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Dogwood Parade Winners Announced

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:07:33 +0000

Mother Nature was kind enough to allow the Dogwood Festival parade to be held with just some sprinkles and light rain Saturday. Unfortunately, all of the Dogwood Block Parties were rained out Friday night. Once the parade concluded the Quincy Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the float competition. The Mary Lou Kent Theme [...]

Drastic Temperature Changes and Lots More Rain On the Horizon

Deron Johnson — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:48:13 +0000

As I write this, it’s mostly sunny and 83 degrees on Wednesday afternoon. Don’t get used to it. A drastic cold front will be sweeping across the area and some forecast models indicate the area could get upwards of four inches of rain over the next couple of days. Highs tomorrow are only expected to [...]

Have You Ever Seen An Elephant On a Tightrope?

Dennis Oliver — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:45:08 +0000

I’m looking at the Press-News Journal newspaper and I can’t believe what I see! In the Backward Glances part of the paper, they have an article and a picture about the LaGrange, Missouri street fair. In the picture, you see many people gathering around at what looks like an elephant. Not just any elephant, but [...]

This is How The St. Patrick's Parade Started

Jeffrey Dorsey — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:00:21 +0000

It was a morning in 1986 when I was working at 99Q Radio with Dennis Oliver. He was just finishing up his morning show and I was beginning my mid-day stint (after working the morning show on WTAD earlier that morning). It was about a week before St. Patrick's Day and I went up to D.O. and said we need to have a St. Patrick's Day Parade in Quincy.

St. Patrick's Parade Updated Information

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:10:08 +0000

We are just four days away from the start of the 27th Annual St. Patrick's Parade so I thought I would give everyone a little update on where we are and what is going to happen. The parade as of this writing has 85 entries and it may set a record for the most entries ever (which is 92).