Local Black-Owned Businesses Spotlighted

August is Black Business Month. W are talking with local black business owners throughout the month. Brianna McGruder, owner of Penny Productions and J’amie Creesh, owner of CreeshaJae Customs joined Tom Meredith on “Galesburg’s Morning News” to
A-Town school board rejects Governor’s mask mandate

Masks will be optional in the Abingdon-Avon School District.
Whitson, Shirley J.

Shirley Jane Whitson, 80, of Williamsfield, Illinois, died at 1:40 p.m. on August 11, 2021, in her home surrounded by her loving family.
Arnold, Patricia A.

Patricia Ann Arnold, 90, of Galesburg, died peacefully Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg, surrounded by her loving family.