Two dead in Hancock County ice fishing accident
A husband and wife are dead after what appears to be an ice fishing accident in Hancock County.
The sheriff's department said it was called to a farm pond near Durham at 3:44 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4.
Deputies arriving on the scene managed to pull the couple from the water within minutes.
The two were taken to Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, where they were pronounced dead Saturday night.
They've been identified as Sean Chaney, 52, and Dawn Chaney, 50. They lived near LaHarpe.
Dog rescued in Galesburg house fire
The Galesburg Fire Department rescued a dog during a house fire.
Firefighters responded to the1000 block of East Dayton Street on Saturday, Feb. 4. The fire had engulfed a detached garage and was spreading to the nearby home.
They searched the smoke-filled home, found the family’s dog, and passed him out of a window to police officers at the scene.
No injuries were reported in the fire, which was determined to be unintentional. Damage is estimated at $30,000.
Ag Mech show returns to WIU
The Western Illinois University Ag Mech Club’s Farm Expo will return this year. It was called off the past few years due to the pandemic.
It will be held Saturday, March 4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, March 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
This will be the club’s 51st expo. The university said it’s considered the largest student-run agricultural event in the country.
Admission and parking are free.
The expo will include displays of farm tractors and machinery, ag sales and service, and more.
It will also feature a variety of craft vendors and free children's activities, and WIU faculty and students will show displays of their research.
More details can be found on the Facebook page for the WIU Ag Mech Farm Expo.
Brick and mortar grant for Western Illinois Museum
Landmarks Illinois is awarding more than $25,000 in grants to preservation projects across the state.
Some of that funding is headed to the Western Illinois Museum in Macomb.
The $3,000 matching grant will be used to repoint the Old Macomb Motors building, which houses the museum.
The funding comes through Landmarks Illinois’ Preservation Heritage Fund grants, which the group said “are intended to provide monetary assistance to significant structures or sites in Illinois that are under threat of demolition, in imminent deterioration, in need of stabilization, in need of structural or reuse evaluation or need to be evaluated for landmark eligibility.”
Landmarks Illinois is a membership-based, historic preservation nonprofit organization.
5-star rating for Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital in Carthage has been recognized as a 5-star hospital for patient satisfaction for the third year in a row.
The federal recognition from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services puts Memorial Hospital in the top 8% of hospitals nationwide for patient satisfaction.
About 260 hospitals across the country received a 5-star rating this year.
The ratings are based on consumer assessments of hospitals collected in 2021.
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