Knoxville welcomes back former teacher as next superintendent

Dr. Andrew D. Brooks, who began career teaching science in district’s old building, to take helm July 1, 2026
Weldon, Eugene

Eugene Weldon, 80, of Lincoln, formerly of Delong, Illinois, died at 2 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
Galesburg Police arrest 29-year-old in North Soangetaha Road homicide

Suspect charged with first-degree murder after woman found with blunt force trauma
Maquon woman sentenced to 50 years for poisoning death of ex-police chief

Marcy Oglesby, 53, was sentenced Monday to 50 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for poisoning her longtime partner—former Maquon Police Chief Richard Young—with eyedrops and concealing his body in a storage locker.

