Nielson Elementary News Today

Aline Shotts, Galesburg's first female Aldermen and a fierce advocate for children and the elderly died last weekend. Shotts was 96 years old when she passed away Saturday in her Galesburg home surrounded by loved ones. She served on the Galesburg City Council from 1979 to 1982, representing the 7th Ward, the first woman to be seated on the council. Her legacy also includes being a founder of the OAKS Senior Center and serving four different terms as its president. The Farnham Street Bridge...

The shelter says the current building is cramped, crumbling and can't accommodate families. Leaders say the new space will be roughly four times larger.

The District 205 School Board has received two bids for Nielson Elementary School. What should they do?

The District 205 school board decided in a 4-3 vote Monday evening to reject local developer Rob Benedict’s bid of $1 for the Nielson School.

GALESBURG — King Elementary school will close Friday for just over two weeks. This news comes after the elementary school has reached five positive COVID-19 cases, constituting an outbreak of the coronavirus. Students will be out of class until Monday, May 10.  Students still finished the school day Thursday at King, but will not return Friday. This marks the second building in District 205 to be closed, following the closure of Galesburg High School Monday due to an outbreak of COVID-19. ...

April 16, 2021 Students at Galesburg High School and GHS North will be learning remotely for the rest of the month of April. In a letter from Superintendent Dr. John Asplund Friday, he notes that the decision was not made lightly and was made with the cooperation of the Knox County Health Department. Beginning on Monday, April 19, students and staff will move to remote learning that will last until Sunday, May 2. On Monday, May 3, students will return to in-person learning. Asplund says tha...