Matkovic Sets Triples Record but Scots Fall at Augie
The Monmouth College baseball team lost a non-conference game at Augustana 13-8 on Tuesday night as sophomore Clayton Matkovic (Sherrard, Illinois) set a new single-season program record with his seventh triple. The Scots are now 16-18 overall and concluded the non-conference portion of the schedule at 7-7. Monmouth jumped out to an early lead against […]
Monmouth Police Department Sees Increase of Calls
During the month of March, the Monmouth Police Department made 44 criminal arrests, issued 107 citations, handled 1,443 calls of service, the dispatch center took in 2,995 calls, responded to 16 accidents, and the officers worked 46 grant hours, which Police Chief Joe Switzer says those numbers are slightly above this time last year: “It […]
Special Olympics Spring Games This Saturday in Monmouth
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McDonough County Jail Seeing Influx of Inmates
A significantly higher number of inmates is being seen in the McDonough County Jail recently, which Sheriff Nick Petitgout correlates to ongoing high-profile cases and just increased violence across the country: “It is significantly higher than a lot of counties with populations our size. We have a lot of high profile cases in McDonough County, […]
2024-’25 Monmouth-Roseville FFA Officer Team
Meet the newly elected 2024-’25 Monmouth-Roseville FFA Officer team: President- Haley Frakes Vice President- Molly McVey Secretary- Leslie Albert Reporter- Carter Thornton Treasurer- Camden Johnson Sentinel- Sadie Crabill Feature Photo Courtesy of the MRHS FFA Facebook Page
Mary Diane Gullberg
Mary Diane Gullberg, age 64, of Media, Illinois, passed away suddenly Sunday, April 28, 2024 at her home. She was born September 27, 1959 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Patrick and Margaret Long Keane. On August 18, 1980, she married Jonathan Arthur Gullberg at St. Patrick Catholic Church near Raritan. He survives. Diane was […]
United Red Storm Gaining Confidence Before Postseason Begins
Story by Kadin Rogers The United Red Storm softball team is coming off a stretch of games against quality opponents in the past week. Last week, the Red Storm played two games against the (17-3) Knoxville Blue Bullets, while also sneaking in games against (17-0) Ridgewood, and a Monday night double header against the (13-6) […]
United Red Storm Softball Gearing Up for Postseason
Chris Enroth: University of Illinois Extension Horticulturist
Chris Enroth, Horticulture Educator for the University of Illinois talks all about the history of Arbor Day, planting new trees, and the upcoming cicada broods.
Illinois to See Rare Cicada Emergence
With the warmer weather upon us, the cicada season is nearing. While cicadas chirping is typical for Illinois summers, University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Chris Enroth says that this year Illinois could see billions to trillions of cicadas emerge throughout the state. “This year, we are about to experience something that hasn’t happened for over 200 years where we’re […]