Kewanee News

In a recent Miss USA pageant, one contestant made an impact far outlasting the final curtain.

KEWANEE – A former Rock Falls resident working as a teacher at Kewanee High School is facing charges of sexually assaulting a student, Kewanee police said Tuesday.

A Kewanee High School teacher has been charged with having sexual contact with a student.

The first-ever Princeton Elks Children's Care Poker/Fun Run will be July 19. The sign-in and start/finish are at the Ye Olde Underground Inn, 219 S. Sixth St.

Four Kewanee residents have been charged in a recent burglary of the former Tiskilwa High School building.

Jennifer Reinbeck of Buda, a new insurance agent for Farmers Insurance Group, recently opened her office in Princeton at 105 S. Main St., Suite 1. “This is a perfect location for me being on Main Street,” she said.

A ride honoring one soldier designed to help honor hundreds more who went before.

LASALLE – A new conference came to life Monday morning with the naming of the Northern Illinois Big 12.

BISHOP HILL, Illinois - It's known as a small tribute for those who gave there lives in the line of duty.

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The Bureau Valley FFA livestock judging team has completed a successful year. The judging team opened the gate on the judging season placing second at the Geneseo FFA and Section 3 Livestock judging invitational held Feb.

Services will begin at 11 a.m. at Calvary Cemetery. It is suggested that gathering for the services begin no later than 10:45 a.m. The Rev.

KEWANEE – Alec Dorathy's slippers weren't ruby. They were black with an orange Nike swoosh on the sides, and tiny spikes on the bottom.

Effective immediately, Walter Link has been named president of BOMAG Americas, Inc.

Black Hawk College in Kewanee is one of several state universities and community colleges to receive nearly $350,000 in grant money to help recruit and retain future high school agriculture teachers.

Like so many other cities, the economy has not been kind to Kewanee, Illinois. More tha ten percent of the people who live there depend on the local food pantry for assistance.

The Knox County Landfill has secured a contract with an ethanol company that should generate revenue of about $200,000 a year.

All Chris Waca ever wanted was to become a head football coach. Kewanee High School has given him that chance.

OF THE JOURNAL STAR Posted Apr 27, 2009 @ 08:32 PM Last update Apr 27, 2009 @ 09:17 PM TOULON - An explosion apparently caused by a ruptured natural gas line leveled one wing of a large and well-known Toulon business early Monday, and a chemical release prompted temporary evacuation of some nearby homes, officials said.

The Princeton Tigers rained on the Kewanee Boilermakers Thursday. Then Mother Nature did.