
Ben Singson
Reporter at The Journal-Courier
Jacksonville Journal-Courier reporter. Mizzou 2021. He/him. My last name is pronounced “sing-sawn”. Retweets =/= endorsements.
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6 days ago |
bnd.com | Ben Singson
May 30-CARROLLTON - Those attending Greene County Fair's concert on Thursday night got to see St. Louis-based country musician Matt Jordan and Florida singer Hunter Clark. For the opening acts, however, it was a gig that hit much closer to home. The fair's concert was opened by two bands hailing from west-central Illinois - Cash Goetten and the RoeDean Revelers and James Tyler & The Usual Crowd. The Revelers are from Jersey County, while the Usual Crowd are based in Greene County.
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1 week ago |
bnd.com | Ben Singson
May 28-CARROLLTON - A Greene County woman is awaiting trial on a variety of charges spanning nearly two years. Sarah R. Baumgartner, 45, of Carrollton will face a bench trial June 16 for charges stemming from 2023 to 2025. Greenfield Police Department arrested Baumgartner on Aug. 20, 2023, on counts of financial exploitation of the elderly and credit/debit card security fraud. Greenfield Police also arrested her on Sept. 26, Oct. 19 and Dec. 21 of that same year on forgery charges.
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1 week ago |
bnd.com | Ben Singson
May 27-Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting local businesses and individuals to learn more about how they can partner with the Alzheimer's Association on an event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's disease care, support and research. The chamber and the association will hold a kick-off for the 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer's event during the chamber's next Business After Hours, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday at AmVets, 210 E.
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2 weeks ago |
myjournalcourier.com | Ben Singson
It was a goodbye of two kinds for Routt Catholic High School's graduating class and its principal. Friends and family of Routt's 28 students in the Class of 2025 gathered Sunday at Our Saviour Catholic Church for the school's graduation ceremony. The ceremony was also the last one for Principal Dan Carie, who is retiring at the end of the school year after four years as the school's head.
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3 weeks ago |
bnd.com | Ben Singson
May 16-A 29-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested Thursday in a child pornography investigation. Austin R. Castleberry of Jacksonville was arrested Thursday by investigators with Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office and booked into Morgan County Jail at 4:40 p.m.Castleberry was charged with one count of child pornography and three counts of possession of child pornography, according to charging documents from the office of Morgan County State's Attorney Gray Noll. The charges are felonies.
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