Olympia High School Wins 2023 IHSA Pork & Pigskins State Championship
The IHSA and the Illinois Pork Producers Association are proud to announce that Olympia High School in Stanford has earned the title of best concession stand pork fare in the state of Illinois in 2023, as they win the third annual Pork and Pigskins State Championship! Olympia’s pork chop sandwich beat out a field of […]
West Central Heat Football Begins Reload for 2024

Buchanan Center for the Arts Executive Director Kristyne Gilbert and Program Coordinator Rebecca Quick

Gilbert and Quick discuss upcoming events and exhibitions with the Buchanan Center for the Arts, including painting classes, 64 ARTS exhibition, Security Savings Bank Photography Show, and more on the WRAM Morning Show.
Warren County Sheriff Martin Edwards

Sheriff Edwards reminds motorists to slow down ahead of Halloween as children and their families will be out and about Trick or Treating, also to watch out for large farm machinery as harvest continues, discusses mental health needs, incident encounters, and more on the WRAM Morning Show.
WIAR Fall Craft Event Saturday, October 28

Sandburg Men’s Soccer Gets No. 2 Seed in Region 4 Tourney, Hosts Quarterfinal Saturday

The 20th-ranked Carl Sandburg College men’s soccer team will open its postseason by hosting a Region 4 Division II quarterfinal Saturday afternoon. The Chargers (11-2-2), winners of four straight to close the regular season, earned the No. 2 seed in the 10-team tournament. Sandburg, which jumped into the national rankings this week, will face the winner of […]
Fighting Scots Women’s Soccer Drops MWC Finale at Grinnell

The Monmouth College women’s soccer team fell 4-0 in the regular-season finale at Grinnell on Tuesday, eliminating the Scots from Midwest Conference tournament contention. A goal in the final seconds of the first half changed the game and the Pioneers scored twice in the first seven minutes of the second half to pull away. The […]
WIU Partnership With Spoon River College is Stronger Than Ever
Continuing a strong transfer partnership, Spoon River College and WIU Admissions have partnered together to create a designated space where students can easily find their WIU representative. An admissions representative is at SRC-Macomb and SRC-Canton multiple times per month to meet with students. Admissions can help students start an application, navigate their next steps after […]
Galesburg Celebrates the Final Lead Service Line Replacement

This Friday, the City of Galesburg will officially replace the final lead water service line in Galesburg. This marks a milestone achievement that has been diligently worked towards since 2017, when the City began the first phase of lead service line replacements. Since that time, there have been a total of six phases of lead […]
FOP Statement Regarding Release of Fulton County Murder Suspect in Case Where Five-Month-Old Child Was Killed
The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) State Lodge has issued a statement regarding the no-cash-bail release of a murder suspect in a 2021 Fulton County case where a five-month-old infant was killed. The case involves Joslynn Graham, who was arrested in October 2021 and charged with the blunt force trauma murder of her own […]