Thrushwood Farms dominates in global meat competition

Thrushwood Farms Quality Meats of Galesburg can now call their selection of meat products internationally acclaimed.
Police arrest repeat meth offender and two others

In 2014, Galesburg police arrested Richard Garza for his involvement in a meth fire that destroyed a South Kellogg Street home.
Estrada, Roberto
Mr. Roberto Estrada, Sr., 89, of Galesburg, Illinois died at 5:35 pm Thursday, February 4, 2016 in OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Johnson, Mary L.

Mary L. Johnson, 86, of Galesburg, died at 1:42 a.m. Friday, February 5, 2016 in Seminary Manor, with her family by her side.
Carter, William P.D.

Rev. William Pete David Carter, 75 of Manawa, Wisconsin and formerly of Abingdon, Illinois, passed away on February 6, 2016 at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, Wisconsin.
Bahr, Mitchell H.

Mitchell H Bahr, 29 of Bushnell, died at 9:30 am Friday February 5, 2016 at home.
Broncos D dominates Panthers in 24-10 Super Bowl win
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Von Miller forced two fumbles to set up Denver’s two touchdowns and the Broncos defense frustrated Cam Newton all game to carry Peyton Manning to his second Super Bowl title with a
Jok scores 23 to lead No. 5 Iowa past Illinois, 77-65
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Peter Jok scored 23 points and Jarrod Uthoff added 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 5 Iowa past Illinois 77-65 on Sunday.
Northern Illinois jail hopes to use wind turbine for power
FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) — Officials at one northern Illinois county jail hope to install a 120-foot wind turbine in an effort to cut electricity costs by 40 to 70 percent.
American to add 5 new gates at Chicago’s O’Hare airport
CHICAGO (AP) — American Airlines is adding five new gates to O’Hare International Airport as part of the Chicago airport’s first major expansion in nearly a quarter-century.
County filing insurance claim to recover funds lost by fraud
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois county purchasing director allegedly spent more than $60,000 on personal items, according to a draft of an insurance claim Winnebago County plans to file.
Bars see better turnout for Super Bowl this year

Galesburg restaurants and bars were full of fans cheering on their favorite teams for the Super Bowl yesterday.
205 delays budget cut finalization, will review member replacement tonight
The District 205 school board will not be voting to finalize proposed spending cuts at tonight’s meeting as was originally scheduled.
Burlington man killed in Cameron Crash

A Warren County crash near Cameron has killed a Burlington man.