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Due to the winter storm affecting the region, the Western Illinois University-Macomb and -Quad Cities campuses will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 2. Classes in all formats and all regularly scheduled events, including COVID-19 testing, are canceled. An announcement regarding Thursday, Feb. 3 classes/activities will be announced tomorrow (Feb. 2).

Six students, who will complete their degree requirements in Fall 2021, have received the highest recognition from their colleges for their overall academic excellence by being named a College Scholar.

A curiosity about the history of automobile dealers in western Illinois, and visits to search through the Western Illinois University Archives, has turned into a unique story of a Macomb man finding members of his biological family in the process.

/ Macomb, IL – The start of construction is still months away, but Western Illinois University nonetheless broke ground on Tuesday, April 26 for its Performing Arts Center. President Al Goldfarb, who received a standing ovation before he spoke during the ceremony, said its taken a long time for the project to reach this point. "Ive seen drawings that go back to the 1970s. So it is amazing how long this project has taken," Goldfarb said. Goldfarb thanked former WIU administrator Tate L...

The McDonough County Voice George O. Baughman, 82 of Lewistown, passed away at 9:10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Graham Hospital. He was born on July 14, 1938 in Fulton County to Herbert and Neva (Smith) Baughman. George was preceded in death by his parents and several aunts and uncles. Surviving is his cousin and caregiver, Kathryn (Dennis) Turner of Lewistown and several other cousins. George earned a bachelor of science degree in 1960, and a master of science degree in 1967. He wen...