During heavy summer storms, central Illinois has been showered, at least metaphorically, with more than its share of cats and dogs. But once, in what must have been the most unusual downpour in this region’s history, it rained so hard that it rained amphibians — and these creatures weren’t just figures of speech. The unexpected […]
Scott Maruna
Scott Maruna is a Jacksonville-based author and high-school physics teacher.
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The beast of the bluffs
After a frustrating early morning of turkey hunting in late April, John and his father-in-law gave up and decided to return to their Jacksonville homes. They wouldn’t go home without a good story, though. As the two men stepped out of the woods, John spotted something, crouched low in the still-untilled field. “Whoa, stop!” he […]
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Into thin air
Jacksonville is known for its two small private colleges, its state-supported educational institutions, and the oldest of the Illinois Department of Mental Health’s developmental centers. But worldwide, many more people have learned of the town by stumbling across mentions of one of the most mysterious cases in downstate-Illinois history. On April 13, 1959, Bruce Campbell […]
