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‘I’m heartbroken.’ Former owner stunned at sudden closure of Galesburg Mexican restaurant
A downtown Galesburg Mexican restaurant and tequila bar has suddenly closed after just more than a year under new ownership. Workers and management were busy Monday clearing out La Cantinita Cafe & Tequila Bar, 240 E. Simmons St. By 4 p.m., bar shelves were empty and much of the furniture and other fixtures had been loaded into a U-Haul truck parked in front of the business.
Historical Museum to spotlight legendary racer Bill Scott
The Kewanee Historical Society Museum is hosting a “Night at the Museum” on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 3 p.m. The free event is open to the public and will feature guest speaker and Kewanee native Bill Scott, who will speak on his glory days of racing. Scott is...
With only a few concerts remaining, the KHS Boilermakers Band takes the stage
With just four more concerts to go until the end of the Kewanee Chamber of Commerce’s Concert in the Park series, Executive Director Mark Mikenas is encouraging folks to come out to Veterans Park and support the KHS Boilermakers Band on Thursday, Aug. 1. Mikenas said the band, which...
Friends of the Library enhance Kewanee’s literary landscape
For some, the term library evokes images of dark aisles stacked with dried-up old books, a place filled with antiquated decorum, and a mean old lady behind a desk reminding you to “stay quiet.”. None of those images exist in reality at the Kewanee Public Library- a community center...
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