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Park gazebo plan gets volunteer boost
Construction of a 28-foot round gazebo in Godfrey Park will be completed this month by volunteers. “Since April, the village has been under scrutiny and nobody was working together. In my opinion, it’s...
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Home, sweet homecoming
Members of the Jacksonville High School Marching Crimsons flag team perform in the Jacksonville Homecoming Parade Friday. Members of the Routt Catholic High School football team toss purple...
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Haunting season: Ghost stories fill the day
BEARDSTOWN — Some fall festivals focus on autumn leaves, corn mazes, apple cider or a wide range of pumpkin-spiced foods. The fall festival happening today at the Grand Opera House in Beardstown gets...
View ArticleUpcoming Services (Oct. 3)
TODAY (SATURDAY) • Edwards, Darrald Dean. 3 p.m. today at the Daws Family Funeral Home in Murrayville. The family will greet friends 1-3 p.m. today at the funeral home. • Moore, LeeElla (Shortridge)....
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It can take a long time
My dogs spotted a squirrel the other day and couldn’t help lunging forward, even though they knew they were leashed. That made me think about men who treat women the way dogs treat squirrels. Some men...
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Police search for North Clay shooter
Jacksonville police continued their search Monday for the person who fired a gun early Sunday morning into a group of people standing in the yard of a home on North Clay Avenue. The shooter sent one...
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Ambassadors help showcase us to the world
Maps can display dots of varying sizes to note the population of cities and towns. They can’t show the reach of a community, or Jacksonville would shadow some of the places with thousands more people....
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Gas prices see rise during week
Average retail gasoline prices in Illinois rose 8.7 cents a gallon in the past week, averaging $2.59 a gallon statewide Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 4,378 gas outlets in Illinois. In...
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Jury selection starts in 2013 murder case
Selection of jurors to hear the charges against Jacksonville man accused of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his stepfather-in-law began Tuesday in Morgan County court. Fourteen people were...
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South Jacksonville issues boil-water order
A boil-water order has been issued for all of Moeller Road, according to South Jacksonville Public Works Superintendent John Green. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p { margin: 0px...
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Jury selection to continue Wednesday in murder case
Jurors could begin hearing testimony Thursday in the case of a Jacksonville man accused of stabbing his stepfather-in-law to death two years ago. Five men and three women were selected Tuesday for the...
View ArticleBluffs school board agenda
BLUFFS — The Bluffs school board will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. today at the district office. Among items on the agenda are: • Security camera update. • Breakfast/lunch report. Journal-Courier...
View ArticleWaverly school board agenda
WAVERLY — The Waverly school board will meet at 7 p.m. today in the high school’s faculty work room. Among items on the agenda are: • Construction updates. • Approval of an interfund loan from working...
View ArticleDistrict 117 board agenda
The Jacksonville District 117 school board will meet in special session at 6 p.m. today at the district office. Among items on the agenda are a closed session for self-evaluation, practices and...
View ArticlePike’s Fall Color Drive to kick off this weekend
PITTSFIELD — With fall comes fall colors, and in Pike County those colors are the backdrop to the annual Pike County Fall Color Drive this weekend. Sponsored by the Pike County Chamber of Commerce, the...
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Group takes first steps toward new dog park
The first puppy steps are being taken toward constructing a new dog park in Jacksonville with money won in the Bark for Your Park national contest. At the Jacksonville Parks and Lakes Committee meeting...
View ArticleUpcoming Services (Oct. 16)
TODAY (FRIDAY) • Camden, Zelma Louis (Varble). 1 p.m. today at the Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Carrollton. • Glossop, Barbara Ann Lana (Suttles). 11 a.m. today at the Coonrod Funeral Home in...
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Details of stabbing revealed as murder trial proceeds
The night before 70-year-old William McElhaney was found stabbed inside a Jacksonville house, the mood was celebratory. That quickly changed sometime in the early morning hours, jurors were told...
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Last dinner bell could be tolling for restaurant
A longtime Jacksonville restaurant is facing an uncertain future that could result in the closing of its doors this weekend. BJ’s Restaurant, founded by Billy Joe Gregory and Carolyn Walter nearly 30...
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Drive time
Chandupatla Prabhakar of Jacksonville takes advantage of Friday’s sunshine to practice his golf drive on the Jacksonville Country Club range. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p {...
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