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CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation recently announced $127.9 million has been awarded to 72 projects statewide through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program to expand travel options and enhance quality of life in communities throughout the state. The city of Pittsfield received $3 million to reconstruct infrastructure on the north,…
Read Full Article FORT MADISON, Iowa — The schedule for the 75th annual Tri-State Rodeo, which will take place in Fort Madison Sept. 6–9, recently was released. The Tri-State Rodeo has been named as one of the nation’s top five large outdoor rodeos since 2000. The TSR Chute Out brings the top rodeo athletes from around the world. …
Read Full Article CHICAGO– The Department of Human Services and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced Friday more than $14 million in awards to 70 human services providers in 24 counties throughout Illinois. One of the recipients was Chaddock Attachment and Trauma Services of Quincy, which received $246,500. Chaddock’s Developmental Trauma and Attachment Program helps children who…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation officials recently arrested Gary A. Welty, 71, of Mount Sterling for an additional count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony. ISP DCI Zone 4 agents arrested and charged Welty with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Art Center has maintained an interesting collection of art from local, regional and internationally-renowned artists. One hundred pieces from this collection are now on display, and the public is invited to celebrate the Art Center’s 100th anniversary. An open reception from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 15, will feature “100th Anniversary Selections from…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Debates about whether science and the Bible conflict have never been completely settled. Ken Ham visited Quincy this past week to share his ministry’s view on why the Bible and science work together rather than separately. Ham is the founder and CEO of the Christian apologetics ministry known as Answers in Genesis. This…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. – If you’ve been thinking about getting some ink, you can get a tattoo for a good cause this weekend. Two Fathoms Tattoo and the Northeast Missouri Humane Shelter are partnering for the third annual “Do Your Part with Skin Art.” More than 200 designs, for legs and arms only, will be priced from…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Conference, an event where thousands of educators descended into Quincy for two days of workshops for professional development off-and-on for the last 40 years, won’t be returning this year. But it could return in the future. “The door isn’t completely closed on Quincy Conference,” said Michaela Fray-Tappe, director of LEAD Projects for…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University will induct four people into its Legal Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Saturday, April 15, in the Hall of Fame Room in the Health and Fitness Center, 20th and Oak. A cocktail hour starts at 6 p.m., with dinner and the ceremony to follow. The 2023 inductees are: Bickhaus…
Read Full Article WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sophia Marcolla of Quincy is representing Illinois as part of the Cherry Blossom Princess Program, which takes place annually during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. Marcolla, a 2018 graduate of Quincy Notre Dame High School, now is a student at the University of Missouri School of Law. She is one of…
Read Full Article QUINCY — GREDF President Kyle Moore addressed the Adams County Board Wednesday night to push for the need of improved housing in Quincy and Adams County. GREDF has been commissioned by the County and the City of Quincy to put together a housing study that is being funded primarily by the State of Illinois. Moore…
Read Full Article MONTEBELLO TOWNSHIP, Ill. — A Nauvoo man was found to have drowned in the Mississippi River on Wednesday. Deputies with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department received a report on Tuesday of a canoe that had tipped over and a man in the Mississippi River at the intersection of Illinois 96 and County Road 1720N. Deputies…
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