Cemetery board starts second phase
The Winchester Cemetery Board will begin phase two of its cemetery restoration project this month. The board began an effort to restore the nearly 300 to 400 headstones in the cemetery last year....
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SPRINGFIELD (AP) — These Illinois lotteries were drawn Wednesday: LuckyDay Lotto Midday 04-06-17-36-42 Pick Three-Midday 5-1-2, Fireball: 3 Pick Three-Evening 6-4-1, Fireball: 4 Pick Four-Midday...
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Village celebration starts tonight
A luminous 5K run and a concert headliner known for making musical sparks fly will light up this weekend’s South Jacksonville Celebration and Concert in the Cornfield. Events get under way tonight....
View ArticleArenzville Burgoo feeds on tradition, community
Arenzville’s cup — or bowl, depending on one’s appetite — will overflow this weekend with the return of a 176-year tradition and many people who call the small town home despite no longer living there....
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School daze
Briella Sorrell, 2, looks a bit underwhelmed as she poses for her mother, Ashleigh, outside the door to The Nursery School in Jacksonville, where Briella and her pre-school classmates were meeting...
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The buzz around town
Beverly Watkins | Reader photo A bumblebee gathers nectar from a marigold in a garden in Scottville. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p { margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; } .neFileBlock...
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Triopia hosts open house to show renovations
Triopia school district leaders will host an open house Friday to allow people to see renovation done at its schools. People will be able to walk through the grade school and junior-senior high school...
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A tall drink of water
Jacksonville Fire Department driver Brian Gillespie sprays water from a fire hose into the mouth of an elephant with the Carson & Barnes Circus. Firefighters were invited by circus organizers and...
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Budget impasse: Finger-pointing, few solutions
Like many before it, a legislative hearing this week on the impact of Illinois’ budget impasse included a good deal of blame-laying between Democratic legislators and the Republican governor’s office....
View ArticleUpcoming Services (Sept. 10)
TODAY (THURSDAY) • Cline, Gary L. Memorial Mass 11 a.m. today at Church of the Visitation in Alexander. Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville is in charge. • Emery, Jerry Allen. 10 a.m....
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Police Beat
Morgan County Sheriff ACCIDENTS • A Jacksonville police officer driving a squad car was involved in a two-vehicle accident about 9 a.m. Thursday at North Main Street and West Douglas Avenue. Sgt. David...
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Leaps and bounds
Larry Flynn | Reader photo Reader Larry Flynn snapped this photo of a visitor making its way through a yard near Franklin. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p { margin: 0px 0px 0px...
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Costly initiative not a solution to heroin battle
Heroin is a scourge on this state, its deadly grip reaching into all parts and segments of society in Illinois. The highly addictive drug is killing people young and old in both large cities and rural...
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GOP’s LaHood to replace Schock in Illinois
Darin LaHood, a Republican state senator and son of former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, easily won a special election Thursday to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, sending a...
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Store breathing life into old furniture
A new Jacksonville store is giving neglected pieces of furniture new life. “We sell vintage and antique furniture that often has a story,” said Nikki Baker of Springfield, co-owner of Recycled Cottage....
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EMT key speaker for 9/11 ceremony
An emergency medical technician will be the keynote speaker at a 6 p.m. ceremony today in downtown Jacksonville to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Todd Warrick will speak...
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Neuman looks for big showing at speedway tonight
Jake Neuman has enjoyed a great year, and a frustrating one. An 18-year-old midget-racer from New Berlin, Neuman scored a big win and two more third-place finishes in the Midwest’s highly competitive...
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Showing the side effects of a wage hike
The call for a national hike in the minimum wage has been put to the test by, of all companies, retail giant Walmart. With a workforce of 2.2 million worldwide, Walmart is considered the largest...
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Life-threatening exposure prompts school ban on peanuts
A district-wide ban on peanut products is being put into place in Waverly schools after a student with severe nut allergies suffered a life-threatening reaction. Letters were sent to parents explaining...
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Manchester man arrested in bizarre chase
A Manchester man is facing charges that include aggravated kidnapping in connection with a domestic situation that escalated into a chase that ended in South Jacksonville earlier this week. Lance A....
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