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Jersey County Churches United receives funds from Mustache March 4PD donation
The Mustache March 4PD organization presented a donation check to the JCCU (Jersey County Churches United) from funds raised to support local communities. Mustache March 4PD promotes a more positive rapport between police departments and citizens while raising funds for items that their budgets are unable to purchase. They also raise funds that go back…
Read MoreNSDAR holds 59th annual Awards Night
Members of Dr. Silas Hamilton Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution held their 59th Annual Awards Night Monday, March 4, at a dinner meeting at the First United Methodist Church in Jerseyville. Regent Sandra Burch Cornelius presided over the meeting that honored seven seniors from area high schools who were chosen by their…
Read MoreNearly 9 in 10 state-level primaries give voters no choice in candidates
Data analysis shows March 19 primary is least competitive in at least 2 decades By ANDREW ADAMS | Capitol News Illinois On March 19, voting will conclude in primary contests for hundreds of seats in the Illinois legislature and in the state’s court system. But most of those contests are uncompetitive. Statewide, 88 percent of…
Read MoreHigh court says only Congress can enforce 14th Amendment
By PETER HANCOCK | Capitol News Illinois The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that individual states do not have authority to disqualify candidates for federal office based on the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment. The unanimous ruling by the nation’s high court overturned a decision by the Colorado Supreme Court. But it also had…
Read MoreMarch into the Library for fun Spring events 2024
The Jerseyville Public Library has some fun community events planned for the month of March. As always, events and programming at the Library are open to the public regardless of library card status. For those of you who are new to computers, or are a little rusty, call the Library to register for the upcoming…
Read MoreJERSEY: Seussical coming to JCHS stage
By Steven Spencer The Jersey Community High School theater department has been hard at work and is excited to announce their upcoming spring musical Seussical with performances from Thursday, March 14, until Sunday, March 17. With the set ready and costumes prepared, the cast and crew began dress rehearsals last week in preparation for the…
Read MoreHere’s to Reading receives grant to pursue more community outreach
By Steven Spencer Darla Cavins and the volunteers with Here’s to Reading received a $3,708 donation from MJM Electric Cooperative last week. Cavins started Here’s to Reading in 2018 with the mission to get books into the hands of readers who live in rural parts of the community and aren’t within close proximity to a…
Read MoreRotary Club holds annual Chilifest
By Steven Spencer The Jerseyville Rotary Club held their annual Chilifest last Tuesday, Feb. 27, at the Jerseyville First Baptist Church. The Rotary Club uses the funds received from Chilifest to support a number of projects in the community including refurbishments to Rotary Park and clean water initiatives. Throughout the year Rotary members volunteer their…
Read MoreFull repeal of California’s Prop 12 is urgently needed
By BRIAN DUNCAN Illinois Farm Bureau President A lot has changed on our Ogle County farm since I first started helping my dad take care of the pigs over 50 years ago. Gone are the open sheds and large pens for our pigs of multiple sizes and ages — pens where they were exposed to…
Read MoreLet’s Cook! – March 7, 2024
I like to think I am a pretty good cook, but even I can have a bad day in the kitchen. Recently I had such a day that I was ready to close my kitchen for good. I was making a casserole that calls for cooked rice, and I was making multiple dishes at the…
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