All Four Buildings in the United School District Met Illinois Board of Education Designation Standards
The Illinois State Board of Education have released their summative designations for schools and United School District Superintendent Jeff Whitsitt shares the four buildings in their district all met the standard: The characteristics and traits that are studied to determine designations of a school include math student growth, proficiency, chronic absenteeism, graduation rates, and other […]
Stronghurst Christmas Open House November 17th
Monmouth Police Chief Joe Switzer Informs Officers Will Be Out in Full Force During the Holidays
The Monmouth Police Department, as well as other local law enforcement agencies, will be running extra patrols as part of their holiday campaign, says Police Chief Joe Switzer: “We will be running extra campaigns during the holidays and main football times. That means there will be extra officers on the roads; not just us, but […]
United Red Storm Girls Basketball Hopes to Take Another Step Forward in the Process in 2023-24
Story by Kadin Rogers The United Red Storm girls basketball team opens up their season tomorrow night at the ROWVA-Ridgewood Pre-Thanksgiving Tournament. The girls were slated to begin on Monday night, however due to low numbers in the Peoria Christian girls basketball program, the Red Storm will now play West Central in their first contest […]
Monmouth College Fighting Scots Society’s “Road To Monmouth” with ’92 Grad Dave Hillis
United Red Storm Girls Basketball Hopes to Take Another Step Forward in the Process in 2023-24
StoryBook Christmas on the Square in Downtown Monmouth Friday, December 1st
Casey Grant, member of the Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Leadership team, highlights the upcoming annual StoryBook Christmas on the Square in Downtown Monmouth including the tree lighting at 6 pm, petting zoo, pictures with Santa, train rides, scavenger hunt, Merry Market, and more.
Local NRCS District Conservationist Cathy Froelich
Froelich discusses the Illinois Inflation Reduction Act Funding ACT NOW offering management practices of conservation crop rotation, cover crop, no-till, reduced tillage, and nutrient management on the WRAM Morning Show.
Alaska Bonuses Join Florida’s Offerings to Entice Illinois Police Recruitment
Efforts to recruit police officers from Illinois to other states continue, but a police representative says there are things Illinois can do to keep them. While Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently approved a measure allowing non-citizens on work permits or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to apply to be police officers in the Land of […]
Galesburg Man Facing Child Porn Charges
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office is charging a Galesburg man with solicitation and possession of child pornography. William Peck is also accused of violating the Sex Offender Registry Act. Prosecutors say investigators conducted a search of Peck’s home last week in Galesburg and arrested him after discovering evidence of child pornography. Peck was previously […]