Traffic on I-74 and IL 82 through Andover and Lynn Center has returned to normal, the Henry County Sheriff's Department reports.
Drivers are asked to avoid using I-74 or IL 81 through the Andover and Lynn Center area this morning, Friday, Oct. 14, according to a press release from the Henry County Sheriff's Department. Motorists should use Route 150, Osco Road, Route 6 or Route 17 to go through the area, the press release said.
Four Galva men and a lady were at the right place at the right time, saving a man’s life Saturday afternoon. Sadly, the man lost his home to fire, though.
A Galva family is without a home following a fire that claimed their residence on Saturday night. Two next-door neighbors' residences were also damaged.
A body found two weeks ago in a field in Knoxville has been identified as that of a Wataga man.
Dustin E. Hengl, 35, was identified through DNA evidence obtained in an autopsy, according to a news release July 27 by the Knox County Sheriff’s Department.
The George Mille Saw Mill caught fire early Thursday morning, June 30, in rural Galva. Fire departments on the scene included Cambridge, Galva, Osco and Andover, Bishop Hill, Kewanee and Atkinson.
A Galva Police officer was terminated after being hired full-time just last week, after he was charged with three class A felonies and five misdemeanders in an incident in Kewanee on Sunday morning.
An early morning fire perhaps totally destroyed a vacant house in Galva this morning.
Galva, Bishop Hill and LaFayette firemen were called to a house owned by J.T. and Melissa Kelly at 504 SW 3rd Ave. about 2:30 a.m. today. The rear of the house was totally engulfed in flames, according to Galva Fire Chief Denny Tarleton.
The Knox County Sheriff’s Department is looking for information regarding a “suspicious” fire at an abandoned Victoria home early Friday, Feb. 25.
An investigation continues into the death of a four month old Galva boy, according to Galva Police Chief Jerry Clark on Tuesday.
An open house-shower was held Saturday in the side room at Genisio’s Bar in Woodhull for Barb and Tex Lutrell, whose house, its contents and two vehicles were destroyed by a Jan. 6 fire.
A ROWVA District 208 school bus was involved in a two-vehicle accident in Wataga early Wednesday, Jan. 19, sending one student to the hospital.
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Terry Cooper of Kewanee has announced he is an independent candidate for Henry County Sheriff in the November election. He will face current Henry County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Jim Padilla, of Kewanee, who is the Republican candidate for the office, and Annawan Police Chief Tim Wise, the Democratic candidate.
A federal grand jury two weeks ago returned an indictment that charges four Henry County men with conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess methamphetamine.
A Princeville man wearing only his underwear was arrested Friday morning after jumping on vehicles near the Lake Calhoun Golf Course, according to police.
Bob Daum rarely sleeps. Catnaps are the norm. “I sleep two or three hours a day, and that’s it,” he said Thursday. It’s one of the traumas of being a gunshot victim.
Ameren Illinois has issued a warning that con artists are attempting to defraud customers and may be attempting to steal identities.
The Galva News has been advised of two scams which are being attempted against area residents.
The Galva Fire Department was called to a fire in a machine shed May 5 about 3:40 p.m. The shed was located on 300N east of 2350E.
