The Register-Mail

3 days ago | galesburg.com | Mike Kramer

K.C. Hill, 86, has worked for the same railroad company for almost 68 years. He started as a fireman and now works as a full-time engineer for BNSF Railway. Hill enjoys the variety of his work and the ability to support his family. He has witnessed significant changes in the railroad industry, including the transition from steam engines to diesel and jet trains, and smaller crew sizes. In 1957, Dwight D.

5 days ago | galesburg.com | Kathi E. Edwards

Address: 225 E. First St., MaquonProperty description: Built in 1908, this four-bedroom, two-bathroom farmhouse with 2,816 square feet of living space is on 4.5 acres of land. The kitchen and bathrooms have been updated. The home has triple pane windows, central air conditioning, hardwood floors and quality woodwork, vaulted ceilings, ceiling fans, a main floor laundry, a living room addition in 2011 with a woodburning fireplace and exposed brick wall, and an unfinished walkup attic.

6 days ago | galesburg.com | Greta Cross

What do Rogue, Crown, Fanny and Mighty all have in common? They are all baby names rejected by New Zealand's federal government last year. New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs recently published a full list of names (40, to be exact) that were requested and rejected in 2024. The majority resemble a title or rank, such as King, which was requested and denied 11 times. Prince and Princess were also requested, in addition to alternative spellings like Pryncess and Prynce.

6 days ago | galesburg.com | Hannah Hudnall

The 133 cardinal electors inside the Sistine Chapel chose Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the successor to Pope Francis today after the second day of the conclave. Prevost is the first American to ever be elected pope. Here's what we know. Who is Cardinal Robert Prevost? Prevost, 69, was born and studied in Chicago, receiving a degree in Theology at the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago.

6 days ago | galesburg.com | Saman Shafiq

Over 10,000 people in North Carolina were without power earlier this week due to an unlikely suspect: a snake, according to reports. North Carolina's Durham area faced a power outage that lasted several hours around 11 p.m. May 5 with a Duke Energy spokesperson telling local media outlets WBTV , WSOC-TV, and WNCN that it may have actually been caused by a snake.