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National Weather Service: Derecho caused storm damage, including in Knox County
The round of severe weather hitting a large part of the Midwest Monday night including Knox Country was, indeed, a derecho. The National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center made that official Tuesday. Forecasters define a derecho is widespread long-lived wind storm associated with a band of rapidly-moving showers...
‘We have enough liquor stores.’ New Galesburg grocery store receives liquor license despite Council opposition
A new Galesburg grocery store will be able to sell packaged liquor despite the objection of two City Council members. Galesburg Aldermen on Monday approved a Class C-1 liquor license for Save More, a new grocery expected to open within the next two week at 900 E. Main St., the former Sav A Lot. The license was approved 5-2, with Ward 3 Alderman Evan Miller and Ward 4 Alderman Dwight White casting no votes.
It’s taken a small army to turn the lights back on
Turning the lights back on for more than 4,000 residences and businesses following a storm is no small task. So Ameren Illinois brought a small army to Kewanee Wednesday to get to work. Ameren Illinois spokesman Brian Bretsch said Thursday that a crew of about 1,400 linemen and other workers...
HyVee to sell former Monmouth Shopko building, not open store there
They’ve apparently changed their minds. Monmouth City Administrator Lew Steinbrecher confirms that West Des Moines, Iowa-based HyVee will not be opening a store after all in the Maple City. Steinbrecher says the company plans on using a real estate agent to sell the former Shopko property in Monmouth, which...
QCA cities announce storm cleanup details
UPDATE: More cities are releasing details on their cleanup efforts after Monday night’s storm. Moline Public Works crews will be actively clearing debris from roadways across the city this week. Public Works will conduct a special pickup in residential areas to collect tree limbs and brush related to the storm on July 15th starting Tuesday, […]
Monmouth gas station to expand in order to serve more semi customers
A Monmouth gas station is now officially in the process of expanding. Work is being done to remove underground fuel storage tanks at the Beck’s location in Monmouth — just the start of what is expected to be five to six million dollars worth of work. Monmouth City...
Galesburg to host city’s first official Scrabble Tournament
GALESBURG, Ill. (KWQC) - Galesburg is set to host its first-ever competitive Scrabble Tournament in September. The “Double Decker Tournament” will include two one-day Scrabble tournaments, according to a media release. Mayor Peter Schwartzman along with Darla Krejci worked to bring the tournament to Galesburg. “To our knowledge,...
Local Power Restoration Estimated by 10 pm July 17th Due to Significant Storm Damage
With the recent storms that rolled through the local area last night, Galesburg City Administrator Eric Hanson reports the damage seen today as high winds were experienced:. “We have 19 or 20 blocks that are closed due to either downed power lines or downed trees or a combination there of. Crews have been out all night working on that in conjunction with Ameren and BNSF, had a lot of territory through town and had some impact as well. The call volume was real heavy, obviously as the storm came through and then immediately following, especially with the various lots that were impacted by live wires. There were still some live wires out there this morning and continuing to work with Ameren. By and large, we didn’t have the tornado and I am not aware of any injuries, not that have been reported, due to the storm, so that is always positive.”
Galesburg receives grant to improve school infrastructure
The “Safe Routes To School” program is in place to improve sidewalks and areas around schools that need improvement for students to get to school more safely. The City of Galesburg plans to install new sidewalks and paths that improve their walkability and are ADA compliant. “We are...
Concert Lineup at the 2024 Warren County Agricultural Fair
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Galesburg City Council Receives Clean Audit for Fiscal Year 2023
At the recent Galesburg City Council meeting, the Fiscal Year 2023 Finance Report was heard, which presented with a clean audit for the city, explains City Administrator Eric Hanson:. “We had another very good year as a city and a clean audit, no findings, no issues, all the funds ended...
Warren County GOP Summer BBQ
On Saturday, August 10th, the Warren County GOP will be hosting a Summer Barbecue at the Monmouth American Legion from 4 to 8 pm, shares Vice-Chair of the Warren County Republican Central Committee Angie McKee:. “We are going to have people see the whites of the eyes of candidates. I...
Renovations Continue at the New Monmouth Community Resource Center
Jamieson Community Center’s new Monmouth Community Resource Center location continues to transform as renovations are underway, shares Executive Director Nancy Mowen:. “We’ve got new windows in. We have a new roof, insulation, had some painting done, we have walls framed in now, and the next step will be to get the power all set because we gutted that building. Everything in there is new except for the exterior walls. So grateful to the Pattee Foundation and also Craig Twomey, who is supervising that project.”
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