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QUINCY – Toys for Tots Quincy will have its inaugural Toys for Tots Kickoff Event at The Venue, 124 N. Fifth, at 4:30 p.m. April 30. The event will give a special recognition to the original Marine Corps veterans and their spouses who founded Toys for Tots Quincy. Toys for Tots Quincy will kick off…
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QUINCY — Golden Bridges, Inc., will celebrate its ninth anniversary in business by hosting an entrepreneurial education seminar April 27-28 for area businesses. Day one will take place at the Quincy Public Library, where speaker Cyndi Thomason will incorporate elements of Profit First and time management for the entrepreneur. Day Two will include a visit…
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QUINCY — Bridges and buildings throughout the state are once again turning orange for National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 11-15, to honor those who have died in work zones as another road construction season gets underway in Illinois. Quincy’s Bayview Bridge will be one of several in the state that will be illuminated with…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center invites people to attend its Easter weekend events. All events are free and open to the public. They will be held at The Kroc Center, 405 Vermont. Easter events begin at 6 p.m. Friday with a United Good Friday Service. Six area Christian…
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While most people look forward to relaxing after work on a Friday, seven Blessing Health System senior leaders traded in their name badges for paintbrushes to help get Bella Ease’s new offices ready for use. Bella Ease focuses on helping families create lasting change. Through its programs, the non-profit organization empowers and educates students and…
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QUINCY — Registration is open for the 12th annual “Strike Out Breast Cancer” at Tangerine Bowl in Quincy to benefit patients of the Blessing Breast Center. The event will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, April 29 and at noon, 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30. Teams of five can register for $100…
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QUINCY — Morgan Wert has been promoted to sales manager at UScellular’s Quincy store, 3119 Broadway Street. In this role, Wert is responsible for leading a team of wireless technology experts to help customers select devices, plans and consumer electronics. Wert has been with UScellular since 2015, most recently serving as a retail wireless consultant…
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QUINCY — A press conference is set for 2:30 p.m. Monday in the “Veterans Hallway” corridor of the Quincy Town Center, 3347 Quincy Mall to show off a new display area. The Quincy Town Center is working with Together With Tri-State Veterans, a community-based suicide prevention program for rural veterans, to create a display with…
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Springfield, Ill. — The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal has announced the recipients of the 2022 Small Equipment Grant Program. A total of $2.5 million was awarded to 104 fire departments/districts and EMS providers across the state. The program was established to provide grants of up to $26,000 each for the purchase of…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Humane Society will be the host of one of its largest fundraisers of the year, the Fabulous FurBall on April 9 in the Oakley-Lindsay Center. Cocktail hour starts at 5:30pm. The Fabulous FurBall is a Las Vegas-themed cocktail event. Guests can enjoy a night of gambling with professional dealers and dance…
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QUINCY – Quincy University has announced that Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, Bishop of the Springfield Diocese will be joining the QU faculty as a graduate faculty member in the Master of Business Administration Program. Paprocki will be Adjunct Professor of Law, Business, and Bioethics at Quincy University. “Bishop Thomas John Paprocki will bring significant leadership…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University’s Oakley School of Business is launching three online graduate business certificates this summer which will allow professionals to experience graduate-level learning to enhance their skills. The certificates are offered in organizational leadership, operations management and health care administration. The classes are offered online in 10-week sessions. The flexible coursework allows participants…
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Titan International, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its Australian wheel business, to OTR Tyres, a national tire, wheel and service provider. The closing date is expected to be March 31. The sale includes gross proceeds and cash to be repatriated of approximately $23 million, and the assumption of all…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Cindy Lovell, adjunct professor of English at Quincy University, eo-edited with Jane Govoni the textbook, “Preparing the Way: Teaching ELs in the Pre-K-12 Classroom,” published by Kendall Hunt Publishing. The book includes an authored chapter by Lovell. “Preparing the Way: Teaching ELs in the Pre-K-12 Classroom” provides a reader-friendly experience for teacher preparation…
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QUINCY — North Side Boat Club, 200 S. Front, will be the site of a music trivia event with Tim Smith on April 2. All proceeds will go toward building maintenance. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the first question will be tossed out at 7 p.m. Outside food is allowed, but all drinks…
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QUINCY — Morgan Rich of Klingner & Associates, P.C., has become a registered Engineer Intern with the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation. Rich is an assistant transportation engineer with previous experience providing both design and construction inspection services. He holds a bachelor of science in civil engineering from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.…
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QUINCY — Friends of the Library, a non-profit organization that supports the Quincy Public Library, is having a book sale at the library March 31 through April 2. The sale is from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. March 31, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 1 and from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April…
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QUINCY — UScellular recently promoted Chloe Gay to store manager at its Quincy store at 3119 Broadway. In this role, Gay is responsible for leading her team of wireless technology experts to help customers select the devices, plans and consumer electronics to best meet their needs. Gay, a Quincy resident, has been with UScellular for four years, most…
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QUINCY — The Historic Quincy Business District is coordinating with several local small businesses for a “Fri-Yay! Shop Hop” event from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. The event is similar to other retail promotions coordinated by the organization. It provides customers an opportunity to win a spring prize package by registering at each participating small…
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QUINCY — Dr. Umut Gomceli, who specializes in non-invasive cardiology, has joined Blessing Health System and is seeing patients at the Blessing Health Center, 927 Broadway. Gomceli holds certifications from the American Board of Internal Medicine, National Board of Echocardiography, American Board of Nuclear Cardiology and the American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease. He…
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QUINCY — Quincy Trivia’s QMG Foundation Cancer Crush trivia night will be from 7-9 p.m. Friday at Native Grill & Wings. Tables can be purchased for $100. Teams can have up to eight team members. Questions will be five rounds of general knowledge trivia. Prizes will be awarded to the top team. QMG Foundation’s Cancer Crush…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The soup luncheon has been cancelled because of problems with the refrigeration system at the WCU Hall. QUINCY — An all-you-can-eat Spring Soup Day is set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Western Catholic Union Hall, 516 Maine. Chicken noodle soup or chili will be served, as well as a…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Service League is offering seven $1,000 scholarships to residents of Adams County. Applicants may either be traditional or non-traditional students seeking to further their education. Applications are available from area high school guidance counselors, local college admission/financial aid offices, or by emailing qslscholarship@gmail.com. Applications also are online at www.quincyserviceleague.org. Scholarship applications…
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QUINCY — April 7th is the start of a 10-week study entitled Recovering From Losses in Life offered at the Tri-State Area Center for Women’s Ministries, 522 S. Eighth, a non-profit inter-denominational peer counseling ministry for women and girls (ages 18 and up) which helps women focus on emotional, mental and spiritual wellness. Life is…
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QUINCY — Quincy Brewing Company teamed up with St. John’s Parish in August to brew an easy drinking cream ale named “Red Door.” Proceeds of $2,000 were recently donated to My Brothas My Sistas Keepers, which mentors and trains youth while encouraging them to become leaders themselves and give back to our community. To find…
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