A wind storm struck Geneseo on July 23 ripping branches off trees and, in come cases, knocking over the trees themselves.
For Sharon VanAntwerp of Atkinson, angels can tear down trees. After a portion of the 35-year-old soft maple in her backyard fell on her house during the summer wind storm of 2008, VanAntwerp knew the tree needed to be removed.
A little girl who grew up in Geneseo more than a century ago has a bedroom in the city once more.
A $250,000 donation given by Larry and Norma Colo of Geneseo was announced as the board and administration of Hammond-Henry Hospital broke ground July 7 for the hospital’s Designed to Be Patient Kind renovation and construction project. The donation capped off a successful capital campaign undertaken by the hospital foundation in an effort to raise funds for the project.
A recently renovated interior greets diners at Hardee’s in Geneseo.
On June 23, Dr. Paul Rudy of Geneseo and his son, Joe, reached the top of the United State’s highest peak, Mount McKinley.
Members of St. Malachy Catholic Church celebrated the completion of a 20,000 square foot addition at a dedication on July 2.
The Main Street bridge over the Geneseo Creek will be down to one lane starting July 12.
Crews plan to resurface the bridge, located near Stewart Street on the west side of town, said Vince Newton, the lead water operator with Geneseo’s water department.
To assist crews cleaning brush after the June 23 storm, Geneseo officials have temporarily lifted the city’s burn ban in Oakwood Cemetery.
CAMBRIDGE—All of our Henry County Fair pictures are now online at www.cambridgechron.com.
On the home page, scroll down to the "filmstrip" and look for the camera lens that says "Buy Photo Reprints." You can look at our pictures for free, and reprints are only $3 each plus shipping and handling.
They're divided into photo albums. For example, the 4-H horses album contains three more albums—Equestrian Ambassador Contest, Horse Show and Speed Show.
When Roy’s Taco House in Geneseo shut its doors last week, customers feared the worse. “People were worried we’d closed for good,” said manager Margo Fulcher, whose family owns the business.
Rebuilding Together volunteers usually dedicate their time to adding improvements to homes, not tearing out features.
Geneseo will celebrate the Independence Day weekend with fireworks, music and a feast in the city park.
The Geneseo Republic Facebook page has been relaunched. Several weeks ago, the original page vanished from the Facebook site. With no successful resolution available via the Facebook management team, the Republic staff has been forced to re-create the page from scratch.
A powerful storm accompanied by winds of 70 miles per hour or greater hit Henry County around 5 p.m. June 23.
Jackie Driscoll of Cambridge was crowned the 2010 Miss Henry County Fair on June 22 at the fairgrounds in Cambridge.
With ominous black clouds threatening and dangerous storms rapidly approaching, the conclusion of the 2010 Music Festival Queen Pageant was a quick one.
Celebrating National Volunteer Week and its 50th anniversary, Hammond Henry Hospital Auxiliary members held their annual meeting and luncheon at the First Lutheran Church in Geneseo.
Jo Parsons, charter member and first president of the Auxiliary when it was founded in 1960, spoke about the beginning years of the auxiliary.
The dedication of St. Malachy’s new parish center will be July 2. The ceremony will start at 5 p.m. with a prayer service in the church and continue with a blessing of the new facility by Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria.
