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District to clarify politics policies after game-night T-shirt fallout
Jacksonville District 117 school administrators said they will reinforce existing policies after complaints about political T-shirts being worn in the concession stand at Friday night’s Jacksonville...
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Thinking about health: Obesity rates trimmer, but still heavy
Is the message that the nation is getting too fat beginning to sink in? The answer is “yes … but,” says the Trust for America’s Health, a nonprofit, non-partisan group that aims to protect the health...
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Golf carts rolling back before trustees
Golf carts will roll before South Jacksonville trustees again in two weeks, but they may have a tough hill to climb before they roll on village streets. The Public Protection Committee took up the...
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Editorial: Trespass charge seems retaliatory against pipeline reporter
The North Dakota Access Pipeline has become a source of major contention in the United States. Its construction — or perhaps more accurately, the protest of its construction — has made for a bizarre...
View ArticleSchool grants help provide fruits, veggies
Jacksonville school District 117 has been awarded more than $30,000 in grants from the Illinois State Board of Education for the U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program...
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Photo: Dedication
A marker commemorating the second Morgan County Courthouse, which was used from 1830 until the existing courthouse was built in 1868, was dedicated Tuesday in Central Park. The marker is in memory of...
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Photo: Tag, you’re it
LaVerne Roy prices a futon Tuesday outside the Community Park Center in preparation for the Fall Flea Market and Bake Sale sponsored by the Jacksonville Area Senior Center. The sale takes place today...
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Pipeline company ‘committed’ to finishing
The head of a Texas company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline told employees Tuesday that it is committed to the project despite strong opposition and a federal order to voluntarily halt...
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State deal to save $3M on water project
It’s been a good month for the Jacksonville Utilities Department, with a nomination for a wastewater award and the forgiveness of $3 million on a project loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection...
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Upcoming Services (Sept. 14)
TODAY (WEDNESDAY) • Dabbs, Brian Andrew. 10 a.m. Wednesday at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. • Harris, Margaret L. Memorial services 10 a.m. Wednesday at Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in...
View ArticleTwo among scholarship semifinalists
Two west-central Illinois students have been named semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship program. Liana E. Hamm of Jacksonville, who is home-schooled, and Derek T. Dolbeare, a student at...
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Gearing up for Cruise Nite
A love of cars and a sense of community have been driving Jacksonville’s annual Cruise Nite and Car Show for decades now. Saturday’s 32nd annual event should be no different, according to Jacksonville...
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Cocktails celebrate Kozma
The Imagine Foundation is celebrating Dr. Joseph Kozma’s appointment as Jacksonville’s poet laureate with a cocktail party from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Asa Talcott House, 859 Grove St. Kozma, who was...
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Talent becomes gift for others
Eight-year-old Nevaeh Matthews is using her artistic talents to help those in need. About six weeks ago, Nevaeh began making and selling her so-called “Mason jar and pallet creations” to raise money...
View ArticleMemorial to honor former IC dean
Illinois College will have a memorial service for Iver Yeager, former dean of the college and professor of religion and philosophy, at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Rammelkamp Chapel. Yeager died July 21 in...
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Police Beat
Morgan County Jacksonville Police BURGLARIES, THEFTS • A lawnmower was taken from an apartment building in the 200 block of West College Avenue sometime Monday, according to a report filed about 4:22...
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Reader photo: Mother and child reunion
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State becomes key as Democrats fear takeover chances dimming
Democrats are sounding increasingly concerned about their chances of retaking control of the Senate, as Republicans demonstrate a commanding fundraising advantage and Hillary Clinton’s lead narrows in...
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Once-dry funds back, so pool in plans
BEARDSTOWN — Work on a new community pool soon will start again now that the city’s grant funds have been released from the state after more than a year. The city was awarded a grant under former Gov....
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Man accused of killing 5-year-old on birthday
EDWARDSVILLE — A Glen Carbon boy, on his fifth birthday, failed to pick up trash in the yard, so his mother’s fiance punched him in the chest and killed him, a prosecutor told a jury. “The punch in the...
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