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10/31/2025

Three local elementary schools earned the Exemplary designation on the 2024-25 Illinois Report Card:
✅ ROWVA Elementary
✅ Williamsfield Elementary
✅ Spoon River Valley Elementary

This places them in the top 10% statewide with no underperforming student groups.

Full details: ➡️
ROWVA CUSD #208 Spoon River Valley CUSD #4 Williamsfield Schools

Three WGIL-area elementary schools — ROWVA, Williamsfield, and Spoon River Valley — earned Illinois’ top Exemplary rating for 2024-25, ranking in the state’s top 10%.

10/30/2025

Basketball season is here! 🏀

Evan Massey's full 2025-26 preview of Carl Sandburg Chargers (men’s & women’s) and Knox Prairie Fire — featuring local players, key returnees, and must-see home games.

Get ready for Galesburg college basketball! Full 2025-26 previews for Carl Sandburg Chargers (men’s & women’s) and Knox Prairie Fire with local players, key returnees, schedules, and games to watch.

10/30/2025

🏠 Galesburg launches $600K home repair & accessibility grant program

- Up to $50K forgivable loans
- Full rehab, roof-only, or accessibility upgrades
- Income

Galesburg launches $600K HRAP R2 grant for home repairs & accessibility. Info meeting Nov 12. Up to $50K forgivable loans. Apply now.

10/30/2025

🌾 Knox County’s David Bliss Retires After 70 Harvests

At 87, the lifelong farmer ends a record year due to Parkinson’s. His advice: "Do your best and serve your community." 🌽 Courtesy: FarmWeekNow Knox County Farm Bureau

Knox County farmer David Bliss retires after 70 harvests, averaging 260 bu/acre corn, amid Parkinson’s. Full story on his legacy.

10/30/2025

Thrive Community Services leaders joined Galesburg's Morning News to share their mission, bust myths, and preview big upcoming events. 🎹🧦

Jantz Spalding (Development) & Lisa Hughs (Community Day Services) talked:
✅ Serving 300+ people with disabilities across Knox County
✅ NOT a daycare — one of the largest volunteer forces in the area
✅ 70th Anniversary in 2026 — more stories, more visibility

🎹 HOWL AT THE MOON – FRI, NOV 7
📍 The Vault at Reserve Artisan Ales
⏰ Doors 6 PM | Show 7 PM
🎟️ $35 | $315 table of 10
High-energy Howl2GO dueling pianos from Chicago!
All proceeds → new outdoor sensory recreation space

🧦 SOCKTOBER
Drop off new socks at any Thrive location thru mid-November.

Jantz Spalding (Director of Development) and Lisa Hughs (Director of Community Day Services) joined Galesburg’s Morning News to discuss Thrive Community Service’s nearly 70-year legacy empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Key Highlights: • Serving 300+ indiv...

10/30/2025

The latest Illinois School Report Card is out, and it paints a stark picture: wide achievement gaps persist across the state. Despite some progress in graduation rates, proficiency in math and English remains low for many students—especially in low-income and minority communities.

The first school report card issued under Illinois’ new, revised scoring system shows higher student proficiency rates in English language arts and math, but continuing disparities between racial, ethnic and economic subgroups.

10/29/2025

A 29-year-old Galesburg man is being held without bond after prosecutors say he killed a 67-year-old woman with a hammer at the suspect's North Soangetaha Road home. He was found hiding in a closet.

Georgette Evan Rodrigues, 67, found dead outside Galesburg home; Klingerman, 29, held without bond

10/29/2025

OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth has earned a 5-star rating from the National Rural Rating System for fall 2025.The NRRS recognizes rural hospitals for patient satisfaction and clinical quality. Lisa DeKezel, hospital president, said the rating reflects trust from patients and dedication from staff.

OSF Holy Family in Monmouth, Ill., earns 5-star NRRS rating for patient care, outcomes. Rural hospital excels since 1897. FiveStarRatings.org

10/29/2025

Junior Miss Illinois 2025 Lia Barraza Sloan, Sabrina Barraza Sloan, and Rainbow Riders’ Krista Bushmaker preview the 2025 Falling in Love Bridal & Prom Show—this Sunday, Nov 2 at Knights of Columbus. All proceeds benefit Rainbow Riders.

Junior Miss Illinois 2025 Lia Barraza Sloan, Sabrina Barraza Sloan Sabrina’s Bridal & Prom, and Rainbow Riders Executive Director Krista Bushmaker join Galesburg’s Morning News to preview the preview the 2025 Falling in Love Bridal & Prom Show from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov 2 at the Knights of Columb...

10/29/2025

🧠 Massey Quiz #18: Can you identify 25 Galesburg High School faculty from the 1960s?
Evan Massey’s latest photo challenge is here for you to take. Share your score, and memories. ⬇️

Massey Quiz #18: Identify 25 Galesburg High School faculty from 1960s photos. Test your Silver Streaks history in Evan Massey's photo challenge!

10/29/2025

UPDATE: The victim in Sunday’s fatal Soangetaha Road assault has been identified as a 67-year-old Galesburg woman. Autopsy confirms death by blunt force head trauma caused by an assault. The suspect faces two counts of first-degree murder plus four additional felony charges.

A 67-year-old Galesburg woman has been identified as the victim in a fatal Soangetaha Road assault. The suspect faces murder and other charges.

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