David Grimm
April 10, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Eight months ago, the Quincy Park District’s Board of Commissioners discussed during its annual retreat the possibility of letting the public weigh in on the future of Art Keller Marina. The Park Board twice searched in 2021 for a private operator to take over the marina but had no success. Commissioners said during their August…
Read Full Article April 1, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — After having just one Black commissioner in its history before 2023, the Quincy Park Board now has three Black men. Cecil Weathers, a retired certified nursing assistant and a retired U.S. Air Force veteran, was one of four people elected to the Quincy Park Board during Tuesday’s consolidated election. Incumbents Barb Holthaus and…
Read Full Article March 24, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
Six people will be on the ballot to claim four spots as commissioners on the Quincy Park Board during the April 1 general election. Barb Holthaus, an incumbent, has served two full terms. David Grimm also is an incumbent, filling the spot vacated by Trent Lyons when he resigned in December. Grimm has attended just…
Read Full Article February 13, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Dave Hogge knows his return to the Quincy Park Board as a commissioner won’t last long. “When I came back to do this for the three or four months I’m here, I said I wanted four times the money I made since the last time I was on the board,” Hogge said with…
Read Full Article November 19, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Two members of the Quincy Park Board have decided to run for re-election, but two others will not. John Frankenhoff and Barb Holthaus hope to return to the board, while David Grimm, Cecil Weathers, Greg Artz and Josh Crabtree filed statements of candidacy before the Nov. 18 deadline as they try to secure…
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