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
Before Veterans Day, the U.S. Celebrated the Now Century-Old Armistice Day
Fort Madison 9th Annual Wine & Beer Walk
Fall Tree Luminaries At Discovery Depot
LOCAL NEWS
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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November is National Diabetes Month
November is National Diabetes Month and today is World Diabetes Day. Tina Canada, Diabetes Education Coordinator at OSF, offers some signs to be aware of for pre-diabetes and diabetes: “Risk factors for either pre-diabetes or diabetes is number one age. The longer you...
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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
Ready, aim, fire: Illinois deer hunters head to field
IDNR official optimistic that cold weather will slow spread of EHD.
read more#Grow18 anything but smooth for many farmers in southern Minnesota
Many farmers across southern Minnesota will lament the 2018 growing season. Wyffels Hybrids marketing manager Mitch Heisler tells Brownfield it’s been a very challenging year. “We kind of went straight from winter to summer it seemed like. We had a record cold April...
read moreCredit concerns increasing among Midwest ag bankers
The Federal Reserve says farmland values in the Midwest during the third quarter have remained stable. Senior business economist David Oppedahl in the Chicago District tells Brownfield credit concerns among lenders are growing. “With the current revenues being very...
read moreISU says South Korea the “star market” for U.S. pork
Pork producers and industry officials from Iowa are on a trade mission in southeast Asia, visiting Japan and now South Korea. Pat McGonegle, CEO of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, says both countries view U.S. pork as a very high-quality product, “So that’s been...
read moreCattle, hog futures higher on wholesale values
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed higher ahead of widespread direct cash business and stronger wholesale values at midday. December live cattle closed $.55 higher at $115.15 and February live cattle closed $.50 higher at $119.10. January...
read moreSHIC director says block chain helps track disease threats
The director of the Swine Health Information Center says block chain is coming to a pork producer near you. Dr. Paul Sundberg tells Brownfield with several livestock disease threats swirling around the world, traceability has never been so critical. “From the point of...
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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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