In 2023, the Illinois Soybean Association recognized local farmer Cassie Schleich with the Illinois 20 Under 40 Award.
In 2023, the Illinois Soybean Association recognized local farmer Cassie Schleich with the Illinois 20 Under 40 Award.







Western Illinois Athletics celebrated another memorable year at the annual WESPYS Awards, honoring the student-athletes, teams, and individuals who made a lasting impact throughout the 2025–26 season. Baseball’s Liam Bushey


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Specializing in personalized memory gifts such as pillows, bears, t-shirt quilts, and blankets, Little Wrens Shop also offers digitized and embroidered logos, as well as screenprint designs for schools, businesses,

According to City of Monmouth Operations Director Ken Helms, the City has established a scoring criteria for evaluating bids placed on city owned land: “We came up with a scoring