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Oneida native earns bronze medal at national SkillsUSA Championships
ATLANTA — An Oneida native is now one of the best masons in the country. Gavin Gerard, a student at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, took home the bronze medal in masonry at the SkillsUSA Championships in Atlanta at the end of June. With that win, he became the college's first medalist at a SkillsUSA national competition.
‘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.
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...
National Weather Service in Far, Remote Northern Michigan Took Over Warning Chicago as Illinois Forecasters Hunkered Down During Tornado Outbreak
The National Weather Service is the government agency we all rely upon for up-to-the-second information particularly in emergency situations like severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks. But what happens when NWS forecasters are in the line of fire for a storm? That was the situation facing the NWS office in Chicago last night (July 15, 2024) as a summer storm spawned a tornado outbreak across the region.
Elite American Airlines Frequent Flyer Says He Was Barred From Entering Airport Lounge Because He Was Wearing a Pro-Union Pin Badge
An elite American Airlines frequent flyer says he was barred from entering one of the carrier’s Admirals Club airport lounge at Chicago O’Hare because he was wearing a pro-union pin badge on his lapel and the agent only relented when she discovered he was a regular passenger. Josh...
Two tornadoes confirmed in Marshall County Sunday night
A National Weather Service survey team has determined that 2 weak tornadoes touched down late Sunday night near Henry. The first one was a mile north of town. It was rated an EF-1 with 90 mile per hour winds. It was on the ground for 2 minutes, its length was under a half mile and its width was 50 yards. Several mobile homes were damaged. The storm also had damaging straight line winds in addition to the tornado. As soon as the first tornado lifted, a second tornado touched down 2 miles southeast of Henry in the Lake Wildwood area. The tornado was rated an EF-1 with 100 mile per hour winds. Its path was 6 miles long and the maximum width was 100 yards. It was on the ground for 3 minutes before lifting 2 miles northwest of Varna. Extensive tree damage was reported.
National Weather Service Confirms Three EF-1 Tornadoes In Quad Cities Area
(Davenport, IA) -- The National Weather Service is confirming at least three tornados touched down in the QCA from Monday's derecho. Andy Ervin with the National Weather Service says one moved through Davenport into Bettendorf before crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois. Another was on the ground for eight miles between Taylor Ridge and Andover. A third touched down near Kewanee.
Illinois, This Is How Long Your Food Can Last In The Fridge Without Power
Monday night's storms brought strong winds and thousands of power outages. For many parts of the Quad Cities, stoplights are out and power companies are working hard to restore power to those affected by what has been classified as a derecho. It was a nasty, eventful Monday night. MidAmerican says that they expect to have most Quad Cities outages restored by 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17th and all restored by 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Derecho blows through Iowa, Illinois Monday evening
People across the Quad Cities region are picking up the pieces after what has been confirmed a derecho blew through the area Monday night. The system produced at least three tornadoes, with wind speeds equivalent to that of a category two hurricane. Wind speeds exceeded 70 mph, with a significant...
Illinois dam fails, residents told to evacuate area
Thunderstorms with heavy rains and tornadoes rattled the Chicago area and elsewhere in the Midwest, overtopping a dam Tuesday in southern Illinois, cutting power to hundreds of thousands, and even sending weather forecasters scrambling for safety. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home.
Tied at 21: Illinois, Louisiana, Utah
Hurricane Mills, TN Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship (Loretta Lynn's)Amateur National Motocross Championship. We’re starting to get into the powerhouse states for amateur motocross in America in the Scott Sports Countdown to the 2024 Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. Each day we’re tracking the titles that each state (and some countries and U.S. territories) has won at the ranch since 1982, the first year of the big race being held in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. (And here’s a nod to the pre-Loretta Lynn’s Champions who raced the old AMA Youth and Amateur Nationals, from 1974-’81. We are working on a Vault for those results as well.)
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