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2024 Warren County Miss, Junior Miss, and Little Miss Fair Queen Courts Ready for Fair Week
A new royal court has been crowned as the 30th Annual Warren County Agricultural Fair Queen Pageant was held this past Saturday evening to kick off the 2024 fair week. Monmouth-Roseville alum and current Monmouth College student McKinley Rexroat was crowned the 2024 Miss Warren County and shares her court and what she is looking forward to at the fair:
John Deere announces workforce reduction impacting salaried workers
IOWA (KWWL) -- John Deere is planning to cut some salaried employees from its workforce beginning next week, according to an email sent to workers. In the email KWWL obtained, the company says that an employee meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 24 at 7:30 a.m. A new round of workforce reductions is expected.
Kewanee Kiwanis Presents $10,000 in Scholarships to Six Local Students
Last Wednesday, the Kewanee Kiwanis presented six high school students from Kewanee and Wethersfield with $10,000 in scholarships. The scholarships were issued to Key Club Seniors from Kewanee High School and Wethersfield High School. Congratulations to Dillon Horrie, Landon Sauer, Kennedy Anderson from Wethersfield, Avery Yepsen, Eleanor Burkhardt, and Jillian Bennison from Kewanee. In a Facebook post, Kewanee Kiwanis said, “These young men and women are impressive to say the least.” Kewanee Kiwanis also presented Brea Cinnamon, with Fueling a Future, a check to help families with transportation costs for children requiring medical care.
Quad City Animal Welfare Shelter Announces Two New Events
The Quad City Animal Welfare Center is thrilled to announce two exciting humane education drop in events (no need to sign up in advance) on Saturday, July 20th, designed to engage and educate families about animal welfare. Wags & Tales Reading Event – Join the QCAWC at The Atlas Collective,...
IDPH, DNR And Rock Island Area Health Authorities Investigating Gastrointestinal Disease That Sickened At Least 12 People
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are working with public health authorities in Rock Island and Iowa to investigate an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis, a gastrointestinal disease, in persons helping at a Rock Island County wildlife rehabilitation facility. Public health officials said at least 12 individuals have been identified with probable or confirmed disease following contact with raccoons at Pat’s Bandits in Hillsdale. The people are residents of Iowa and from four counties in Illinois.
Severe Weather in Illinois: Possible Tornado Ripped Through Manhattan Subdivision Overnight
Manhattan, IL – A large area of Manhattan Township, including the entirety of Ranch Oaks Subdivision, was struck by a suspected tornado on Monday at approximately 9:30 p.m. The severe weather brought damaging winds and heavy rainfall, causing significant disruptions and damage throughout the area. According to the Manhattan...
Roof torn off Village Bar Supper Club in Kieler
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - After severe weather in Southern Wisconsin Monday night, owners of a supper club are cleaning up in the village of Kieler. The roof of Village Bar Supper Club was damaged by an EF1 tornado. The owners say they are glad no one was hurt, but will be closed until further notice.
St. Ambrose named 1 of America’s best colleges for 2024
St. Ambrose is being recognized for quality, affordable education by a national publication. St. Ambrose University is being honored nationally for high-quality education and affordability. Money.com recently published its annual list of America’s best four-year universities and colleges and St. Ambrose was named “One of America’s Best Colleges” for 2024. The magazine’s annual ranking measures […]
FY 24-25 budget book is now available online
The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Budget for the City of Muscatine is now available online for public viewing. The annual budget provides information on anticipated expenditures and revenue sources for each department within the City of Muscatine. The budget book is available for download as a PDF document at FY 24-25 Budget.
Davenport man sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A Davenport man was sentenced to 137 months, or 11 years and five months, in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to a media release, Sylvester George Taylor Staples, 31, was found in possession of a firearm and 9.24 grams of cocaine base on July 10.
Severe storms with tornado reports whip through Midwest, killing 1, cutting power to 460K
CHICAGO (AP) — Storms spawning multiple tornado reports blew through Iowa, Illinois — including Chicago — and Indiana on Monday, downing trees and power poles and cutting power to more than 460,000 customers and businesses. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home, authorities said.
Severe weather slams central Illinois, again
For the second time in as many nights, damaging winds caused widespread damage and power outages. The storms Monday night resulted in staggering wind gusts. A corn crib was destroyed by a 105 mile per hour wind gust near Camp Grove in Marshall County. South Pekin clocked a 78 mile per hour wind gust, Elmwood 71 mph and Lewistown 70 mph. Wind gusts of 60 to 70 miles per hour were common over most of the area. Several communities reported wind damage with the main problem being trees and tree limbs knocking down power lines and causing roads and streets to be blocked. We’ll get a better idea of damage when it’s daylight. The Monday night storms hit as some communities were cleaning up from storms Sunday night which caused damage in Henry and Bloomington.
Has There Ever Been a Shark Attack in Illinois?
There is a rare species of shark that can survive in salt and fresh water but did one attack a boy in Lake Michigan near Chicago?. I'm not going to lie, I was watching Shark Week stuff on TV and wondered if there had ever been a shark attack in any bodies of water in Illinois. I know just mentioning it sounds ridiculous, but I have Googled stranger things.
4-H events are coming to Illinois in a big way
EASTERN ILLINOIS (WTWO,WAWV)– Over the rest of the month of July Eastern Illinois will play host to a numerous amount of 4-H showcases. Clark, Edgar, and Crawford counties all are having 4-H fairs over the coming weeks allowing all their members a chance to show their hard work on the projects they’ve been spending time […]
Here's the week-by-week high school football schedule for the Springfield area
The Illinois High School Association released its high school football schedules ahead of the start of the season next month. Here are the schedules for The State Journal-Register's entire coverage area from Week 1 through Week 9. Central State Eight WEEK 1 ...
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