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QUINCY — After a two-hour meeting Wednesday night about city insurance issues, Quincy Mayor Mike Troup says he plans to recommend to the Quincy City Council at its Sept. 11 meeting that it buy a new six-month policy from a Mississippi-based insurance provider — about a month after a similar policy with the same provider…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Service Club, formerly known as the Quincy Exchange Club, will be installing its 10th annual Field of Honor display in remembrance of 9/11 at 16th and Broadway from 1-3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. The display will feature 1,000 American flags. A replica of the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier also will…
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QUINCY — The Optimist Club of Quincy honored longtime member Louis Demers with a surprise 100th birthday celebration during their Sept. 5 meeting at the American Legion. A lifelong Quincy resident, Demers enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1941 and honorably served his country in World War II as well as the Korean War. Demers’…
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QUINCY — More than 300 incoming freshman arrived at Quincy University last month, making it the largest freshman class in 50 years. The 327 first-year students marks a 7 percent increase from last year. Combining freshman with new transfers, there are 411 full-time new students at QU, upslightly from last year and the highest mark…
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QUINCY — Dr. Michelle D. Combs, laboratory manager with Rivercross Diagnostics, recently received a Career Ambassador Award from the American Society of Clinical Pathology. Career ambassadors help young people understand and appreciate the medical laboratory’s role in patient care and inspire them to pursue a career in the medical laboratory and pathology field through hands-on…
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QUINCY — South Side Boat Club will be the site for a benefit for 46-year-old Christina Kaltenbach from 4 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16. Kaltenbach contracted Legionnaires Disease in June and was septic. Fighting for her life, she was transferred to St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. The benefit will offer maid rites, a…
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QUINCY — Saying “I’ve got nothing to hide,” Quincy Mayor Mike Troup announced a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in City Council chambers to discuss the healthcare plan for city employees. The Quincy City Council Meeting of the Whole is being called to present findings on the city’s healthcare relations with Coalition Health. A…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council on Tuesday night authorized spending up to $300,000 from its Economic Growth Fund, which is collected through the city’s one percent food and beverage tax, to help the Quincy Park District pay for the installation of artificial turf at two baseball/softball fields in the Wavering Park Complex. Only Alderman…
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QUINCY — City Treasurer Linda Moore took advantage of the public forum at the beginning of Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting to chastise aldermen for tabling the vote on a resolution to adopt a pledge of civility at their Aug. 28 meeting. “We were elected by the people to lead them as elected officials,” Moore…
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BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. — The Associated Press reported on Saturday an unusual late-summer storm turned the week-long Burning Man counterculture fest into a sloppy mess on Friday. The story said tens of thousands of partygoers were stuck in foot-deep mud and with no working toilets in the northern Nevada desert. Sam Dancer of Quincy,…
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QUINCY — The case against a Daytona Beach, Fla., woman charged with theft was dismissed in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning. State’s Attorney Gary Farha made a motion to dismiss the case, and Judge Tad Brenner agreed. The case was dismissed because of the death of the complaining witness in the case. Bob…
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QUINCY — The truck driver training program at John Wood Community College will have an open house beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11, at the Workforce Development Center, 2710 N. 42nd. During this open house, representatives will share how the program has revised its training in response to the new federal regulations regarding…
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QUINCY — National Diaper Need Awareness Week is scheduled for Sept 18-24. The week draws attention to the issue of diaper need in the United States. Covered Bottoms Diaper Bank is getting ready to celebrate its three-year milestone since the inception of its 501(c)3 status in September 2020. Since then until now, 414,711 diapers have…
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QUINCY — A ceremony to honor the memories of the people who perished in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., on Sept. 11, 2001 will be presented by the Honor Guard of American Legion Post 37 at 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11, at City Hall, 730 Maine. …
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QUINCY — Quincy Art Center is offering more than 20 classes and workshops this fall for children and adults, including the addition of a special Wednesday night pottery wheel-throwing experience. The Art Center fall class schedule kicks off during the first full week of September with Wednesday Night Wheel-Throwing for students ages 15 and older.…
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Jacob L. Shipe, 37, last known address in the 5400 block of Watchtower Road in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for burglary and theft. Shipe is 6 foot, 3 inches tall and 210 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. If you know where he can be found, call the Quincy…
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QUINCY — Quincy Community Theatre recently named Deborah Currier as its director of student theatre/head of education. Currier has a master’s degree in theatre arts with an emphasis in multicultural theatre, theatre in education, and acting, and a doctorate in theatre arts with an emphasis in acting pedagogy, theatre for youth and directing. Both degrees…
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QUINCY — Chaddock’s annual Rose Tea begins at 2 p.m. Sunday Sept. 10, on the Chaddock campus, 205 S. 24th. The Rose Tea is Chaddock’s biggest event of the year and is a “garden party” tradition dating back to the early 1900s. This year’s event will celebrate Chaddock’s 170th anniversary with refreshments, activities and more.…
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QUINCY — World-renowned organist Nathan Laube will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, in Salem Evangelical United Church of Christ, Ninth and State. Laube’s program on the church’s Schantz organ will feature selections including Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto in D, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in G-minor (Alla marcia) and Felix Mendelssohn-Batholdy’s Variations…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man is in the Adams County Jail after he was arrested at a Quincy hotel on Friday. Officers with the Quincy Police Department and West Central Illinois Task Force executed a search warrant at the Quincy Inn and Suites, 224 N. 36th, at 11:15 a.m. Friday. Colton Parsons, 28, of 2407 Cedar…
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Feast in the Heart of Quincy on Sunday, Sept. 17, to benefit The District and Quincy Farmer's Market
QUINCY — Tickets are on sale now for Feast in the Heart of Quincy to be held Sunday, Sept. 17. Be our guest as we host 200 District friends at one long table down the middle of Jersey St. between The Patio and The Armory showcasing historic architecture as the perfect backdrop to celebrate downtown…
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Blessing Hospital A boy was born to Trenton Brendt of Westfield, Wis., and Kirstyn Bell of Clarksville, Tenn., at 8:43 p.m. Aug. 20, 2023.A boy was born to Jordan Miller and Katilyn Fisher of Perry, Mo., at 8:57 p.m. on Aug. 24, 2023.A boy was born to Adam and Courtney Snider of Quincy at 8:25…
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QUINCY — As a new school year kicks into gear, be on the lookout for scam streaming links when you’re watching a high school sports event online. While many pandemic-era adjustments to high school athletic events have vanished, live streaming has stuck around. Live streams can be a great way for fans to join in…
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QUINCY — In observance of the Labor Day holiday, Quincy City Hall will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4, and reopen for regular business hours on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Central services will be closed on Sept. 4. The Quincy City Council Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, in City Hall Council…
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois EPA Director John J. Kim recently announced six upcoming household hazardous waste one-day collection locations for the fall of 2023. These collection events are co-sponsored by units of local government and provide residents the free opportunity to safely dispose of unused or leftover hazardous products commonly found in homes. The local fall…
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