people at school’
GODFREY — A Godfrey teen charged with terrorism threatened to harm people at a school, according to a sworn statement by his grandmother in a petition to become her grandson’s legal guardian. Debra D....
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Upcoming Services (Sept. 10)
TODAY (SATURDAY) • Davis, James Alfred “Jim.” Funeral services 10 a.m. today at the funeral home. Military honors to follow at Pleasant Plains Cemetery. Ellinger-Kunz & Park Funeral Home is in...
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Illinois Lottery
(AP) — These Illinois lotteries were drawn Saturday: Lotto 13-25-44-48-50-51, Extra Shot: 12 LuckyDay Lotto Midday 11-22-25-27-31 Pick Three-Midday 4-4-0, Fireball: 3 Pick Three-Evening 2-7-0,...
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Police Beat
Morgan County Jacksonville Police ACCIDENTS • Steven P. Blickhan, 56, of Pleasant Plains was cited on a charge of disobeying a stop sign after a two-vehicle accident about 6:45 a.m. Saturday at...
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Anyone with information about these or other crimes can call the appropriate Crimestoppers number. Callers can be anonymous; a reward of as much as $1,000 will be paid for information leading to an...
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Eruptions in the arts
Children gasped as they watched their cardboard “volcanoes” overflow with baking soda and vinegar “lava.” The interactive experiment was part of fun activities sponsored by The Imagine Foundation’s...
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Commentary: Checkpoints save lives; that’s not ‘ineffective’
A Sept. 4 Journal-Courier column has some interesting statements by Sarah Longwell, managing director of the American Beverage Institute. Her bio states she is one of the country’s leading experts on...
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Reader photo: Grazy days of summer
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Different perspectives, common memories
Different people, different experiences. But even 15 years after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, there remain common memories across various lives and generations. Illinois College religion...
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