Local Happenings
QUINCY — Mississippi Valley Boy Scouts of America will hold a sporting clays fundraiser Wednesday, May 10, at Saukenauk Scout Reservation. Check-in will start at 10 a.m. followed by a bag lunch at noon. A safety talk will be given at 12:45 with a shotgun start immediately following the talk. The day will end with…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame Music Department will present its annual spring show, “Adventure Awaits!,” at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 23 and 24, and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 25. All shows will be held in the Mary Ellen Orr Auditorium at John Wood Community College. The concert chorale,…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Concert Association’s fifth concert of its 2022-23 season is scheduled for Friday, March 24 with Take 3. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Fine Arts Center’s Parker Theater on the campus of Hannibal-LaGrange University. Take 3 is a classical crossover trio led by virtuoso violinist Lindsay…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The truck driver training program at John Wood Community College will host an information session at the Southeast Education Center beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 27. The SEC is at 39637 260th Ave., two miles north of Pittsfield on Route 54. The session is free and open to the public.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — To celebrate Women’s History Month, Quincy University is hosting a special event called Making History Happen in the QU Hall of Fame Room, 20th and Oak, on Wednesday, March 22. The event features a panel of accomplished women in a variety of career fields who will share their stories and challenges. The panel…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Area Youth Orchestra will present its spring concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 26 at Baldwin School, 30th and Maine. Under the direction of Rich Cangro, the orchestra will perform bright and colorful selections like “Festique” by M.L. Daniels, “Genesis” by Rossano Galante, “Marche Militaire Francaise from Algerian Suite” by Camille…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Deborah Lee of Four Winds Farm is offering a nine-week course about medicinal herbs beginning this week. Participants can attend either on Wednesday from 6-9 p.m., March 22-May 17, or on Thursday from 9 a.m.-noon, March 23-May 18. The class is limited to 12 participants. It will be held at Four Winds Farm,…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL — Drivers can expect to see a lot of activity around Mark Twain High School on Missouri Route 19 near Center as construction begins on a corridor improvement project from Bus Barn Road to Mark Twain Road in Ralls County near Center. The work is scheduled to begin during the week of March 20,…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — The natural sciences department of Culver-Stockton College will have a storm spotter class at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21 in the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center inside Merillat Chapel. The storm spotter class will feature Kevin Deitsch, warning coordinator from the National Weather Service in St. Louis, presenting the course…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The League of Women Voters of Adams County will hold a Quincy School Board candidate forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the First Christian Church, 1415 Maine. The public is invited to attend. The event will follow LWVAC forum standards with questions from panelists and the audience. This is the first…
Read Full Article QUINCY — City Treasurer Linda Moore and First Bankers Trust Company are presenting a workshop about securing public gatherings at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 23 at City Council chambers, 730 Maine. Non-profit organizations and community event planners will get information, education and instruction to improve security at area community events and training needed to increase…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University will welcome Tawni Ferrarini as guest speaker at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23 in the L.A. Foster Student Center on campus. Ferrarini specializes in expanding the reach of sound economic education regionally, nationally and internationally. Since 2017, Ferrarini has been the Robert W. Plaster professor of economic education at Lindenwood…
Read Full Article KAHOKA, Mo. — Members of the Clark County High School marching band will participate in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17 in New York City. Directed by Robert Dooley, the marching band and color guard left Wednesday and is traveling by charter bus to New York. Known as the oldest and largest civilian…
Read Full Article CARTHGE, Ill. — Memorial Medical Clinic Nauvoo and Nauvoo Pharmacy will be hosting open houses on Wednesday, March 22 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-6:30 p.m. At the Nauvoo Clinic open house, attendees can meet and greet with healthcare providers Tony Wasielewski, physical therapist Tonya Dooley and Memorial Medical Clinic med spa staff. Health screenings…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s annual scholarship donor event, “24 Hours of Giving,” begins at noon on Thursday, March 16, and continues until noon on Friday, March 17. The 24-hour giving campaign, done primarily on social media, aims to raise $170,000 for the Student Scholarship Fund, which includes a $50,000 match from an anonymous donor.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Public Schools Foundation and Quincy High School leadership class have partnered to host the 10th annual Dream Big in Color 5K Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, April 22, beginning at 9 a.m. The race begins and ends at Quincy High School. All proceeds raised benefits the Quincy School District. The Dream Big…
Read Full Article St. Patrick's Day enforcement campaign calls for checks for seat belts, speeding, distracted driving
QUINCY — All too often, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations turn deadly because of impaired driving. If you celebrate, make sure you and your friends stay safe this St. Patrick’s Day, Friday, March 17 by remembering this advice: If you will be drinking alcohol, using cannabis or any other impairing substance, remember “Drive Sober or Get…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal residents with Bradford pear trees on their property have the option to cut down their trees and receive a free, non-invasive tree at a “buy-back” event on April 18. Starting Wednesday, March 15, participants may register for the program at www.moinvasives.org/2023/02/15/pearbuy-back-2023/. To qualify, people need to submit a photo of themselves…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Service League is offering seven $1,000 scholarships to residents of Adams County. Applicants may either be traditional or non-traditional students seeking to further their education at a two-year college, four-year college or vocational/technical education. Scholarship applications are online at www.quincyserviceleague.org and must be postmarked by April 1. For more information or questions,…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Javaux Music School will present its all-school concert at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 20, in the Kroc Center Auditorium. The concert will feature all 70-plus Javaux Music School students performing on cello, harp, piano or violin. The repertoire will include folk songs and classical songs from the Baroque era to the 20th…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Kroc Center will be the of a Camp Kroc Summer Day Camp starting June 5 and ending the week of August 11. Due to increased demand, the Kroc Center will open registration on Monday, March 13. Camp Kroc offers care to students grades K-6 and counselor training to grades 7-12, Monday-Friday, 7…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The John Wood Community College Heath Center Art Gallery is showcasing work by artist Jaycie Womack-Spake through Friday, March 24. Womack-Spake attended JWCC and continued her education at The Kansas City Art Institute, where she received a bachelor’s degree in illustration. Womack-Spake is the manager at Arts Quincy for the office’s membership and…
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