ROWVA District has positive COVID test

ROWVA Schools’ Superintendent says there’s another case of a person in-district testing positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
Galesburg woman arrested at Best Western for possession of drugs

Just after midnight on Friday, October 2nd, Galesburg Police responded to a disturbance call at the Best Western on Soangetaha Road.
GPD and DCFS respond to complaints of a child outside unsupervised

On Monday, September 28th, Galesburg Police were dispatched to the 1100 block of South Seminary in reference to a Department of Children and Family Services investigation.
Riley Jenkins Headed To UIS Next Year

Riley Jenkins will hopefully get to finish out her senior season for the Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team. She recently signed her letter of intent to continue her career at Division II University of Illinois
Sandburg issues $3.5 million in refunding bonds

Carl Sandburg College’s Board of Trustees last week made some moves to try and stabilize property taxes.
Eiker, Steven M.

Steven M. Eiker, 76, of Galesburg, died at home Tuesday, September 29, 2020.
Plenty of Fall celebrations this weekend

Hidden Hills Vineyard and Winery in Knoxville is hosting a Harvest Market this weekend.
Charges dropped against accused cop killer during 3rd trial
CHICAGO (AP) – Special prosecutors have dropped all charges against a man accused in the 1982 slaying of two Chicago police officers.
South Holland firefighter dies in dive training exercise
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (AP) – A suburban Chicago firefighter died during an underwater dive training exercise.
Man accused of having body in bags extradited to Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky man accused of carrying parts of his girlfriend’s body in duffel bags he took aboard a bus from Louisville to Chicago has been extradited back to his home state.