Iowa Corn Sponsors First NASCAR Cup Race in the State

The Iowa Corn Growers Association is proud to be a partner for the first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race in the state. The “Iowa Corn 350, Powered by Ethanol” will showcase ethanol’s performance at the fastest short track on the planet, which is surrounded by corn fields. “I’m pleased to share why choosing higher ethanol blends […]

Margaret Suzanne Bern

Lead around by a big smile and an even bigger heart, out of all the people she met, she never met a stranger. Margaret Suzanne Bern, 85, of Galesburg, passed away at her home on December 3, 2023. She was born in Galesburg in 1938 to Wayne Cronable and Ethell Carol, who gave her a […]

Janet Kathleen (Wharton) Cummings

Mrs. Janet Kathleen (Wharton) Cummings, 82, of Galesburg, passed away Friday December 1, 2023, at Richard Owen’s Hospice Home in Peoria, while surrounded by her loving family. Janet was born on June 10, 1941, in Decatur, the daughter of Leland Stanford and Mary Catherine (White) Wharton. Janet married the love of her life, Jan Garfield […]

EPA Announces Plan For Final E15 Rule

After over a year and a half, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced it plans to issue a final, E15 rule by March 28th, 2024. In April of 2022, eight Midwest Governors including Illinois’ JB Pritzker sent a joint letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan asking for a permanent Reid Vapor Pressure waiver, allowing year-round […]

Frances E. Schweitzer-Erickson

Frances E. Schweitzer-Erickson, age 76, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 2:07 PM on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Illinois. She was born April 3, 1947 in Monmouth, Illinois, the daughter of Robert L. and Eleanor (Jung) Schweitzer. She raised and educated in the Monmouth area, graduating from […]

License Plate Cameras Coming To Galesburg

License plate cameras are coming to Galesburg.  The Galesburg City Council voted yesterday to approve the purchase of five license plate cameras that will be deployed around town.  The devices will cost nearly 20-thousand-dollars.  They’re described as “crime prevention tools” used to identify vehicles used in the commission of crimes. ***Courtesy of Total Traffic News***