New GHS head baseball coach Jeremy Pickrel

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                                      The Galesburg District 205 school board hired former Streak Jeremy Pickrel to take over as head baseball coach

Cavs Squish Any Chance of Celtics Rally

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Lebron James and the Cavs eliminate any hope for the Celtics with a big win in Game 4 putting the series at 3-1. While Golden State swept the Spurs, the Celtics can take pride in Game 3

Volunteers Plant 10k Flags For Memorial Day

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Volunteers are planting 10,000 flags at the University of Phoenix as a Memorial Day tribute to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country. Memorial Day tribute: Volunteers plant 10K flags

Trump Wants $3.6 Trillion in Spending Cuts

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President Trump has asked the Congress to cut $3.6 trillion in government spending over the next ten years as he pushes ahead with planned tax cuts and trimming the deficit. Trump seeks to slash $3.6 trillion of

Trump Visits Pope Francis

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President Trump’s first foreign trip takes him Wednesday to Vatican City, where he and Pope Francis met for the first time.  The two had previously had disagreements over Trump’s directive to build a wall between the United

Michael Wilson

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Michael Wilson, 69, of Galesburg, Illinois died at 6:44 pm, Monday May 22, 2017 at his home. Michael was born September 3, 1947 in Galesburg the son of Edward and Betty Bainter Wilson. He married Janice O’Neal

Sheryl J. Porter

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Sheryl J. Porter, 75, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 6:56 p.m., Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at TriStar Summit Medical Center, Nashville, TN. She was born on July 10, 1941 in Monmouth, IL, the daughter of George

Fred W. Apsey

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Fred W. Apsey Jr., 98, of Galesburg, died at 12:10 p.m. Friday, April 21, 2017 in the Knox County Nursing Home. He was born July 4, 1918, in Galesburg, the son of Fred W. and Maude (Kortge)

Dorothy L. Hardine

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Dorothy L. Hardine, 95, of Galesburg, died at 10:45 p.m. Sunday, May 21, 2017 at her home. She was born August 5, 1921, in Mandan, North Dakota, the daughter of Roy F. and Estella L. (Wollenburg) Dow.