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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recently appointed two vice presidents to its campus leadership team. Scott Wills now is the vice president for advancement, and Melanie Lechtenberg is the new vice president for enrollment management. Wills comes to C-SC from Alma (Mich.) College. As vice president, he was responsible for leading the advancement team, including…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Masonic High Twelve Club is sponsoring an exhibit called CAF Rise Above, which tells the stories of the Tuskegee Airmen, America’s first black military pilots, at Quincy Regional Airport on Oct. 4-7 and open to the public on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6 and 7, from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Plainville man facing seven counts of child pornography from a January arrest has agreed to plead guilty to a negotiated plea and will be sentenced next month. Joshua D. Cress, 43, of 371 Main in Plainville appeared in Adams County Circuit Court on Friday morning with Public Defender Christopher Pratt before Judge…
Read Full Article Tim Bliefnick, who was convicted in May of murdering his estranged wife, Becky, talked to CBS News about his conviction along with his attorney Casey Schnack. Also interviewed by Erin Moriarty were friends and relatives of Becky Bliefnick and members of the prosecution team. The segment will air Saturday on the 48 Hours special, The…
Read Full Article QUINCY — After 30 days of review, the Quincy School Board unanimously passed its 2023-24 budget Wednesday night. The $112.9 million spending plan includes a 4 percent average salary increase for district employees and a 20 percent increase in health insurance costs. The rising cost of health insurance and the $7.1 million being spent on…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy High School will celebrate its homecoming weekend with a slate of events starting on Thursday, Sept. 28, with the homecoming parade immediately followed by a pep rally. The parade route will travel along Maine from 14th to 33rd. Step off will be at 6:30 p.m. with the pep rally immediately following the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy teenager made his first appearance in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday and was charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. Terrance Wilson, 16, who lives in the Indian Hills Housing Complex in Quincy, was arrested Monday. Because of Wilson’s age and the nature of the offenses, Wilson’s case…
Read Full Article QUINCY — City of Quincy Engineering Director Steve Bange gave aldermen hope that some roads through Quincy might be a bit less bumpy in the not-too-distant future. Those roads that are in the jurisdiction of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), anyway. Bange gave the Quincy City Council a look at IDOT’s long-term project plans…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Treasurer Linda Moore and Comptroller Sheri Ray have been working on tracking down money paid to the city’s third party administrator and money that had previously been unaccounted for. Moore and Ray went before the Quincy City Council Monday night ad reported the city has spent nearly $1.98 with Coalition Health since since…
Read Full Article Shawn P. Lalond, 32, last known address in the 300 block of North 13th in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for possession of methamphetamine and a petition to revoke probation. Lalond is 5 foot, 10 inches tall and 165 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. If you know where he can…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The two Quincy men arrested in connection with a Sept. 15 stabbing appeared in Adams County Circuit Court on Monday and had their arraignments set for separate dates in October Dylan M. Test, 20, and Heaton S. Brothers, 19, were charged last week with attempted murder, armed violence and aggravated battery. According to…
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