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Prudence G. (Gunther) “Pru” Hillier
Prudence G. (Gunther) “Pru” Hillier, 78, of Galesburg, died Saturday, May 18, 2024, at home. She was born October 26, 1945, in Galesburg at Cottage Hospital, the daughter of H. Dale and Marie (Maltby) Gunther. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Melissa J. and Brian D. Pettit; two grandchildren, Jakob Dale Pettit and […]
Kenneth N. Specht
Mr. Kenneth N. Specht, 88, of Galesburg, Illinois passed away at 11:30 am Saturday, May 18, 2024, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center. Kenneth was born September 15, 1935, in Clay County, Illinois, the son of Gould and Ruth (Hall) Specht. He married his high school sweetheart, Margaret Van Etten on May 19, 1957, in […]
Micheline K. “Mikey” Smock
Micheline K. “Mikey” Smock, 78, of Galesburg, died at 5:54 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Seminary Manor. She was born February 15, 1946, in Galesburg, the daughter of Kenneth S. and Margaret L. (Chester) Sargeant. She was married to Ted Godsil. Later, she married James L. “Jim” Smock on February 28, 1969, in Galesburg. […]
New Farmers Market Coming to Knoxville
Longer daylight hours and warmer weather can only mean one thing: farmers market season is back for the 2024 season. This year, there is a new farmers market coming to western Illinois, explains Kathy Walker, organizer of the Knoxville Farmers Market. “We went to the city meeting in Knoxville and put together a plan on what we wanted to do […]
Bishop Hill Folk Music Festival
On Saturday June 1, 2024, start the summer by enjoying the Bishop Hill Folk Music Festival.Located in the village park in Bishop Hill Illinois, some of the best-known Illinois folkmusicians, such as Bucky Halker, the Bucktown Americana Music Show, Barry Cloyd, andmore will be performing. Their musical styles span a wide range of folk music […]
Mon-Rose, United Jr. High Earn Medals at IESA State Finals
The Junior class 3A state track and field meet was held this weekend in East Peoria. Monmouth-Roseville 8th grader Layla Katile was 2nd in the entire state in the girls shot put and 7th grader Andrew Snyder was 4th in the boy’s shot put. United 7th grader Natali Postin was 5th in the tough 400 […]
United, Monmouth-Roseville Baseball Fall in Regional Championship
The United Red Storm and Monmouth-Roseville Titan baseball teams were both vying for regional tournament championship plaques. The Red Storm had the tough task of taking on Illini Bluffs and their Division 1 Bradley University recruit starting pitcher, Josh Vaughn. United chose sophomore Ian Leffler. Vaughn was just two weeks removed from striking out all […]
United Red Storm Girls Track and Field Place 8th as a Team at IHSA State Finals; 4×200 Relay Breaks State Record
The IHSA girls track and field state finals were held over the weekend on the famous blue track at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. The Class 1A, 2A and 3A final rounds took place throughout the day on Saturday. In class 1A, the United Red Storm girls track squad was represented by three relay teams […]
Monmouth-Roseville’s Carmyn Huston Ends Titan Track Career With Two Medals From State Finals
Story by Kadin Rogers The Monmouth-Roseville high school track program had a big weekend at the 2024 IHSA state track meet in Charleston. After a fantastic showing at sectionals, Titans senior thrower Carmyn Huston qualified for the state meet in both the shot put and discus events. Competing on Saturday, Huston won 2 medals on […]