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'Baby Ella' Keeps Making Great Steps to Recovery

Deron Johnson — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:50:16 +0000

If the city of Quincy, Illinois, ever had an adopted child, chances are very good her name would be Ella Cain. Ask most anyone from Quincy about “Baby Ella” and their faces light up. Words like “miracle” and “courage” are usually brought into the conversation. Smiles abound. Little Ella Cain, now age 2 ½, who [...]

Air Evac Seems To Be Quite Busy Lately

Jeffrey Dorsey — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:21 +0000

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. Perhaps it is just me thinking that way, but I have see it flying a lot over the last few weeks. According to their web [...]

Daughter's Are The Greatest

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:09:17 +0000

OK, let the debate begin but for my money daughters are the greatest. I say that because my daughter has a birthday today. I'd say it the other 364 days of the year as well. I didn't want to wake her this morning so I text her telling her that her birth was the greatest thing that ever happen to me and I meant every word of it.

Teddy Bear Clinic a Huge Success

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:48:33 +0000

The 24th Annual Teddy Bear Clinic was held yesterday at Blessing Hospital and it was a huge success. According to officials at Blessing Rieman College of Nursing over 300 youngsters and parents came by the 3 hour event.The young people made their way through the health stations to get their teddy bear, doll or stuffed [...]

Teddy Bear Clinic Is Sunday 12 to 3 at Blessing Hospital

Jeffrey Dorsey — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:10:06 +0000

Twenty-four years ago I took my 6 year old daughter to the Peoria Zoo and as chance would have it one of the Peoria hospitals was holding a stuffed animal day at the Zoo. Little did I know 24 years later, the idea that I brought back to Quincy would still be flourishing. I came [...]

Old Drugs=Major Problems

Jeffrey Dorsey — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:38:30 +0000

It is becoming a nationwide epidemic. The misuse or stealing of prescription drugs. That was the reason for a recent event held at the Quincy Police Department Sub-Station at the Quincy Mall. On Saturday, April 28th, the Quincy Police Department partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to hold another drug take back event which [...]

Baby Ella

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:12:12 +0000

You talk about inspiration….Just read Sunday’s Quincy Herald Whig. The headline said it all…”Ella- BRATION”. I am sure you are aware of what happened, but in case you are not, this story began on January 3rd, 2012. That’s the night firefighters were called to a house fire at 303 Ohio in Quincy. Firefighters went inside [...]