Rangel, Hoy in Double Figures but Scots Fall to LFC
The Monmouth College women’s basketball team fell behind early and couldn’t catch up as they dropped the Midwest Conference opener 75-64 to Lake Forest on Tuesday night. The Fighting Scots (2-4, 0-1) return to action on Sunday at home against Beloit The Foresters jumped out to a 5-2 lead as Averi Rangel (Moline, Illinois) got […]
Monmouth-Roseville Titan Girls Basketball Shows No Signs of Rust After Nine Day Layoff
Scots Enter Record Books in MWC Opening Win
The Monmouth College men’s basketball team used a 23-0 run in the second half to put away Lake Forest 79-46 in the Midwest Conference opener on Tuesday night. The Fighting Scots (4-1, 1-0) picked up their largest margin of victory in a MWC game in nearly nine years with the 33-point victory and had their […]
Significant Construction Projects on the Horizon at Galesburg’s Sandburg Campus
With the new Science and Technology Center officially open and hosting students for classes on the Carl Sandburg College campus in Galesburg, more construction projects are planned for 2025, explains President Dr. Seamus Reilly: “We have a couple of major construction projects, the first of which will be the Chargers Center, which will be an […]
Annual ‘Christmas at Monmouth’ Concert Dec. 7 in College’s Dahl Chapel
The can’t-miss concert event of the season will be held Dec. 7 when Monmouth College hosts it annual “Christmas at Monmouth” event. Free and open to the public, “Christmas at Monmouth” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in the Kasch Performance Hall of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. Music professor Tim Pahel will direct the college’s […]
Three Nights of Holiday Concerts with West Central Heat
With Thanksgiving past, it is time to talk holiday concerts with the West Central School District, which are December 9th, 10th, and 11th, reports Superintendent Stacey Day: “We’ve got three nights on concerts December 9th, 10th, and 11th. December 9th is pre-k through 2nd grade. December 10th is 3rd through 5th grade and Wednesday the […]
Surface Restoration Up Next for West Harlem Avenue
Phase Two of the West Harlem Avenue project in Monmouth, which included replacement of the water and sewer lines, is nearly complete. Next up is the surface restoration of concrete from Main Street to G Street and asphalt from G Street to the bypass, reports Mayor Rod Davies: “There are two different funding sources and […]
Winter Warmth: Local Programs Offer Assistance Amid Rising Costs
With the cold temperatures here, heat in homes will be turned up, causing power bills to increase. Jamieson Community Center Executive Director Nancy Mowen informs that while there is assistance locally through the LIHEAP program, there has been a decrease of available funds: “The last couple of years we have probably all experienced a little […]
Update on the Monmouth Square Project
Business fronts and the parking bump out areas near Stanton Insurance are a priority. The goal is to have all the sidewalks poured along the business fronts and N. Main opened back up within the next couple of weeks. The temperatures this week will stop concrete production after tomorrow. Next week’s weather looks better, and […]
David H. Courson
David H. Courson, 86, of Galesburg, formerly of the Williamsfield area, died at 9:58 p.m. Saturday, November 30, 2024, in OSF St. Mary Medical Center. He was born June 12, 1938, in Abingdon, the son of Victor V. and Irene (Dexter) Courson. He married Nancy Lou Peterson on June 2, 1957, at the Abingdon Christian […]