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I’m really, really sick of the baseball labor mess we are enduring, but I’m still trying to stay in touch with a variety of voices concerning the situation. I tried to pick out a few of the best comments I have found in the last couple of days. Welcome to today’s three thoughts and Vol.…
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Adams County, Ill. — An accident in rural Adams County on Friday has claimed the life of a Baylis. Adams County Coroner Scott Graham said Michael R. McDowell, 43, was killed Friday afternoon in an accident on Illinois 104 near 3000th St. in Beverly Township. The incident remains under investigation by the Adams County Sheriff’s…
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Parents of kids under 14 are one step closer to legally deciding when it’s safe to leave their children home alone. The Illinois House unanimously passed a bill amending the child abandonment statute. House Bill 4305 instead lets parents determine maturity based on the individual child, not a minimum age. Illinois’ minimum age of 14 is the highest age in the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University’s Gray Gallery will be the site of the annual QU Faculty Selects 2022 Student Art Exhibition from March 21 to April 15. The exhibition will feature a variety of student artwork selected by art faculty and produced during the current academic year by students (majors and non-majors) enrolled in various art courses offered by…
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QUINCY — The Historical Society of Quincy & Adams County is having its first trivia night at 7 p.m. March 19 at the St. Francis Parish Center, 1721 College. Categories will be general trivia, music, movies, television and special categories on Quincy and local history. Tables are $100, and teams may have up to eight players. Participants should bring…
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NORMAL, Ill. — Abbey Schreacke stood at the free-throw line without any of her Quincy Notre Dame teammates filling the lane. They were too busy celebrating along the sideline. Schreacke’s two free throws with four seconds put a cap on an epic 35-point performance and finished off a 63-56 victory over Winnebago on Saturday afternoon…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Department is reminding motorists that deputies will be out in full force to keep roads safe from March 11-18 as people celebrate the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. “Make your own luck by designating a sober driver,” Sheriff Rich Wagner said. “If you’ll be drinking, using cannabis or partaking of…
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QUINCY — The Wilhelm Johnson Scholz STEM Lab will be the site of the first Rube Goldberg Science Fair from 1:15 to 2 p.m. March 11 at St. Peter School, 2500 Maine. This fair will be prepared by students in grades 4-6 who learned of Rube Goldberg during STEM class. The students have created machines…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital is honoring National Nutrition Month by providing a free culturally themed meal prepared by the hospital’s chef and food and nutrition team to our entire staff. This year’s national theme is “Celebrate a World of Flavors,” which acknowledges the diversity of different cultures, ethnic cuisines and providing the public with…
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QUINCY — The Kroc Center’s KROC Kids, character-building troops, will serve an all-you-can eat pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. March 26 in the Kroc Center’s Meadows. The breakfast also will feature bacon, eggs, milk and coffee. The cost is $6. Children ages 4-11 can eat for $3, Children age 3 and under can…
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QUINCY — “Unmasking the Singer” is a head-to-head singing competition and fundraiser on April 29 during which Quincy and Hannibal area celebrities/community members don area mascot costumes and sing for votes. This year’s event at The Atrium on Third will be a fun-filled night of raising money for The Salvation Army so it can continue to…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, March 5, 2022 We often contemplate the best TV moms, but rarely do we look at the dads — but today we do just that. It’s Father’s Day, and welcome to our three thoughts and Vol. 228 of The Daily Dirt. 1. If you could make the perfect TV father, he…
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SPRINGFIELD — In a 106-page, 22-count indictment, federal prosecutors painted a picture of former House Speaker Michael Madigan as the leader, along with a longtime confidante, of a sweeping criminal enterprise that influenced legislation for personal power and financial gain. “The Madigan Enterprise,” as prosecutors called it in the document filed Wednesday, benefitted from Madigan’s…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup gave his first State of the City address to the Quincy Exchange Club over the noon hour Friday. Troup, 10 months into his initial term, spoke for about 30 minutes and discussed his first year and offered a brief look ahead. Troup said “Quincy is open,” which was also…
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QUINCY — Quincy University will the site of a prayer vigil for Ukraine at 7 p.m. Sunday in front of Francis Hall, 1800 College. The public is invited to attend and join the campus community in music, prayer and reflection. “During this time of tribulation, it is important that we come together as a community in…
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Dijohm Lewis-Kaufman reported while at 36th & Broadway the 22 Ford bus he was driving was hit by another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle did not stop on2/26/22 168 Victoria M. Mitchell (66) 6031 Broadway, Quincy for improper turn. NTA 176 David A. Rossiter (36) 1823 Highland Dr, Quincy for operating an uninsured…
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Welcome to today’s three thoughts and Vol. 227 of The Daily Dirt. Thought No. 3 might provoke the deepest discussion of the day. Welcome aboard. 1. If you are a wagering man, it would a good bet that we could soon see a record price-per-gallon for gasoline in Quincy. The record of $4.209 per gallon…
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QUINCY — Michael Elbe couldn’t help himself, turning to his athletic roots to explain what it’s going to be like to step down the president of John Wood Community College on Dec. 31. “I’m going to miss the people, and I’m going to miss the relationships,” he said after a press conference Thursday afternoon. “I’m…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College President Michael Elbe will retire from his position on December 31, 2022. Elbe made the announcement Thursday afternoon on the JWCC Campus. Elbe was named the sixth president of John Wood Community College on Feb. 19, 2014, and he assumed his new post on April 1, 2014. He had…
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QUINCY — Parishioners of Quincy and Hannibal’s Catholic churches will be asked to contribute funds to the Quincy Notre Dame Fund Drive during the school’s Commitment Weekend on March 5-6. More than 4,000 Catholic families will hear testimonies from QND students during Mass and be asked for pledges and donations. This year’s fund drive has…
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The Illinois Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha to have Drew Clinton re-sentenced. An order from the justices, submitted Thursday by clerk Cynthia Grant, said, “The double jeopardy clause prohibits further prosecution even where an acquittal is based on an egregiously erroneous foundation.” After finding 18-year-old Clinton guilty…
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QUINCY — A spring cleanup at Greenmount Cemetery, 1701 S. 12th, will be from March 14-18. Everything should be removed by March 13 and not replaced until March 19. A spring cleanup of Roman Catholic cemeteries in Quincy (Calvary, St. Boniface and St. Peter) will be from March 27 to April 1. Everything should be…
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