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WIRC/courtesy photoThe pantry at 133 W. Jackson St. in downtown Macomb has already been busy in recent months. -
Courtesy photoJulie Humes is a flight nurse with Air Evac Lifeteam Base 144, which is based in Macomb. She has been named one of the American Ambulance Association’s Stars of Life, one of 32 EMS professionals nationwide honored this year.
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A Knox County woman convicted of poisoning her longtime boyfriend with eye drops and then hiding his body in a storage unit filed a motion saying she wants new legal representation as her sentencing hearing approaches. -
The facility would be built on the Macomb High School campus. -
In a release, Sheriff Nick Petitgout said the state Appellate Prosecutors Office investigated the case and made the final call. -
Chief Jeff Hamer will retire in mid-December. Lt. Todd Tedrow will serve as interim chief. -
Tim Farquer, 53, faces felony charges of official misconduct and two misdemeanor charges for compiling a spreadsheet of information about students who contracted hand, foot, and mouth disease earlier this school year. -
The concern is taking care of the millions of dollars of improvements to the public square. -
The arts collective includes 11 organizations, and they're looking to expand. -
No Kings protests were also held in Burlington, Fort Madison, Keokuk, and Galesburg on Saturday. -
Blaze Burford, president of AFSCME Local 1274, said the same issues are plaguing the prison as last year. They don’t have enough staff, disciplinary policies are not consistently enforced, and drugs continue to circulate. -
Kristi Mindrup is the 13th president in WIU’s 126-year history.
