Adams County, Illinois
QUINCY — Have you ever gotten a package you didn’t order? It might seem like a fun surprise, but it might be the setup for a scam known as brushing. In a brushing scam, you receive a package you didn’t order, often without a return address. This is usually a setup by companies who found…
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Logan M. Adams, 27, 3834 Halfpap for FTA Disorderly Conduct. Lodged 161Luis A. Alanis Silva, 38, Quincy for Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle. NTA 124Skyler R. Lippert, 33, Ewing, Mo., for No Valid Registration and Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle. NTA 227Thomas A. Reynolds, 36, Pittsfield for Failure to Yield – Left Turn at 36th and Broadway.…
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QUINCY — Enrollment for Quincy’s four Catholic elementary schools — Blessed Sacrament, St. Dominic, St. Francis and St. Peter — is open for the 2025-26 school year. Each school offers preschool through eighth grade classroom in a faith-based, family environment focused on providing high-quality education. The Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools (QCES) Foundation has opened its…
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JWCC selected to participate in national initiative to help rural community college students succeed
QUINCY — John Wood Community College has been selected to participate in Phase 2 of the Rural Guided Pathways Project. Colleges that are part of Rural Pathways work with each other — and with community partners in their regions — to implement evidence-based, institution-wide reforms grounded in the guided pathways framework. The project’s rural focus…
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QUINCY — Twenty-two Quincy High School students participated as Illinois All-State musicians during the Illinois Music Educators Association Convention in Peoria from Jan. 29 through Feb. 1. More than 10,000 students from elementary, junior high and high schools around Illinois participated in a virtual audition process during the fall of 2024. Of those auditions, more…
Read Full Article Quantel Kelley, 18, 2629 Random Court for Retail Theft and Possession of Ammunition without FOID at 5100 Broadway St. on 2-12. 186Richard Toolate, 69, Quincy for Resisting Arrest.Kristal Pitzer, 37, Quincy for Operate Suspended Reg,Nathan Post, 18, Goldenfor suspended registration and operating an uninsured vehicle at 12th and Broadway. 181Evan Larson, 30, Columbia, Mo., for…
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QUINCY — Great River Honor Flight is celebrating its 16th year of operation this year, offering free trips to Washington, D.C., for local veterans. “From the very first trip on April 13, 2010 to the latest one on October 10, 2024, our mission has remained constant in celebrating America’s veterans by inviting them to share…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Art Center recently announced the winners of its 51st annual high school student art competition. This year’s Best of Show was awarded to Kaitlyn Spence for her oil painting, “Pursuit.” Second place went to “Newspaper Boat,” a photograph by Kayden Warner, and third place went to “Large River Birch Bowl,” a…
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Brittany Boll and Emma Dalke get to sample the cuisine at the Indian Grill House, which is opening TODAY at 1800 State in Quincy.
