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Bob Gough talks to Bruce Guthrie, who will be moving from The District to the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce in November.
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QUINCY — Quincy University dedicated a campus street clock in honor of president emeritus Phil Conover in a ceremony on Friday. The “Conover Clock” was dedicated in honor of Conover’s service to the university community as a volunteer, trustee and president. “Phil Conover has made many profoundly important contributions to Quincy University over a long and distinguished career,” said Brian…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department is offering drive-through trick-or-treating on Halloween at Central Fire Station, 906 Vermont, from 4-7 p.m. on Sunday. Parents can pull into Central Fire Station driveway off Ninth Street. Cars can drive through the station. Kids will be entertained by Halloween decorations as they receive treats. Firefighters at neighborhood out-stations…
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QUINCY — Bigger and better. That’s what Terry Traeder is envisioning in 2022 when it comes to the Grand Prix of Karting at South Park, plus the regular bi-monthly competition at TNT Kartways in West Quincy, Mo. “I think the growth in both will continue,” Traeder said. Traeder is a former world champion karter who…
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QUINCY — Bob Weirather has been interested in astronomy since he was 10 years old. “I would take a cardboard tube that you find in a roll of wax paper and said, ‘This is my first telescope,’” he said. “I put plastic lenses in them, made a telescope, and I’d watch a jet airplane take…
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QUINCY — A yellow giraffe with polka dots named Flower Girl likes to play video games. Flower Girl’s favorite video game involves tractors with flowers. Flower Girl’s friend, a brown cheetah named Cheety, wants to come over to play video games. A red lion named Tiger also wants to play games, but Tiger’s sharp teeth…
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QUINCY — The Blessing Bariatric Institute has earned the status of nationally accredited metabolic and bariatric surgical center from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, a joint program of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The accreditation includes an obesity medicine designation and covers…
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Quincy School District Board of Education meetings were moved to the Quincy High School cafeteria to accommodate larger groups of people when they were showing up to speak regarding QPS’s COVID policies. But at Wednesday night’s meeting, there were only about a dozen people in attendance and three people spoke for about 30 minutes to…
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QUINCY — The City of Quincy is offering its fall tree planting program. Quincy residents and business owners may buy one tree to be planted on the public right-of-way (between the sidewalk and street) adjacent to their property. “Each year, city crews are forced to remove dozens of trees on public rights of way due…
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QUINCY — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified Burkholderia pseudomallei, the bacteria that causes melioidosis, in an aromatherapy room spray. The contaminated product is the Better Homes and Gardens-branded Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones “Lavender & Chamomile” scent. The spray was sold at Walmart stores and online between February and Oct. 21.…
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QUINCY — A new charitable fund at the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri will honor Quincy’s shared history with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while providing for the future. The fund was established in gratitude for the citizens of Quincy who provided refuge to early members of the…
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QUINCY — Blaise Haxel always has wanted to own and operate his own bar. After negotiations with another bar owner fell through late this summer, Haxel visited with Sonny Settles, owner of Port’s Place, 510 Jersey. “What really intrigued me about Port’s Place is any time I came in, I always felt like family,” Haxel…
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QUINCY — The QND Extravaganza will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Ambiance, 5225 Koch’s Lane. Tickets for the event are $65 per person through Nov. 10. Dinner, drinks and a bid number for all live and silent auctions are included. All proceeds benefit Quincy Notre Dame High School. This year’s theme…
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LIBERTY, Ill. — A Liberty man is lodged without bond in the Adams County Jail and faces two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a report on Sunday about a possible sexual abuse of a child. Investigators worked with the Advocacy Network for Children and Illinois Department of Children…
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Hotel Nauvoo receives $1.03 million in grant money QUINCY — More than $1.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds has been given to 15 restaurants, bars and catering companies in Quincy during the last six months. The businesses are among 101,000 across the United States receiving emergency assistance from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The U.S. Small…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved Monday spending $973,171 for the city’s 2021 concrete repair project that consists of the patching of concrete pavement, fire hydrant replacement and new sewer manholes at six locations throughout the city. Jeffrey Conte, director of utilities and engineering, specifically mentioned the intersection of 27th and Cedar. Most of…
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The Blessing Sleep Center has earned accreditation for a third five-year period from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. AASM Standards for Accreditation are the measure by which the medical community and the public evaluate sleep medicine facilities. Achieving AASM accreditation demonstrates a sleep medicine provider’s commitment to high quality, patient-centered care through adherence to these…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University inducted three people and the Adams County Bar Association into its Legal Hall of Fame at its 2021 induction ceremony on Saturday in the Hall of Fame Room in the Health and Fitness Center, 20th and Oak. Inducted were: Mary Jo White, Class of 1963 White served as a member of the Pennsylvania…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University will be the host of a Discovery Day on Nov. 13. Discovery Days are open houses scheduled throughout the year for prospective students. Students and their families will join other prospective students for special programming and events. This day includes a campus tour, an academic expo and complimentary lunch in the QU…
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QUINCY — Sunset Senior Living recently received a $2,500 gift from the Quincy Masonic High Twelve Club to support the 728 Project, which is Sunset Senior Living’s capital campaign to fund a new skilled living facility along with upgrades to the campus.
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The long-time director of the Quincy Convention and Visitor’s Bureau dishes on tourism, travel and bringing events to town.
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Dear MRN: What is going at 15th and Broadway? It that where Carter’s is going? It looks like a Carter’s. But I thought Sonic was going there? That doesn’t look like a Sonic and it doesn’t look like a very big lot. A quick call to the City of Quincy’s planning department confirms what Muddy…
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Quincy, Ill. – The Quincy Public Schools Foundation will host its Week to Dream Big fundraiser Nov. 1-5 to support its annual Dream Big campaign. The kickoff will be celebrated Monday morning at Carter’s Coffee Bar as part of the Dine to Dream Big initiative, with local restaurant owners donating a percentage of their day’s…
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QUINCY — Bruce Guthrie announced Friday morning he was leaving his position as Executive Director of “The District”, the organization that promotes downtown Quincy businesses and events. His new position, president and CEO of The Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce, was made public Friday afternoon about seven hours later. Guthrie, a former executive with the…
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QUINCY — Sam McKelvie greets the people in her class with “Hello, my friends,” then instructs them to begin stretching before they start exercising. It’s a routine she’s gone through many times. On some days, those instructions are given in a studio she rents in the Washington Theatre building in downtown Quincy. On many days,…
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