WIU Board Of Trustees Approves Interim President
The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees voted to approve the appointment of Vice President of Quad Cities Campus Operations Kristi Mindrup to interim president of WIU, effective April 1. “We greatly appreciate everything Dr. Huang has done for this University during his last three years here, and we thank him for bringing integrity and […]
Top Seeded Iowa to Face West Virginia in Second Round
The top-seeded Iowa women’s basketball team advanced to Round 32 of the NCAA Tournament after defeating 16-seeded Holy Cross, 91-65, on Saturday afternoon inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Four Hawkeyes scored in double figures as Caitlin Clark led the way with 27 points, 10 assists, and eight rebounds. Kate Martin added 15 points with 14 rebounds. Addi O’Grady finished with 14 […]
Vicki Jolene Klossing-Bredar
Vicki Jolene Klossing-Bredar, age 60, of Burlington, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Klein Center in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born May 8, 1963 in Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of Otis “Lee” and Barbara Danner Klossing. On September 3, 1994, she married Michael Bredar in Stronghurst, Illinois. Vicki was a 1981 […]
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United Red Storm Girls Track Snag Top Times
Illinois Top Times 2024 Congratulations ladies on a great day! 4×200- 2nd Place Emrick Huston, Rosie Flynn, Katie Flynn, Reece Bertelsen 4×400- 2nd place : Alexa Anderson, Rosie Flynn, Katie Flynn, Reece Bertelsen 60M. Dash- 5th place Reece Bertelsen ***Courtesy of the United Red Storm Sports Boosters Facebook Page***
NYC Richest City in America and the World
New York City, once again, tops the list of richest cities in the U.S. and the world. The Big Apple remains number one with nearly 350-thousand millionaires and 60 billionaires. This despite a major exodus to Sunbelt cities during the COVID pandemic. San Francisco has 68 billionaires but it ranks second behind New York on […]
Illini Advance to First Sweet 16 Since 2005
For the first time since 2005 the Illinois men’s basketball team is headed to the Sweet 16. Head Coach Brad Underwood says that it’s great to be headed to the second weekend of basketball after early exits in the past few years. The Illini head to Boston to play on Thursday. They first face the […]
Metamora’s Schnetzler has Taken ‘Untraditional Path’ to Successful Monmouth College Experience
Monmouth College prides itself on being a school where students can be involved in a wide variety of activities simultaneously. The experience that Jeff Schnetzler ’25 of Metamora, Illinois, has had on campus supports those cocurricular opportunities, but it also adds another element – the adaptability that is available to Monmouth students. If Schnetzler had […]
Man Arrested and Charged with Attempted Murder
On Thursday, March 21, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Galesburg Police Department responded to a report of a shooting. The victim was driving in a vehicle and was moving at the time the incident occurred. Officers were able to locate the victim and found a grazing gunshot wound to the left shoulder. The victim […]
Monmouth College Softball Drops Pair to Blackburn
The Monmouth College softball team dropped a pair of non-conference home games on Saturday. The Scots lost to Blackburn 13-12 in nine innings in the opener and 8-3 in the nightcap. The Scots jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the first. Karliegh Ashby (Monmouth, Illinois) doubled but was out trying to […]