Geneseo Girls Tennis is collecting new or gently used blankets for The Third Place QC through its Love All Blanket Drive, with donations accepted at the Oct. 6 home meet.
Five Geneseo cross country and track coaches teamed up to win the Quad Cities Marathon five-person relay, finishing first overall and first in the Open Coed division
The Henry County Historical Museum in Bishop Hill could close without new board members. Learn what the role involves and how residents can help preserve local history.
Geneseo’s latest capital improvement plan lays out tens of millions of dollars in potential infrastructure, equipment and facility investments through 2031, with the largest projects centered on the city’s water and wastewater systems.
Geneseo’s 10-year-old Callen Moe threw the ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field on Sept. 13 after being selected by his GLASA track team.
Jimmy John’s and Dunkin’ are planned for the former Hardee’s location in Geneseo. The property sale is expected to close this week.
A proposed update to Geneseo’s personal transportation ordinance would raise age requirements for electric scooters, prohibit them from sidewalks, and establish new rules for e-bikes and other electric devices.
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Geneseo Girls Tennis is collecting new or gently used blankets for The Third Place QC through its Love All Blanket Drive, with donations accepted at the Oct. 6 home meet.
Five Geneseo cross country and track coaches teamed up to win the Quad Cities Marathon five-person relay, finishing first overall and first in the Open Coed division
The Henry County Historical Museum in Bishop Hill could close without new board members. Learn what the role involves and how residents can help preserve local history.
Geneseo’s latest capital improvement plan lays out tens of millions of dollars in potential infrastructure, equipment and facility investments through 2031, with the largest projects centered on the city’s water and wastewater systems.
Geneseo’s 10-year-old Callen Moe threw the ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field on Sept. 13 after being selected by his GLASA track team.
Jimmy John’s and Dunkin’ are planned for the former Hardee’s location in Geneseo. The property sale is expected to close this week.
A proposed update to Geneseo’s personal transportation ordinance would raise age requirements for electric scooters, prohibit them from sidewalks, and establish new rules for e-bikes and other electric devices.
Henry County farms produce more than $500 million in agricultural products, but much of the food sold locally comes from elsewhere. Here’s why.
Early voting is underway in Henry County for the Nov. 3, 2026 midterm election. Find key dates for early voting, vote-by-mail applications, voter registration, and Election Day.
The Geneseo boys soccer team dropped a close Western Big 6 Conference match at the soccer pitch Monday, falling to Quincy 2-1.
All Geneseo did to Galesburg was score on its first 9 possessions! Eight touchdowns and a field goal. The last TD created a running mercy clock early in the fourth quarter of the Leafs’ 58-23 win.
The Geneseo boys soccer team picked up a 7-2 victory over Pekin on Saturday, improving to 7-6 on the season.
The Geneseo boys golf team finished seventh Saturday at the 55th annual Sterling Invitational at Emerald Hill Golf Course, posting a team score of 362.
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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
Richmond Hill Players opens Donald Margulies’ drama Collected Stories Oct. 1 at the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre in Geneseo.
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.
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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.
