Cold Snap Underway, IDOT, ISP and Tollway Urge Public: ‘Winter Weather – Get it Together’
Local Farmer Attended the International Import Exposition in China
Political Journalist Amy Walter to Explore the Meaning of the Midterm Elections Nov. 27 at Monmouth College
Monmouth-Roseville District Update
November is National Diabetes Month
Illinois Firearm Deer Season Opens Nov. 16-18
Stronghurst Christmas Walk & Open House
Monmouth College Production ‘Almost, Maine’
Culver’s Coming to Galesburg
Upcoming events at Monmouth College, Nov. 15-18
Galesburg Noon Lions Club Blood Drive
40th Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon
LOCAL NEWS
Local Farmer Attended the International Import Exposition in China
Local farmer and American Soybean Association Chairman Ron Moore recently was in China for the International Import Exposition. Listen to the link below to hear about the expo, tariffs, NAFTA, and more:...
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Political Journalist Amy Walter to Explore the Meaning of the Midterm Elections Nov. 27 at Monmouth College
News from Monmouth College For more information contact: Duane Bonifer 309-457-2321, [email protected] "Understanding the Midterm Elections" will be discussed by political journalist Amy Walter. Her talk will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, in Monmouth...
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Monmouth-Roseville District Update
The Monmouth-Roseville School Board met earlier this week and one item of discussion was the Tax Levy. Superintendent Ed Fletcher has more: “The board approved the levy increase of 6.34%, which will get our tax rate a little lower than it was last year. But I don’t...
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LOCAL SPORTS
WMOI/WRAM/WAIK Area Athletes of the Week for week ending Nov. 11, 2018
Here's the WMOI/WRAM/WAIK Athletes of the Week for the week ending Nov. 11th, 2018: The Monmouth-Roseville Titan Athlete of the Week is freshman swimmer, Abby Sikorski. Abby ended her first season as a high school swimmer with a nice finish at the Rock Island High...
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Local High School and Junior High Sports Update for Nov. 14th, 2018
Girls Basketball At the Ridgewood Spartan Thanksgiving Tournament, the United Red Storm got their season and tourney started with a game against Orion. The Red Storm offense got out to a hot start and raced to an 18-15 lead at the end of the first quarter. Orion...
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Monmouth’s Braun Chosen MWC Football COY, All-League Team for MC, Knox
For the fourth time in four years, the Midwest Conference football coaches have voted Monmouth College's Chad Braun Coach of the Year in the South Division. Eleven Scots were named to the all-conference squad, including Thomas Lesniewski, who earned the league's...
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AG NEWS
Proposed bylaw amendment would increase IFB dues
Most recent dues increase came in 2004.
read moreHong Kong journalist’s take on U.S.-China relations
Frank Chen, a journalist with the Asia Times, was one of 12 international journalists who participated in last week’s Canada Ag Innovations Tour. Chen is a native of China who now lives in Hong Kong. In an interview with Brownfield, Chen gave us his perspective on the...
read moreClock ticking to examine federal health care exchange options
Illinois Department of Insurance officials traveling the state to answer questions and provide guidance.
read more5 steps to better cold-weather biodiesel performance
Keep equipment running with fuel testing, storage tank maintenance.
read moreWinter-like pattern continues across most of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, snow remains on the ground—following Thursday’s storm—from the middle Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region, further delaying late-season soft red winter wheat planting efforts. Meanwhile in the upper Midwest,...
read moreNCGA says DEMAND its top three goals
When it comes to the U.S. corn industry – corn leaders say it’s about this, “Our #1, #2 and #3 goals are demand, demand and demand,” says Jon Doggett, National Corn Growers’ Chief Executive Officer, interviewed by Brownfield at the 2019 NAFB Convention. NCGA President...
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Veteran’s Day Service at Monmouth VFW
Listen to the service at the link below: http://podcast.prairiecommunications.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/VETS11-11.mp3
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Culver’s Coming to Galesburg
Culvers is coming to Galesburg. Ken Springer, President of the Knox County Area Partnership of Economic Development, has more: “They are still planning to open at the end of February. They are still hiring, so if anyone is looking for a job opportunity, there are...
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Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc To Come to the Monmouth Community
Listen to Lew Steinbrecher and Ken Helms below as they highlight the city council meeting: http://podcast.prairiecommunications.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/com11-6.mp3
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November School Spotlight: Harding Primary School
The November School Spotlight is Harding Primary School, led by Principal Jeff Ewing. The Teachers of the Month are Candy Smith and Joan Blindt. Congratulations to our Teachers of the Month Candy Smith and Joan Blindt and our School Spotlight Harding Primary School,...
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