MPD Investigator Josh Kramer Offers Tips to Identify Social Security Letter Scams
Monmouth Police Department Investigator Josh Kramer informs Social Security scammers have now branched out to mailing and offers tips on how to identify the false letters: “You will receive a letter in the mail, it looks official, it is on official Social Security letterhead. What they are claiming is that you have to claim a […]
Monmouth Police Department Handled 1,457 Calls in August
The Monmouth Police Department remains diligent in apprehending suspects and responding to calls of service. Police Chief Joe Switzer provides a snapshot of the department’s data for August: “In the month of August, we made 53 criminal arrests, we had 63 ordinance violations we issued. The Monmouth Police Department handled 1457 calls. The dispatch center […]
Illinois Secure Choice Helps Address Retirement Savings Crisis as Key Deadline for Small Businesses Approaches
Businesses with 5-15 employees must act by Nov. 1 Nearly 129,000 Illinois workers already are saving for retirement courtesy of the Illinois Secure Choice program, and now a key deadline is approaching for small employers to help even more employees do the same. Under state law, businesses that had between 5 and 15 employees last […]
Warren County State’s Attorney Tom Siegel Comments on SAFE-T Act’s Effect Locally
Since the Pretrial Fairness Act, or SAFE-T Act, went into effect on September 18th in Illinois, Warren County State’s Attorney Tom Siegel informs there have not been many detention hearings thus far. Only being one week instituted in Illinois, Siegel says it is still tough to say what consequences will arise, however one immediate concern […]
Jason A. Liniger
Jason A. Liniger, 41, of Knoxville, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home, Peoria. Jason was born on September 21, 1982 in Galesburg. He was the son of William and Marjorie (Myers) Liniger. He was a 2001 graduate of Warren High School. He received his B.A. in […]
Dwight E. Loy
Dwight E. Loy, 90, of LaSalle, IL, formerly of Roseville, IL, passed away at 4:15 a.m., Friday, September 22, 2023 at the Illinois Veteran’s Home of LaSalle. Dwight Eldon Loy was born March 15, 1933 in Good Hope, Illinois. The youngest of eight children, Dwight was a very good athlete. He set school records in […]
Ruth Britton
Ruth Britton, 84, of Knoxville, IL, died at OSF in Galesburg on September 23, 2023, with family by her side. Ruth was born on October 21, 1938, second child of Ruth (Lafferty) and Willard Wainman. She married Jerry Britton in 1957. They were married 28 years. They divorced and he preceded her in death in […]
A-Town Football Playing for Pride Down the Stretch
Story by Kadin Rogers The Abingdon-Avon Tornadoes football team is gearing up for a road Lincolnland Conference meeting with the Red Storm of United on Friday. The 2023 season for A-Town hasn’t fallen the way that the Tornadoes wanted, as they have gotten off to an 0-5 start to the year, with all 5 of […]
Jay Winfield Hammond, Jr.
Jay Winfield Hammond, Jr., 91, of London Mills, Illinois, died peacefully at home, Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 4:15 p.m. Jay was born June 13, 1932 at home in St. Augustine, Illinois the son of Jay Winfield and Mary Ethel (Chambers) Hammond, Sr. Jay married Barbara Jane Ragon in 1952. He enlisted in the US […]
Study Finds Potential Loss in Cover Crop Efficiency and Crop Yields in Illinois Future
More and more we are seeing farmers turning to cover crops to help combat erosion and nutrient loss. However how efficient will they be in the long term? Rabin Bhattarai, an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign continues to research the long-term effectiveness of […]