Francis' efforts a 'grand slam' as Orpheum president
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:37:40 -0800

She is leaving Galesburg after serving as director/president of the Orpheum Theatre for 4 1/2 years. By lisa coon when Kate Francis first became aware nearly five years ago that the Orpheum Theatre was seeking a new leader she was eight months pregnant ...

St. Jude runners to serve pancakes at Applebee's
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:52:57 -0800

By Anonymous The Galesburg -to-Peoria St. Jude runners will be serving a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 8-10 am Feb. 4 at Applebee's. Area participants and runners will help serve all the pancakes you can eat, along with bacon and juice or coffee for ...

Defense leads Galesburg girls past Moline 70-66
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:10:29 -0800

Galesburg Silver Streak Myra Diggins, right, battles Moline's Tiana Mc Cormick for a loose ball during Thursday night's conference game at Thiel Gym. By mike trueblood their 3-point shooting may draw lots of attention, but slowly, surely, the Galesburg ...

Galesburg -Augusta schools seeks $11 million for building upgrades, expand high ...
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:07:33 -0800

By Julie Mack | Kalamazoo Gazette File photo A $10.4 million bond issue on the May 8 ballot in the Galesburg -Augusta school district includes funding to expand the high school to a junior-senior high school. galesburg galesburg -Augusta Community ...

Galesburg City Council rejects bid for firefighter assessments
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:40:47 -0800

What these councils have done is pass resolutions, urging their legislators to reverse the Supreme Court decision that has led to corporate control of Congress, and the decline of the middle class, including Galesburg , Ryberg said.

Galesburg girls weekend run ends with 60-38 loss to Morton
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:41:44 -0800

Galesburg High School's Casey Williams tries to pass the ball before falling out of bounds in the Martin Luther King Tournament game against Morton on Monday. By mike trueblood starting last Thursday, if you'd have asked die-hard Galesburg High School ...

United Way of Knox County achieves campaign goal
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:34:47 -0800

We had a lot of wonderful, generous people in the community that really stepped up, Bennewitz, the Galesburg city clerk, said. The Top 10 campaigns were recognized. Employees of F&M Bank were cited for 100 percent participation.

Galesburg Remembers the Dream
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:31:33 -0800

Jim Jacobs says he was probably like a lot of people growing up in Galesburg in the 1950's and 60's -- not all that tolerant of other races. Jacobs told the annual King Day Community Breakfast Monday words now deemed inappropriate were often used in ...

Streaks end weekend on a high note
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:17:37 -0800

Galesburg's Kendall Thompson gets between two Kankakee defenders for a layup during Monday's final game of the 2012 MLK Classic at Thiel Gym. By aaron frey a weekend full of frowns ended with a smile. After dropping four straight games in less than 72 ...

KGS children's program will begin Saturday
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:41:29 -0800

By Anonymous The Knox- Galesburg Symphony's Music Mornings program will begin at 10 am Saturday in the Community Room of the Galesburg Public Library. Music Mornings, a free concert preview for ages preschool through fifth grade, is sponsored by Friends ...

Snow Friday could total up to 3 inches
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:20:32 -0800

The remainder of Knox County, including Galesburg , is expected to end up with 1 to 2 inches of snow. Most of the snow is predicted for Friday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service in Lincoln, the upper-level disturbance is expected to ...

Program introduces kids to the sounds around them
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:13:13 -0800

District 205 Fine Arts Coordinator Dean Petrie plays a conch shell for an audience gathered at the Galesburg Public Library on Saturday morning. Petrie presented the program titled Making Music With Found Sounds as part of the Knox- Galesburg ...

John R. Pulliam: Former student returns to CSC as businessman
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:19:20 -0800

The company, founded by Josh Knuth, will be located in the Galesburg Business & Technology Center at Carl Sandburg College. Alan Environmental provides green cleaning products and specialized water and waste treatment solutions.

No one hurt when car hits train north of Abingdon
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:45:27 -0800

First responders were called to Knox Highway 5 around 2:45 am after a car hit a BNSF train going south bound on Saturday morning. By Anonymous No one was injured when a car collided with a train early Saturday morning. Police said a car driven by David ...

District 205 to overhaul evaluations
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:22:21 -0800

By JOHN R. pulliam a committee made up of members of the Galesburg Education Association and District 205 administrators will begin meeting Monday afternoon to work on overhauling the school district's certified staff evaluation systems.

MR wrestling team rolls past Galesburg
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:16:57 -0800

Monmouth-Roseville High School seniors pose for a picture on Senior Night Tuesday after a victory over Galesburg . Isaiah Perry is in the front row. The Middle row features Gage Hedges, Bryce Willett, Ryan Hale and Evan Mc Cleary.

Galesburg girls 20-game winners again
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:23:39 -0800

Galesburg's Jessica Lieber gets between two Peoria Notre Dame defenders for a layup during Saturday morning's MLK Classic game at Thiel Gym. By robb strack the Galesburg High School girls basketball team wrapped up play in its annual Martin Luther King ...

BC's women score 100, but fall to Knox
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:23:59 -0800

galesburg , Ill. First the good news: Beloit College's women's basketball team put 100 points on the scoreboard for the first time in 16 years. Now the bad: It still wasn't enough for a victory. Knox College broke three school records and swept the ...

Galesburg Sears and Kmart stores spared in first-round of closings
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:45:46 -0800

(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, file) By john pulliam the Sears and Kmart stores in Galesburg were not among the first 79 stores announced for closure Thursday by Sears Holdings. The parent company of the two chains announced Tuesday that 100-120 ...

Phone scammers targeting Galesburg
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:16:13 -0800

A warning for folks in Galesburg a big phone scam is going around and they're targeting through texts. Detectives say over the past few days they've been flooded with phone calls from folks getting urgent text messages claiming to be from the First ...