Batch of mosquitoes tests positive for West Nile in McDonough County
Officials in McDonough County say a batch of mosquitoes has tested positive for the West Nile Virus.
River2River Car Cruise Is Back Tomorrow
The annual River2River Car Cruise is back in Galesburg tomorrow! New Limited Rods of Western Illinois is celebrating their 40th anniversary in conjunction with the event. Kenton & Pam Bowles as well as Don & Pam Rosenberry
Sandburg Mortuary Science Professor installed as President of Illinois Funeral Directors Association
An Associate Professor of Mortuary Science at Carl Sandburg College was recently installed as the 2021-2022 president of the Illinois Funeral Directors Association’s Board of Directors.
Allen, Margaret L. “Shorty”
Margaret L. “Shorty” Allen, 93, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 4:18 pm, Monday, August 16, 2021, at Courtyard Estates, Monmouth, IL.
Hampton, Richard D.
Richard “Dick” D. Hampton, 76 of Abingdon, passed away at 4:07 a.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. Dick was reunited and is celebrating with his wife Kathleen on her birthday.
How AI-powered Tech Landed Man In Jail With Scant Evidence
CHICAGO (AP) – Michael Williams, a 65-year-old grandfather from Chicago, sat behind bars for nearly a year accused of murder.
States banning mask mandates could face civil rights probes
President Joe Biden has ordered his Education secretary to explore possible legal action against states that have blocked school mask mandates and other public health measures meant to protect students.
Iowa working on program to take refugees from Afghanistan
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Iowa would welcome refugees from Afghanistan who want to resettle in Iowa saying their situation is much different from the immigrants coming across the U.S.-Mexico border Reynolds