McCulloch, Richard “Dick” Paul

Richard “Dick” Paul McCulloch, 79, of Galesburg, died at 11:29 p.m. Monday, January 27, 2020, in the emergency room at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg.
Buffum, Teresa M.

Teresa M. Buffum, 50, of Oquawka, IL, passed away at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, January 25, 2020, at her home.
Stewart, Sharon M.

Sharon M. Stewart, 71, of Galesburg, died at 6:28 a.m. Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at home.
Claeys, William “Bill” Albert
William “Bill” Albert Claeys, 70, of Galesburg, died at 9:12 a.m. Sunday, January 26, 2020, at home.
IRS warns of “Ghost Preparers”

The Internal Revenue Service wants everyone filing taxes to be wary of what the IRS refers to as ‘Ghost Preparers.’
Tuesday's Sports In Brief
Tuesday’s Sports In Brief
No Hirscher, no glory: Austrian team longs for new successes
The Austrian ski team has seen a downturn at slaloms and giant slaloms since the retirement of Marcel Hirscher
Merrill scores 14 to lead Utah State past Wyoming 68-45
Sam Merrill had 14 points as Utah State romped past Wyoming 68-45
Goalapalooza: Offense coming from everywhere around NHL
Goals are coming from everywhere this NHL season
WNBA star Cambage devastated by fires in native Australia
Las Vegas Aces star Liz Cambage has started a GoFundMe page to help raise money for her native Australia to fight the devastating fires
Kobe's boyhood hero Oscar Schmidt celebrates 'annoying kid'
For little Kobe Bryant growing up in Italy the player that amazed him as a child was skinny and half-bald Brazilian guard Oscar Schmidt
'He was special': The NBA tributes continue for Kobe Bryant
In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid paid tribute to Kobe Bryant by wearing one of his jersey numbers
From marching bands to The Boss to Lady Gaga at halftime
Regardless of your musical tastes it seems the Super Bowl halftime show has gone there
Navratilova sorry for protocol breach, not for Court protest
Martina Navratilova has apologized after getting caught on a technicality in her on-court campaign to have a stadium renamed at the Australian Open
Virus in China affects sports events, Olympic qualifiers
International sports events including qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics are being affected by the spread of a new virus outbreak in China
Halep, Muguruza take contrasting paths to semis in Australia
Simona Halep went to work a long way from home in the off-season
Missouri overcomes 20-point deficit in second half, defeats Georgia 72-69
Missouri overcame a 20-point deficit in the second half to defeat Georgia 72-69 on Tuesday night in Columbia, ending a four-game losing streak.
Perron, O'Reilly help Blues beat Flames in SO
Perron, O’Reilly help Blues beat Flames in SO
Joe Montana headlines QBs with ties to 49ers, Chiefs
Hall of Famer Joe Montana went to Twitter soon after the Super Bowl matchup was finalized to guarantee he would be a winner no matter what
Roman Reigns fires up the 49ers with pregame speech for Super Bowl LIV: ‘Be legendary!’
WWE superstar Roman Reigns had some words of encouragement for his San Francisco 49ers ahead of their big match up vs. The Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV.