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QUINCY — Friends of the Trails is having its annual fundraising bicycle ride, the Terry Anastas Ultimate Ride, on Saturday, July 8 at The Dock. This is family-friendly recreational bike ride is named after the late Terry Anastas, a longtime Friends of the Trails board member and supporter of trail development. Help the Friends of…
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MACOMB, Ill. — The Ambassador Committee of the Macomb Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting June 22 to welcome Graham Medical Group, 1630 E. Jackson, to the local healthcare community. Open since June 5, Graham Medical Group-Macomb offers primary family medicine and specialty care, women’s health, radiology, lab services as well as a…
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QUINCY — Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom has new resources available for schools, thanks to funding from Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America. In a press release, Kinsey Tiemann, the agricultural literacy coordinator for Adams County, said, “Keeping resources available at no cost to schools is a critical element of our mission so partners like…
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QUINCY — Reservations are being taken for people to get no-cost cholesterol screenings on Thursday, July 13 at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th. The screening requires at 12-hour fast. It measures HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose levels. Appointments are required and are available from 7-9 a.m. An appointment can be made…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Although not all the boats were shipshape by the end, all hands were on deck June 24 for the seventh annual cardboard boat races sponsored by Hannibal Parks and Recreation. Each boat contained two passengers in the races that were held at the Hannibal Aquatic Center Jenna McDonald, aquatics director at the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Caden Friedlein, who has cerebral palsy and wears a cochlear hearing device, anxiously waited his turn to grab a brush and slosh paint on a fence. He beamed as he talked about his favorite activity. Caden waits for the fence painting event all year long. His parents, Shawn and Amy Friedlein, and…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal’s favorite couple spent their last full day as Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher in Central Park selling raffle tickets to support the future of Tom and Beckys long after they go through the program. Koryn Miller, the 2022-23 Official Becky, and Dallas Nicholson, a Tom Ambassador, stood in the Tom and…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Early Bird Kiwanis Club recently presented Kurt Haner and two students with the Hannibal High School Finance Club with a check for $515 to reimburse the club for the use of a rental car while in Cleveland for the National Finance Challenge. This year’s team came in first place…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Alicia Rollins, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Hannibal, recently received the firm’s Ted Jones Entrepreneurial Award for her exceptional achievement in building client relationships. She was one of 1,442 financial advisors firmwide to receive the award. The award is named after Ted Jones, the son of the firm’s founder. He became…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Admiral Coontz Recreation Center will be closed Tuesday, July 4, to celebrate Independence Day and will reopen at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 5. There will be no senior adult dance. Regular hours for the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center are 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday through Friday with the weekly senior adult dances…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man was killed Saturday when a tree fell on his camper. The Hannibal Fire Department was dispatched at 9:09 p.m. Saturday, July 1 to 1601 Montana for a report of a large tree that had fallen on a camper. Upon arrival on scene, firefighters found a victim trapped by the fallen…
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QUINCY — In observance of Independence Day, Quincy City Hall and Central Services will be closed on Tuesday, July 4. City Hall will reopen with regular hours on Wednesday, July 5. Garbage and yard waste will still be picked up on Tuesday, July 4. Quincy Transit Lines will operate on its holiday/weekend schedule on Tuesday,…
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QUINCY — The following JWCC students have earned Manufacturing Skill Standards Council nationally recognized certificates during the spring 2023 semester. MSSC is an industry-led training, assessment and certification system focused on the core skills and knowledge needed by the nation’s front-line production and material handling technicians. MSSC Safety Credential: MSSC Certified Logistics Associate Credential: MSSC Certified…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Trustees with the George H. Riedel Foundation recently awarded a $1,000 grant to the Northeast Missouri Humane Society to help build a walking and activity path at the shelter’s new facility. With the Riedel grant, the Humane Society has, in approximately one month, now raised nearly half of its estimated goal of…
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QUINCY — Ben Drebes, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Adams County, recently received the firm’s exclusive Soar to Success Award for exceptional achievement in building client relationships within his first five years as a financial advisor. Drebes was one of only 1,122 financial advisors firmwide to receive this award. In a press release, Drebes…
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Hannibal, Mo. — Northeast Missouri Humane Society is set to receive a $7,500 grant from the national nonprofit Petco Love in support of its lifesaving work for animals in northeast Missouri. Petco Love is a national nonprofit leading change for pets by making communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since its founding in…
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You’re probably familiar with how artificial intelligence can be used to generate text, but did you know AI can generate voices, too? BBB and organizations like the Federal Trade Commission are warning consumers about a new type of scam: fake calls, voicemails and voice messages generated by AI. Researchers at McAfee recently found that scammers need only three…
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CAMP POINT — Tickets are available for the first Birth Trauma Awareness dinner from 5-11 p.m. Saturday, July 22 at the Village Vineyard and Winery. Proceeds from the dinner will be donated to the Blessing Foundation and benefit the Blessing Hospital Blessed Beginnings birth center to support birth trauma survivors. According to the March of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council will host a basket weaving workshop with Pat Moore from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. The workshop will include instructions for weaving and assembling a 4-inch Acorn Nantucket basket, beginning with a brief discussion on the art…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Dot Foods recently launched Focus on STEM, a program designed to give west-central Illinois school districts the tools and education needed to create science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs. STEM occupations include computer programming, architecture and engineering, life and physical science occupations, as well as the related managerial, sales, and…
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HANNIBAL, MO. – When Claudia Hollister sees the start of National Tom Sawyer Days in Hannibal, she sees her childhood. The Hannibal Fourth of July festivities are a family tradition for Hollister, the second vice president for press and media relations for the Hannibal Jaycees. For her family, it was more than a drive downtown…
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QUINCY — Jan Smith at Happel Inc., Realtors, recently was awarded the At Home with Diversity certification from the National Association of Realtors. Smith joins 20,000 other real estate professionals in North America who have earned the certification after completing an eight-hour course addressing topics of diversity, fair housing and business planning development. The program…
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HANNIBAL Mo. — Hannibal Public Schools announced Friday that Jason Noland is the new principal of Hannibal High School effective immediately. Noland has worked for Hannibal Public Schools since 2005 as a middle school and high school math teacher, off-campus programs coordinator, dean of students and most recently as assistant principal at Hannibal High School.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — To take advantage of more foot traffic, the corporation that owns the Native Grill and Wings brand has decided to vacate the Quincy riverfront for a spot in Hannibal’s Historic District. The bar and grill at 138 N. Front was closed Friday and will reopen in Hannibal this fall. FAT Brands of…
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MARION COUNTY, Mo. — After recent rain, the Marion County Commission sent notice on Thursday evening that it is downgrading the recent open burn ban to a burn advisory. A burn advisory is to alert people of the potential for dangerous fire conditions. Marion County Presiding Commissioner David Lomax asked for everyone use common sense…
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