Galesburg City Council Passes Ordinance Required for Peddlers & Door-to-Door Sales
On May 6, 2024, the City Council approved an ordinance that will require anyone wishing to be a peddler or hawker (door-to-door salesperson) to have a picture ID badge issued to them by the City Clerk’s office. This is an extra layer of protection for the residents to ensure that the person is easily identified and […]
Advice From Monmouth College’s A-list Commencement Speakers Sigourney Weaver and Jim Simpson Impresses Members of the College’s Class of 2024
‘This machine that each of you built at Monmouth … stick with that and believe in yourself, because if you do that, you will never go wrong.’ From all accounts, the 167th Commencement Exercises at Monmouth College on Sunday, May 19, were a huge success. From the warm and sunny spring day that allowed for […]
Warren County Sheriff’s Office Weighing Options in Selecting Body Cameras
Starting January 1, 2025, all law enforcement personnel will be mandated to wear body cameras. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is currently in the process of selecting a company that offers the best type of camera and storage deal to best suit the department, informs Warren County Board Chairman Mike Pearson: “Several different companies offer […]
Final Doc Pogue Memorial 5K Set for May 25th
Four M-R Students Recognized at GAVC Signing Day
**photo courtesy of the Monmouth-Roseville High School Facebook Page Four students from Monmouth-Roseville took part in the CTE Senior Signing Day with the Galesburg Area Vocational Center, which gives an opportunity to honor those students for completing a GAVC program and plan to pursue schooling in a CTE field, enter the workforce, or enlist in […]
New Legislation Explores Human Composting
House Bill 3158, the Natural Organic Reduction Act, is currently being discussed in the Illinois General Assembly, which would add another form of disposition for human remains, human composting. Vice President Elect with the Illinois Funeral Directors Association, Trevor Davies, explains the process and expresses possible concerns: “This is where we take human remains and […]
Farmer City Man Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud Consumers
A Farmer City man is pleading guilty to charges related to a scheme to defraud local boat owners and the banks that financed his business. Gibbs and co-defendant, Kara Wilkey, were indicted in December 2020. Both were employees of the now defunct boat and watercraft dealership, Mid Illinois Boats. Gibbs and Wilkey used the dealership […]
Man Hit and Killed by Garbage Truck in Burlington
A man is dead after he was hit by a garbage truck in Burlington. Authorities say the garbage truck was backing up on Isabella Avenue yesterday morning when a hearing-impaired man went to cross the street and was hit. The victim was identified as Brian Whittaker. The incident is under investigation. ***Courtesy of Total Traffic […]
Affordability And Convenience Top Priorities in Travel Destinations for Summer 2024
WalletHub is out with the best summer travel destination for 2024. It analyzed 100 of the largest metro areas across 41 key indicators. Factors range from cheapest flights to the number of attractions, to the average price of a two-person meal. In the top spot is Atlanta, Georgia, followed by DC, Orlando, Honolulu and Tampa […]
Illinois Launching Summer Food Program
Illinois is launching a summer food program for low-income families with school-age kids. The Summer EBT program aims to provide essential support to economically disadvantaged children during the summer months. It will provide 120-dollars to low-income families with school-age kids for meals over the summer months. The program is the first of its kind to […]