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Honoring those who protect freedom
In downtown Jacksonville, those driving around the square on Wednesday would be welcomed by the sight of hundreds of people standing in prayer and thanks for veterans during a Veterans Day ceremony...
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Walk hopes to raise awareness about homeless
New Directions staff and students at Illinois College are turning a walk into a simulation of homeless life in Jacksonville. Junior sociology major Samantha DuBois wants participants in the event,...
View ArticleUpcoming Services (Nov. 12)
TODAY (THURSDAY) • Jarvis, Donald L. 11 a.m. today at Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville. The family will meet friends from 9:30 a.m. today until the time of services at the funeral home....
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Police Beat
Morgan County Sheriff ARRESTS, CITATIONS • Victor M. Mellado, 33, of 3712 Wexford Drive, Springfield, was booked into the Morgan County Jail about 7:24 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of driving while...
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Honoring their country
Our Saviour School and Routt Catholic High School students participated in a Veterans Day program Wednesday. Colors were posted by Jayden Ware and Coy Beddingfied. Army veteran John Elliott spoke to...
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Jamison column: Trumping the convention of politics
“Is that Pavarotti singing ‘Nessun Dorma’?” I asked myself while standing on the top tier of the Prairie Capital Convention Center on Monday night. The piped-in music to warm up the capacity crowd was...
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Checking the calendar
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State OKs high-power line through region
The state narrowly gave its approval Thursday to a massive clean-energy transmission line that will cut through west-central Illinois on its multi-state journey. Grain Belt Express was seeking...
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Veteran officers honor WWII service
Officers and the chiefs of the Meredosia and Beardstown police departments — all of whom have served in the military — escorted three World War II veterans from the Jacksonville Skilled Nursing and...
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Decades-old firefighter monument gets new life
At the Jacksonville Fire Department substation near the Morgan County Fairgrounds, a wall adorned with the names of former firefighters graced an aging rock wall. The wall, originally constructed in...
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Bishop clarifies, amends ‘family agreement’
Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield on Thursday clarified the role expected of parents and guardians who enroll their children in Catholic schools for the 2016-17 school year,...
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Words-master explores generational talk
Each generation has its own language and words that in some part give it a unique identity. While YOLO — meaning “you only live once” — was not around 20 years ago, there are some words that aren’t...
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Door to door
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View ArticleBill aimed at museum reopening under review
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration is reviewing a bill aimed at reopening the Illinois State Museum after the first-term Republican ordered the closure to save money during the budget impasse....
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Lottery results
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — These Illinois lotteries were drawn Friday: LuckyDay Lotto Midday 17-32-34-39-41 Pick Three-Midday 5-9-7, Fireball: 6 Pick Three-Evening 1-5-9, Fireball: 7 Pick Four-Midday 1-6-9-1,...
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Police Beat
Morgan County Jacksonville Police ACCIDENTS • One person was injured about 7:20 p.m. Thursday in a two-vehicle collision at West State and Prairie streets. Bobby L. Clark, 74, of 301 W. Beecher Ave....
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Flynns Riverside Market in Meredosia closing after 43 years
At 5 p.m. today, the doors of a landmark business in Meredosia will close forever. The shelves were mostly bare Friday as Flynns Riverside Market employees waited on some of the store’s final...
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South Jacksonville Concert in the Cornfield ends with budget deficit
The village of South Jacksonville trustees will have to vote to transfer just over $60,000 from the tourism fund to cover expenses from this year’s Concert in the Cornfield. Following a similar trend...
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A new view
Dr. Joseph Sabetti, 67, of Winchester talks with technician Sierra Foster on Friday. Sabetti is retiring after performing optometry for more than 40 years in Jacksonville. An Illinois native, Sabetti...
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Seminar to focus on property taxes, process
There will be a seminar Nov. 24 to talk about property taxes and related issues. The seminar is co-sponsored by Morgan County, the city of Jacksonville and state Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer. Those who attend...
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