Downtown parking a problem, options discussed at Committee meeting
By Richard Holton on January 31 at 7:10am
Ward 1 Alderman Bill Scott led the discussion at yesterday’s meeting of the Jacksonville Planning and Public Works Committee, where the issue of downtown parking was the only item on Read More
Unemployment back down to pre-recession levels locally
By Jim McCabe on January 30 at 3:45pm
Over-the-year numbers improved across the board for unemployment in the four-county area of Morgan, Scott, Cass and Greene Counties in December 2014. In Cass County, the rate fell to 6.7 Read More
Scholarships to be awarded to potential youth campers
By Jim McCabe on January 30 at 3:43pm
A scholarship has been set up for a former District 117 teacher and director at Western Illinois Youth Camp. The Land of Lincoln Whitetails, a chapter of the non-profit Whitetails Read More
Jacksonville Colonel awarded Legion of Merit
By Ryne Turke on January 30 at 3:43pm
A retired Colonel from Jacksonville has received a distinguished honor. Randy Scott was awarded the Legion of Merit Tuesday during a ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield. Scott, who retired Read More
Settlement reached in death of flight student
By Jim McCabe on January 30 at 3:42pm
New litigation has been filed in connection to a 2010 plane crash that killed a Jacksonville 18-year-old. Benjamin Van Hyning was a passenger in a single-engine Cessna Sierra that was Read More