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Leathernecks baseball team holds annual Lead Off Dinner
Bradley Piros, Sports Editor
January 17, 2020 • No Comments
MACOMB, Ill. – On Jan. 25 the Western Illinois University baseball team will host the eighth annual Lead Off Dinner at The Forum. The building can be found at 124 N. Lafayette St. in Macomb. This will be first-year head coach Andy Pascoe’s first formal event with the team. This annual preseason...
Burlington man arrested in connection with string of burglaries
Devon Greene, editor-in-chief
January 17, 2020 • No Comments
The McDonough County Sheriff's Department arrested a man who allegedly burglarized multiple locations in McDonough and Warren Counties. According to the McDonough County Sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a 21654 East 200th St. building in the Blandinsville Township...
24th annual Macomb MLK march and service set for Monday
Devon Greene, News reporter
January 17, 2020 • No Comments
MACOMB, Ill. (NEWS3) — Local leaders will gather Monday as the Mount Calvary Church of God in Christ hosts its 24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrations in Macomb. The day kicks off with a march at 9:30 a.m. from the eastside of the McDonough County Courthouse to Mt. Calvary Church of God...
WIU Food Pantry set to reopen for spring semester
Devon Greene, editor-in-chief
January 15, 2020 • No Comments
The Western Illinois University food pantry has released its hours for the 2020 Spring semester. The pantry will be open from noon - 5 p.m. on Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Food pantry operators Casey Hendrickson and Brytanny Ramos are also looking for volunteers to help staff the pantry....
Interim President Martin Abraham addresses the future of WIU
Bradley Piros, Sports Editor
January 15, 2020 • No Comments
Western Illinois University Interim President Martin Abraham met in the University Union Grand Ballroom to address the current state as well as the future of the university on Monday afternoon. The event was live streamed on Facebook for those unable to make it and the video remains on the university’s...
Western takes leaps with new scholarships for incoming freshmen
Tea Wheat, Courier Staff
December 6, 2019 • No Comments
This year, Western Illinois University has introduced many new scholarships for incoming freshmen for the 2020-21 school year. As many know, scholarships are often a deciding factor in where students choose to go to college. Money is often a huge deciding factor in the college education process, and...
Alex Staab, Courier Staff
January 17, 2020 • No Comments
Perhaps a revenge game is on the horizon, as the Golden Eagles of Oral Roberts University (7-10, 2-2) will make the trip to Western Hall on Saturday afternoon to take on the Western Illinois Leathernecks (9-9,...
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Evan Williamson, Courier Staff
December 2, 2019 • No Comments
I’m going to admit that this article is hard for me to write because it’s my final one. What started out as an opportunity from Baylee Cochran (Brynteson) before the 2018 Spring semester continued on as a favor to her...
An iconic decade of Taylor Swift
December 2, 2019
When Taylor Swift started her music career, she was a 10 year old who loved to sing karaoke at local businesses. At age 11, Swift sang the national...