Quincy
QUINCY — The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center has awarded a “Future of Illinois” grant to David Hetzler, dean of career technical education at John Wood Community College. The grant is one of eight awarded to faculty from Illinois universities and community colleges, with a total investment of more than $650,000. The purpose of the grants is to…
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QUINCY — Quincy Brewing Company will host the hippest handmade outdoor market, Makers Market, from 1-7 p.m. Saturday, June 18 on Sixth Street between Maine and Hampshire and down Jail Alley. The outdoor market will feature more than 35 different vendors selling furniture, clothing, accessories, food, apothecary, ceramics, art, books, candles, vintage upcycled wares and more. The Quincy Children’s…
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QUINCY — Blessing Health is taking reservations for a free cholesterol screening to be held at the Blessing Resource Center, the former Sears auto building at 420 N. 34th, between 7 and 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 12. The screening requires at 12-hour fast. It measures HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose levels. To register,…
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QUINCY — Herbal Remedies Dispensaries of Quincy will be one of a select few participating retailers in the 2022 High Times Illinois Cannabis Cup: People’s Choice Edition. This competition identifies and awards the best cannabis products in the state from across a wide range of categories (pre-rolls, vapes, etc.). Illinois medical cardholders and adults over age…
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QUINCY — First Baptist Church will offer a trifecta Juneteenth celebration — a Juneteenth festival, a Still We Rise gala and a Still We Rise concert — at various locations throughout Quincy in June. The festival will be held behind the Jackson-Lincoln pool from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, June 18. This event is free to attend.…
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MACOMB, Ill. — A total of 929 students earned academic degrees or post-baccalaureate certificates after the Spring 2022 semester at Western Illinois University. Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 649 graduates. Academic distinction was awarded to baccalaureate graduates who achieved high grade point averages. This consists of Summa Cum Laude, 3.90 GPA or higher on a…
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QUINCY — Although charitable giving is constant, the approaches to it, strategies behind it and impact of it continually evolves. The Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri will host speaker Bryan Clontz for free learning seminars at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 23, to discuss top charitable trends for professional advisors and individual…
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QUINCY — Nate Werries recently earned his Eagle Scout award from the Mississippi Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Werries, a son of Quincy Police Department Officer Curt Werries, built a work bench for the Quincy Police Department Armory. He was guided in the construction of the work bench by Steve Bangert, another QPD…
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QUINCY — Quincy Auto Supply, 229 N. 48th, will host its fifth anniversary customer appreciation/open house from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 11. A smoked whole hog, pulled pork, hamburgers and hot dogs will be served, along with plenty of sides and drinks. Many door prizes will be provided, including a 55-inch TV, Yeti coolers,…
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QUINCY — The “Everybody Wins” Mega Raffle drawing will take place from 7-8 p.m. Saturday, June 11 at the St. Francis Parish picnic. Thirty-five prizes, totaling more than $141,000, will be awarded at this time. The top three prizes will be drawn first and placed in a sealed envelope to be announced at 8 p.m. for the $10,000…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Mass shootings, violence, COVID, divisiveness, war. Young people today are exposed, directly or indirectly, to an increasing number of traumatic experiences. Parents often don’t know how best to address the impact such events may have on their children. Chaddock, an internationally recognized expert on the impact of attachment and trauma, invites area residents…
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QUNCY — Quincy University’s School of Education recently handed out awards to select graduating seniors. These students are at the top of their class in academics, leadership, and service. Roberto Hernandez received the Dr. Gary J. Carter Integrity Award. Joshua Crowl received the Marian & Dorothy Reinhart Award for Leadership and Academic Achievement. Kassidy Westerman…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Tri-State Area Center for Women’s Ministries Second Tuesday of the Month program for June 14 will feature floral designer Tami Lyons. Lyons has loved flowers since she helped her grandma work in the flower beds as a little girl. A basic design class in college furthered her desire to create and share the…
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QUINCY — The Salvation Army again will be collecting and distributing electric fans to those in need. Distribution of fans from the Salvation Army’s Family Services facilities, in both Quincy and Hannibal, will begin on June 13. Anyone living within the Quincy Area Command’s service area of Adams, Pike and Brown counties in Illinois, and Marion, Ralls, Lewis, Shelby and Monroe counties…
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QUINCY — Michael Keller, associate professor of English at Quincy University, presented a paper entitled, “Familicide in Mettingen: Wilderness Structures in ‘Wieland,'” at the annual conference for the Irish Association for American Studies at Dublin City University in Dublin, Ireland, on April 29-30. In a press release, Keller said, “The IAAS conference was fantastic. I…
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QUINCY — The truck driver training program at John Wood Community College will host an open house at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 13 in the Workforce Development Center, 4220 Koch’s Lane. The event is free and open to the public. Representatives will share how the program has revised its training in response to the new federal regulations…
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QUINCY — The Valley of Quincy, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, in conjunction with the Grand Lodge of Illinois of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, recently awarded 42 new and renewal scholarships to local college students totaling more than $82,000. Statewide, more than 449 scholarships were awarded totaling more than $701,950. The new scholarship…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Noon Kiwanis Club will have its Allocation Day at noon Monday, June 6 in the Holiday Inn Banquet Room, 4821 Oak. Grants totaling more than $35,000 will be presented to youth-centered organizations for their next project or ongoing program needs. The following recipients will be accepting their grant on Allocation Day:…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The John Wood Community College truck driver training program will offer a HAZMAT endorsement training course beginning Monday, June 6. New federal minimum training requirements for CDL drivers took effect earlier this year. The new regulations require individuals obtaining a hazmat endorsement for the first time complete specific theory instruction prior to taking…
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QUINCY — Arts Quincy is the host a community event from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 7 at the Jackson-Lincoln Swimming Complex. A meal will be provided by Blessing Health System. The event is free to the public. Guests should bring a chair and/or blanket. Families can kick off the summer by attending Soul Celebration, featuring live music, art…
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QUINCY — Three hundred fifty-eight students at John Wood Community College recently named to the dean’s list for the 2022 spring term. To be named to the dean’s list, a full-time student must be enrolled for nine or more credit hours and must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. A part-time student…
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QUINCY — People concerned about developing diabetes and those already diagnosed with diabetes are invited to a no-cost screening Thursday, June 30 between 1 and 4 p.m. The Blessing Diabetes Center and the Blessing Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center, 927 Broadway, are the hosts of the event. Registration is required. To register, visit events.blessinghealth.org or call 877-411-2468. Screenings…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Public Library will launch its summer reading program, “Read Beyond the Beaten Path,” at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4. The event is free to the public and will feature vendors, crafts and activities for all ages. Special events throughout the day are QCT’s “Ms. Electricity” show at 10 a.m., square dancing with TexasRoadhouse’s Andy the Armadillo at…
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QUINCY — United Way of Adams County Day of Caring 2022, formerly known as “The Day of Action,” will be held Friday, June 3, in and around the Quincy area. This event is an opportunity for volunteers to give back to their community through hands-on service projects with one of United Way’s partner agencies that…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Salvation Army will be the host of its second annual donut hole eating competition at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 2 in The Kroc Center. Members of the Salvation Army and Kroc Center staff will compete. Funds raised will benefit the Salvation Army’s Food Pantry. The Salvation Army will provide donuts to veterans at the Illinois Veterans Home chapel at 10 a.m.…
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