Family Planning ready to help with birth control, STD Testing and more

Family Planning of Western Illinois is more than ready to help anybody in the region with sexual healthcare and more.
Two men arrested for fighting at Harley’s Pub in two separate incidents Saturday.

Galesburg Police on Saturday night (January 8th) responded to reports of a large fight occurring at Harley’s Pub on Grand Avenue in Galesburg.
GPD investigating two men stealing gas from Thornton’s in a stolen vehicle.

Galesburg Police on Sunday night (January 9th) responded to Thornton’s on North Henderson Street for a report of theft of fuel.
205 moving forward with renovations to move Bright Futures to former Northwoods Church building

School District 205 is moving forward with plans to renovate the former Northwoods Church building to be the home of Bright Futures pre-k.
Smith, Mariette C.

Mariette C. Smith, age 87, of Knoxville, Illinois was called home at 5:58 P.M. on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Illinois.
Heller, Lorraine M.

M. Lorraine Heller, 87, of Biggsville, IL passed away at 3:25 am on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at the Oak Lane Nursing Home in Stronghurst, IL.
Biden sending more COVID tests to schools to keep them open
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is increasing federal support for COVID-19 testing for schools in a bid to keep them open amid the omicron surge.
Speaker: Illinois DCFS field workers need greater protection
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch says the state’s child-welfare caseworkers need to be treated like frontline emergency responders after a Department of Children and Family Services investigator was killed last week during a
Chicago mayor tests positive for COVID-19
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she has tested positive for COVID-19.
Officer strikes, kills child while headed to Iowa fire
RED OAK, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a southwest Iowa police officer struck and killed a 12-year-old child with a patrol vehicle while headed to an apartment fire.
Galesburg Silver Streaks Boys Basketball @ Rock Island Rocks

In a battle for second place in the Western Big 6, the Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team fell to the Rock Island Rocks, 84-63. The Streaks were without senior Koen Derry, which affected the rhythm of the team. The Rocks were