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The City of Galesburg has selected Captain Russell Idle to fill the position of Galesburg Police Chief, effective September 9, 2019. Idle replaces long-time Chief, David Christensen, who has worked for the Galesburg Police Department (GPD) for over 36 years and served as Police Chief since 2006. Christensen announced his upcoming retirement in May 2019,…

With a new fall semester starting Wednesday, new equipment, renovations, and academic programs are being welcomed to Monmouth College as well. Grier Residence Hall, one of the oldest buildings on the Monmouth College campus, is celebrating its first full year after renovations. Grier Hall was re-dedicated last Spring. A Computer Numeric Control machine will be…

A new Fall semester is beginning at Monmouth College on Wednesday, August 21, with 296 new students enrolled at the College. Monmouth College has an estimated 925 to 930 students currently enrolled. 450 of those students have moved in over the course of two weeks. New faculty has also been added in Psychology, Engineering, Mathematics,…

The Illinois Farm Bureau, together with the Warren-Henderson County Farm Bureau, Tri-County Cattleman’s Association and University of Illinois (U of I) Extension will host a field day Friday, Aug. 30 to showcase research efforts to improve nitrogen use efficiency. “Our final summer 2019 field day is a great opportunity for local farmers and researchers to…

Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announce the arrest of James E. Haley, age 44 of Viola, Il, for one count of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (Class X Felony),  14 counts of Child Pornography (Class 1 Felonies), and one count of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse (Class 2 Felony).  On June 13, 2019, ISP Investigators were requested…

The fourth annual Swing for a Cure softball tournament is taking place this weekend at the Warren County YMCA softball fields. The tournament raises money each year to a family who has been impacted by cancer. The proceeds for this year’s tournament will go to the Blake family. Their daughter Josie is currently battling Acute…

Diabetes education coordinators, like Tina Canada at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, will soon have a title change. The American Association of Diabetes Educators are changing the Diabetes Education Coordinator title to Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. Canada explains why. “A lot of people don’t want to be educated. They feel like if…

OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth is hosting its monthly Diabetes Support Group Monday, August 26 at five pm in the Wellness Classroom at OSF. The support group is free and no registration is required. An optional meal of soup, salad, and dessert will be served for five dollars. Tina Canada, Diabetes Education Specialist…

OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth will be hosting a Diabetes Medication Update on Wednesday, August 21 at two and three pm. Tina Canada, Diabetes Education Coordinator at OSF, gives details of the Update. “It’s for people in healthcare to get continuing education credit and learn about diabetes medication, especially the newer ones and…

Monmouth-Roseville School District approved a tentative budget at their latest school board meeting. The budget is balanced for the third consecutive year due to increased evidence-based funding from the State of Illinois. Despite the increase, Superintendent Ed Fletcher says the School District must continue to spend responsibly: “We still have to be efficient with our…

The staff at Monmouth-Roseville School District will be partaking in a Trauma Informed Training session next week in order to identify signs and become educated on how to help students who may be undergoing trauma. Superintendent Ed Fletcher reports on why this will be a great addition into a teachers’ toolbox: “In all my years,…

Monmouth-Roseville School District completed their summer school program recently, with 32 students enrolled in the program. The program ended with a presentation by Aaron Sikorski. Monmouth-Roseville Superintendent Ed Fletcher says summer school was a success: “Kids gained some confidence. At the beginning of the session they were saying, ‘hey, I can’t do this, I don’t…