Galva man takes 15 year sentence for meth trafficking charges dropped
A 58-year-old Galva man was sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections in Henderson County on Wednesday.
Local Author Has Book Signing This Saturday
Vicki Lipe is a former English instructor at Galesburg High School and Carl Sandburg College. She is also now a published author of “Discovering Amazing Animal Babies”. It’s a fun, educational read for children, written in Haiku
Former Streak Shay Now Instructing Demon Deacons At Wake Forest
Former Galesburg Silver Streak and Iowa Hawkeye basketball player Jason Shay has landed in the Atlantic Coast Conference as an assistant basketball coach at Wake Forest University. He is reunited with head coach Steve Forbes, with
FC Galesburg holding tryouts on Saturday, June 19th
FC Galesburg traveling soccer is holding tryouts on Saturday for the 2021-2022 year at the Knox County YMCA.
Brady Lonas, Sharon K.
Sharon Kay (Hunt) Brady Lonas, 78 of Abingdon, passed away at 12:35 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Nimrick, Todd L.
Todd Lee Nimrick, 56, of Alpha, Illinois, died on June 13, 2021, at OSF St Francis Medical Center, in Peoria, Illinois. Per his wishes, cremation rites will be accorded with Peterson-Wallin-Knox Funeral Home in Alpha, Illinois.
Staff reductions approved at Monmouth College
Monmouth College has made some reductions to its staffing.
State Rep. Swanson launches summer reading club for 5th year
State Rep. Dan Swanson is launching his Summer Reading Program for the 5th year.
Fire suppression efforts continue at Illinois chemical plant
ROCKTON, Ill. (AP) – Fire suppression efforts continue at a chemical fire near the Illinois-Wisconsin state line as public health officials lifted an outdoor mask mandate for those within a 3-mile radius of the Chemtool plant.
Chicago gets new postmaster following delivery complaints
CHICAGO (AP) – Months of public outcry about Chicago mail delivery delays have led to the replacement of the city’s postmaster.
Illinois becomes latest state to make Juneteenth a holiday
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois has become the latest state to make Juneteenth an official state holiday.