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QUINCY — The one-week filing period for petitions for candidates for the Quincy Park Board begins Monday, Dec. 12. People to be considered a candidate for the Quincy Park District’s Board of Commissioners must have 157 signatures on a petition. Candidates also must complete and file a Statement of Economic Interest form that is filed…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Society of Model Railroad Engineers will hold a model railroad show in the Quincy Town Center from noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 and from noon-4 p.m. Sunday Dec. 4. The display will be located just east of Pappo’s Pizza. The show will include three running, portable model railroad layouts running in…
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A strike of railroad workers could impact Illinois more than other parts of the country. Unions representing rail labor are split on a proposed labor agreement, sparking the possibility of a nationwide strike as early as next month. Rail Workers United said in a statement Monday thousands of railroad workers have not had a raise…
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QUINCY — South Sixth between Maine and Jersey Streets will be closed to through traffic beginning at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29 to allow for street repairs. This section of road will reopen to traffic by 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30. Harrison Street between 23rd and 24th Streets will be closed to through traffic…
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QUINCY — The O’Donnell-Cookson Life Celebration Home, 1435 State, will have a candlelight memorial service on Sunday, Dec. 4. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m., with the service beginning 4 p.m. The holiday season often is difficult for people who have lost a family member or friend. Pastor Kory Hollensteiner from The Crossing will co-officiate…
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QUINCY — Psychiatrist Maggie Lamborn has joined the Blessing Health behavioral health team. Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Lamborn graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed her residency and a fellowship at Maine Medical Center. Lamborn’s areas of interest include treating patients with depression, anxiety, psychotic disorders…
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QUINCY — Blessing Health’s urology team is offering a new treatment for a frustrating and common medical problem that affects millions of adults. The condition is called urge incontinence — the sudden, intense urge to urinate followed by an involuntary loss of urine. It affects mostly people over the age of 50, and a majority…
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QUINCY — Board members, staff, donors and friends of Transitions gathered Nov. 16 at the Holiday Inn to celebrate the agency’s accomplishments during the past year. Mark Schmitz, executive director of Transitions, served as host to the approximately 120 guests in attendance. Transitions of Western Illinois, the Transitions Association and the Transitions Foundation also celebrated…
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QUINCY — McDonald’s of Quincy director of operations Ashley Orscheln recently recognized Autumn Lomax from Quincy Junior High School and Trudy Willis from Baldwin Elementary School for being selected as McDonald’s Outstanding Educator award recipients. Local McDonald’s restaurants started this award program three years ago as a way to celebrate area teachers and honor them for…
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QUINCY — As millions of motorists hit the road to celebrate Thanksgiving, Illinois law enforcement willbe working around the clock to make sure holiday travelers are buckled up and driving safely. Quincy Police Department is joining the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Police to remind motorists to “Click It or Ticket.” The…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department kicked off its annual “Keep the Wreath Red” program Wednesday at Central Fire Station, 906 Vermont. The program will run from Nov. 23 to midnight Jan. 1, 2023. Each Quincy Fire Department station, along with program sponsors Ameren Illinois and Refreshment Services Pepsi, will have a wreath with red…
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Uninterested in cooking a Thanksgiving meal? Wondering which Quincy restaurants are open on Thanksgiving Day? Thanks to SeeQuincy.com, see the list below for Thursday dining options. The Abbey – 1736 Spring/217-228-8868/11 a.m.-6 p.m. O’Shea’s – 339 Cedar/217-222-7356/turkey or ham dinner Starbucks – 33rd and Broadway/217-224-4537/6 a.m.-5 p.m. Tangerine Bowl – 3530 Maine/217-222-8262/Full menu 5-11 p.m./open until…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Michael Troup and Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, kicked off this year’s Project Red Ribbon for the Quinsippi Chapter of Mother Against Drunk Driving on Monday morning on the west side of City Hall. Troup and Yates each tied a red ribbon to their official autos. The nationwide…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College will provide classes for students during winter break. The four-week session is offered entirely online from Dec. 19 to Jan. 13. Courses range from two to three credit hours. Students from JWCC or any college may enroll. High school students may take courses if approved by their school’s guidance…
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QUINCY — Quincy Notre Dame students, staff and families collected more than 8,000 non-perishable food items during its annual food drive for Quincy Catholic Charities, sponsored by the QND Kindness Club. A QND “Canstruction” event was held in the gymnasium. Each of the 16 QND student houses had to use their groups’ donated items to…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department is participating in its “Beard for a Benefit” campaign to raise money for local families in need. During November and December, officers can pay one dollar a day – or $60 – and grow facial hair, which normally is not permitted by QPD grooming standards. The money raised will support the Quincy Police Department’s Thanksgiving week food…
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QUINCY — Quincy City Hall will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. It will reopen Monday, Nov. 28, for regular business hours. Central Services also will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 24-25. There will be no garbage and recycling pickup on Thursday, Nov. 24. The route…
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QUINCY — Quincy Notre Dame High School recently learned 14 students from the Class of 2023 were recognized as Illinois State Scholars. This award is given annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to students who rank in the top 10 percent of high school seniors in the state. Selection is based on a combination…
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QUINCY — An independent national healthcare watchdog organization has given Blessing Hospital a grade of A for patient safety for the fifth consecutive survey period. The Leapfrog Group, founded by 2,000 large employers and other purchasers of healthcare, assigns a letter grade of A through F every six months to approximately 2,900 general hospitals across…
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QUINCY — J. Matthew Ward, assistant professor of history at Quincy University, is the recipient of the 2022 Anne J. Bailey dissertation award from the Society of Civil War Historians for best Civil War dissertation. Ward received the award Saturday, Nov. 12, in Baltimore, Md., at the annual conference of the Southern Historical Association. The…
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QUINCY — For the second year in a row, Blessing Hospital and its Life Team have been awarded Platinum recognition from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration and Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network for “saving and healing lives by encouraging their employees and communities to register as organ, eye and tissue…
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QUINCY — Ursa Willing Workers 4-H Club, the sponsoring group for the 2022 Wreaths Across America ceremony, have announced the ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at Quincy National Cemetery, 3701 Maine. The wreath escort will begin at 9 a.m. from Washington Park. The theme for this year’s campaign is #FindAWayToServe.…
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QUINCY — The deadline to sign up for the Salvation Army’s free community Thanksgiving Dinner is Friday, Nov. 18. When calling to make a reservation, attendees will need to make a reservation for either 11a.m. or 11:45 a.m. Shut-ins will need to provide name, number of meals and address for delivery. The meal, which will…
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QUINCY — SERVPRO of Quincy and Hannibal recently donated $500 to each of three area cancer treatment centers — Blessing Cancer Center, Quincy Medical Group Cancer Center and Hannibal Regional Cancer Center — with RISE Recreational Dispensary also donating $370 to Blessing Health patients. SERVPRO’s funds came from a portion of sales for the month…
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QUINCY — Recently released photos from the new James Webb Space Telescope show stunning images of the universe. Interested in learning how to produce images with your own equipment? The Quincy Astronomy Club is presenting a class at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in Room A021 at John Wood Community College. Guest lecturer Doug Foote…
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