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Davis makes one last stop in Quincy before primary voters head to polls in tightly-contested 15th District race

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QUINCY — Rodney Davis said he believes former President Donald Trump got “bad advice” regarding his endorsement of Mary Miller, who he’s running against in the Republican primary for the 15th District. Trump called Miller ‘a fearless America First patriot” before he introduced her during Saturday’s “Save America!” rally at the Adams County Fairgrounds in […]

Missouri Life magazine looks anew at 50-year-old Mo Mo story in Pike County, Mo.

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LOUISIANA, Mo. — The monstrous tale is still being told 50 years later.  The July/August issue of Missouri Life magazine has a feature on Mo Mo the Missouri Monster, the creature who famously stalked Pike County in 1972. Witnesses say Mo Mo still calls the county home. Author Jodie Jackson Jr., who visited Pike County […]

Dear Diary: Spending a day in little ol’ Mendon waiting for Donald Trump to show up

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MENDON, Ill. — Saturday was arguably the biggest day in the history of this tiny town (2010 Census says 953 people) because of the “Save America!” rally at the Adams County Fairgrounds, highlighted by an appearance by former President Donald Trump. Here’s how the events of the day unveiled in my eyes. 7:50 a.m.: Alarm […]

Trump rally comparable to rock concert: ‘Just the excitement alone is amazing’

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MENDON, Ill. — Mike Teel looked around the Adams County Fairgrounds where the “Save America!” political rally, featuring former president Donald Trump, was unfolding Saturday. “This is history,” Teel said of the event, which had the feel of an outdoor concert with Trump as the headline attraction. For much of the morning and afternoon, music […]

Six presidents have visited Quincy while in office; seven others came here before they were president

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QUINCY — Six presidents have visited Quincy while they were in office, and seven others visited the city before they became president. Former President Donald Trump will be the first to visit the city after his term as president was over when he arrives at Quincy Regional Airport on Saturday afternoon. Rutherford B. Hayes RUTHERFORD […]

Focus on the victims: Rodriguez retiring from state’s attorney’s office after 35 years

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QUINCY — Anita Rodriguez will miss all the people she’s worked with in the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office. She has great admiration for the law enforcement agencies she worked with — the Quincy Police Department, the Adams County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois State Police — in her role as an assistant state’s attorney. […]

Hotel rooms still available in Quincy but going fast in anticipation of Trump appearance in Mendon on Saturday

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QUINCY — Have you heard the rumor that every hotel room in Quincy is sold for Friday and Saturday night in anticipation of former President Donald Trump’s rally at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Mendon at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 25? It’s not true. But it likely will be true. Trump, the 45th president of […]