New City Council denies contract extension for Interim Public Works Director

The Galesburg City Council on Monday denied a one-month contract extension to the interim Public Works Director on Monday night.
KCCDD rebrands themselves as Thrive Community Services

A local services organization that helps those with intellectual or developmental disabilities has rebranded itself. Chief Executive Officer Pam Green has announced that as of Monday, May 1, KCCDD will be known as Thrive Community Services. “We
Ross, Catherine M.

Catherine Marie Ross, 87, of Galesburg, died at 5:01 a.m. Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Seminary Manor in Galesburg. Catherine was born December 12, 1935, in Avon, the daughter of Joseph Peter and Maude Alberta (Hagan) Pecharich.
Seward, Clifford D.

Clifford D. Seward Sr, 68, of Abingdon, passed away at 12:24 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2023, in OSF St. Francis Medical Center. He was born January 10, 1955, in Chicago, the son of Delbert and Anna (Neuman)
Main, Garvin L.

Garvin Leroy Main, 86, of Knoxville, Illinois, died at 6:18 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. He was born April 28, 1936 in Economy, Missouri, the son of Floyd
The rising Mississippi River will continue to test flood defenses in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois on Monday as it crests in the area.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The rising Mississippi River will continue to test flood defenses in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois as it crests in the area on Monday.
Prosecutors revealed Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s sons have continued illegal network
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors revealed in a recent indictment that while Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán serves a life sentence, his sons have steered the family business into fentanyl, establishing a network of labs