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QUINCY — John Wood Community College will hold a 50th anniversary celebration at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, at Pointe D’Vine Vineyard and Venue. The event will honor the people and mission of the region’s community college and raise funds for the JWCC Foundation’s $500,000 Pathways to Promise scholarship drive. The theme for the celebration…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Public School District’s Proposition Innovation got a yes from Marion and Ralls County voters on Tuesday’s ballot. Proposition Innovation, which will allow the school district to borrow $30 million to complete the Hannibal Innovation Campus and make other needed improvements, was approved in a 1,706 to 780 vote. Hannibal voters…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools (QCES) Foundation and the Quincy Notre Dame (QND) Foundation are kicking off the 13th annual Everybody Wins Mega Raffle on Thursday, April 4. Since its inception, the Mega Raffle has raised more than $2.3 million to support tuition assistance, technology updates and more to Quincy’s five Catholic schools. …
Read Full Article Mark L. Jones, 53, of Quincy for Speeding at N. 12th & Watts Ln. 142Charles A. Edwards, 65, of Rochester for Speeding at N. 12th & Watts Ln. 142Adam C. Snider, 34, of Quincy for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident at 24th & Locust St. 122Diane M. Little, 42, of Quincy for…
Read Full Article QUINCY — John Bordewick joins the Alzheimer’s Association as this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s event chair in Quincy. The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research programs. The Quincy Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be held on Saturday, Sept.…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Hull man was sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a charge of being a child sex offender in a school zone. Roy Irick, 70, and his attorney, Rick Zimmerman, were in Pike County Circuit Court when he was sentenced by Judge Frank McCartney…
Read Full Article HAMILTON, Ill. — The Western Illinois Threshers will hold its 57th annual show Friday through Sunday, Aug. 2-4 at its grounds, two miles north of Hamilton. During their recent annual meeting, directors were elected and plans were made for this summer’s event. Directors elected for three-year terms were Matthew Starr, Ken Buckert and Kyle Buckert…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Blessing Health Hannibal has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in breast ultrasound as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR), earning the organization’s gold seal of accreditation. Ultrasound imaging of the breast is a noninvasive medical test that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce…
Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. —The Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) announced its “4 Under 40” Hospital Leadership Winners, including Ashlyn Housewright, executive director of Community Health and Wellness, during its 20th anniversary annual conference held at the I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. Housewright has been a full-time employee with Memorial Hospital in Carthage for five…
Read Full Article QUINCY –‑ Two passengers in a van involved Monday in a two-vehicle accident were taken to Blessing Hospital with serious injuries. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched at approximately 2:48 p.m. on Monday, April 1, to the intersection of 24th Street and Nieders Lane. Both vehicles were discovered to have damages that disabled…
Read Full Article Austin Z. Evans, 29, 1107 Ohio for Suspended registration at 8th and Klondike. 142Bryan E. Smith, 42, 1623 North Avenue for warrant-theft over $500 at 1623 North Avenue. Lodged 112Clinton L. John, 52, Quincy for DWLS, Operating with Suspended Registration, No Insurance, Disobey Traffic Control Device. NTA 128Virginia A. Ranville, 72, Quincy for Improper Lane…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Barry man pled guilty to two counts of child pornography on March 26 and was sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Judge Frank McCartney sentenced Brandon L. Frame, 33, received three years in prison on each count to be served consecutively, according to a press release from…
Read Full Article Darren A. Dunsmore, 33, last known address in the 300 block of West Morgan in Clayton, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery, theft, petition to revoke probation and driving with a suspended license. Dunsmore is 5-foot-11 tall and 160 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. If you…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Sodalis Nature Preserve now offers a shelter house to have reunions, picnics and other events. Sodalis Nature Preserve was acquired by the city of Hannibal in 2016, the result of work by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Missouri Department of Conservation, The Conservation Fund and Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation to…
Read Full Article Meteorologist Brent Clair says we might be getting some nasty weather soon.
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University invites the community to step into the past and future of student living at its upcoming open house event. From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, alumni, prospective students, families and community members are invited to explore the rich history of two of the university’s most iconic dormitories,…
Read Full Article Victoria G. Young, 23, Palmyra, Mo., for Fail To Yield. NTA 122Randy A. Summers, 44, 1240 Sycamore for Suspended Registration and Driving on Suspended License at 30th and Broadway. 142Katelyn E. Gille, 33, 3218 Fox Run East for FTA-Small Claims. Lodged 186Austin Z. Evans, 29, 1107 Ohio for Operating vehicle with registration suspended at 8th…
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