Galesburg’s Project 350 beats the tree-planting goal by 42 trees

The City of Galesburg’s Project 350 is ahead of schedule.
Galesburg man arrested after battering his 48-year-old son

Galesburg Police on Tuesday, November 8th, responded to the 2300 block of Monmouth Boulevard for a domestic dispute between a father and son.
Galesburg man charged twice in three days for staying in unfit house

Galesburg Police late on Monday afternoon, November 7th, responded to a vacant home in the 600 block of Day Street.
New Galesburg City Manager Gerald Smith On “Galesburg’s Morning News”

The new Galesburg City Manger, Gerald Smith, is officially on the job as of November 7. The St. Louis native came to us from North Carolina but was raised and spent most of his life in the
Branch, A. Sharlene

A. Sharlene Branch, 81 of Rio and formerly of London Mills, passed away at 4:55 p.m. Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at the home of her granddaughter, Carla (and Nicholas) Yeast, where she and her husband Paul had
Matthews, Holly L.

Holly L. Stanaford Matthews, 47, of Monmouth, IL. passed away a 1:05 pm, Tuesday, November 8, 2022, in Monmouth, IL.
US vote counting unaffected by cyberattacks, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — No instances of digital interference are known to have affected the counting of the midterm vote after a tense Election Day in which officials were closely monitoring domestic and foreign threats.
‘When I think of Lombard, I think of Phil Erickson.’ Remembering longtime Zephyrs coach

Former players, students, and friends are remembering a longtime Galesburg junior high school teacher and coach regarded by many as of the face of Lombard Junior High School. Phil Erickson, a Galesburg native who taught thousands of
Corps finds no radioactive contamination at Missouri school
FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) – Testing by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has found no radioactive contamination at a Missouri school that was shut down last month amid fears that nuclear material from a contaminated creek nearby
OSHA proposes fines against Caterpillar after worker death
MAPLETON, Ill. (AP) – The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines of more than $145,000 against Caterpillar Inc. for not installing a guardrail or travel restraint at a foundry outside Peoria where a worker
1 dead, over a dozen sick from outbreak tied to deli meat
AP Health Writer= U.S. health officials say a food poisoning outbreak tied to deli meat and cheese has sickened 16 people in six states, including one who died.