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Kelly Clarkson is turning 40? That’s hard to believe … All that and more in today’s three thoughts making up Vol. 262 of The Daily Dirt. 1. If I had my way … A new-age banana split would be introduced at dairy stands, this one featuring FOUR scoops of ice cream instead of the customary…
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AUGUSTA, Ill. — Survey work got underway 100 years ago for a prominent feature that helped progress in Augusta. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad overpass along Highway 61 on the west side of town was known as the Augusta Subway in 1922. A tragedy led to its construction, and another would take place just…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Sarah Bramblett of Palmyra, MO, who won this year’s Career Makeover competition, sponsored by the John Wood Community College Foundation and WGEM. Bramblett emerged from a field of more than 40 applicants to earn a two-year, full-tuition scholarship, also covering books and fees, to pursue an associate degree at JWCC. Bramblett currently…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — While the past two years have fueled growth in remote work, most workers in Missouri still commute to their jobs. Some are opting for longer commutes. A new report from University of Missouri Extension shows that more workers in the state are commuting to jobs outside their home counties compared to 20 years ago.…
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QUINCY — The interviews are done and now the Quincy School Board must make its decision. Superintendent Roy Webb told the Quincy School Board at its Wednesday meeting the search for his replacement is nearly complete, which was basically informing the public as board members were already aware of this. Webb reported the eight-person committee…
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Make sure you examine the following appearance fees for some of the biggest names in music back in 1969 … That and more in today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 182 of the Daily Dirt. 1. Bob Saget. Sidney Poitier. Dan Reeves. And now Michael Lang. It’s already been a brutal year for deaths…
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The Beatles song “Hello, Goodbye” is one of contradictions. The City of Quincy and the State of Illinois, have their own contradiction. Quincy says “Hello” and Illinois says “Goodbye!” As the Beatles sing it: You say goodbye and I say hello Hello, hello I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello The “Quincy’s…
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Following an inquiry by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and a story this summer on Muddy River News, the Quincy School Board is exploring moving the district’s Transportation Department to Flinn Stadium. Board member Richard McNay, who is the chairman of the board’s Building Committee, presented a proposal to the full board at Wednesday’s…
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(This is the fourth of six stories about the St. Francis School fire in December 1899, when 12 girls burned to death in one of saddest chapters of the Quincy community’s history.) Read Part 1: Prosperous Quincy of 1899 Read Part 2: Christmas is Coming to Quincy Read Part 3: The Cry of Fire All…
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QUINCY — A County Market maintenance truck with refrigeration and maintenance equipment exploded and caught fire a little after 1 p.m. Wednesday while sitting in a parking lot on Broadway. The truck was in the Culver’s parking lot, west of the 25th and Broadway intersection. Witnesses said they saw multiple explosions that “just kept coming”…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Health Department will begin administering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 and older on Friday. This vaccine is administered as a series of two doses, three weeks apart. People should bring their insurance card. The immunization clinic is open on a walk-in basis from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.…
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QUINCY – Quincy Mayor Mike Troup, Quincy University President Brian McGee and several others boarded the Illinois Zephyr this morning as part of a special celebration. Communities along the corridor of Amtrak’s Illinois Zephyr route from Quincy to Chicago are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the state-sponsored passenger rail service today. The Quincy City…
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For the second time in 33 days, WGEM-TV has terminated the employment of one of its male on-air anchors. Dylan Austin, anchor of WGEM’s 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts, was reportedly told Monday by management his services were no longer required. Ben Van Ness, vice president and general manager at WGEM, was asked by…
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There are times when a State’s Attorney has discretion in enforcing laws. School districts also have discretion as to who they allow into their buildings for certain reasons. Quincy and Adams County are suffering because of both of these facts. Adams County Public Health Administrator Jerrod Welch has done what he has thought is right…
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QUINCY — People are sick and tired of being sick and tired. But does the COVID-19 virus care about that? As the State of Illinois re-tightens its COVID protocols, a packed house at Quincy’s Holiday Inn heard people wanting local control back in government and a lawyer who has traveled statewide attempting to block governments…
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HERE ARE OUR THREE FINALISTS! WATCH THE VIDEO, THEN VOTE BELOW:
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Daily Dirt for Aug. 21, 2021 Vol. 43 of the Daily Dirt can be catalogued as a throwback to a more simpler time, back when TV commercials had more of a personal feel. Welcome to today’s three thoughts: 1. Best commercials of all-time? How about these: A. It first appeared 42 years ago, but still…
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So the company that just shelled out nearly a billion dollars for a bunch of local TV stations happily cashed our check yesterday. If you need the money, you need the money, right? I would’ve rather paid one of our homegrown stringers to deliver local stories. I would’ve rather purchased some new equipment to better…
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QUINCY — Life soon will change dramatically for Thomas Culp, all in the span of four days.. On August 18, the recent Quincy High School graduate celebrates his 18th birthday. Three days later, the state champion wrestler checks into the dorms at Missouri Baptist University. “I’ll be getting a lot more freedom right when I…
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By Steve Eighinger Ahh…few things are better than a boffo box office summertime movieOne of my favorite obsessions has always been going to the movies, and with the theaters beginning to re-open I’m sure I’m not the only one who is again looking forward to enjoying some stale popcorn, watered-down cola — and films on…
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Randy Industries provided the videography from the Quincy School Board meeting, where the focus was on masks for students during the upcoming school years. Masks are required to ride busses, but they are not mandatory anywhere else on school property. The caveat being as long as the COVID numbers don’t go back up and the…
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The overlook of Quincy Bay from Ben Bumbry Riverview Park is spectacular. When I was president of the Quincy Park Board, I thought it was appropriate to honor Bumbry when he died in 2018. He is still the city’s only African-American Park Board member, and he was the first African-American alderman. (Jason Finney, an African-American,…
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With a discussion regarding masks in school for the 2021-2022 school year expected to take place, Quincy Superintendent of School Roy Webb says the July Quincy School District 172 Board of Education meeting set for July 21 has been moved. The School Board usually meets in a conference room at 1416 Maine that comfortably seats…
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From stltoday.com – A bear that gained a social media following while wandering hundreds of miles in the Midwest — including a stop in Wentzville — and eventually reached Louisiana has died after being hit by a vehicle, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Wednesday. The male bear dubbed Bruno was euthanized Tuesday…
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From WMAY SPRINGFIELD, IL – Republican Congressman Rodney Davis is still leaving the door open for a possible run for governor next year if he doesn’t like the congressional district maps drawn by Democrats. Appearing live on the WMAY Morning Newsfeed, Davis was sharply critical of Democratic Governor JB Pritzker on issues ranging from election…
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