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QUINCY — Ron Kinscherf gets goose bumps when he holds one of his books. “The first time I saw the book with a cover, copyright page, (a letter of) thanks and the whole thing was (Sunday) night,” he said. “And I looked at Mary (his wife) and said, ‘I have a book.’ “It’s just so…
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How do you define “Gallery?” That was the ultimate question asked during Tuesday’s Hannibal City Council Meeting. The question was asked by 5th ward Council Member Colin Welch when the question of amending the city’s B-Multiple Family zoning to include galleries into the uses classification. The change was recommended by the Hannibal Planning and Zoning…
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The Department of Justice has announced it has reached a $2.82 million settlement with Blessing Hospital regarding a voluntary disclosure made by the hospital. Cardiac procedures were performed at Blessing that resulted in overpayments. Hospital officials say the procedures in question were performed by a physician who used to work at “a non-Blessing medical group…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University’s Gray Gallery in Brenner Library will be the site of a faculty studio art exhibition, beginning Monday, Aug. 23. The exhibition is free and open to the public. An artist reception will be from 4-5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, the final day of the exhibition. “It is fitting that the QU art faculty…
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The Quincy City Council heard the monthly tax sales report and local cash registers were ringing in May. Sales tax revenues for May were $1,094,253 and Home Rule Sales Tax revenues were $969,379 for a total that just tops the $2 million mark. That’s a higher total than the pre-pandemic numbers from May 2019, when…
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QUINCY — Students who arrive at Quincy schools without a mask for classes on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday will be sent home and given an excused absence. Those absences become unexcused next week. Superintendent Roy Webb outlined the Quincy School District’s plans for dealing with students without masks in a Facebook post on Sunday. The…
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QUINCY — The news out of Springfield certainly made Kurt Stuckman take notice. Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, a Catholic preparatory school on Springfield’s near west side, announced last month its plan to freeze tuition through at least 2025. Tuition for SHG students for the coming school year is $9,650 per year. It was raised from $9,300…
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QUINCY — Several works of Quincy University’s Robert Lee Mejer, distinguished professor of art, have been selected for international and national exhibitions. William Scariato, chair of fine arts at Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill. selected Mejer’s monotype assemblegraph print, “Variant 1-PC #26,” and his watercolor, “Take PC Open Book #2,” for exhibition in the Illinois State Fair Professional…
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QUINCY — An open house for the newly built Blessing Health System Ambulatory Surgery Center on the campus of Blessing Hospital is set for 4-6 p.m. Wednesday. A ribbon cutting will be followed by tours of the facility. Parking is available in a lot in front of the building at 12th and Spring. Those attending must wear…
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QUINCY — Kristin Ramseyer recently was hired as the director of choirs and assistant professor of voice at Quincy University. She is a doctor of musical arts candidate at the University of Iowa, where she worked as a teaching assistant in choral conducting, sang with the premier choral ensemble Kantorei and studied conducting. She worked…
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QUINCY — Roger Parker Jr., who claimed he grew tired of being bullied by Darrell “D.J.” Kelley Jr. and shot him to death on Sept. 26, 2019, was sentenced to 20 years on Friday morning in an Adams County courtroom. Parker, 18, pled guilty in May to one count of second-degree murder. He was 16…
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — The Central School Board voted 3-2 Thursday night to highly recommend its students wear masks for the upcoming school year, but Nikki Buehler celebrated for only a moment. “The work is not done,” she said after the meeting. “We have to get ready for the fight now.” Buehler is a parent…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Park District’s Board of Commissioners endorsed the City of Quincy’s pursuit of a $200,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for a transient boat dock to be built at Clat Adams Park. Just don’t be surprised if the Park Board chooses not to give the city any money. Commissioners…
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QUINCY — The Quincy School Board voted 5-2 on Wednesday morning to follow Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mask mandate for pre K-12 students, which was also the recommendation of Quincy Superintendent Roy Webb. Sayeed Ali, Shelley Arns, Rachel Petty, Carol Nichols and LaTonya Brock voted for the mandate. Richard McNay and Jim Whitfield opposed it. About…
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QUINCY — Two more projects were approved Tuesday night by the Adams County Board that will be paid for with money the county has received from the American Rescue Plan Act. Approved was the purchase of approximately 20 laptop computers for the Adams County Sheriff’s Department. The estimated cost is $80,000. The computers would replace…
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QUINCY — Blessing Hospital has been recognized as a high performing hospital for the third consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News evaluated more than 4,750 medical centers nationwide in 17 procedures and conditions for its 2021-22 ratings. Blessing Hospital was recognized as a high performing hospital in six for procedures and conditions for 2021-22. …
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QUINCY – Quincy City Treasurer Linda Moore gave a detailed report to the Quincy City Council Monday night that showed the City is on track to bring in more revenue than expected from the Food and Beverage tax. So far, the one-cent increase has brought in more than $716,000 to city coffers this year. City…
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QUINCY — Pope Francis cracked down last month on the spread of the old Latin Mass by reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI’s signature decisions. However, the Latin Mass celebrated daily at St. Rose of Lima, 1009 N. Eighth, is unaffected. Pope Francis reimposed restrictions on celebrating the Latin Mass that Pope Benedict relaxed in 2007.…
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QUINCY — Troy Culbertson was living in Quincy when he learned of 14 people dying and more than 50 being sickened from multiple outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease at the Illinois Veterans Home in 2015. Culbertson, who has worked in the long-term care business for 31 years, replaced Bruce Vaca as the administrator of the Veterans…
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QUINCY — Auditions for Quincy Community Theatre’s next production, “Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook,” will be held Aug. 17 for students in grades 4-12 and adults age 18 and older. All experience levels, ethnicities and races are encouraged to audition. All auditioning actors will read selections from the script that is available on the QCT website…
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WEST QUINCY, Mo. — Reg Rowsey’s hair is much grayer than when he first started karting, and he doesn’t have much of it. The infectious smile, however, remains the same. So is his desire to race. “It’s as much fun now as it was then,” Rowsey said. “Then” for Rowsey was in the 1960s when…
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QUINCY – The Quincy School District appears to be on its way to following Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Pre K-12 mask mandate for Illinois schools due to an increase in COVID Delta Variant cases. In an e-mail to his leadership team, Quincy Superintendent Roy Webb said “QPS will follow the executive order of the Governor.” David…
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QUINCY — Discussions about a new park in the southeast portion of Quincy, a boat dock in Clat Adams Park and rules for food trucks in city parks were held Thursday during the Quincy Park District’s annual planning session. Park Board commissioners talked for 5 1/2 hours about a myriad of topics. No votes were…
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MENDON, Ill. — The Community Unit School District No. 4 School Board voted 5-2 during a special meeting Wednesday night to make masks optional for students during the 2021-22 school year. The board’s vote defies Gov. JB Pritzker’s Tuesday announcement that masks are required for students, teachers and staff at pre-K through 12th grade schools…
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QUINCY — The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has given tentative approval to allocating $33 million to fully fund projects in the Upper Mississippi River Restoration program, including the restoration of Quincy Bay. A joint press release from U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Tuesday announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced…
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