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Jerseyville Teen Axe-Thrower Appearing on ESPN2

2 years 10 months ago
JERSEYVILLE - Josselyn Allen, a 14-year-old axe-thrower from Jerseyville, will compete in the World Axe Throwing League’s 2022 Commissioner’s Cup Tournament, “The Ocho," which will be streamed live on ESPN2 at 8 a.m. Friday. Allen will be competing in the Big Axe - Youth tournament on the Red Team and will face against the Blue Team for the Commissioner’s Cup. While Allen said she was “very nervous” about the competition tomorrow, she added big axes are one of her favorite things to throw. She started throwing axes two years ago at 12 years old in the Riverbend Axe Throwing League along with her father and grandfather. After competing in some other tournaments in Springfield, she was invited to join this invitation-only competition. Allen’s grandfather, Jim Nanney, said this competition is different than a usual tournament and will be perfect to highlight Allen’s axe-throwing talents. “It’s more of an exhibition

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Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4M

2 years 10 months ago
The Austin jury must still decide how much the Infowars host must pay in punitive damages to Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose son Jesse Lewis was among the 20 children and six educators who were killed in the 2012 attack in Newtown, Connecticut.
JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press

Loop Trolley Actually Executes a Successful Ride on its First Day Back

2 years 10 months ago
To the surprise of a whole metro area, the Loop Trolley actually managed to make it through its entire first ride without incident Thursday afternoon, traveling its full 2.2-mile route without once breaking down or ramming a parked car. Even more surprising, the old-timey mode of transportation actually saw some ridership, likely due to the fact that it is now free to board, making those paying $27 a pop for a weekly bus pass just to get to work look like suckers. Though nearly half the people on that first trip were Metro employees and officials, it still made for a thrilling sight.
Daniel Hill