On Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 6:00 pm, the Geneseo-Atkinson Girl Scout Service Unit 886 and the City of Geneseo will be celebrating the Girl Scout Gold Award achievement of Hannah McGee.

The Geneseo Kiwanis Club recently gave the annual Clarence Henson Award and the Annual Tony Simon Scholarship to GHS students.

 Geneseo High School’s Class of 2026 kept the Graduate Parade tradition alive as many of this year’s graduates were in vehicles, of all types and makes, that lined up in the parking lot at Fareway Grocery.

On Tuesday, May 19th, the Ted McAvoy Career and Technology Center was dedicated.

Geneseo, Illinois — Approximately 30 employees from Wyffels Hybrids put on work boots and picked up shovels on Friday, May 8, volunteering their time to help beautify local parks in Geneseo as part of the company’s 80th anniversary celebration.

Showplace Cabinetry recently named Chicago Street Decorating Center a 2025 Ruby-level “President’s Club Award” winner for exceptional cabinetry sales, placing them among the top Showplace dealers nationwide. 

The recent Celebrity Dinner hosted by Hammond-Henry Hospital Foundation Committee was a “real circus” that combined entertainment and dinner and raised more than $56,000.

On this episode of Geneseo Now!, we talk to Kathleen VanDeRostyne of the Hammond-Henry Hospital Auxiliary.

Becker’s Hospital Review has compiled a list of the hospitals patients would highly recommend

Again, this summer the Geneseo Historical Museum is hosting Stepping Through History – “Legends and Landmarks” walking tours.  

  Twenty-three Geneseo High School students qualified for the Illinois State Library’s Read for a Lifetime program.  The group gathered recently to celebrate their achievements. 

For some time, Tol Cherry has been the keeper of the official Civil War discharge papers belonging to his great-great grandfather, the late Lawrence Samuel Cherry.

On Tuesday, Geneseo Middle School Constitution essay winners presented their essays at Rotary. The winners are first place Lily Putnam, second place Sofia Deibold, and third place Delia Bellegamba.

This year, over $400,000 in scholarships were awarded. Congratulations to all GHS scholarship recipients and their parents.

The program is from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in the Geneseo Community Center Activity Room, 541 East North St., Geneseo.  Temple will present the program on “Infusions.”  Cost of the lunch is $12, payable at the door on May 28.  

Geneseo, IL — The Geneseo Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for Army of the Kind Thrift Store on Friday, May 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM at 1000 W Main St, Geneseo.

   That first hopeful thought of Crawford’s soon took root and conversations with friends, library patrons, family, and fellow library directors led to something more concrete.  An architect was consulted, plans were drawn, and little by little, the vision began to take shape.

  It’s a tradition for Geneseo High School students to gather in City Park before going to their school prom.  This year was no exception, and even though the sunny skies disappeared, the park became a rainbow of color Saturday afternoon when students.

Dr. Adam Kuban, professor in Ball State University’s School of Journalism and Strategic Communication, has been named Teacher of the Year by the Scripps Howard Fund as part of the 73rd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards.

Thursday’s cool temperatures did not keep area residents from gathering in Geneseo City Park to observe the Mayor’s Prayer Service in observance of the National Day of Prayer. 

The Geneseo Quilt Guild will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, at Concordia Lutheran Church.