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A Horror Movie Set In Galesburg?
By Eleanor Sevigny Published October 5, 2023 in The Burg On Saturday, October 14 at 7 p.m. The Orpheum Theatre (57 South Kellogg Street)...
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Half-A-Hundred: That’s a Lot
By Max Utsler They call it the Knoxville & Gilson High Schools Half-A-Hundred Club. Or, as one guy said when he greeted me after I...
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Take me back!
By Christy Riggs Published August 31, 2023 in The Burg Admit it - most of us miss being a kid to some degree at least, right? You’ve...
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Florida in April
By Susan Van Arsdale Published May 25 in The Burg I questioned our decision to go to Florida in April, but it turned out to be the...
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Gearing up for Baseball Season
By Susan Van Arsdale Published in The Burg Have you been following your baseball team through spring training? Now it is time to start...
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2023 Local Election Results
Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 * Courtney Rodriguez 2,208 (38 percent) * Jake Taylor 1,871 (32 percent) Tianna Cervantez...
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Weather Update and Closures
Severe Storms are expected in Knox County starting at 1 p.m. The storms pose a Level 4 risk (widespread severe storms, wind gusts up to...
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Q and A with Amy Daves-Miller
By Jeff Holt Published March 9, 2023 in The Burg Growing up in Galesburg, everybody knew her as Amy Daves. But it's amazing how an...
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Make it count!
By Christy Riggs Published January 19, 2023 in The Burg 2023! A new year. A fresh start. For most, a new year is synonymous with “new...
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Next Print Edition of The Burg
The Burg weekly newspaper will not be published December 29. We will be on vacation. We will publish again on January 4. Have a safe and...
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Christmastime is Here
By Christy Riggs Published December 22, 2022 in The Burg Christmas ~ It’s the most magical, wonderful time of year. What comes to mind...
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Christmas Books
Published December 22, 2022 in The Burg Christmas books are like Hallmark movies. You must start them in October to finish everything you...
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What does Christmas mean to you?
Published December 22, 2022 in The Burg As famously stated in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, “maybe Christmas,” he thought,...
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What does Christmas mean to you?
The Burg asked students at Costa Catholic Academy, what does Christmas mean to you? We received a variety of answers from grades...
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Remembering 17 Years of Railroad Days
By Dennis Clark Published December 1, 2022 in The Burg I remember as if it was yesterday sitting in the Railroad Days Council meeting...
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Making My Own Amazing Race
By Susan Van Arsdale Published in The Burg November 24, 2022 One of my dreams has always been to be on “The Amazing Race.” We even...
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New Knoxville Police Officer
By Jeff Holt The Burg Published in The Knoxville Bulletin November 4, 2022 Bailey Carothers was sworn in as a Knoxville Police Officer...
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November Election
By Ron Jensen Published October 27, 2022 in The Burg State Rep. Mike Halpin likely wishes election day would be as effortless as last...
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Fright night anyone?
By Christy Riggs “Trick-o-Treat, smell my feet, gimme something good to eat” (or watch). Halloween is filled with costumes, candy,...
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Remembering Roger Sander
By Jeff Holt Published October 20, 2022 in The Burg Last week, I went to the funeral of former Monmouth College baseball coach Roger...
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