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MACOMB — Western Illinois University did not renew the contract of head baseball coach Andy Pascoe. The school announced the move early Thursday evening. Pascoe was named the mentor of the Leathernecks on September 19, 2019, becoming the seventh in the history of the program. WIU went 8-44 in 2022 under Pascoe's watch.

KHQA STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE WEEK PRESENTED BY BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM. College: Bradley University (Golf) On Wednesdays at KHQA, we scrap the traditional format and devote our entire three minute six o'clock newscast to honoring the outstanding student-athletes in Tri-State Sports. The minimum requirement to be considered for this award is a 3.5 GPA with participation in at least one sport. And you must be a High School Senior. At year's end, our independent nominating committee will choose and reward the top Male and Female from the 36 candidates appearing in our Wednesday Night honor roll with a college scholarship. If you know of a deserving candidate, you can obtain a nomination form from your High School's Athletic Director or Principal, who must sign off on the nomination for it to be considered. Or print one from the KHQA Website, but be sure to have your AD and Principal sign off on it. We don't want to miss out on introducing the Tri-States to deserving candidates so help us put the spotlight on these amazing Young Men and Women in our communities. There is a dinner banquet as well to honor all of our nominees in June. Please help us add to the list below. Our second (and second to last) nomination vote is set for January 10.

A weekly roundup of news from around the region. The city agreed to pay $5 million to settle the suit, which was brought by the mother of a man who was shot to death by police five years ago. Officer Chris Chiprez fatally shot Marquis Jones, 27, after police stopped...

The Henderson County Museum, in Raritan, Illinois, will be open on Monday, July 4th from 11 am to 2 pm. The museum grounds consist of three buildings: the old Raritan school building and gymnasium, an agricultural building and the Graham one-room schoolhouse. Tours are self-guided at your own pace and...

Submit your questionnaire for consideration. The City of Macomb allocated $330,000 of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for direct assistance for the Residential Façade Improvement Grant Program (RFIG). Western Illinois Regional Council (WIRC) will administer the program. The RFIG program is a 90% matching reimbursement grant program that...

ROSEVILLE — Dakota Davis offers meals from his Foodoodz food stand at at 195 North Main Street in Roseville. Davis bought his food stand in March of 2018. "I've always loved to cook and my dream was to open a restaurant, but I found a food stand is more my style as I love being outdoors and with a food stand you're not stuck in one place," Davis explained.

COLCHESTER — Resident Brandy Brewer, who went missing from her mother's home in Colchester, was found Tuesday afternoon. According to ESDA Director Edgar Rodriguez, she was found by Lake Argyle. "We got a tip from a camper there that saw a lady matching the description," he said. ...

Two historic and famous American homes are for sale in Illinois, and if you got the dough you could probably own one of them. I know what you're thinking "Famous AND historical? How can I afford that?" Well, you don't need to be a bazillionaire to live in this big old mansion.

Six classes of race cars competed at the Davenport, Iowa Speedway Friday, June 26, on a warm summer night. Included on the racing card were the Sprint Invaders with the 360 c.i. motors. Young Waco, Texas, native Chase Randall had the 21-car field of winged sprint cars chasing him in...

7 Marty Lane, Macomb/17-000-349-00/3.9 acres/$349,000/Nader Vakil, Co-trustee to Jessica Lin. Rural Route, Plymouth/01-000-281-45/19.66 acres/$148,000/Wendell Eugene SAPP to John L and Cynthia Denise Moore. 1155 Stacy Lane, Macomb/11-401-110-00/130'x80'x130'/$212,000/Benjamin and Katherine Staupe to Melanie and Mark Purcell. 405 S Charles St., Macomb/05-000-914-00/66'x127'/$61,400/Reginald E Owens to Erica Hartman. 314 E Jefferson St., Macomb/11-300-122-00/70'x150'/$198,500/Melanie...

MACOMB – The Macomb Lions Club will host free hearing and retinal screenings from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, July 15 at Greenbriar Apartments, 770 W. Hurst St., Bushnell. The mobile screening unit is sponsored by the Macomb Lions and the Lions of Illinois Foundation. The hearing screenings are open...

Christina Marie Stull, 58, of Avon, IL, passed away at 6:40 a.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at home. She was born on November 15, 1963 in Wurzburg, Germany, the daughter of Libby Bent of Galesburg, IL and the late Paul Bent of Washington. Tina was preceded in death by her...

A recent online article, titled “The Top Ten Affordable Small Towns Where You’d Actually Want to Live,” created by a national real estate company, known as Realtor.com, asserts that home buyers today are flocking to “distant small towns they once might have dismissed.” And that’s because the best of those places have “cheaper and more spacious real estate, picture-perfect town squares, walk-able downtowns, good jobs, easy access to outdoor activities, and even plenty of restaurants, bars, and entertainment options.”

June 27 is a significant date for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for a couple reasons. Both are connected to western Illinois:. On June 27, 1844, an angry mob killed church founder Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum at the old Carthage jail. The Smiths were in jail after destroying the press of a Nauvoo newspaper that criticized Joseph Smith.

GALESBURG — Republican State Rep. Dan Swanson defeated Matthew Rauschert Tuesday, taking 67% of the vote in the new 71st District. Swanson will face Christopher Demink who ran unopposed Tuesday in the Democratic primary. Across the district, which includes parts fo six counties, Swanson received 5,425 votes to Rauschert's 2,714. ...

MACOMB, Ill. (KHQA) — The city of Macomb and Western Illinois University, WIU, announced that final plans are in place for the annual Independence Day Celebration to be held Monday, July 4, 2022. The fireworks display will take place on Vince Grady Field, and the community can enjoy the...