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QUINCY — The cast of “Waitress” at the Quincy Community Theatre is ready to serve up a story filled with heart, hope and a lot of pie. Waitress performances are March 14-16 and March 20-23. Flex season ticket holders may reserve their tickets now, and general tickets go on sale Feb. 18. Seating is reserved.…
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Migration data from a moving company shows Illinois is near the top of the list for states with the most outbound moves. The 2024 North American Van Lines Annual Migration Report shows Illinois was second in the country for outbound moves behind only California. In Illinois, 60% of moves were outbound while 40% were inbound. It is the…
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QUINCY — Have you ever gotten a package you didn’t order? It might seem like a fun surprise, but it might be the setup for a scam known as brushing. In a brushing scam, you receive a package you didn’t order, often without a return address. This is usually a setup by companies who found…
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Logan M. Adams, 27, 3834 Halfpap for FTA Disorderly Conduct. Lodged 161Luis A. Alanis Silva, 38, Quincy for Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle. NTA 124Skyler R. Lippert, 33, Ewing, Mo., for No Valid Registration and Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle. NTA 227Thomas A. Reynolds, 36, Pittsfield for Failure to Yield – Left Turn at 36th and Broadway.…
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QUINCY — Enrollment for Quincy’s four Catholic elementary schools — Blessed Sacrament, St. Dominic, St. Francis and St. Peter — is open for the 2025-26 school year. Each school offers preschool through eighth grade classroom in a faith-based, family environment focused on providing high-quality education. The Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools (QCES) Foundation has opened its…
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JWCC selected to participate in national initiative to help rural community college students succeed
QUINCY — John Wood Community College has been selected to participate in Phase 2 of the Rural Guided Pathways Project. Colleges that are part of Rural Pathways work with each other — and with community partners in their regions — to implement evidence-based, institution-wide reforms grounded in the guided pathways framework. The project’s rural focus…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Kelsey Jett, a professional engineer with the Missouri Geological Survey, a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, has been selected as the department’s Team Member of the Month for January 2025. She was selected for her service to the department and her efforts to assist the city of Hannibal.…
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Thomas J. Schutte, age 84, of Quincy, died on Thursday, February 13, 2025 in Iowa City, IA. He was born on May 11, 1940 in Quincy, the son of Rome and Marge (Wilson) Schutte. Tom was a graduate of Camp Point High School. He married Judi Willer on October 26, 1974. She survives. Tom worked…
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QUINCY — Twenty-two Quincy High School students participated as Illinois All-State musicians during the Illinois Music Educators Association Convention in Peoria from Jan. 29 through Feb. 1. More than 10,000 students from elementary, junior high and high schools around Illinois participated in a virtual audition process during the fall of 2024. Of those auditions, more…
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Stacey Julifs and Kaitlyn Shively from Clarity Healthcare talk about their company’s niche in the local health landscape. Mercantile Bank brings you Business Spotlight.
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 Or a bag of “itty bitty baby possums” if you like strange toys? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,203 of The Daily Dirt. 1. So, you like unusual flavors, eh? Every so often we check in to see what’s new with the famous Archie…
Read Full Article Quantel Kelley, 18, 2629 Random Court for Retail Theft and Possession of Ammunition without FOID at 5100 Broadway St. on 2-12. 186Richard Toolate, 69, Quincy for Resisting Arrest.Kristal Pitzer, 37, Quincy for Operate Suspended Reg,Nathan Post, 18, Goldenfor suspended registration and operating an uninsured vehicle at 12th and Broadway. 181Evan Larson, 30, Columbia, Mo., for…
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QUINCY — Great River Honor Flight is celebrating its 16th year of operation this year, offering free trips to Washington, D.C., for local veterans. “From the very first trip on April 13, 2010 to the latest one on October 10, 2024, our mission has remained constant in celebrating America’s veterans by inviting them to share…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 I actually don’t mind the Starship song, but that Bobby McFerrin entry still makes my skin crawl … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,202 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We often pay tribute to the best songs of a particular year or era, or…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Medical Clinics recently announced the addition of Chelsea Youmans, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, to its behavioral health team. Youmans is dual board-certified as a family nurse practitioner by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Her…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Families and childcare providers have long faced challenges in accessing and sustaining quality childcare, but partners in Hannibal and Palmyra came together to take action in 2014. Through a collaboration with Kids Win Missouri, the Hannibal Regional Economic Development Council (HREDC) partnered with United Way, Douglass Community Services, childcare providers, nonprofit leaders…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Four people were arrested Thursday after the Palmyra Police Department executed two search warrants. After two months of investigations, officers executed the search warrants simultaneously — one in the 500 block of West New and the other in the 700 block of West New. During the search of both houses, several drug-related…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Art Center recently announced the winners of its 51st annual high school student art competition. This year’s Best of Show was awarded to Kaitlyn Spence for her oil painting, “Pursuit.” Second place went to “Newspaper Boat,” a photograph by Kayden Warner, and third place went to “Large River Birch Bowl,” a…
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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Valentine’s Day is a time for expressing love and appreciation for others, which is often done by giving cut flowers and, increasingly, potted plants. Whether you’ve received a bouquet of flowers or a potted plant, here are tips that can help you care for them to keep them healthy and attractive as…
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Brittany Boll and Emma Dalke get to sample the cuisine at the Indian Grill House, which is opening TODAY at 1800 State in Quincy.
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HANNIBAL — After last week’s Hannibal City Council meeting, Mayor Barry Louderman asked firefighters who were considering leaving the Hannibal Fire Department (HFD) for other higher-paying positions to “give (him) a week or so” to come up with a short-term fix for the department’s funding-related issues. Less than a week later, he delivered. “I kept…
Read Full Article Thomas G. Pepper Jr., Quincy for Too Fast for Conditions at S. 8th St. and R.J. Peters Dr. 107Derek T. McCulloch, 56, Grafton for No Valid DL at S. 8th St. and R.J. Peters Dr. 107Torres Ramirez, 42, Quincy for Improper Traffic Lane Usage and Operate Uninsured Motor Vehicle. 182Logan Dean, 23, Quincy for Failure…
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