Adams County, Illinois
QUINCY — The Kroc Center’s youth ministry team will be the host of a Soup-er Bowl Party at 5 p.m. Sunday. All ages are invited to attend a night of food, fellowship and football for just $5. All proceeds from this annual soup competition support the Kroc Center’s youth ministry programs. “This is a fundraiser…
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QUINCY — A Mendon man charged with striking a school board member at a meeting of the Mendon School Board in September pled not guilty to the charges on Wednesday in Adams County Circuit Court. The case for Alex S. Felde, 30, has been placed on the June jury trial docket. A status hearing in…
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QUINCY — Alan Balzer of Klingner & Associates, P.C., recently earned his professional engineer license from the Missouri Division of Professional Registration. Balzer is based in the firm’s Quincy office. He has seven years of experience providing special inspections and structural design for multi-story industrial and manufacturing facilities, port authorities, and water treatment facilities. His…
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MENDON, Ill. — St. Edward Church is having its annual pork sale and all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. The cost for breakfast is $10 for an adult and $5 for children age 10 and under. Pork packages for sale are: Sausage links and bulk, $10 for 2 1/2 pounds. Ribs, $7…
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QUINCY — The Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri recently elected Lance Grady as its new board chair and welcomed Douglas Palmer and Julie Shepard to its Board of Directors at its annual meeting. Palmer is the president of Culver-Stockton College. “I am excited to join with a group of community-minded and…
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Quincy Public School District Quincy’s Catholic Schools St. James Lutheran School Quincy University — Remote Learning Day Hannibal Schools Camp Point Central Dallas City Elementary Remote Learning Day Griggsville-Perry CUSD No. 4 Hamilton Illini West Liberty Payson Pike Co. Christian Academy Pikeland CUSD No. 10 Pleasant Hill Southeastern Warsaw Western CUSD 12 Canton R-5 Douglass Community…
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UPDATE: At 5:45 PM on 2/01/22, Mayor Mike Troup declared a snow emergency for the City of Quincy. As of 10:00 AM on Wednesday, February 2, the National Weather Service reports that Adams County has received anywhere from 6 to 10 inches of snow. Forecasters predict another 2 to 3 inches of snow over the…
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QUINCY — Four long-time employees of the Quincy School District comprised the inaugural class of recipients of the Legend Award, which was presented by Quincy School Board members at its Wednesday night meeting. The board recognized four men who died during a nine-day span last fall. Sayeed Ali, president of the board, presented surviving family…
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that the unemployment rate fell 0.4 of a percentage point to 5.3 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by 22,800 in December, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and released by IDES. The preliminary report for November monthly payrolls was revised from 19,500…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Public Schools Foundation ended its 2021 Dream Big Annual Campaign by raising a record-breaking $310,551, surpassing the goal by $100,000. “We are incredibly grateful to be supported by so many past and present community members and QHS alumni,” Executive Director Kent Embree said. “We were blown away by their generosity this…
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QUINCY — For more than 150 years, Quincy Notre Dame, as a Catholic co-educational school, seeks to build a community of learners among its faculty, staff, students and parents. Founded on faith in God and trust among its members, this community strives to make Catholic values an integral part of its existence. Quincy Notre Dame…
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UPDATED: Adams County Coroner Scott Graham reports the name of the deceased is Terry M. Lierly, 41, of Mt. Sterling. Adams County Sheriff deputies responded to a single vehicle rollover crash on N1200th (Kellerville Blacktop) east of E2353rd (Camp Point Road). The driver of the vehicle was found dead at the scene when deputies arrived and…
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The Quincy Service League Appropriations Committee now is accepting applications for grants that are funded with proceeds from the annual Holiday Gift Show. Applications are accepted from not-for-profit organizations located in Adams County to help fund organization projects or specific items. The Quincy Service League awarded grant money to nine area not-for-profit organizations. The maximum…
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — On Sunday night at 6:17, Adams County deputies were called to an address in Camp Point on a report of someone with a gun. After speaking with several people, deputies learned that two men, Stephen D. Calhoun, 20, of Camp Point, and Shaun L. Smith, 20, of Clayton, were involved in…
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QUINCY — Quincy City Hall will be closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. It will reopen Tuesday for regular business hours. The weekly Quincy City Council meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the council chambers. Central Services will be closed Monday. However, garbage and recycling will be picked…
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John Wood Community College Workforce Development Center is offering an OSHA 10 Construction Industry training class which will meet two days: Wednesday, January 19, and Thursday, January 20, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day. The class is open to the public. No application is necessary. Individuals are required to make a reservation to…
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Muddy River News has completed its publication of the series of essays on the St. Francis School Fire of 1899. The fire resulted in the deaths of 12 girls buried at St. Boniface Cemetery. The tragedy marked one of the saddest chapters of the Quincy community’s history. St. Francis Solanus Parish has a “12…
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TI-Trust has announced the retirement of long-time board member and Chairman of the Board, Donald K. Gnuse. Gnuse’s retirement will be effective in 2022. In 1956, TI-TRUST’s predecessor received trust powers and, in that same year, Gnuse began his work in banking and spent his entire 65 year career devoted to banking and trust services. …
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LIMA, Ill. — Christmas at the Firehouse, a celebration of the holidays with members of the Lima-Tioga Fire Department, is set for 5-8 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Lima-Tioga Fire Station, 509 N. Range Line, in Lima. Visitors can enjoy a musical wagon ride around the park, hot chocolate, donuts and a bonfire. They also…
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The Quincy Sister City Commission held a dedication Tuesday at the Amtrak Station in memory of the late Herford (Germany) Mayor Gerhard Klippstein and his late wife Ellen Klippstein. The Klippsteins had been very instrumental in the beginning years of the Sister City relationship between Quincy and Herford. They were Quincy fans and had visited…
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On Wednesday, November 24, the Quincy Police Department will host the sixth annual QuincyCops Care Food Drive. The idea behind this program is to bring non-perishable food items to families in need that may not have an opportunity to visit one of our local food pantries. Our hope is for everyone to have the opportunity…
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PAYSON, Ill. — The Village of Payson is having its inaugural Christmas tree lighting event, “Kickoff to Christmas,” at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 in Payson’s South Park. This free event offers entertainment, hot cocoa, candy canes, caroling, Christmas stories and other fun surprises. The event will culminate with Santa Claus lighting the tree at the…
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LIBERTY, Ill. — The Liberty Band Boosters will be the host of a trivia night at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10 in the small gym at Liberty High School. The cost to play is $100 for a team of eight players or $13 for an individual. Pulled pork nachos and pulled pork sandwiches will be available.…
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Randy Industries shot and produced this morning’s ceremony at the Illinois Veterans Home’s All Faiths Chapel.
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