Week 3 of Registry Totals 0.08% of Gun Owners Registering Banned Firearms

Fewer than a tenth of a percent of the state’s Firearm Owners ID card holders have registered with Illinois State House semi-automatic firearms that are now banned by state law.   Of more than 2.4 million FOID card holders, the total for Week 3 of the registry shows 2,046 individuals have disclosed more 3,880 firearms, more […]

Viren Scores but Scots Men’s Soccer Drops Finale at Grinnell

The Monmouth College men’s soccer team gave up two goals in the first 15 minutes and lost the season finale 6-1 at Grinnell College on Wednesday. The Scots finish the season at 3-11-2 overall, 2-4-2 in Midwest Conference play. With both teams facing a must-win to stay in the MWC tournament hunt, the Scots gave […]

Monmouth Fire Department Spreading Fire Safety Awareness During Fire Prevention Month

Throughout the month of October, the Monmouth Fire Department has visited local schools, apartment complexes, and businesses to spread fire safety awareness in educating families, students, and the local community members during Fire Prevention Month. Assistant Chief Pat Spears and Chief Casey Rexroat share their main focus is teaching fire safety in the home: “We […]

Delores M. Johnson

Delores M. Johnson, 92, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 5:33 a.m., Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Bounce Back at Seminary Manor, Galesburg, IL.  She was born on May 1, 1931 in New Boston, IL, the daughter of Jesse V. and Edna M. (Shotwell) Jackson.  Delores was raised and educated in Mercer and Warren Counties […]