The 2026 GHS Homecoming festivities will include a 60th anniversary celebration for the Maplettes, the high school dance team.

A look at operating, planned and proposed data centers near Henry County, including facilities in Davenport, Bettendorf, Muscatine, Clinton and Rock Island County, and the documented local concerns surrounding their development.

Game Bois is planning a move to the former Rexall building in Geneseo. The local video game store’s relocation marks a new chapter for the business and the longtime commercial property.

Barry Pearson’s journey began in Geneseo and carried him to Northwestern, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs and one of the most iconic plays in NFL history. Remembering the remarkable life and career of a Geneseo football standout.

Geneseo City Council will hear a future sports complex development concept Tuesday while considering a $924,598 Ford Road sewer contract, future development infrastructure and a deputy police chief appointment.

Henry County has begun gathering information on data centers during its one-year moratorium, with the issue expected to return to the Planning and Development Committee in October.

The Antique Engine & Tractor Association’s 65th Annual Working Farm Show returns to Geneseo Sept. 18–20, featuring antique tractors, working farm demonstrations, train rides, a sawmill and more. This year’s show highlights Massey-Harris and Massey-Ferguson tractors and implements.

Geneseo’s retail activity tells a story bigger than its population. A closer look at sales, consumer spending and retail performance reveals Geneseo’s role as a regional shopping and service hub.

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office will end its Flock Safety camera program Aug. 31, 2026, discontinuing eight license plate reader cameras used throughout the county since 2024.

Experimental Aircraft Association members celebrated with a picnic when they presented two scholarships to local students. 

Geneseo’s Oliver Wells captured a national championship in the 50cc PeeWee 4-5 class at the NRA XC Amateur National Championship in Attica, Indiana, after qualifying earlier this year in Colona.

After Tyson’s Joslin plant closure displaced approximately 2,500 workers, The Geneseo Current examines how far workers may need to travel to find comparable manufacturing and food-processing jobs — and what employment options remain closer to home.

Geneseo Communications’ board has approved a proposed merger with Indiana-based Joink, LLC, following a search for potential buyers. The deal remains subject to shareholder approval.

A Community Job Fair will connect job seekers with local employers Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 3:30–5:30 p.m. at Hammond-Henry Hospital in Geneseo. Organized with the Geneseo Chamber of Commerce following the Tyson Joslin plant closure, the free event is open to the public.

Geneseo’s school property tax rate falls near the middle of comparable Illinois districts. A closer look at tax rates, property wealth and state funding shows why comparing school taxes requires more than one number.

The Tyson Foods Joslin plant closure is reshaping the cattle market across western Illinois and eastern Iowa, leaving area producers facing longer hauls, higher costs, fewer local buyers and uncertainty over cattle prices.

Geneseo graduate Kayden Etter discusses his debut novel, Ink & Saltwater, a historical fiction story set aboard the Titanic that explores identity, belonging and the lives often left out of the historical record.

Hanford Insurance has been named a 2026 Best Practices Agency, placing the Geneseo-based independent insurance agency among 300 top-performing agencies nationwide.

  Linda Miller is the Volunteer of the Month at the Geneseo-Atkinson Food Pantry.  She has been a volunteer at the food pantry for one year, where she assists in the foods room and sorts donations in the clothing room.

Tyson Foods has closed its Joslin beef processing plant, affecting more than 2,500 workers. Here’s what is known about the closure, Tyson’s restructuring and employment resources available to displaced workers.

The recent Annual Breast Cancer Awareness event, hosted by the Sugar Maple Ladies Golf League and held at Sugar Maple Golf Club, Geneseo, raised a total of $2,780 which was donated to the Trinity Cancer Center Expansion Fund.