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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issues disaster declaration for Henry County
HENRY COUNTY, Ill. — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued a disaster proclamation for several counties impacted by severe weather in July, including Henry County. Back on July 16, a derecho moved through the region and produced multiple tornadoes. The National Weather Service confirmed two EF-1 tornadoes in Kewanee. Trees and debris were thrown all over, littering yards and roadways. News 8 received reports of trees falling on houses and branches flying through windows.
Informational Video Regarding New Waste Collection by LRS Beginning Next Week
Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) begins collection of trash, recycling, and yard waste on September 1, 2024. Collection services will be delayed by one day next week due to the Labor Day Holiday. The map and recycling schedule are included below. LRS will collect yard waste on Saturday, September 7th, but will return to Friday collection the week of September 9th.
State disaster declaration follows July tornadoes
The state of Illinois has declared Henry County a disaster area in the wake of the July 15 tornadoes that swept through the county. That’s good news for Kewanee, where city officials have been seeking government assistance with the cost of clearing trees and other debris from the storm.
Mmm…pork chops…and Labor Day celebration in Kewanee this weekend
WGIL's Will Stevenson is the first to tell he loves being a Galesburg resident. But, every now and then, he will remind you he is a native of Kewanee. And one of the big deals every year in Kewanee is this weekend: the Hog Capital of the World Festival, also known as "Hog Days."
Henry County Senior Citizens Labor Day Breakfast Fundraiser on August 31st
The Labor Day breakfast at the Henry County Senior Citizens Center is one of their big fundraisers. Don’t miss the Labor Day breakfast on Saturday, August 31, 2024, from 7 to 10 AM, at the senior citizens center in Kewanee. You can enjoy a great meal for $10 and help a great cause at the same time.
Swine on the pine, the stuff of which legends are made
Nov. 21, 2020 started off a fairly normal day in the newsroom of the Kewanee Star Courier, but a story that I would write would make sure it ended as anything but. As the city reporter, my beat was to cover anything related to the community, especially in the way of downtown and the activities of the Kewanee Chamber of Commerce, and so when Mark Mikenas, the chamber’s director, phoned me a few days before Thanksgiving to inform me that the annual city Christmas tree was going up in the middle of the intersection, I hustled down to report on it and made sure to bring the digital camera.
295-pound Whitey crowned ‘King Hog’
This year His Royal Swineness King Hog’s crown will stay in Henry County. Twelve-year-old Landry Medley, a seventh grader at Cambridge Junior High School, won the Hog Capital Barrow Show Wednesday night in the Ag Arena at Black Hawk College East Campus with his 295-pound crossbred barrow fittingly named “Whitey (a.k.a. “Polar Bear.”)
Perspective: History finally gets it right
The unveiling of a monument for 45 soldiers—from Bureau County--was very moving. And long overdue. In a drizzling rain on September 22, 2023 the crowd near the steps of the Bureau County History Center in Princeton got it right. Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary emancipation proclamation on September 22…1862....
September Events at the Prophetstown Library
Tiny T’s Story Hour consists of stories and crafts for 2-5 year-olds on the first Monday of each month. Due to the Labor Day holiday, this pre-k event will be held on the second Monday this month, September 9 at 10 a.m. This month, we will read about worms and how they live breathe in the dirt and then make our very own worms to take home!
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