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QUINCY — Registration is open for a no-cost A1C blood test screening for diabetes on Thursday, Nov. 2. The screening takes place by appointment only between 9 and 11 a.m. at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th. in the same building as Blessing’s Express Clinic. No fasting is required and appointments are limited. The…
Read Full Article Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday condemned the deadly attacks on Israel over the weekend by the militant group Hamas, telling those gathered outside a synagogue in Chicago’s north suburb of Glencoe that Illinois “unequivocally stands” with the people of Israel. The governor, who himself is Jewish, was one of a handful of elected officials and…
Read Full Article Ronna Robertson lets us know what it takes to run a pet rescue as she talks to Ashley Conrad about Homeward Bound Waggin. Then Brittany Boll stops by for Coffee Talk about how moms dress and the top three things in the news this week.
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Free Public Library is sponsoring a free chess tournament on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the library, 200 S. Fifth. Start time will be between 10:30 and 11 a.m., with play ending by 4 p.m. or when all games are complete. A break for lunch after the first round is planned. Gary…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to ring bells at red kettle locations in Quincy, Hannibal, Mo., and the surrounding area. Kettles with silent bells (unmanned) historically bring in fewer donations than kettles with bell ringers. Volunteers can sign up online at www.registertoring.com for shifts as short as two hours to “Adopt-A-Kettle”…
Read Full Article QUINCY — At 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, the Quincy/Adams County 911 Center received a call ofsuspicious circumstances in the 400 block of Gardner Park Drive. Quincy Police Officers were dispatched to investigate. Shortly after the initial call, another call was received reporting shots fired. About that same time, another call came in from the 400 Block…
Read Full Article I was twenty years old and I decided it was time to make new friends and cross some lines. I wanted out of my well-established good-girl persona. During this time, I wasn’t living what I would call a Christian life, but I know God was never far from me. From parties I shouldn’t have been…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County Board tabled a decision to commit $350,000 toward burying Ameren power lines at Clat Adams Park. At Tuesday night’s County Board meeting, Riverfront Development Corporation member Duane Venvertloh, a former Adams County Board member and Finance Committee chairman, asked his former colleagues for an additional $150,000 on top of the…
Read Full Article Stephanie D. Gaither, 1018 Jersey St., Trespassing at 1025 Maine St. on 10/07/2023. NTA 152William L. Anderson, 30, 537 Vermont St., Violation of Orders of Protection at 537 Vermont St. Remained Lodged 122Quincy Park District reports damage to the restrooms and other areas at Bob Mays Park, 2533 N. 18th St. on 10/05/2023. 101Russell L.…
Read Full Article Parameters 10/09/2023 @ 00:00:01 Thru 10/09/2023 @ 23:59:59 , Jurisdiction = Hannibal Police Goto End of Report 2023-018241, 10/09/2023 @ 01:39:02, US 61 Fair Oaks, HannibalNature of Complaint Traffic StopOfficer Assigned 039 Lakenburger, C M Entered By C104 Sheehan, V CPublic Narrative Traffic stop on US61 at Fair Oaks for speeding. Driver was issued a…
Read Full Article OMAHA, Neb. — Navigator CO2 Ventures announced Tuesday it is putting on hold one of the two biggest proposed carbon dioxide pipeline projects in the Midwest so it can reassess the project. Associated Press reporter Josh Funk said the company withdrew its application for a key permit in Illinois and said it it was putting…
Read Full Article It has come to the attention of Students for Life of America that the attorney advising the Quincy City Council on the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance has voiced opposition to making Quincy a sanctuary city for the unborn while also claiming to hold pro-life values. The aldermen and alderwomen who passed this very…
Read Full Article Today, many stand with you in this effort to “preserve the safety, health, peace, good order, comfort, convenience, morals and welfare of all inhabitants within the city of Quincy, and to ensure the federal prohibitions on the shipment of abortion pills and abortion-related paraphernalia are obeyed.” The negligence of the abortion industry has been tolerated…
Read Full Article I am the oldest of five daughters, and three of my sisters live in Quincy. The “Sanctuary City for the Unborn” ordinance before the Quincy City Council would affect the level of healthcare my sisters would receive. It would also affect me, as all my healthcare needs are covered in Quincy. Let’s be so for…
Read Full Article JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A jury trial scheduled for December for the former owner of the Golden Corral at 3908 Broadway in Quincy, Ill., accused of killing a classmate more than 30 years ago, is delayed again. William Christopher Niemet, 46, was arrested in February 2020 and charged with one count of first-degree murder in connection…
Read Full Article QUINCY — This year’s Fall Color Run will mark the Early Tin Dusters’ 47th annual showing in Quincy. The club anticipates more than 500 pre-1949 street rods from Washington to Arizona and throughout the Midwest, bringing thousands of visitors into the Quincy area. Street rodders who have been attending the event say it feels like…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 I’m considering a name change, possibly Don Vito Eighinger … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 751 of The Daily Dirt. 1. At the home office of The Daily Dirt we regularly have fun with famous quotes, and today is one of those days. Our subject is most…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Sara Siebert recently accepted a position as an optometrist with SPECS in Quincy. Siebert graduated summa cum laude from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2014 with a bachelor of science in biology. She received her doctor of optometry in 2018 from Indiana University School of Optometry, where she graduated with honors. Siebert…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Petco, 6216 Broadway, will be the site for PUPkin Patch, a fundraiser from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, to benefit Homeward Bound Waggin, Inc. Activities will include: Homeward Bound Waggin, Inc., is a non-profit animal shelter located in Quincy. All proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the animals at the shelter.
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Elks Club will be the site for dinner and a comedy night on Saturday, Oct. 14. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. The comedy event featuring Ron Reyes and Smoogie will begin at 8 p.m. All are welcome to attend. The Elks will conduct a membership…
Read Full Article Ashley talks to Kathleen Rodgers about upcoming events at John Wood Community College including a garage welding class and a Trunk or Treat for the kids. Then Carlene Spohr and Ashley swap stories about the Quincy Elks Lodge and talk about membership, along with the club’s scenic view.
Read Full Article On behalf of Springfield Right to Life, its Civic Action Committee and Two Hearts Pregnancy Help Center, we strongly support the passage of the “Sanctuary City for the Unborn” ordinance. In reviewing the ordinance summary, it looks to be a mere adoption of the Comstock Act of 1873 (18 USCA 1462 & 1463) which, in…
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