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Monmouth Mayor Rod Davies and City Administrator Lew Steinbrecher join Galesburg's Morning News with an update on Wednesday's (June 17) storm damage, ongoing power restoration, and the city's recovery efforts. Topics covered in this interview: The overall scope of storm damage across Monmouth, including downed trees, power lines, and roof damage to city hall Significant property damage on the east side of the downtown square, including Maude Specklebelly's and the old Whitman Law Office Power outage numbers — more than 6,000 Ameren customers at peak, with roughly 3,400 still without power City debris cleanup plans for residential areas over the coming week Outreach to state and federal officials and a meeting with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for possible disaster assistance The train derailment near Ormonde and its impact on the response effort How residents can help, including donations to the local food pantry   🎧 Subscribe to Galesburg's Morning News on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.