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Routt’s new basketball coach is familiar to the area. Josh Krumwiede has been hired to replace Will Whalen at head boys’ basketball coach. Whalen retired after last season. Krumwiede moves over from South County, where he was head boys’ basketball coach for the past two seasons, compiling a 39 and 26 record, including 20 wins […]

The Jacksonville Kiwanis BBQ Braggin’ Rights will be held this weekend at the Morgan County fairgrounds. The annual event is one of the top fundraisers for the club. All the proceeds go to Kiwanis charities with children in mind. One of the chairpersons for the event, Krystal Bradley says the cooking is done Friday night […]

Routt Catholic moves on, but Jacksonville’s baseball season ended yesterday. JHS fell to Mascoutah 5-1, but still end with a record number of wins in a season. Routt Catholic fought off A Town 6-2. Routt plays Monmouth United at 11 Saturday morning, and the game will be broadcast on WLDS. Brown County was eliminated by […]

The South Jacksonville board will be asked to buy a ladder truck for the fire department tonight. The board will consider the purchase for $200-thousand. It is the 2002 Pierce 100 foot ladder truck declared surplus by the Jacksonville city council Monday night. The city recently took delivery of a new aerial fire truck, that […]

A fire on North Main at an abandoned home occupied Jacksonville fire crews for about 3 hours this morning. Fire officials say the home at 731 North Main is owned by Morgan County, which has plans to level it. It will be replaced by low income apartments. Fire officials say the call came in about […]