Elizabeth Varner – Director of Parks and Recreation with the City of Galesburg
Director Varner discusses events during the month of January, including dance lessons, aquatic fitness, tumbling, and others; plus events to be on the lookout for in February on the WRAM Morning Show.
Marsha M. Avery
Marsha M. Avery,90, of Kirkwood, IL passed away at 3:33 pm, Sunday, January 14, 2024, at OSF Holy Family Medical Center, Monmouth, IL. She was born October 20, 1933, in Burlington, IA, the daughter of Marion Milo and Snoda Coursey (Bence) Gulick. She was raised and educated in Burlington and later Kirkwood, attending Kirkwood High […]
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Kicks Off 2024 Girl Scout Cookie Season
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois kicked off the 2024 Girl Scout Cookie season, the annual event in which Girl Scouts unbox their futures as young female entrepreneurs through the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for girls. During this highly anticipated time of the year, girls flex their entrepreneurial muscles and acquire important life […]
Western Illinois Home Health Care Announces In-Home Primary Care Division
Western Illinois Home Health Care, an independent provider of in-home care, announced that it has hired Mandy Kubis, APRN, as its first provider to bring Direct Primary Care, transitional support, and specialty services to families in West Central Illinois. The new company, Western Illinois Home Provider Care, Inc. (WIHPC) will be an affiliate of Western […]
David Milroy and Chris Schwarz Announce Resignations at United Board of Education Meeting
During the recent Board of Education meeting for the United School District, the Board approved the 2024-2025 academic calendar, the decision to opt out of the Regional Office of Education’s grant program and fund their own pre-kindergarten classrooms, the third reading of policy updates, before going to closed session and the announcement of two resignations, […]
Book by Monmouth College’s Nahrstadt ’89 is first biography of overlooked, underappreciated 1904 Democratic presidential nominee Alton Parker
A member of the Monmouth College Board of Trustees has stepped up to fill a surprising void in the genre of American political biographies. Brad Nahrstadt, a 1989 graduate of the College and a retired attorney, has written Alton B. Parker: The Man Who Challenged Roosevelt. Published by the State University of New York Press, […]
Mary Sue Marshall
Mrs. Mary Sue Marshall, 76, passed away peacefully at 10:18 am, Friday, January 12, 2024, after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was at home surrounded by her loving daughters. Mary was born the daughter of Harry and Dora Mae (Brown) Bulson on June 9, 1947, in Galesburg. She married her soulmate, James W. […]
Over 300 New Laws Took Effect January 1; Rep. Dan Swanson Breaks Them Down
I was proud to have six different bills I sponsored get signed into law in 2023, and some of them were among the new laws taking effect on January 1. My bills which became law included legislation to help in the state’s fight against Lyme disease, to support our rural fire protection districts, and to help the families of […]
George W. Terry
George W. Terry, 93, of Galesburg, died at 3:50 a.m. Friday, January 12, 2024, in OSF St. Mary Medical Center. He was born in Strasburg, Illinois on October 3, 1930, the son of Ralph and Sue (Wallace) Terry. He had an older sister, Melba Terry Wilson, and brother, Paul Terry. He married his best friend […]
Galesburg Police Seeking Tips in Dairy Queen Robbery
On January 11, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the Galesburg Police Department responded to a robbery at Dairy Queen, 1048 Grand Avenue, Galesburg, IL. Two males wearing masks and gloves entered the store. One suspect placed a bag on the counter and an employee saw the barrel of a gun sticking out of the bag. The suspects demanded […]