JCJ News
Soak it up: Rain gardens and bioswales
By Emily Swihart, University of Illinois Extension, Horticulture Educator Homeowners looking to enhance their landscape this year while managing stormwater have options available. Green infrastructure options include permeable pavement, rain barrels, large trees, green roofs, raingardens, bioswales, and more. Each of these systems are designed to utilize technologies or replicate natural systems in urban areas…
Read MoreLet’s Cook! – May 29, 2025
Last week I was all set to cook on the grill for the first time this season, had my pork chops ready to cook, but as luck would have it, my grill wouldn’t work right. Aaugh, now what to do with my pork chops?? I went online and found a new recipe to try that called…
Read MoreIDNR monitoring black bear sighting in southwestern Illinois
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is monitoring sightings of a black bear in southwestern Illinois.
Read MoreTwelve Girl Scouts Named Outstanding Graduating Girl Scouts At Recognition of Excellence Ceremony
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois is pleased to announce that twelve girls were named Outstanding Graduating Girl Scouts at the annual Recognition of Excellence ceremony last month. Olivia Brodbeck with Troop #45 from Batchtown was named as one of the recipients. Outstanding Graduating Girl Scouts are awarded a scholarship for demonstrating their extraordinary leadership in…
Read MoreJersey County Farmers & Artisan Market Returns Earlier This Year – Opening Tuesday
The Jersey County Business Association (JCBA), in partnership with the City of Jerseyville, is thrilled to announce the return of the Jersey County Farmers & Artisan Market, opening earlier than past years on Tuesday, June 3, and running weekly through September 9 at City Center Plaza, 403 North State Street in Jerseyville (between Dairy Queen…
Read MoreNative ancestors’ return to rest: A paperwork-laden process underway in Illinois
By Bridgette Fox and UIS Public Affairs Reporting Capitol News Illinois Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois. To the director of one of the museums, the work to rebury those remains at the behest of a tribal nation or send them to the tribe…
Read MoreIDPH Recommends Testing of Private Water Wells in Areas with Elevated PFAS Levels in Community Water Systems
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is advising private well owners to check if they are in the vicinity of community water systems (CWS) that have shown elevated levels of one or more Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in testing conducted by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA). Illinois EPA recently sent notices…
Read MoreL&C Criminal Justice Debuts Course: ‘Understanding Serial Killers’
The Criminal Justice department at Lewis and Clark Community College is offering a brand-new class titled Understanding Serial Killers. This course is available beginning in the fall 2o25 semester. CRMJ 145 Understanding Serial Killers is a study of serial murderers and their victims to facilitate an understanding of what might lead a person to commit…
Read MoreJERSEY: Community honors Memorial Day and celebrates one of area’s own
By Steven Spencer While the nation celebrated Memorial Day to honor and mourn those in the military who died serving the country, the local community took the time to honor and celebrate one of the area’s own, Specialist Anthony W. Gilman. Born in Jerseyville in 1976 and raised in Calhoun County, Gilman graduated from Calhoun…
Read MoreSounds like summer; annual concert series return to Jersey County
By Steven Spencer The sounds of summer are returning to Jersey County with the return of the annual summer concert series this week. Grafton’s free weekly Music in the Park concert series returns tonight with Starlifter, the Scott Air Force Rock Band, at the Grove Memorial Park from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This year,…
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