West Central Superintendent Stacey Day
Superintendent Day talks graduation, a public hearing at the next Board of Education meeting, along with school improvement plans, new hires, those involved in the IESA State Track Meet, bass fishing, softball, the end of the school year, and more on the WRAM Morning Show.
Corey Harvey Joins Knox College Staff as Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Corey Harvey has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Knox College, announced Director of Athletics Corey Goff on Thursday. As associate head basketball coach at Heidelberg University since 2018, Harvey helped to lead the Student Princes to a record of 62-30 over the last four seasons. The team also made the National Collegiate Athletic […]
Student-Athletes Honored at Fighting Scot Awards
The Monmouth College athletic department came together on Wednesday night in Dahl Chapel for the Ninth Annual Fighting Scot Awards. Student-athletes from every program were honored for their successes over the last year, both on and off the field. In addition to handing out academic awards and honoring team academic success, those who achieved All-Conference, […]
Galesburg Educators Honored at ROE #33 Excellence in Education
The 4th Annual “Excellence in Education” banquet was held on May 9th, and we were honored to recognize some of our amazing educators and support staff. The awards are presented by the Regional Office of Education and are chosen by the school district. Educator Honoree: Julia Bernardi, Christinel Cain (not pictured), Megan Flowers, Kristin Weisenberger Support Staff […]
Fort Madison Bridge Hit By Barge
The Fort Madison Bridge is back open after it was hit by a barge. The incident happened yesterday in Fort Madison, Iowa, leaving the swing gate bridge stuck in the open position. The barge was hauling corn. No injuries were reported but the bridge was apparently damaged. ***Courtesy of Total Traffic News***
Sentencing For Man Convicted In Death Of Knox Co. Deputy Delayed
Sentencing is delayed for the man convicted of killing a Knox County Deputy in 2022. Daylon Richardson was originally scheduled to be sentenced on May 24th. However, his attorneys objected this week to a mandatory life sentence and raised issues with some victim impact statements made at the trial. A hearing regarding the statements will […]
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 […]