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QUINCY — The John Wood Community College Workforce Development Center Business & Industry Training will be hosting a free seminar from Winsor Consulting about cybersecurity from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Paul Heath Community Education and Fine Arts Center, 1301 S. 48th. Common security areas that most manufacturing facilities are lacking, discovered through…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Humane Society is having a fall open house from 1-3:30 p.m. Oct. 24. The “Fall in Love with a Furry Friend” event will allow the community to get acquainted with the organization and the shelter animals waiting for a home. People can meet and socialize with the animals outside of their…
Read Full Article QUINCY– The Quincy Notre Dame Foundation has announced that the 2021 QND Fund Drive raised $571,623 in gifts and pledges, exceeding its goal by more than $124,000. This is the largest amount raised through the QND Fund Drive since its inception in 1977. “We worked very hard this year to ensure no stone was left unturned. We…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Birthright of Quincy’s largest annual fundraiser is going virtual for the second straight year. Birthright Trivia Night has packed more than 500 supporters together inside Quincy University’s Health & Fitness Center to enjoy a trivia contest and silent auction of more than 200 locally donated items. Money raised by the annual event represents…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Registration for the Quincy Family YMCA’s 42nd annual Turkey Run, set for Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 25), is open. Runners can participate in a 1-mile fun run, a 5K run or a 10K run. People who register before Nov. 11 are guaranteed a T-shirt. Packets can be picked up from 9 a.m. to 6…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Registration is now open for the 15th annual “Pink. Pass it on in the District” 5K walk for breast cancer awareness on Oct. 23. All proceeds benefit the Blessing Foundation Breast Center financial assistance program. Walkers are asked for a minimum $25 donation. Each walker will receive a T-shirt. Children under 12 can walk…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University is asking the community to participate in its annual food drive Wednesday in conjunction with QU’s Day of Service. Students will be outside local grocery stores collecting nonperishable food items to support local food pantries in Quincy. Nonperishable food items will be collected outside Hy-Vee, County Market, Save-A-Lot and Walmart locations. Nonperishable items…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Class of 2020 graduates of the Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing & Health Sciences Medical Laboratory Technology program delivered a 100 percent first-time pass rate on the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification exam, with an average exam score more than 50 points higher than the national average. The ASCP Board…
Read Full Article Friends of the Trails conducted a ribbon cutting and check presentation on Oct. 5 to celebrate the opening of a sidewalk on North 24th Street. This connection links residential neighborhoods on Northbrook Road, Southbrook Road and Wismann Lane to the Bill Klingner Trail. The project was funded by a grant from the Marion Gardner Jackson…
Read Full Article On Monday, Circuit Judge Tad Brenner entered an order which adds the Illinois governor’s office and the Illinois Department of Public Health as “necessary parties” to the legal action being taken against Blessing Health System and Quincy Medical Group by plaintiffs who do not want to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or get tested regularly. Brenner’s…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University is celebrating Franciscan Heritage Week through Friday. The public is encouraged to join faculty, staff and students at the events hosted by QU Campus Ministry. Masks are required at all events. The week-long celebration began Sunday night with the Transitus Service in the QU Chapel. Transitus, Latin for passage, interactively depicts and commemorates the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Prolific author and Lincoln historian Brian R. Dirck, who recently returned from Japan where he was a Fulbright lecturer, will deliver the second Samuel C. Rinella Jr. Memorial Lincoln Lecture at the McHugh Theatre on the campus of Quincy University at 7 p.m. Oct. 29. A professor of history at Anderson University in…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Mastering Microsoft Teams class is being offered from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday by John Wood Community College Business and Industry Training. The class is open to the public. No application is necessary. Reservations are required. The class will take place at JWCC’s Workforce Development Center, 4220 Koch’s Lane. This hands-on workshop…
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