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Average Cost Of Prom Night is $1139 Per Couple…Yikes!

Jeffrey Dorsey — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:37:52 +0000

It’s prom season and with it comes all the expense of going to the prom. The cost of everything continues to go up and the cost of going to the prom is no exception. I was reading a report that the average couple going to their high school prom will spend approximately $1100 for the [...]

Less Than 20% Respond to a Quincy Public School Survey

Jeffrey Dorsey — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:53 +0000

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. It’s not the [...]

16th Annual 3 On 3 Basketball Tournament In Canton, MIssouri Saturday April 20

Dennis Oliver — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:07:47 +0000

The Canton Community Athletic Association of Canton, MO will be sponsoring a 3 on 3 girls and boys basketball tournament for those between the ages 4 and 16. The tournament will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the Canton High School gymnasium. Entry fee is $65 per team. All entry fees and forms [...]

Nothing Good Comes From a But

Dennis Oliver — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:10:09 +0000

I was looking through a magazine the other day and I saw “Nothing Good Comes From a But.” That got my attention, so I kept reading and saw that the article is about the path to happiness. The author is Michael Malkush, a father of two who taught high school for 30 years. He noticed [...]

QND Girls Win the 3A State Championship

Jeffrey Dorsey — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:12:15 +0000

The Quincy Notre Dame Lady Raiders won their third consecutive State Championship with a 62 to 45 victory this afternoon over Vernon Hills at Redbird Arena in Bloomington, Illinois. The Lady Raiders were paced by Kassidy Gengenbacher with 20 points. With the victory QND closed out the season undefeated at 30 and 0 and ended the year [...]

Clean Off Your Driveway Before We Get Hit Again

Dennis Oliver — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:09:01 +0000

Yep. Sounds like we are gonna get hit again with a bunch of snow. Clean your driveway of the snow now, so you can get in or out of your garage or driveway. The crews in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois are trying to clean up from last week’s storm. But as for your driveway at [...]

Thunder Snow in Quincy

Dennis Oliver — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:34:08 +0000

So, we were looking out our window here at Y101 radio to see if it was snowing. All of a sudden, we heard a loud crash of thunder, and right after that it started to snow and snow and snow. As I write this it is snowing like crazy. And this is suppose to last [...]

The Big Dog Remembers His First Valentine(s)

Jeffrey Dorsey — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:33:27 +0000

It’s Valentine’s Day around the world. It is a day when people shower their loved one with flowers, candy and jewelry. It’s also a day of reflection when people look back at previous Valentine’s days and remember the gifts they gave and the people who received them. I remember my first Valentine’s Day in school [...]

If You Love High School Basketball, This Is Your Time

Dennis Oliver — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:06:08 +0000

There is nothing like going out to high school basketball games. The kids give their all during the season. But now, the stakes are higher. You lose, you go home. Young men and women have given their all starting way back in October. Now, all the practice, all the travels, all the diving on gym [...]

Culver-Stockton is Buzzing

Jeffrey Dorsey — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:41:15 +0000

Don't look now, but Culver-Stockton College is back in the top 25 listing for the NAIA Division 1 National Basketball Poll this week. Culver cracked the top 25 earlier this year but a 3 game losing streak dropped them out of the top 25 for a while. A recent 6 game winning streak catapulted them back into the poll this week at number 23, tied with Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma.