Cars will cruise Main Street

Safford Peacock, an emeritus trustee of Monmouth College, was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service in June in Washington, D.C. The award is the second-highest given by the Secretary of Defense to a private citizen.

My brother-in-law left a message on my cell phone the other day: 'Brett Favre is a Jet? Are you going to be rooting for the Green Bay Packers or the New York Jets?'

Knox College will once again look to 'drop the hammer' on opponents but have a unique opportunity. The 2008 Prairie Fire will be the first team to play its games in the newly renovated Knosher Bowl.

Local golf pro managers were recently asked one question: Who do you feel is the most underrated golfer in the Knox County area and why?

The first day of the tournament was played at Lake Bracken and the second of the tourney was at Soangetaha Country Club.

'Playing here is starting the foundation of your dreams.' That's what Galesburg Junior Football League President Steve Hawkins told 117 Galesburg kids last week.

I'm going way back on this one to the very first concert I had ever seen!  It was 30 years ago and I was a rockin' 15 years old. My older brother, Ron, attended Knox College at the time and he invited me to go see the rock group 'Head-East.'

Sometimes when I am on the road traveling a long distance, I will connect with a fellow traveler who is going the same speed as I am on the interstate.

When Ashley Yeast (Sciota, Ill./West Prairie) walked off the court after her last basketball game as a member of the Monmouth College women's basketball team, little did she know she would still be competing six months later.

Carl Sandburg College volleyball head coach Todd Winkler has announced the 2008 volleyball recruiting class.