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Adams Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting to be held at Adams County Fairgrounds
Mendon, Ill. (KHQA) — There is a new location for this year's Adams Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting. Members of Adams Electric Cooperative are invited to join the 84th Annual Meeting on Wednesday, September 4. The meeting will be held at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Mendon as a drive-thru event.
Coronavirus reported at Quincy veterans home reflects increased spread of COVID-19
The Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy has seen a wave of coronavirus cases in recent weeks, with nine residents and 12 staff members testing positive for COVID-19, the state’s veterans department reports. They’re among three dozen residents and workers at three of the state’s five veterans homes who have...
Splash pad proposed as part of new riverfront design
QUINCY — The Quincy Riverfront Development Corporation could have a new strategy for using a $350,000 state capital grant. At Wednesday’s meeting, city director of planning and development Chuck Bevelheimer proposed an interactive splash pad on the riverfront near the location of the sludge dome slated for demolition.
Quincy riverfront to receive $3.5 million worth of dredging in 2025; $42 million habitat project unaffected
QUINCY — Quincy Bay and Quincy Harbor is receiving $3.5 million worth of dredging next year from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Six small boat harbors in the Mississippi Valley Region received funds for dredging, using $8.3 million from the Fiscal Year Energy and Water Appropriation Bill, which was signed into law by President Biden on March 9. That bill provides $8.68 billion in regular funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program.
Clarity Healthcare to host overdose awareness event at Washington Park in Quincy
Quincy, Ill. (KHQA) — Saturday, August 31st is National Overdose Awareness Day. To recognize this, Clarity Healthcare in Quincy is holding an event at Washington Park from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. RELATED EVENT IN HANNIBAL:Preferred Family Healthcare to host Overdose Awareness Day in Hannibal's Central Park. The event...
Letter to the Editor: Call your alderman and voice your support for the arts
The city budget passed in April with $25,000 allocated to your arts council – 1.6% of the Economic Growth Fund – to advance community development and economic goals for arts and culture. The City Council tabled that invoice this week, and this investment is in doubt. A number...
Quincy exploring other options after Southern Airways Express fails to meet expectations
QUINCY, Ill. (KHQA) — Quincy Regional Airport may see a new air service provider in the future. The city says they are looking into other options after travelers have grown frustrated with delays and cancellations caused by Southern Airways Express. "We've had a lot of frustrations. My office has...
City of Quincy declares Sept. 3-8 as ‘Chaddock Appreciation Week’
QUINCY — The City of Quincy will officially recognize the contributions of Chaddock by proclaiming the week of Sept. 3–8 as “Chaddock Appreciation Week.”. The announcement will be made at the Tuesday, Sept. 3 meeting of the Quincy City Council. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup will issue an official proclamation at the beginning of the meeting. In celebration of Chaddock Appreciation Week, the Bayview Bridge will be illuminated in Chaddock red throughout the week.
Book by Quincy High School graduate nominated for award by Missouri Writers Guild
QUINCY — A book, “Half the Town Burned: The Great Wooldridge Fire of 2022,” written by Quincy native Tim Scherrer has been selected as a finalist in the Show Me Your Best Award category by the Missouri Writers Guild. The award will be presented at the Missouri Writers Guild conference in late September.
Troup calls Southern Airways Express service unreliable, inadequate as he continues to push to end contract
QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup’s frustration with Southern Airways Express continues to grow. A June 12 phone conversation between Troup and Michael Martin with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Aviation Analysis was followed by a June 20 letter to express what Troup believes to be “significant issues” with Southern Airways Express, which is in the second year of a four-year contract to serve as the Essential Air Service provider for Quincy Regional Airport.
Former Iowa professor facilitating forums in Quincy, Macomb to address issues facing electorate
QUINCY — Author and former University of Iowa sociology professor, Mark Chaffee, will be facilitating open community forums on issues facing the electorate in Burlington and Keokuk, Iowa, Quincy and Macomb. The forums are focused on “Better Informing Our ‘Consent’: Some Problems Confronting ‘We, The People.'”
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