JCJ News
Underground Railroad Tour spotlighting Jersey County
By Steven Spencer The Jersey County Historical Society will be hosting an Underground Railroad bus tour in celebration of Black History Month on Wednesday, March 13, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. “We’ll board the bus at the Cheney House and then head south to see the historic Rocky Fork Church in Godfrey, the first…
Read MoreVeterans make donation to National Memorial of Military Ascent
By Steven Spencer The National Memorial of Military Ascent (NMMA) received a generous cash donation from two local veterans this week. Carl Bradshaw and James Bradshaw, both veterans of the United States Marine Corps, stopped by Grafton City Hall on Monday, Feb. 12, to drop off their donation to NMMA President and Grafton Mayor Mike…
Read MoreJerseyville City Council approves Easter Egg Funding
By Cory Davenport After starting with a prayer and pledge, the February meeting of the Jerseyville City Council only had one main agenda item and lasted around 10 minutes. The first order of business was the unanimous approval of last month’s minutes and bills totaling around $354,000. That sum was due to a lot of…
Read MoreJerseyville’s Tuskegee Airmen
Jerseyville was the birthplace of two Tuskegee Airmen, Lieutenant George Edward Cisco and Captain Arnold Wilson Cisco. They were the only set of brothers to serve with the Tuskegee Airmen. Their much younger brother and only sibling, Harlow Burghardt Cisco, was also a pilot. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black military aviators in the…
Read MoreAnnual Rotary Club Chilifest coming up
The Jerseyville Rotary Club will host its annual Chilifest on Tuesday, Feb. 27, in the Jerseyville First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 200 W. Pearl St. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The menu will include Chili, Vegetable Beef soup, hot dog, and cookies. During its 70 -plus year history, the Jerseyville…
Read MoreIllinois farmers featured in Super Bowl commercial
By TAMMIE SLOUP | FarmWeek Little did Matt Boucher know a social media post spotlighting three generations on his farm would springboard his family to a role in a Super Bowl commercial. The fourth-generation Livingston County farmer and his daughter will be featured in a commercial highlighting the fact that 96% of Illinois farms are…
Read MoreMisdeeds by Carlinville funeral home director spur legislative proposals
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois The wrong cremains were buried in a national cemetery. Bodies cremated under the wrong name. The wrong ashes returned to families from coast to coast.
Read MoreLet’s Cook! – February 15, 2024
With the Lenten season upon us, many of you may be looking for new ways to cook fish. Recently I tried a new recipe that I found online for tilapia. It was pretty good and had a nice zesty flavor. The article also states this recipe is delicious on walleye.
Read MoreSmall Business Workshop Series return
Small Business Workshops are back. Two Rivers RC&D is proud to host another round of Small Business Workshop Series in partnership with Jim Boyd and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) from Western Illinois University.
Read MoreGood Growing – February 15, 2024
Exploring A.I.’s Role in Gardening Advice By CHRIS ENROTH You may be wondering, “What does artificial intelligence (A.I.) have to do with gardening?” Let’s say you have a gardening question. Before the internet, perhaps you reached out to your Illinois Extension office for an answer. With the internet, you could search for your question but…
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