Batchtown

Hello from Barrow Baptist Church and Pastor Mancel Day. Our service times are 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, followed by 10:30 a.m. morning worship. Everyone is invited to either or both services and we are handicap accessible. On Sunday, Sept. 13, we had 17 attending Sunday school and…

Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. at Farley Music Hall, 34 Mill Street, Elsah, a lecture will be presented on Frederick Oakes Sylvester, by Dr. Julie Dunn-Morton, Curator Emerita of Art for the Mercantile Library of St. Louis on the UMSL campus. Dunn-Morton served on the Mercantile…

By Steven Spencer The Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation will be looking into equipment upgrades and a possible land purchase through a Transit Capital Grant for Tri County Rural Transit. IVEDC Executive Director Stephanie Stahlhut spoke to the Jersey County Board…

By Carmen Ensinger After almost six decades serving the home health needs of Greene County residents, the Greene County Health Department announced last week that they will be closing their home health program with services expected to end by the end of October. “After a great…

By Steven Spencer Jersey County Clerk Pam Warford warned the Jersey County Board that the November election might be costly due to an executive order regarding vote-by-mail ballots. President Donald Trump issued an executive order in March. Executive Order 14399 “Ensuring…