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WIU facilities management discusses building closure plans
By Jaycie Doerr, News3 Assistant Executive Produce & WC Editor-in-Chief
MACOMB, IL (NEWS3 & WC) - Last fall, Western Illinois University (WIU) broke ground on...
WIU emergency alert system relies on student resident assistants
By Jaycie Doerr, News3 Assistant Executive Producer & WC Editor-in-Chief
MACOMB, IL (NEWS3 & WC) - Western Illinois University (WIU) uses an emergency alert system...
Darcie Shinberger is retiring after 30 years of good work and building relations at...
Laia Meseguer CorbatĂłn, WC Reporter
MACOMB, IL – Darcie Shinberger is retiring from her job as Assistant Vice President for Communications, Marketing, and Media Relations...
UPDATE | Woman arrested, charged with fatal stabbing in Macomb
By Jaycie Doerr, WC Editor-in-Chief & NEWS3 Assistant Executive Producer
MACOMB, Illinois (WESTERN COURIER/NEWS3) - Police have arrested and charged Portia Garrison, 28, with the...
Go West tracking app to be updated
By Jaycie Doerr and Gracie Hobrock, WC Reporters
MACOMB, Illinois (Western Courier) — Since 1999, more than 28 million people have stepped onto Go West Transit...
WC | Sports
NFL Tag Deadline Updates
By Nick Grunewald, WC Reporter
MACOMB, IL (WC) - The franchise tag deadline has come and gone. It presented one last opportunity for teams to...
Derek Carr Heads to the Bayou
By Nick Grunewald, WC Reporter
LAS VEGAS, NV (WC) -Former Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has agreed to a 4yr/$150M deal with the New...
LeBron, Lakers Can’t Catch a Break
By Nick Grunewald, WC Reporter
LOS ANGLES, CA (WC) - After months of constant drama and distractions, things finally started clicking for LeBron James and...
Blockbuster Deadline Deal Sends KD to the Valley
By: Nick Grunewald
The Phoenix Suns have agreed to a blockbuster deal acquiring Kevin Durant and T.J. Warren from the Brooklyn Nets in a four-team...
The Chiefs Dynasty Remains Strong
By: Nick Grunewald
Patrick Mahomes has cemented himself in NFL history. At just 27 years old, his gold jacket is already being tailored for canton....
WC | Opinions
Communicating on campus: How WIU bureaucracy fails
By Jaycie Doerr, WC Editor-in-Chief
MACOMB, IL (WC) - Western Illinois University uses an emergency alert system to communicate with students during crisis situations. This...
Pentagon Pays for Service Member’s Access to Abortions
By Jaycie Doerr, Editor-in-Chief
In light of the atrocious news of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many different states have reacted differently to the...
Abortion Bans: A Constitutional Issue
By Jaycie Doerr, WC Opinions Editor
No one thought after Row v. Wade in the 1970s that the right to women’s healthcare would be questioned....