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Burkiewicz and Hansen receive IBCA honors
Two local girls basketball coaches were recently recognized by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. Annawan Coach Jason Burkiewicz was named the 2024 Coach of the Year and Wethersfield Coach Todd Hansen was named the 2024 District 11 Coach of the Year. Jason Burkiewicz. Burkiewicz was named IBCA Coach of the...
Charlotte Gravitt named Galva American Legion’s Miss Poppy Day
Charlotte Gravitt, daughter of Debbie and Mike Gravitt of rural Galva has been named the Galva American Legion’s Miss Poppy for 2024. Selected by the ladies auxiliary, her duties will include laying a wreath on the graves of soldiers Wilbur Hagberg and Dale Hamlin, for which the legion post is named. She will also hand out poppies on Poppy Day, held on Friday, May 24, and participate in the Galva Freedom Fest Parade.
KVC announces indoor Memorial Day service, puts out call for flag volunteers
Monday is Memorial Day and the Kewanee Veterans Council is putting out their yearly call for volunteers to place flags at the gravesite of local veterans. Jerry Thompson, finance officer for the KVC and the American Legion Post 31, said that thousands of flags need to be placed in eight area cemeteries, including several rural cemeteries. There will be 800 flags placed in Evergreen Memorial Gardens just outside Kewanee alone. Another 1500 to 1800 flags will be placed in Pleasant View Cemetery.
Boiler solar project progressing; should be finished next year
Groundbreaking for a 17-acre solar project on the former Kewanee Boiler property in west Kewanee could come early next year. Taft Elliott of EnPower Solutions, the company developing the solar project, said several key steps have been taken already, and some things remain to be done before the solar panels can be installed.
Elmwood-Brimfield’s Mya Strahm soars above the state to win 25 Sports Athlete of the Week
PEORIA (25News Now) - Mya Strahm not only earned a 2nd straight Class 1A state pole vault title. But her record-setting vault also earned her qualification to the US Olympic Trials. Strahm’s state title performance also earns her the 25 Sports Athlete of the Week. You can watch 25News...
Both new and familiar names make up ‘2024 Concert in the Park’ lineup
The 2024 Concert in the Park Series held for the last 28 years in Veterans Park will see some new faces joining the concert list, but there’s still a few crowd favorites returning. “It’s not your grandma’s concert in the park anymore,” said Mark Mikenas, executive director of the...
Tornadoes, strong winds and hail are possible Tuesday night in northwest Illinois
Much of northwest Illinois, including the Quad Cities, Galesburg, Macomb, Aledo and more, are at a moderate risk of severe weather Tuesday night. According to the National Weather Service, much of the northwest and the central western part of the state is at a 4 out of 5 for severe weather. The...
Many Paths: 4 reasons Galesburg's population is declining and how we can stop the trend
After five decades of population decline, let’s look at how we are doing. Four areas have been identified to explain why people leave a city. Cost of living-high property taxes: The cost of living is up everywhere, spurred on by the pandemic, a shortage of consumer goods and corporate greed. Many items have gone up double and triple, and it does not appear likely they will go back down anytime soon. Being able to afford a starter home, once the American dream, is just about out of reach for an average income family. The mortgage itself might not be any higher than renting, (median rent in Galesburg was recorded as $650 in the 2020 census, which is more than likely $750 now). After adding property taxes, and property insurance, that once affordable mortgage goes to $1100-$1300 per month, well outside of the range for a medium income family. We brag that we are a low-cost town. That mostly is an illusion.
Galva City Council finalizes parking ordinance
Once again, most of the chairs at the Galva City Council meeting Monday were full, as the council voted to make additional changes to the city’s parking ordinance. The new rules will take effect in 30 days. Council members voted to allow up to six items such as tractors,...
Titans lose hard-fought regional title game
The Annawan-Wethersfield (6) softball team lost a hard-fought 2-0 game to Henry-Senachwine (2) on Friday in the 1A Amboy Regional championship. In a game that became a pitcher’s duel between Lauren Harbison and Sophie Nimrick of Annawan-Wethersfield, Harbison and the Mallards produced just enough offense to overcome the Titans and advance to the Williamsfield Sectional.
Rep. Dan Swanson working for funding to restore state historic sites
Bishop Hill was recently listed on Landmarks Illinois’ list of the Ten Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois. According to a news release, the site was “threatened since the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has not been provided with sufficient funding to properly maintain the site.” State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) has been trying to […]
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