Angela Renee Rankin

Angela Renee Rankin, age 26, of Raritan, Illinois, passed away at 6:04 p.m. Friday, December 6, 2024 at her home. She was born November 17. 1998 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Michael and Nancy Willson Rankin. Angie was a 2017 graduate of West Central High School in Biggsville, Illinois. She loved crafts, kids, and […]
M-R Sports Boosters Hosting Pop Culture Christmas Trivia Night

First-Ever Statewide Smoke Alarm Blitz Sees over 5,000 Smoke Alarms Distributed to 71 Illinois Fire Departments

The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal, Camp I Am Me by Illinois Fire Safety Alliance and the Illinois Community Risk Reduction Taskforce launched the first-ever statewide smoke alarm installation blitz the week of October 20th in conjunction with Fire Prevention Month. “Data shows that nearly 59% of home fire deaths were caused by […]
Monmouth-Roseville Titans @ Riverdale Rams Boys Basketball on 12-6-24

The Monmouth-Roseville Titans travel to Port Byron, Illinois for a TRAC West Division match up against the Riverdale Rams. For the replay of the WMOI radio broadcast of the game, click HERE
Monmouth-Roseville Falls in First TRAC-West Battle of the Season in Port Byron.

The Monmouth-Roseville Titans basketball team returned to action on Friday night for some Three Rivers Conference West Division play on the road in Port Byron taking on the Riverdale Rams. Looking to rebound off a Wednesday night loss to state ranked West Hancock, the Titans would put up another good first half but faltered down […]
Galesburg Native Conducts Maintenance on a Bomb Rack Unit Aboard USS Harry S. Truman

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 04, 2024) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Brian Walker, Galesburg, Illinois, performs maintenance on a bomb rack unit aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, (CVN 75) Dec. 4. USS Harry S. Truman, the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. […]
Annabelle G. Burgland

Mrs. Annabelle G. Burgland, 103, passed away at 3:00 am Thursday, December 5, 2024, at her home Hawthorne Inn. Annabelle was born November 18, 1921, in Mercer County, Illinois, the daughter of George V. and Mary (Marsh) Gray. She married Richard M. Burgland on July 7, 1946, in Hamlet, Illinois after 57 years of marriage […]
Linda M. Shimmin

Linda M. Shimmin, 67, of Little York, IL passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, IL. Linda was born August 13, 1957 in Rock Island, IL, the daughter of Dale W. and Darlene M. (Myers) Barman. She was raised and educated in Little York, graduating from Yorkwood […]
Mary Ellen Rowley Kauzlarich

Mary Ellen Rowley Kauzlarich, 105, died December 4, 2024, at Courtyard Estates in Monmouth, Illinois. She was born March 10, 1919, to Nona Clarine Morris Rowley and Joe Nixon Rowley at the family farm in Bluff Township, Henderson County, Illinois. She attended Belmont School and Monmouth High School. Mary Ellen was a 1941 graduate of […]
Monmouth College Director of Choral Activities Tim Pahel

Tim previews Christmas at Monmouth College on the WRAM Morning Show.