# united way (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover united way. Page: Feed: --- ## [Crime of Week](https://wlds.com/crime-of-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crime-of-week) _2026-08-21 · Gary Scott · WLDS_ Morgan-Cass-Scott Crimestoppers is targeting a burglary in Jacksonville in its latest crime of the week. Jacksonville police say the break in occurred on Mound Road sometime between Monday of this past week and Tuesday. Police say the unknown person or persons broke into a home in the 11-hundred block of Mound between 11 Monday night, \[…\] ## [Crimestoppers Most Wanted](https://wlds.com/crimestoppers-most-wanted-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crimestoppers-most-wanted-2) _2026-08-21 · Gary Scott · WLDS_ Two people facing aggressive crimes are targeted by Crimestoppers in the four county area this week. The first suspect is identified as 24-year-old Lucas Magelitz, a white male facing single counts of aggravated battery, and resisting police. Magelitz stands 5-11 and weighs 165 pounds. He has brush cut blond hair, and brown eyes, and was \[…\] ## [Virginia CUSD 64 Addresses Potential Partnership With A-C Central](https://wlds.com/virginia-cusd-64-addresses-potential-partnership-with-a-c-central/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virginia-cusd-64-addresses-potential-partnership-with-a-c-central) _2026-08-21 · Benjamin Cox · WLDS_ Virginia school officials are acknowledging that A-C Central has approached the district about the possibility of a future educational partnership. Virginia CUSD 64 released a statement Thursday evening saying the discussions are preliminary and that no agreement has been reached for A-C Central students to attend Virginia School District. The district says A-C Central’s board \[…\] ## [Homeless Survey Crews](https://wlds.com/homeless-survey-crews/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homeless-survey-crews) _2026-08-21 · Gary Scott · WLDS_ Survey teams sent out by the Jacksonville Salvation Army for the homeless have had success in the early going. That’s the assessment of Jacksonville Salvation Army captain Justian Corliss. He has been organizing the teams for the survey process. He thinks that’s the best approach to finding some solution for the homeless situation in Jacksonville. \[…\] ## [Friday Night Openers](https://wlds.com/friday-night-openers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friday-night-openers) _2026-08-21 · Gary Scott · WLDS_ Friday night lights returns for west central Illinois high school football teams tonight. Jacksonville opens on the road at Jerseyville, where the Crimsons meet the Jersey High Panthers. The pregame show starts at 6:30. That game will be on the air on WLDS. On WEAI, we head to Greene County, where the Routt Rockets play \[…\] ## [South Jax Grant App for Water Mains](https://wlds.com/south-jax-grant-app-for-water-mains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=south-jax-grant-app-for-water-mains) _2026-08-20 · Gary Scott · WLDS_ A public hearing on a grant application is planned before the South Jacksonville village board meeting tonight. The village is seeking close to $1 and a half million in grant funds through the state department of commerce and economic opportunity, and the community development block grant program. The money would be used to replace older \[…\] ## [Hammond Plans to Hold Governor To Estate Tax Promise](https://wlds.com/hammond-plans-to-hold-governor-to-estate-tax-promise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hammond-plans-to-hold-governor-to-estate-tax-promise) _2026-08-20 · Gary Scott · WLDS_ An area lawmaker is holding Governor JB Pritzker’s feet to the fire in his promise to act on the Family Farm Preservation Act. Representative Norinne Hammond says Pritzker told a gathering of reporters at the Illinois State Fair that the act is on his agenda. She says he also pledged his support for \[…\] ## [Cherry Sentenced in Greene Court](https://wlds.com/cherry-sentenced-in-greene-court/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cherry-sentenced-in-greene-court) _2026-08-20 · Gary Scott · WLDS_ A Greene County man has admitted to a drug charge in Greene County court. 41-year-old Christopher Cherry of Roodhouse was sentenced Tuesday to four years in the department of corrections for meth possession. It is a class 3 felony. The charge stems from his arrest after having less than five grams of \[…\] ## [United Way Kick Off](https://wlds.com/united-way-kick-off/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=united-way-kick-off) _2026-08-19 · Gary Scott · WLDS_ The 2026 Prairieland United Way campaign kicks off tomorrow at Future Champions. The theme this year is Friends United, playing off the long running comedy series “Friends.” The friends are the six co-chairwomen…Janissa Ezard, Brittany Henry, Jeni Rajaguru, Julie Finn, Lisa Watson, and Jennifer Pool. Brittany Henry says the idea came from a request by \[…\] ## [Jax City Elections Filings](https://wlds.com/jax-city-elections-filings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jax-city-elections-filings) _2026-08-19 · Gary Scott · WLDS_ Five aldermanic seats on the Jacksonville city council will be up for re-election next spring. The filing period starts in November. The petition circulation starts on Monday. The five seats involved in the election include two filled by mayoral appointees. They are Rob Thomas in Ward one, and Mark Sorrill in Ward 5. Sorrill filled \[…\] ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LGusLFfaeXhj) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [Rains and Plugged Drains](https://wlds.com/rains-and-plugged-drains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rains-and-plugged-drains) _2026-08-18 · Gary Scott · WLDS_ A stalled front that dumped high humidity levels and heavy rains is being blamed for a rainy first half of August. Rainfall for the month, through 18 days, now stands at just under 5 and a half inches. Normal rainfall for all of August is two inches less, at just under 3 and a half \[…\] ## [Pathway Tries Glo-Bingo](https://wlds.com/pathway-tries-glo-bingo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pathway-tries-glo-bingo) _2026-08-18 · Gary Scott · WLDS_ Pathway Services Unlimited will hold a different kind of bingo fundraiser later this month. It is GloBingo at the Jacksonville American Legion on the 28th. Pathway executive director Ryan Dowd says the event is a new experience for the agency. He’s not sure what to expect. People must be 18 and older to attend. Doors \[…\] ## [District 117 Sets Up Top Administration Succession](https://wlds.com/district-117-sets-up-top-administration-succession/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=district-117-sets-up-top-administration-succession) _2026-08-18 · Benjamin Cox · WLDS_ Jacksonville School District 117 has begun putting its next generation of leadership in place as Superintendent Steve Ptacek prepares to retire at the end of the school year. The district has moved former Jacksonville Middle School Principal Celeste Lashmett into the central office this school year, where she is working alongside Ptacek and Assistant Superintendent \[…\] ## [Crimestoppers Crime of Week](https://wlds.com/crimestoppers-crime-of-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crimestoppers-crime-of-week) _2026-08-17 · Gary Scott · WLDS_ The Jacksonville police department is getting help from Crimestoppers regarding a vehicle vandalism incident from last week. The incident occurred between Friday last week at 1:30 PM, and Saturday morning that weekend at 8:30. Vandals used something to puncture tires on an unoccupied van in the 700 block of West College. Anyone with information about \[…\] ## [New Crimestoppers Spot light](https://wlds.com/new-crimestoppers-spot-light/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-crimestoppers-spot-light) _2026-08-16 · Gary Scott · WLDS_ Two people are being sought with the help of Crimestoppers in Morgan, Cass, and Scott counties. 32-year-old Joshua Hudson is wanted for endangering the health of a child, failure to register as a sex offender, DUI and two counts of retail theft. He was last known to live in Bloomington. Hudson is \[…\]