Read Full Article Thomas G. Pepper Jr., Quincy for Too Fast for Conditions at S. 8th St. and R.J. Peters Dr. 107Derek T. McCulloch, 56, Grafton for No Valid DL at S. 8th St. and R.J. Peters Dr. 107Torres Ramirez, 42, Quincy for Improper Traffic Lane Usage and Operate Uninsured Motor Vehicle. 182Logan Dean, 23, Quincy for Failure…
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QUINCY — Pickleball enthusiasts Nathan and Amy Smith live in O’Fallon, Mo., and have found a home at the Paddle Up Pickleball Club, based in Lake St. Louis, Mo. However, when they head north to Quincy and Monticello, Mo., to see their parents, they can’t find an indoor facility to play in. “When we would go…
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QUINCY — The John Wood Community College (JWCC) Ag Alumni Association honored Andy Bastert, Matt Bradshaw, and Fred and Carole Bradshaw by inducting them into the JWCC Agriculture Hall of Fame on Feb. 6 during a ceremony at the JWCC Agriculture Science Complex. Bastert, a 1980 graduate of the JWCC ag program, has been a…
Read Full Article Chalee R. Ballard, 28, 3100 State, Apt G37 for Expired Registration. NTA 124Jordan M. Reilly, 32, 1116 N. 18th for Expired Registration. NTA 124Wilbert B. Koehler III, 48, 5730 Gardner Expressway for Expired Registration. 108Melissa L. Dailey, 46, 1031 Jefferson for Driving While License Suspended. 135Kryshella S. M. Christmann, 39, 1011 Kentucky for Possession of…
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QUINCY — Have a play in your heart? Have you always wanted to unlock it and write that play, but you’ve been waiting for the perfect moment? Maybe you’ve been working on a play (or plays). and all you need is an audience? Now is the time. Submissions are open for the Quincy Community Theatre…
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Looking back, I realize how much I enjoyed the years I was able to call Bob Scott a friend. When I moved to Quincy late in the summer of 1998, Bob, who died Monday at age 78, was one of my first contacts. At the time, Bob owned and operated the local dirt track, Quincy…
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QUINCY — A national retailer that has been in Quincy for 50 years plans to close 533 locations across the United States. Joann Fabrics is closing 26 stores in Illinois, including the Quincy store. The fabrics and crafts retailer has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in a year. Joann is seeking to reorganize during…
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QUINCY — Dave Hogge knows his return to the Quincy Park Board as a commissioner won’t last long. “When I came back to do this for the three or four months I’m here, I said I wanted four times the money I made since the last time I was on the board,” Hogge said with…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Looking for love? BBB recommends looking out for romance scams – especially if you’re dating online, because AI tools and cryptocurrency are lending new dimensions to old scams. In a romance scam, scammers use fake online dating profiles to start a relationship with someone and gain their trust. The scammer will eventually ask…
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QUINCY — In observance of President’s Day, both City Hall and Central Services will be closed Monday, Feb. 17, resuming normal hours on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The City Council meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening, Feb. 18. There will be regular garbage pick-up on Monday, Feb. 17, and…
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QUINCY — Chaddock recently announced new monthly, live virtual campus tours, giving families, educators and professionals the opportunity to explore its state-of-the-art facilities and innovative programs live via Zoom. With Chaddock’s admissions team as hosts, these Zoom sessions provide an inside look at how Chaddock supports youth and families through its nationally recognized programs, including…
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QUINCY —Quincy University’s Music Department will be the host for auditions for its Virtuoso Awards on Saturday, Feb. 15. QU will award up to four full-tuition scholarships to high school seniors. The scholarships are renewable each year the student attends QU and participates in the music program, regardless of major. Other music scholarships will be…
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QUINCY — Adams County Board Chairman Bret Austin’s attempt to fill a vacancy on the board hit a snag Tuesday night. Theresa Bockhold resigned from her District 7 seat at the board’s January meeting and Austin moved Tuesday night to fill the position by nominating businessman Adam Booth. Austin said there were two candidates who…
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QUINCY — As people waited outside Courtroom 2B in the Adams County Courthouse for the trial of Bradley Yohn to resume one afternoon in July 2023, a different group of people started to line the second-floor hallway. Most of the people were with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department or the courthouse staff. However, one man…
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QUINCY — Six out of 10 primary candidates hoping to earn a spot on the ballot for the Apr. 1 municipal election appeared alongside one another Tuesday night to discuss Quincy’s housing issues at a forum sponsored by the Safe and Livable Housing Committee held at First Christian Church. Both Republican primary mayoral candidates —…
Read Full Article Camilla G. Kapek, 51, 936 S. 7th for Domestic Battery. Lodged 102Joshua K. Hickerson, 21, 4315 Robert St. for Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle and Operating Motor Vehicle with Suspended Registration. NTA 161Nicole R. Keltz, 26, 509 McAnulty St., Golden for Operating Motor Vehicle with Suspended Registration and Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle. NTA 124Jacob E. Sly,…
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