Adams County

Primary Election Day 2016 in Adams County was one for the books.  A shortage of ballots at a number of polling places led to a frustrated citizenry who had to come back to their polling sites two or three times to vote. Some never made it back and didn’t get to vote at all.

Ballot shortages mar the Illinois primary in Adams County.

The Quincy Salvation Army Christmas Campaign Chairs, Bill and Chris Daniels, have announced the completion of a successful 2015 Christmas Campaign. The Quincy campaign goal of $400,000 was exceeded with a total raised of $400,028.

As primary voting gets kicked off this election year, you're bound to see a lot of graphs and statistics on how each county in each state is voting. With all these numbers available, let's take a look to see how people in the Quincy/Hannibal area voted in the past two elections for presidential candidates.

A Quincy University football player is off the team following a guilty plea to manufacture and delivery of marijuana in Adams County.

Emergency Management Director John Simon says low humidities and dry conditions have combined to create a potentially dangerous situation for anyone attempting to burn outdoors.

An arraignment hearing is set October 14 for a Hannibal man accused in an August shooting in Quincy.

The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) of Adams County is in need of at least 10 new CASA volunteers.  CASA currently has more than 25 abused and neglected children waiting for a CASA volunteer to speak up for them.  These children desperately need your help to give them hope and be the voice on their behalf.

The Advocacy Network for Children has recently received several grants to enhance their mission of advocating for abused and neglected children in the area. The agency was awarded three grants through the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri.

Have you ever heard of the Teen REACH Program in Quincy?  It may be one of the best kept secrets around and that is something that Dennis Williams and Mike Nobis would like to see changed. More people need to know just what the Teen REACH program is all about . So just what is it?