Salute To Service

Saluting Active Service Members, Thank you!

Salute to Service Air Force Academy Cadet Ethan Augustin

United States Air Force Academy officer cadet Ethan Augustin graduated from Highland High School in 2020.  After receiving nominations from U.S. Representative John Shimkus and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, he reported to the Colorado Springs, CO,...

Salute to Service SFPD Hunter & Alexis Neer

Today’s Salute to Service is to Hunter and Alexis Neer with the Smithboro Fire Protection district.  Hunter Neer currently serves as a firefighter since June of 2020 prior to this he joined as a...

Salute to Service GFPD Volunteer Robbie Neer

Today’s Salute to Service is the first time we’ll salute a local volunteer fire fighter.  Greenville Fire Protection District Volunteer Robbie Neer. Neer has been a volunteer for 25 years, 17 of those with Greenville,...

Today’s Salute to Service Corporal Brandon Reeves United States Marine Corp

Today we salute Corporal Brandon Reeves, United State's Marine Corp.  Brandon joined the Marine Corp in 2019 and is stationed in Hawaii.  Brandon is the son of Bruce Reeves and Alicia Crowe, and the...

Sgt. Deb Keserauskis Greenville Police Department

Sgt. Deb Keserauskis joined the Greenville Police department in 1990 and served until her retirement in 2020. Keserauskis started her law enforcement career in St. Elmo in 1988 before joining the Greenville PD. Keserauskis was the...

Salute to Service A Message from Greenville Police Chief Scott Workman

This is Greenville Police Department Chief of Police Scott Workman. Over the past few weeks, WGEL has recognized members of the Greenville Police Department for their Salute to Service. I myself would like to...

Today’s Salute to Service Illinois State Police Special Agent Matthew Bradford

Today's Salute to Service is Special Agent Matthew Bradford, Illinois State Police.  Special Agent Bradford joined the ISP after graduating from the Illinois State Police Academy in 2014.  He's a 2013 Grad from SIUE...

Today’s Salute to Service Officer Casey Brown

Officer Casey Brown graduated from Greenville High School in 2012, from Kaskaskia College in the spring of 2015, and the Police Training Institute in Champaign-Urbana at the end of 2015. Officer Brown began his career...

Today we salute Airman Dylan McCammack of the Air National Guard

Today we salute Airman Dylan McCammack of the Air National Guard.  Dylan is currently at Tech School at Fort Sam Houston in Texas. Airman McCammack joined the Air National Guard in December of 2020.  McCammack...

Salute to Service Officer Katelyn Lucia Greenville Police Department

Officer Katelyn Lucia attended Highland High School and graduated in 2014. She then went to SIUE and graduated in 2018 with a Bachelors in Criminal Justice. After college, she attended the SWIC Police Academy, graduating...