Ashby, Powers Named Second-Team Softball All-Conference
The Monmouth College softball team put two players on the Midwest Conference Second-Team as All-Conference awards were announced. Infielder Karliegh Ashby (Monmouth, Illinois) and catcher Savannah Powers (Volo, Illinois) earned the honors for the Scots. Ashby, a sophomore, played her first season for the Scots in 2024. She hit .323 overall, playing in 38 of […]
Agriculture at the Forefront of Illinois Clean Fuels Proposal
Over the years, states on the West Coast have been enacting low carbon fuel standards (LCFS). In early March, New Mexico joined California, Oregon, and Washington as the fourth state to establish LCFSs as the states work to reduce to carbon intensity of transportation. With the discussion on clean fuel standards ramping up across the country, Illinois lawmakers […]
Monmouth City Council Approves 3-Year Contract Renewal with Local 1702
Monmouth City Council has reached a tentative three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Monmouth Firefighter’s Local 1702, reports City Administrator Lew Steinbrecher: “It does call for annual salary increases and then there are some concessions in there in terms of health insurance, having the employees contribute a little bit more to the monthly premiums. Also, […]
Summer Projects, School Improvement Plans, and Hires on the Agenda for West Central’s Board of Education Meeting
This Wednesday, May 15th, the West Central Board of Education will hold their monthly meeting in the Elementary Cafeteria beginning with a Public Hearing, informs Superintendent Stacey Day: “We have been working the last couple of months on our 10-year Health Life Safety Survey and trying to get that finalized through the state and part […]
Local Community Invited to Explore the ROE #33 Location and Services
The Regional Office of Education #33 is hosting an Open House, Tuesday, May 14th from 4 to 5:30 pm, which is open to the entire public to stop by and view the new building, shares Director of ROE Services Kathryn Jennings: “We look to provide an opportunity for our schools, our communities, and families to […]
A Year of World-Class Jazz at Knox College
Mark your calendars for the 2024 Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival featuring Victor Garcia: May 14-18, 2024 The Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival is a five-day event that partners Knox College, the Galesburg community, and local artists and musicians, and has been a part of the Knox’s Department of Music for over 40 years. The festival boasts performances by the Knox […]
GM Ends Production Of Malibu Sedan Later This Year
General Motors will end production of the Chevrolet Malibu sedan in November. The vehicle is built at the company’s Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas along with the Cadillac XT4 compact SUV. The automaker will move production of the Chevrolet Bolt to the plant and will continue to make the XT4 on the same […]
Monmouth-Roseville Titan Girls Soccer Defeats Canton in Regional Semifinal
The Monmouth-Roseville Titans host the Canton Little Giants for a class 1A regional semifinal at Pattee Fields in Monmouth. For the replay of the WRAM radio broadcast, click HERE
West Central School District Celebrate Their Seniors This Graduation Weekend
42 seniors will become alums of West Central High School tomorrow as they walk across the graduation stage. Superintendent Stacey Day reveals the top two in the class that will be giving their speeches tomorrow afternoon: “Valedictorian for the Class of 2024 is Shelby Bowman and Salutatorian is Samantha Meyer. They will both have speeches […]
And Now You Know More: Traveling Across the South: Part II
Frederick Olmstead