Jacksonville Journal-Courier

The Roodhouse City Council has agreed to accept a proposal from Baby Huey’s Recycling of Mattoon to provide trucks to pick up materials in Roodhouse once a month. More »Roodhouse City Council accepts recycling proposal

A Union soldier from Pike County, Sgt. William Sitton, was wounded as he carried the stars and stripes into battle at Vicksburg, Miss. More »The Way We Were: 'Come on, you brave Yank'

Aaron Reese was pleasantly surprised by Jacksonville Main Street’s Downtown Celebration. More »Jacksonville celebrates its downtown

Is the Jacksonville area a hot spot for hate talk? More »Hate doled out 140 characters at a time

More than 1,000 people stopped by Saturday to get a sneak peek at a new state-of-the-art facility for doctors that will open June 3. More »Physicians open new building for tours

One major thing I have noticed during my time at Jacksonville High School is that music is one of the most important things in the lives of kids my age. More »Commentary: Music necessary for most teens

When she decided to proactively have her breasts removed before her own genetic code afflicted her with cancer, actress Angelina Jolie reduced her risk of breast cancer as much as 90 percent, experts More »Angelina's mastectomy message

Gov. Pat Quinn called Friday for the addition of Schuyler County to a federal disaster declaration for counties hit by widespread flooding in April. More »Quinn requests Schuyler be added to disaster area list

Just days after three people died in separate motorcycle collisions in the region, a deadly motorcycle collision Friday in Virginia claimed the life of another, demonstrating the importance of being a More »Motorcycle warnings go out as temps go up

The Rev. Elke Sharma hopes she has helped nurture the spiritual growth of the Christian worshipers she has served. More »Everyday People: Deaf ministry losing a voice

It was A-positively good day for two Routt Catholic High School seniors, both of whom received a $500 scholarship for their school’s participation in an annual blood challenge. More »2 Routt students earn their blood money

Although the National Transportation Safety Board is pushing for a national move to lower the legal blood alcohol content limit for driving to 0.05 percent. More »County MADD backs lower DUI limit, but not waiting for change.

VIRGINIA — After 40 years as a public servant in Cass County — first as state’s attorney, then judge and now public defender — Robert Welch is calling it quits at the end of the month. More »Welch to retire as Cass defender

The Nina and the Pinta, replicas of Christopher Columbus’ ships, will be open for touring in west-central Illinois starting Tuesday. More »Nina, Pinta about to sail into local waters

Have you ever wanted to participate in a demolition derby but didn’t know where to start? More »Demo derby class a way for the curious to get in

Franklin High School’s theater program is wrapping up its year by staging “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” a musical based on Charles Schultz’s comic strip “Peanuts.” More »Franklin High School theater invites Charlie Brown to stage

Like most writers, Bob Merris weaves together tales about subjects with which he is familiar. More »Latest book by Merris explores Naples

Jacksonville Savings Bank will present an exhibit of works by artist Carole Holt through June in the east atrium of the bank’s West Morton office in Jacksonville. More »Holt art goes on display at JSB

A former west-central Illinois supervisor of assessments is facing more legal troubles, this time involving charges of official misconduct in office. More »Former Calhoun assessor faces more charges

With a catchy name like Panda and the fact it walks on four legs — well, the new Morgan County sheriff’s deputy certainly is drawing some attention. More »Officer reports for duty

The Jacksonville School District 117 board approved about $300,000 worth of upgrades to Jacksonville High School. More »District 117: Security upgrades approved for JHS

Organizers of Jacksonville Main Street’s third annual Downtown Celebration hope more activities draw large crowds to Saturday’s event. More »Downtown ready to celebrate

It was a beautiful, but tragic weekend. Some people will be a long time recovering from the deaths of three local people killed in separate motorcycle accidents Saturday night. More »Editorial: Lure of open road brings concerns about safety