Relay for Life of Knox County Invites Community to Annual Event
Relay For Life of Knox County has been celebrating cancer survivors for over two decades in our community. This year’s event, at the Galesburg High School Van Dyke Field, is Saturday, June 8, 2024. A one-of-a-kind event, Relay invites everyone touched by cancer to celebrate, remember and fight back against cancer. Survivors are invited to […]
Eat Beef, Join the Beef Eaters Club This May
For National Beef Month, the Illinois Beef Association is inviting consumers to join the Beef Eaters Club. During the month of May, anyone who dines out at an Illinois restaurant and orders at least one beef item can join the Beef Eaters Club. Gayle Baker from the Tri-County Cattlemen says all they need to do is send in a copy of […]
Delays and Disruptions Anticipated as Next Phase of Downtown Monmouth Revitalization to Begin in June
Bids for the next phase of the Downtown Monmouth Revitalization project are out. With construction to begin in early to mid-June, City Administrator Lew Steinbrecher breaks down the timeline of the project: “The four 100 Blocks on East and West Broadway and North and South Main, those entrances and exits into and out of the […]
Local Willing Worker Bots 4-H Club Members Represent at State Robotics Competition
The Willing Worker Bots through their local 4-H Club —Willing Workers 4-H Club— these 3 accomplished some amazing things!! Max DeSmit — Age 14 — 8th Grade — AAMSJT Squire — Age 9 — 3rd Grade — HGSOwen DeSmit — Age 9 — 3rd Grade — HGS (Coaches: Bob Burgess, Paul Bierdeman, Hannah DeSmit) This […]
Regional Office of Education #33 to Hold Open House
The Regional Office of Education #33 will host an Open House on May 14th from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM at our 932 Harrison Street office in Galesburg. We invite the four counties of Henderson, Knox, Mercer, and Warren to visit our new location, formerly Lincoln Center: Galesburg District Office & Bright Futures Preschool. Regional Superintendent Jodi […]
Monmouth College Partners with OSF HealthCare and Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing to Offer Distinctive Nursing Program
A program two years in the making, Monmouth College is partnering with OSF HealthCare in establishing the Monmouth College-OSF 3+1 Nursing Program, explains President Dr. Clarence Wyatt: “We all know the tremendous shortage of nurses in our area and across the state. There are 15,000 open nursing positions in the state of Illinois right now. […]
Sherrill Adcock
Sherrill Adcock, age 90, passed away on May 1, 2024, at Seminary Manor, Galesburg, Illinois. Sherrill was born January 21, 1934, the daughter of Cletus and Lavonne (Schroeder) Hartzell. She was raised in Victoria, Illinois, and graduated from R.O.V.A. High School in 1952. Sherrill married Dale Peterson in June 1952. He died in 1965. Sherrill […]
Dale I. “D.I.” Truelove
Mr. Dale I. “D.I.” Truelove, 71, of Knoxville, Illinois died 11:01 a.m. Friday, May 3, 2024, at his home. He was born May 11, 1952, in Galesburg, Illinois to H. Ivan and Genevieve Grace (Carlson) Truelove. He married Roberta Brown, the mother of his two children. He later married Karen Ghitalla on January 1, 1983, […]
United Red Storm Sports Update from AD Jeremy Sharp
United High School Hosts IHSA Bass Fishing Sectional on Mississippi River; West Central Qualifies for State Finals
Story by Kadin Rogers The 2024 IHSA bass fishing sectionals were held last week throughout the state of Illinois. Several local schools got the opportunity to compete at pool 18 of the Mississippi River in New Boston, for a chance to move on to next week’s state final series. Illini West was the team champion […]