Contests

For nearly 40 years the Quincy Elks Lodge #100 has held the local "Hoop Shoot" competition for young people between the ages of 8 and 13. That event will take place again this Saturday.

Once again the Quincy Family YMCA is having their Fit Start Challenge to get your 2019 started right.

My recurring nightmare as a child was showing up to school naked. Today's real-life version is when I walk out the door without my phone. I feel naked. Which brings up the question: could you go a year without your smartphone? That's the challenge Vitaminwater is throwing down. There's $100,000 prize at stake.

We are a generation that is mobile and social 24/7. Our heads are constantly looking at our phones and using them for work. There is one company that is putting everyone to the test by asking one simple question. Could you go without your phone for one full year.

The Quincy Salvation Army will be presenting an afternoon of Christmas-themed trivia to be held at The Kroc Center on Sunday, December 9, for the third annual Christmas Treevia.

I love our crossing guards. I mean, they have one of the hardest jobs and carry a lot of responsibility in getting our children to and from school safe and sound. Well, one of Quincy Public School's crossing guards has been nominated as one of the best in the country and he needs your help to get there.

We're giving you one more chance to win up to $5,000 with us weekdays through Nov. 21. Ready to play? Here's how you could win.

What type of spender are you? Take our quiz to find out before we start giving away cash on Nov. 8.

Hannibal's Pumpkins in The Park was a huge success despite the fact the event had to be moved because of the recent flooding.

If I had won the Mega Millions jackpot I had some thought on what to do with it. Here's a list of the top 10 things I would spend my money on.