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The Geneseo varsity baseball team will host Galesburg at 7 p.m. tonight in the first round of the Geneseo Regional at Stone Field. With a win, the Leafs will play for the regional championship at 11 a.m. May 25.
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Geneseo will be sending four individuals and one relay to the IHSA Boys' Track and Field State Finals this weekend. Advancing out of the Plano sectional were A.J. Marmion, shot put and discus; Jordan Starkey, 3200-m run; Mitchell Lawson, 800-m run; Ethan Reschke, 400-m dash; and the 4x800-m relay of David Chenoweth, Mitchell Lamb, Chaise Blakley...
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Geneseo's Shawn DePauw and Connor Vandersnick have advanced to the IHSA State Tennis Finals. DePauw placed third and Vandersnick fourth at the Moline Sectional May 17-18.
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The Henry County Humane Society - Geneseo is sponsoring its sixth-annual Favorite Pet Contest. Votes will be accepted through June 1. Voting will be at Walgreens in Geneseo. The contest is a fund-raiser for the humane society. Votes will be monetary with each cent donated worth one vote.
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The Prairie Queen Quilt Club will host its annual quilt show at the Colony School in Bishop Hill today, tomorrow and Sunday.
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Sharon K. Sizemore, 66, East Moline, formerly of Mineral, died Thursday, May 9, 2013, at Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 17 at Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services, Annawan. The Rev. Terry Lancaster will officiate. Inurnment will be at a later date at Mt. Olivet...
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Marie S. Vetter, 74, of Hooppole, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 20 at Zion United Methodist Church, Hooppole. The Rev. Dan Wright will officiate. Burial will be in Hooppole Cemetery. A visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at...
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Galva Police are warning area residents about a possible scam attempt.
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The Geneseo girls' soccer team won its regional opener 6-1 over Rock Island in the UT Regional May 15. The Lady Leafs will take on UT at 5 p.m. May 17 at UT.
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According to a release sent by the Illinois State Police, on May 16 at approximately 5:55 a.m. a semi-truck tanker combination was traveling west on Interstate 80 west bound in the vicinity of Mile Marker 29.
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Now that the Illinois House has passed a comprehensive pension reform plan, the Senate is back in the crosshairs of the debate.
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Patricia H. Derr, 86, of Geneseo, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at Illini Restorative Care, Silvis. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 11 at First United Methodist Church, Geneseo. The Rev. Dr. Chris Ritter will officiate. Private inurnment services will be held at North Cemetery, Geneseo. Memorials may be made...
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Michael J. Hoogerwerf, 59, of Ankeny, Iowa, formerly of Atkinson, died unexpectedly Sunday, May 5, 2013, Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. A memorial service celebrating Michael’s life will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 10 at Vandemore Funeral Homes, Geneseo. The Rev. Gerald Aloran will officiate. Per his request, cremation rites will be...
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Darlene L. Johnson, 84, of Geneseo, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at the Geneseo Good Samaritan Village. A funeral service celebrating her life was held Wednesday, May 8 at Vandemore Funeral Home, Geneseo. Deacon Harley Chaffee officiated. Burial was in Rosedale Cemetery, Cambridge. A visitation was held one hour prior to the service at the funeral...
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Ralph A. Smith, 76, of Geneseo, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at Hammond-Henry Long Term Care Unit. He donated his body to the University of Iowa for anatomical study. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 25 at Vandemore Funeral Home, Geneseo. Memorials may be left to Izaak Walton League, Geneseo...
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For the third time in history, the Black Hawk College East Campus Livestock Judging Team took top honors in the junior college division at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo.
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A scale version of the Vietnam Memorial Wall will be on display in Geneseo in August.The American Veterans Traveling Tribute will visit Geneseo Aug. 7 through 11 with an 80 percent scale version of the Washington, D.C. monument.
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Gary Zum Mallen of Geneseo has been named the 2013 GIFT Community Caring Award winner.
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Their meeting was both heartwarming and heartbreaking.Jim and Becky Geuns recently met Tony Montalvo of Chicago. Montalvo received their daughter's liver after Jillian (Geuns) Hege died from injuries incurred in a one-car accident in July of last year.
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Patriotic volunteers Bob and Judy DeBoever of Geneseo were named Community Service Award winners by the Geneseo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Staff from the Henry and Stark County HealthDepartments have been visiting area elementary and preschools to offerinstruction to students regarding the importance of good dental care.
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The Midwest Agricultural Heritage Museum and Black Hawk College East Campus hosted the 2013 FFA Olympics and Tractor Show in the East Campus ag arena kicking off FFA Week.
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The Henry and Stark County Health Department reminds area residents theynow offer Monthly CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Certification Classes.
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Now that the Illinois House has passed a comprehensive pension reform plan, the Senate is back in the crosshairs of the debate.
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The victim of a shooting in Alpha early Tuesday morning died Thursday in a Peoria hospital.
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Lynn H. Misfeldt, 64, of Geneseo, died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 30, 2013, on arrival to the Midwest Medical Center, Galena. He had been doing one of the things he loved, riding his motorcycle. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4 at Concordia Lutheran Church, Geneseo. The Rev. Stephen Mueller will...
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Marjorie S. Maeltzer, 93, of Geneseo, died Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Hammond-Henry Long Term Care, Geneseo. A funeral service celebrating her life was held Monday, April 29 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Geneseo. The Rev. Chris Bushre officiated. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo. A visitation was held Sunday, April 28 at Vandemore...
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Linda Lou (Randour) Mandle, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, after a short, yet courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 1 at Larson-Nelson Funeral Home, Yorkville. A visitation was held Tuesday, April 30 at Larson-Nelson Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Lou Mandle Memorial Fund, 508 Blaine St., Yorkville,...
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Rolland W. Rahn, 93, Geneseo, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Aspenwood Health Care Center, Silvis. A funeral service celebrating his life was held Saturday, April 27 at Concordia Lutheran Church, Geneseo. The Rev. Stephen Mueller officiated. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo. A visitation was held one hour prior to...
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The Black Hawk College's Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Team, coached by Donna Irvin and Drew Cotton, recently finished its regular season by winning the Zone 7, Region 5 Team Championship held this year at the East Campus. In 16 years of competition, this is the 10th time that BHC has brought home the championship.
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The Environmental Health Division of the Henry and Stark County HealthDepartments are calling attention to the fact that radon is thesecond-leading cause of lung cancer overall and the leading cause of lungcancer for non-smokers.
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At approximately 3:45 a.m. today Henry County Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call for a shooting at 504 S. 1st St., Alpha.
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Black Hawk College East Campus Livestock Judging Team recently took top honors in the junior college division at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest in Houston, Texas.
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a final rule that will make purchasing health coverage easier for consumers.
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Jerry R. Sisson, 63, of rural Geneseo, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, at his home. Cremation has been accorded and a private family memorial service will be held at Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services, at a later date. There will be no visitation.
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The Geneseo varsity baseball team went 3-0 this past week with narrow victories over Rock Falls and Sterling Newman.
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Agriculture Future of America welcomed 64 collegiate leaders to Kansas City, Mo., for the 2013 AFA Animal Institute, April 7-9.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced steps the public can take to test, fix and save a life from dangerous radon gas.
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Agriculture Future of America hosted 40 outstanding college men and women in Washington, D.C., March 17-20, for the AFA Policy Institute.
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