April 18, 2013 The Missouri Department of Transportation ( MoDOT ) has temporarily closed US 61 at Alexandria in Clark County due to water over the road. A marked detour is in place to advise motorists of the road closure and alternate routes.
April 18, 2013 Today marks the one year anniversary of the birthday of Kelton Christopher James Peter, the son of Stephanie and Chris Peter of Quincy. For eight days after his birth Kelton battled to survive from a rare genetic birth defect called Trisomy 13. Kelton lost his battle to live on the eighth day.
April 18, 2013 Has anyone else noticed just how many times lately that the Air Evac Helicopter has been flying to and from Quincy's Blessing Hospital? It seems lately to be in operation quite often.
April 18, 2013 If you ever wanted to know why we keep hearing that our educational system is failing us, just read a Quincy Herald Whig article written by Ed Husar and published in last Sunday's paper. The article is headlined "Not Enough Parents Respond to Survey For State Report". The headline says it all.
April 17, 2013 The Quincy Police Department is currently investigating the placement of two Improvised Explosive Devices (I.E.D.) in the City of Quincy.
April 17, 2013 I read with interest the story in the Quincy Herald Whig regarding Adams County Sheriff Brent Fischer's conversations with the Federal officials about possibly housing Federal prisoners temporarily in the Adams County Jail. It is a suggestion by the Sheriff to increase some revenue for the county. The proposal is being contemplated by the Adams County Board.It got me to thinking
April 17, 2013 I was reading Entertainment Weekly the other day and I came across an article about TV couples. EW is doing a poll to find out from their viewers and readers who is the greatest TV couple of all time. It got me to thinking about all the couples that have been on TV over the years.
April 16, 2013 Central Baptist Church, Seventh and Broadway, Quincy, will host an ecumenical Candle Light Prayer Service for the victims and first responders at the Boston Marathon tragedy. The public is invited to this prayer service at Central Baptist Church on Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
April 16, 2013 The Quincy Police Department is investigating two recent Improvised Explosive Devices. There were no injuries associated with either incident. One of the IEDs was detonated prior to the incident in Boston yesterday
April 16, 2013 When I heard about two explosions in Boston during the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon, it brought back flashbacks of 9-11 all over again. Innocent people killed and maimed for no reason at all. It also brought out the anger in me in that I wanted this person (or these persons) to suffer for it, as well. God would not have been proud of me for what I was thinking.
