Cikauskas Named AFCA First-Team All-American
Monmouth College football added a First-Team All-American to their postseason accolades on Monday as sophomore defensive end Anthony Cikauskas (Oswego, Illinois) earned the honor from the American Football Coaches Association. The Fighting Scots have put a player on the AFCA All-American teams in six straight seasons under coach Braun. Already named the Midwest Conference Defensive […]
Joe Davis Named Western Illinois University Football Coach
When it came to finding the next head coach of the Western Illinois football team, Athletic Director Paul A. Bubb did not look far, naming Joe Davis as the new Leatherneck head football coach. Davis, who most recently served as quarterbacks coach/offensive coordinator at Eastern Illinois, becomes the 32nd coach in the WIU program’s 120-year history. “I am […]
Monmouth College Political Analyst Johnson Sizes Up ’24 Presidential Race, Which Kicks Off Jan. 15 in Iowa
“The cake is baked.” That was the headline-making declaration last week by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, referring to former President Donald Trump’s status as a shoo-in to receive his party’s nomination in the 2024 election. Monmouth College political science faculty member Robin Johnson, who hosts the Heartland Politics weekly radio show on […]
City of Macomb Introduces Small Business Competition with $30,000 in Prizes
Macomb Mayor Michael Inman announced today that the 2024 City of MacombSmall Business Competition is set to kick off in February 2024. The City of Macomb haspartnered with the Illinois Small Business Development Center, at Western Illinois University, tobring entrepreneurs and new businesses into Macomb. The Small Business Competition willassist potential small business owners seeking […]
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Associate Judge Graham as Circuit Court Judge in the Ninth Circuit
Justice Lisa Holder White and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment ofAssociate Judge Nigel D. Graham as a Resident Circuit Judge for McDonough County in theNinth Judicial Circuit. Judge Graham is being appointed to fill the circuit court vacancy created by the retirement ofNinth Circuit Judge William E. Poncin in December 2022. The […]
Farm Rescue Wraps Up it’s First Year Helping Illinois Farmers
Farm Rescue, a nonprofit organization that helps farm families experiencing illness, injury, or natural disaster, kicked off 2023 by adding Illinois to its service footprint. Since spreading its reach into Illinois, the organization completed its 1,000th assistance case with a family in Crawford County. Jim Rose is a volunteer for Farm Rescue from the Quad […]
City of Monmouth Announcing Harlem Avenue and North Main Street Intersection Closure for Construction
The intersection of North Main Street and Harlem Avenue will be experiencing periodic closures the week of December 11th to allow for the underground utility replacement project construction. Detours will be at Girard Avenue, North First Street, North A Street and Industrial Park Drive. Traffic control and detour notification signage will be installed for visibility. […]
Monmouth’s Kiwanis Club Provided Boots and Socks Locally to Children Through Kiwanis Kicks Program
The Kiwanis Club of Monmouth is part of Kiwanis International, a global organization of volunteers dedicated to serving the children of the world. Annually the local Kiwanis Club holds their Kiwanis Kicks where they provide shoes and socks to children in need, shares Member Tom Best: “Our program Kiwanis Kicks, the idea behind that is […]
Boy Scout Troop 336 Roseville Christmas Spirit of Lights Open Through Christmas Eve
Friday and Saturday nights through Christmas Eve, the Roseville Christmas Spirit of Lights, which is put on by Boy Scout Troop 336, are on display from 5:30 to 9 pm at the Warren County Fairgrounds. Troop Member Tommy Moore shares this fundraiser helps to send the scouts to adventure camps: “We started four years ago […]
Marian L. Walker
Marian L. Walker, age 87, of Knoxville, Illinois passed away at 2:12 a.m. on Friday, December 8, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on May 4, 1936 at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois the daughter of Maurice and Rose (Ekstrom) Carlson. She attended and graduated from Galesburg High School in […]