Scott Reeder: How was it that Mary came to give birth in a barn?

Scott Reeder writes about Christmas and reaching out to help others.
Sedan stolen from East Main Street business in broad daylight Friday afternoon

Shortly before 5:00pm on Friday, Galesburg Police responded to Glass Specialty on East Main Street for a report of a stolen vehicle.
Graham Health System in Canton opens newly expanded Intensive Care Unit

Graham Health System, a Canton, IL, hospital, has added additional beds to its intensive care unit.
Galesburg City Council has 10 candidates for 4 open seats in 2023 election. Here are the latest to file

Meet the candidates for Galesburg City Council and District 205 Board of Education.
Lux Blox Inventor Michael Acerra On “Galesburg’s Morning News”

Lux Blox is the brainchild of Mike and Heather Acerra. The idea came from their backgrounds in art, engineering and education. The company continues to grow and continues to be manufactured here in Galesburg. They have been
SUV stolen from South Street just minutes after it was left running to warm up.

It took only minutes for an SUV to be stolen that was left running to warm up on West South Street.
Metra train strikes car that drove onto crossing, 2 killed
INGLESIDE, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say a 13-year-old boy and a 75-year-old woman died after the car they were riding in drove through a railroad crossing gate and was struck by a Metra train in suburban Chicago.
2nd Iowa man arrested in street race that killed 4-year-old
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Police in Iowa say they’ve arrested a second man in the death of a 4-year-old boy killed when a car racing on a city street crossed into oncoming traffic, crashing into two
Business exec sentenced for bilking hospitals seeking masks
CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge has sentenced a suburban Chicago businessman to nearly five years in prison on charges that he swindled two hospitals that had sought coveted protective face masks in the early days of
Sandburg’s Upward Bound Program gets new 5-Year, $1.5M grant cycle

Carl Sandburg College’s TRIO Upward Bound Math-Science program has been awarded a new five-year grant cycle from the U.S. Department of Education to serve area high school students working to become first-generation college graduates.
Men’s Basketball Drops Back and Forth Affair at Eureka

MONMOUTH, ILL. (12/19/2022) The Monmouth College men’s basketball team trailed by 12 at half, led by 10 with 5:28 to play but ultimately lost 78-77 at Eureka College on Monday night.
Knox Men’s Basketball Falls Short Against Augustana

The Prairie Fire men’s basketball team dropped a 65-59 contest to Augustana on Monday night.
Galesburg Aldermen pass home rules sales tax increase

Galesburg City Council on Monday night passed a .25 percent increase to the home rule sales tax.