Monmouth NewsLocal news for Monmouth, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Monmouth hosting blues innovators at festival- August 14, 2008 Some of the most "innovative blues performers in the nation" will descend on the Rivoli Theatre stage for the second annual MonmnouthBlues.com blues festival on Saturday, Oct.http://www.topix.net/city/monmouth-il/2008/08/monmouth-hosting-blues-innovators-at-festiva... What a Week for Monmouth College Theatre Alums!- August 11, 2008 First there was a delightful article by Barry McNamara on alum Jeff Day, who has just completed an MFA in theatre at Western Illinois University and is heading off to Texas Tech Univeristy to start on his PHD. You can follow up with alum Matt Fotis (MFA in Playwritng from Illinois State University) who will be beginning his PhD at the University of Kansas this fall. You can then run up Hwy 67 to Rock Island where alum Melissa Anderson Clark has been appearing in a production of Stephen...http://www.topix.net/city/monmouth-il/2008/08/what-a-week-for-monmouth-college-theatre-alu... January 1 & 8, 1920- August 10, 2008 LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Mrs. W.C.Regan and sons, Jack and Clifton, have been spending the holiday season with relatives and old friends at Elmwood and Streator, Ill.http://www.topix.net/city/monmouth-il/2008/08/january-1-8-1920?fromrss=1 Guardsman with fractured skull remains critical- August 8, 2008 A National Guardsman who fell off a pickup truck Saturday at the Galesburg Readiness Center remained in critical condition with a fractured skull Monday.http://www.topix.net/city/monmouth-il/2008/08/guardsman-with-fractured-skull-remains-criti... Monmouth council signs off on new police station- August 6, 2008 After nearly three years of discussion, the Monmouth City Council approved a new $1.5 million police station with a 6-0 vote this week.http://www.topix.net/city/monmouth-il/2008/08/monmouth-council-signs-off-on-new-police-sta... Job numbers in the morning- August 4, 2008 It's getting late as I post this, so I'm not going to do an in-depth post tonight.http://www.topix.net/city/monmouth-il/2008/08/job-numbers-in-the-morning?fromrss=1 Monmouth among list of 'Best 368 Colleges'- August 2, 2008 Monmouth College is among the area schools chosen recently for the Princeton Review's 2009 edition of "The Best 368 Colleges." Only 15 percent of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada are ...http://www.topix.net/city/monmouth-il/2008/08/monmouth-among-list-of-best-368-colleges?fro... |