Geneseo’s Harvest Fest weekend features student band and choir performances, the Maple Leaf Classic, raffles, a silent auction, food and family activities.
Kingswood Geneseo Church’s Ignite program begins Oct. 7, offering Wednesday afternoon programming for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Kingswood Church will host a garage sale and silent auction Oct. 2–3 to benefit Operation Christmas Child, supporting its annual shoebox gift ministry.
The Geneseo Chamber of Commerce will host an Oct. 15 Lunch & Learn introducing local business leaders to practical EOS tools for setting priorities, aligning teams and improving execution.
Geneseo Rotary will join a regional World Polio Day walk Oct. 24, helping the Quad Cities raise $10,000 to support global polio eradication efforts.
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Geneseo’s Harvest Fest weekend features student band and choir performances, the Maple Leaf Classic, raffles, a silent auction, food and family activities.
Kingswood Geneseo Church’s Ignite program begins Oct. 7, offering Wednesday afternoon programming for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Kingswood Church will host a garage sale and silent auction Oct. 2–3 to benefit Operation Christmas Child, supporting its annual shoebox gift ministry.
The Geneseo Chamber of Commerce will host an Oct. 15 Lunch & Learn introducing local business leaders to practical EOS tools for setting priorities, aligning teams and improving execution.
Geneseo Rotary will join a regional World Polio Day walk Oct. 24, helping the Quad Cities raise $10,000 to support global polio eradication efforts.
Richmond Hill Players has received the Illinois Theatre Association’s 2026 Award of Excellence in Community Theatre, recognizing its contributions to theatre in Illinois.
Geneseo Middle School softball closed its first state tournament appearance with a fourth-place finish
Geneseo finished tied for the top spot at an eight-team tournament Sept. 19, matching McHenry with 10 wins apiece.
Geneseo senior Claire DeGrave shot a 78 to tie for seventh individually at the Macomb Invitational
The Geneseo boys golf team finished 26th in a 30-team field at the two-day Pekin Dragon Invite
Geneseo Middle School softball made its first appearance at the state tournament a winning one Friday,
Geneseo dropped its second consecutive Western Big 6 game Friday night, falling to United Township 38-28 at Soule Bowl
Doubles play carried the Geneseo girls tennis team to a pair of victories Thursday, as the Maple Leafs defeated Ottawa 4-1 and LaSalle-Peru 3-2 to improve to 7-1 on the season.
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Farm & Field
Harvest season is almost here. Before long, there will be more tractors, combines, grain carts, wagons, and semis traveling the roads throughout Henry County.
Mike Zuzolo, President & Founder of Global Commodity Analytics & Consulting LLC, will be the featured speaker on Thursday, September 10 at 6:15 p.m.
Creative Currents
Karen Vroman is shown with some of her watercolor art work, “Quilts and Watercolor,” that is featured this month at RutabagA Studio & Gallery at 108 North State St. in downtown Geneseo.
Geneseo’s Richmond Hill Players continue the 2026 season with “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” a comedy by Steve Martin.
Karen Stewart Casper, Milan, is shown by her art work which is featured for the month of August in the window of RutabagA Art Gallery at 108 North State St. in downtown Geneseo.
Hidden Headlines
ummertime brings longer hours of daylight allowing more time for outdoor activities. The citizens of Geneseo have always enjoyed taking advantage of these longer daylight hours to take part in activities outside of their homes. They would attend or take part in parades, circuses, baseball, softball, summer fairs and local festivals.
Have you ever wondered what the history was behind the little building at the corner of South State Street and North Street here in Geneseo.
Horn graduated from Geneseo Township High School in 1936 and enlisted for services on March 13, 1940. He went to serve our country after working a short time at the Midland Coal Mine near Atkinson, Illinois.
