The Journal-Courier

The Journal-Courier is a daily newspaper based in Jacksonville, Illinois, USA. It is part of Civitas Media, which is owned by Versa Capital Management.

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Commentary: How rare-earth minerals deal could help Ukraine — John A. Tures

5 days ago | myjournalcourier.com | John Tures

A month ago, the United States and Ukraine signed a Rare Earth Minerals Deal. It’s a pact that, if it passes over objections from Putin supporters in Congress, could bring an end to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Here’s how that would work. Even before the ink was dry, Amit Gupta, a foreign policy expert, told my class that such a deal would likely provide peace and security for Ukraine.
Members of Latter-day Saints turn to yoga for its physical and spiritual benefits

6 days ago | myjournalcourier.com | Deepa Bharath

Wendy Cullum lay flat on her back completely relaxed in "shavasana" or "corpse pose," a common closing position in a yoga class. She and several other members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were finishing up a 90-minute session in the sanctuary of the only Hindu temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, a bucolic community about 55 miles south of Salt Lake City.
One injured in side-by-side rollover accident

1 week ago | myjournalcourier.com | Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree

One person was injured after a side-by-side overturned while going down a hill on a property in the 2800 block of Literberry Prentice Road northeast of Jacksonville about 5:54 p.m. Tuesday. Morgan County Sheriff Mike Carmody said a passenger of the side-by-side Matthew Saner, 19, of Springfield was flown to an area hospital after the vehicle being driven by a 16-year-old male from Springfield overturned.
Graduating seniors share advice they wish they could give their younger selves

1 week ago | myjournalcourier.com | Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree

Looking back, they say, your vision is 20/20. Now that high school seniors across the region are graduating, they are looking back on their school years and thinking about both who they were and who they have become. Several graduating seniors said they wish they could go back and speak to their younger selves — to relieve some fears and provide encouragement and confidence. Article continues below this adAnd to help guide them in some things they wish they had known sooner.
Artist in the Park, Food Truck Fridays to team up this summer in Springfield

1 week ago | myjournalcourier.com | Angela Bauer

Springfield Area Arts Council and Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum again are teaming up for a summer of Artist in the Park at Food Truck Fridays events. The series will run from noon to 1 p.m. each Friday through Aug. 1 at Union Square Park, 500 E. Madison St. in Springfield. The series starts Friday.
Free hearing, retinal screenings offered at Jacksonville health fair

1 week ago | myjournalcourier.com | Angela Bauer

Jacksonville Lions Club and Lions of Illinois Foundation will offer free hearing and retinal screenings in Jacksonville, according to club President Tamra Robinson. The foundation’s mobile hearing and retinal screening unit will be at the Be Aware Wellness Fair from 4 to 6 p.m. June 11 at Community Park. The screenings are free and painless and take only a few minutes, according to the club.
Registration open for Strawn summer art classes in Jacksonville

1 week ago | myjournalcourier.com | Angela Bauer

The Art Association of Jacksonville is accepting registration for summer art classes at David Strawn Art Gallery. Classes, taught by Kirby Drennan, begin the week of June 16. Article continues below this adA six-week pottery class for high school students and adults will begin June 19 and run each Thursday for six weeks.
Holy cow! history: Seeing the president who drank in a new light

1 week ago | myjournalcourier.com | J. Mark Powell

Historians love ranking presidents. You’ve seen the lists. There are the Greats, the Near Greats and the Mediocre. Then there are the Failures: Andrew Johnson, Herbert Hoover, and the all-time worst president, James Buchanan. (When it comes to being lousy at the job, you can’t beat allowing the country to split in two.)Article continues below this adAnother name always makes the failure list.
A teacher dragged a 6-year-old with autism by his ankle. Federal civil rights officials might not do anything

2 weeks ago | myjournalcourier.com | Jennifer Richards |Jodi S. Cohen

A short video taken inside a Jacksonville school captured troubling behavior: A teacher gripping a 6-year-old boy with autism by the ankle and dragging him down the hallway on his back. The early-April incident would’ve been upsetting in any school, but it happened at Garrison School, part of a special education district where at one time students were arrested at the highest rate of any district in the country.
Native ancestors’ return to rest: A paperwork-laden process under way in Illinois

2 weeks ago | myjournalcourier.com | Bridgette Fox

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 is an emotional process necessary for correcting historic wrongs — but it also includes a lot of bureaucratic paperwork that can take months or years to process. Article continues below this adAnd it takes so long for a reason.