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QUINCY — The Quincy Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association recently recognized two proteges and one Woman of the Year. This year’s protégé recipients are Caitlin Foss and Jessica Speckhart. The protégé is new to the organization and is actively engaged with local chapter. Foss joined the chapter in June 2023. She stepped…
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QUINCY — The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center invites area community members to attend its Easter weekend events. All events are free and open to the public and will be at The Kroc Center, 405 Vermont. The Easter weekend begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 29, with a poignant United…
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QUINCY — The December 2023 nursing graduates of Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences posted a 100 percent passage rate on the National Council of Licensure Examination (NCLEX). All 12 graduates passed the examination on their first attempt. The 2023 pass rate for all first-time, U.S. educated students taking the NCLEX-RN exam is 87.62…
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QUINCY — The Finance Committee sent two issues about what could be Quincy’s first roundabout to the full City Council to be debated next week. However, the debate got underway in earnest near the conclusion of Monday night’s City Council meeting. The city has been asked to commit $2.6 million to the roundabout project at…
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QUINCY — Director of Public Works Jeffrey Conte has two weeks to prepare different options to pay for $30 million worth of improvements to Quincy’s water system. The creation of an ordinance to increase water and sewer rates was on the agenda for Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting. The average monthly cost to the consumer…
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QUINCY — City Treasurer Linda Moore provided an update to the Quincy City Council on Monday night and explained that health insurance claims from 2022 and 2023 continue to be processed and that more than 7,500 claims must be re-processed. However, she said the errors were not the city’s fault — nor were they the…
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Brianna S. Nixon, 22, Quincy, was arrested on an original warrant for domestic battery and a new charge of interfering at 5th and State. Lodged 134/144Troy L. Snyder, 53, Quincy, for a Pike County warrant for violation of a court order at 9th and Adams. Lodged 132/185Keith A. Durran, 34, Quincy, was arrested on an…
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QUINCY — Firefighters extinguished a fire started by a car in a detached garage in the alley behind the Hardee’s restaurant on Broadway on Monday night. The Quincy Fire Department reported in a press release that it was alerted at 8:45 p.m. Monday, March 25, to a garage fully engulfed with fire at the rear…
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Shawn H. Burkett, 46, last known address in the 900 block of North 12th in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for aggravated battery and possession of meth. Burkett is 5-foot-9 tall and 130 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. If you know where he can…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man is in the Adams County Jail after his arrest and faces eight counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. A Quincy juvenile reported on Aug. 1, 2023, possible sexual abuse by Justin T. Snow, 36, of the 1800 block of Koch’s Lane in Quincy. The juvenile was later interviewed at the Child…
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QUINCY — Boy Scouts of America Troop 22 chartered by Holy Name Society of St. Francis Solanus Parish in Quincy recently had five Scouts — Trevor Nelson, Cole Willer, Jack Costigan, Joel Nelson and Joseph Radel — earn the rank of Eagle. Fewer than four percent of Scouts earn this rank in the United States.…
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QUINCY — Liz Lombardi, clinical nutrition manager, Aramark/Blessing Health, was selected from among nominations across the country to be featured in the March 2024 issue of Today’s Dietician magazine in an article entitled “10 RDs who are making a difference.” Lombardi is featured for her work in leading the project to create a seasonal farmer’s…
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Blessing Hospital A girl was born to Felix Wooden Jr. and Kyra Harris of Quincy at 9:35 a.m. Mar. 13, 2024.A girl was born to Xavier Mayfield and Mar’Kiya Simpson of Hannibal, Mo., at 7:19 a.m. Mar. 15, 2024.A girl was born to Dalton Harmon and Kiara Cook of Augusta at 12:40 p.m. Mar. 15,…
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QUINCY — Area high school students are invited to attend the Illinois Regional College Fair at Quincy University from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27, in the Health and Fitness Center at 20th and Oak. Representatives from 45 in-state and out-of-state public and private colleges and universities will provide information to high school…
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QUINCY — James Stark promises both kids and adults will have fun at the inaugural Ultimate Brick Show on May 4-5 at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. However, the eyes of the 22-year retired Air Force veteran light up when he sees a child’s interest grow as they see the possibilities of Legos. “The FIRST LEGO League is huge…
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QUINCY – Quincy firefighters responded to a house fire late Sunday night on the city’s north side. Just before 11 p.m., Quincy Fire Department crews went to the 18th and Locust area as the exact address of the fire wasn’t immediately known. When they arrived, they found a structure fire on the backside of a…
Read Full Article Michael A. Childress, 59, 807 Broadway for Suspended Registration at 12th & Ohio. 132Austin B. Courtois, 30, 1601 S. 24th for Expired Registration at 24th & Broadway. 146Jessica J. Wells, 49, 812 S. 17th for FTA Improper Turn Signal at 2900 State. Lodged 140Colette R. Fowler, 36, 1029 S. 11th for Operating Uninsured Vehicle at…
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QUINCY — Can you recognize AI-made content when you see it? Edited images and videos are nothing new, but generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are making it faster and easier for people to create text, images and videos from scratch. Some experts are predicting a wave of AI content in scams as generative AI programs…
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QUINCY — Amy Ogle, certified respiratory therapist, has been promoted to director of durable medical equipment (DME) operations for Denman Services, Inc. Denman’s medical equipment store management team will report to Ogle. The stores are Denman Direct and Denman Medical Equipment and Supply in Quincy, Hannibal Medical Supplies, Illini Health Services in Pittsfield and Macomb…
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QUINCY — United Community Credit Union (UCCU), a member-owned financial institution, recently paid its members more than $125,000 in interest rebates and bonus dividends in the form of deposits to their savings on March 15. The loyalty bonus was issued to those who paid interest on personal, vehicle and home loans, or who earned dividends…
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QUINCY — Members and school children at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Quincy pray daily for people in St. Antoine Parish in Lavanneau, Haiti, which is about three hours from the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Other options for Blessed Sacrament to assist its sister parish, however, are dwindling. Students at Blessed Sacrament School are determined to…
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QUINCY — You can change the name of the venue, but the annual spring rite of passage where newly-painted cars are cleanly displayed before spending a summer getting dirty as they bump and grind around a track will forever be known as “The Mall Show.” An impressive rollout of crate late model, modified, sport mod, street stock…
Read Full Article Anthony D. Carroll, 21, of Payson for FTA – Theft, Shoplifting, and Possession of Liquor by a Minor at 7th & York St. Lodged 134/144Richard T. Edelmon, 20, 531 Jefferson for Aggravated Battery at 3530 Maine. Lodged 106Jaiden R. Jones, 20, of Quincy for No Valid DL and Operate Uninsured Motor Vehicle at 7th &…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University’s School of Humanities will be the host of a debate on the topic, “Is Religion Essential for the Common Good?” at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25, in MacHugh Theatre in Francis Hall on QU’s main campus at 1800 College. The debate will feature Jonathan Miles, professor of philosophy, and Padraic…
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QUINCY — The Great River Honor Flight board of directors recently announced the initial mission of 2024 will take place on Thursday, April 11, leaving from John Wood Community College. Thirty-two veterans will take part in this trip, with 29 serving during the Vietnam era and the remaining three serving before or after Vietnam. They…
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