Sheryl Lynn Bacon
Sheryl Lynn Bacon, 82 of Galesburg, died at 5:32 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. She was born Tuesday, April 29, 1941, in Monmouth, the daughter of Saylor E.C. and Beryl E. (French) Conard. She married Jerry L. Cooper in September 1960 in Galesburg. She later married George […]
McClintock Law March Madhouse Contest Update With Prize List
Here’s the prize list for our McClintock Law March Madhouse Contest First Round Winner- WRAM t-shirt and McDonald’s gift card Second Round Winner- MC Sport and More gift card and ISO Threads gift card Sweet 16 Round Winner- Stray Cat Art gift card and McDonald’s gift card Elite 8 Round Winner- 10 pack of Burlington […]
Ethel Irene Bailey
Ethel Irene Bailey, 81, of Galesburg, died at 12:45 p.m. Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Allure of Knox County. She was born July 31, 1942, in Canton, the daughter of Robert and Laura (Hicks) Forshee. She married Jerry Leroy Bailey on August 10, 1992, in Peoria. She is survived by her husband of nearly 32 […]
Legendary Monmouth College professor’s legacy lives on through students’ trip to American Chemical Society meeting
by Barry McNamara Although beloved Monmouth College chemistry professor Richard “Doc” Kieft” died in 2009, his presence is still felt strongly in his department and on campus. When retiring chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon presented his final faculty colloquium March 22, he did so with a framed photo of Kieft occupying one of the seats in […]
WMOI/WRAM Athletes of the Week for Week Ending March 31, 2024
Here’s the WMOI/WRAM Athletes of the Week for the week ending March 31, 2024: The Monmouth-Roseville Titan Athlete of the Week is freshman girls soccer player, Anastasia Hinderliter. The Titans have gotten off to a (5-1-1) start to the season and one of the main reasons has been the defense. In their five victories, Monmouth-Roseville […]
Monmouth College’s Boley, Toberman Win MWC Weekly Track & Field Honors
Both ranked nationally after first outdoor meet MONMOUTH, ILL. (04/02/2024) Coming off their first outdoor meet of the season, the Monmouth College track & field teams earned two Midwest Conference Field Performer of the Week honors on Tuesday. Maddie Boley (Beecher, Illinois) won the women’s award while Caleb Toberman (Clifton, Illinois) won the men’s award. […]
Monmouth-Roseville Titan Baseball Update from Head Coach Jordan Ball
Farmers Reminded to Use Caution Around Grain Bins
Being a rural community, being prepared and practicing grain bin safety is a major component and Monmouth Firefighter Tyler Osborn reminds farmers and everyone in the agricultural sector of being safe when working with and around grain bins: “In 2023 there was an increase of entrapments by 45 percent in the state of Illinois and […]
City of Monmouth Sees Growth in Tax Base
Out of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget for the City of Monmouth, one million dollars each has been designated to the police and fire pension funds. Mayor Rod Davies informs Illinois legislature is considering moving new hires from a Tier 2 option, all to Tier 1 for pension funding, which would increase funding requirements going […]
Annual Monmouth Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast Supports Numerous Local Organizations
The 58th Annual Monmouth Kiwanis Club Pancake and Sausage breakfast will take place this Saturday, April 6th at the Monmouth American Legion. As the largest fundraising event of the year for the club, Member Sean Cavanaugh highlights organizations the club supports: “We prefer to keep our money local. There are a lot of deserving groups […]