Jacksonville News

Sally was a co-owner and operator, with her husband, of Glenn's TV and Appliance in Roodhouse for many years, she was a nursing assistant at White Hall Hospital, she then worked at Fashion Bug and JC Penny's as a sales associate, and Sally was also a registration clerk at Passavant Hospital.

I had the pleasure of being in the audience when he spoke to a group at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Ill., and have regarded him as an outstanding writer ever since I lived in Orlando more than 10 years ago.

Jacksonville native Lt. William L. English was directing troops when Nez Perce Indians attacked.

The unopened envelope, postmarked Feb. 13, 1945, contains a letter from an airman's mother back home in Morgan County.

Vietnam veteran Verlin Maglitz of Jacksonville, Ill., takes a rubbing of those he fought with in Vietnam during his visit to the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, Friday.

Near Manchester is where the worst tornado touched down. It moved east and passed about 10 miles south of Jacksonville.

For a Winchester, Illinois woman who lost her husband in combat a few months ago, this weekend will be very hard.

When brothers Matthew and Nathan Lawson lost their sight four years ago to hereditary optic nueropathy, a disease that affects central vision, their mother, Michelle Lawson, wasn't sure what to do.

Amber Sue Theivagt and Derrick Wayne Carlson were united in marriage Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville.

City workers load up the food collected by mail carriers May 12. Collections were a little off this year.

Sheriff Arrest, Citation Shane A. Moore, 23, of 641 Moore Road in Winchester was booked into the Morgan County Jail about 9:35 a.m. Monday on a charge of violating probation on a driving under the influence of alcohol offense.

Former Jacksonville business owner Rankin Paynter got something he didn't bargain for in making a generous contribution to help the poor in his Kentucky hometown - worldwide fame.

A former Jacksonville business owner bought the entire inventory of a Kentucky K-Mart store and gave it all to charity.

Mr. and Mrs. Jess R. Spradlin of Jacksonville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Casey, to Jon Zang, son of Mr.

Amber Sue Theivagt and Derrick Wayne Carlson were united in marriage Saturday, Feb.

An affiliate of a Philadelphia-based private equity firm is buying four newspapers in the Midwest, including one in northwest Ohio.

The engagement of McKea Fisher and Josh Jones, both of Murrayville, is being announced.

The other papers being acquired by Versa Capital Management LLC are the Telegraph in Alton, Ill., the Journal-Courier in Jacksonville, Ill., and the Sedalia Democrat in Sedalia, Mo.

52 people died as 14 strong to violent tornadoes touched down. An F4 tornado that moved from near Jacksonville to just 5 miles west of Petersburg killed the most people that day.

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The sale is expected to close within the next 30 days, and all employees will transition to the new company, Freedom Communications said.