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Quincy Public Library virtual reality exhibit, ‘The Journey Back,’ available through Aug. 24
QUINCY — The Quincy Public Library presents “The Journey Back: A VR Experience,” an immersive virtual reality exhibit on loan from the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. This exhibit, available until 3 p.m. on Aug. 24, offers visitors a way to engage with Holocaust history through technology and storytelling.
Meet the 2024 Bill Riley Talent Search grand champion at the Iowa State Fair
The 2024 Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair featured many promising young dancers, musicians and singers over seven days of preliminary competition and three days of semifinals, but in the end, only one can now claim to be the champion. Sunday afternoon, nine acts took to the Anne & Bill...
Local family gives back by hosting fundraiser for organization Down Country
HANNIBAL, Mo. (KHQA) — People from all around the Tri-states spent Sunday jamming out to five different bands while also raising money for a good cause. The Hannibal YMens pavilion was packed with people having fun at the "Grillin’ n Chillin’ " event for the non-profit organization Down Country.
Around Town: Insulators Local 1’s Chad Lange Sr.
O’Fallon, MO – Heat & Frost Insulators Local 1’s Chad Lange Sr., a 25-year union member, insulates the supply air ductwork on a brand new First Community Credit Union here. We know our union members are out there working hard, often times from vantage points rarely seen. Whether it’s you or your co-worker on the job or a beautiful sunrise from atop a high-rise building, we want to see it! To be included in an upcoming Around Town, send your photo and information to Assistant Editor Sheri Gassaway at sheri@labortribune.com or via text at 314-640-6047.
Double Hearts Ranch offering inaugural northeast Missouri veterans equine retreat on Sept. 21
MONROE CITY, Mo. — Double Hearts Ranch at Mark Twain Lake will be offering a hands-on equine assisted learning program for veterans and military personnel from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, with lunch included. This program is in partnership with Horses Healing Hearts of Rolla.
First case of red crown rot confirmed in northeast Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension state plant pathologist Mandy Bish reports confirmation of red crown rot, a yield-robbing soybean disease, in Marion County in northeastern Missouri. This is the first confirmed incidence of the disease in the state. In a news release, Bish said MU Extension specialists...
Olden Day Festival returns Aug. 24-25
The 33rd annual Tri-County Antique Club Olden Days Festival is next weekend (Aug. 24-25) at the club grounds in Dow. The event features antique tractors, farm equipment, blacksmith demonstrations, tractor pulls, food and entertainment. Admission is $5 per person but kids 12 and under get in for free. Event spokesman...
89 faculty, staff lose jobs: What led to Western Illinois University's most recent cuts
In a bid to cut costs amid an ongoing financial crisis, Western Illinois University has announced that it will be laying off 89 employees — 57 faculty members and 32 staff — this school year. The announcement came just days before the beginning of a new fall semester at the Macomb, Illinois, public university and less than two months after 36 contingent faculty were informed that their contracts would not be renewed. ...
Levi Box is today’s Team Rizz member of the day!
Congratulations Levi, Team Rizz member-of-the-day for Monday, August 19th, 2024!. Every Team Rizz member-of-the-day receives a limited-edition TEAM RIZZ jersey, a FREE Hotshots Pizza & HS Koozie as a welcome to TEAM RIZZ, on-air mentions by The Rizzuto Show on the day you’re selected, an on-demand song request on that day’s show, a personal phone call from a member of The Rizzuto Show, and your own feature on the main page of 1057thepoint.com!
One injured in early Saturday morning crash in Godfrey
One person was injured in a single vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Godfrey. At around 3:30am, the Madison County Sheriff's Office was called to investigate. Preliminary investigation revealed the sole occupant of a motorcycle was traveling northbound on Godfrey Rd, in the area of Southmoor Place. According to information...
Illinois Guidance Counselor of the Year recognized in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The top school counselor in Illinois has been recognized in Peoria. Myskeshia Mitchell has a deep passion for being an educator, but her path has taken her down multiple roads. “I’d made the decision to pivot from teaching to counseling,” Mitchell said. “It was probably...
Many Say These Illinois Grasslands are a Hidden National Treasure
It's easy to take for granted something that's practically in your own backyard, but Illinois really does have a special place that many sadly overlook. Those that have visited it say it's one of America's hidden and underrated national treasures and they're not wrong. I had to be reminded of...
Pritzker: ‘Enormous amount of reverence’ for Biden at DNC but voters weren’t ‘electrified’ by him
Illinois Gov. JB Pritkzer tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that there will be a “celebration” of President Biden at the DNC but acknowledges “there were some real challenges ahead” if he had remained the Democratic nominee.
Illinois Family Claim Their Home was Attacked By a ‘Skinwalker’
Bryon and Michaela immediately knew they weren't dealing with a human being. Strange sounds outside their rural southern Illinois home led to an encounter with what they describe as a 'skinwalker' that tried to enter their home in the most sinister way. This is quite a story shared by Byron...
Unauthorized Look Inside Abandoned Bum’s Castle In Illinois
WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property. Sometimes when I see an unusual landmark in Illinois, the first thing that comes to mind is wanting to see what's inside and in this case, that opportunity is actually available.
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