News across Scott County
Southwestern CUSD #9 Saves an Estimated $25,000 a Year on Energy Costs
Southwestern Community Unit School District #9 is saving an estimated $25,000 per year in energy costs, utilizing the community solar program in Illinois. The district partnered with Community Solar Authority (CSA), a national firm that connects large energy users to lower energy…
ROODHOUSE COUNCIL APPROVES Assistant Police Chief position
By Carmen Ensinger The City or Roodhouse has operated without an assistant police chief for probably close to 20 years, but that all ended on Aug. 26 at the regular city council meeting when council members approved the creation of the position and the appointment of Officer Tom…
Boyd Health Fair
Let’s Cook!
I am always on the lookout for recipes for my air fryer and save them to try. The other night I had a pork chop thawed out, but it was too hot to grill or turn on the oven, so I tried this recipe for Best Darn Air Fryer Pork Chops. (actually the word was not…
RIDGE RUNNER CHRONICLES: The Elizabeth Holmes Trailer
The studio known as “A 24 Studio” recently released a trailer of an upcoming documentary film about Elizabeth Holmes, the controversial young woman who was convicted of fraud for her representations about her medical testing company, “Theranos.” She is now in prison serving an…
OUTDOOR TRUTHS: Influence
Deer season is here. A few states have already opened, and the others are just around the corner. I am not prepared for this. I mean really, I am not prepared. I have put off hanging stands and setting up blinds. And I only have a few cameras out. The good news is that over…
ROBIN WRITES: Date Night at the Drive-In
It was summer, Saturday night. After a quick meal, usually curbside at A&W, my date and I set off to the Grande Drive-In, a dozen miles away. It was up to me to set the mood for the drive. I could stay sitting near the window on the passenger’s side and rest my arm along…
Winchester Council denies change on Sunday liquor sales
By Carmen Ensinger A Winchester couple’s request to amend the hours for liquor sales on Sunday for businesses was denied at the September Winchester City Council meeting held on Sept. 1. However, their request to go from a Class E license to a Class A license was approved. Tim…
Law enforcement downplays reports of riot
By BETH ZUMWALT Scott County Deputy Robert Smith says an incident Saturday afternoon was de-escalated before it got out hand. Smith said he was the only law enforcement officer on duty when he got the call about a disturbance on North Commercial Street. “It was a case of a female…
Virgin sentenced to IDOC
By Carmen Ensinger A Roodhouse woman has been sentenced to two 2.5-year terms to the Illinois Department of Corrections for drug-related offenses. Greene County States Attorney Craig M. Grummel announced that Tambra L. Virgin, 53, of Roodhouse, was sentenced on Sept. 4 in Greene…
Bass sentenced to DOC for felony driving while license suspended
By Carmen Ensinger Michael D. Bass, 40, was sentenced on Aug. 24 in Greene County Circuit Court to two years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to felony Driving While License Suspended. The conviction arose from a Dec. 15, 2023 incident at the…
Joe Page Bridge closure Sept. 29 and 30
The Joe Page Bridge will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. 29, and Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Thursday, Oct. 1, IDOT may be utilizing flagmen depending on how the 29th and 30th goes; but the bridge will be back open. The bridge is being closed for the federally…