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Western Illinois University stands out for having one of the few academic diving programs in the nation offering a minor in scuba diving. The program currently has 30 students from across the world.
South Buffalo Township officials have added a familiar face to their police department and raised hourly pay for public safety. Christopher Kovacs, 33, of Penn Township was unanimously hired as a full-time patrolman Monday night. He was selected out of a dozen candidates and four finalists. Supervisor Paul Bergad administered
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A Freeport man was convicted of multiple criminal charges relating to an incident in which he threatened two women with a gun in 2019. Michael Rivera, 30, of Freeport, was convicted last week for carrying a firearm without a license — a third degree felony — and five misdemeanors, including counts of terroristic threats, simple assault by physical menace and harassment, according to a press release from Armstrong County District Attorney Katie Charlton. During an investig...