Thunderstorm

Winter has been both mild and slightly weird so far. Wednesday will be another great example of that as both Missouri and Illinois could see some very strong storms and maybe even a twister or two as a system makes its way through the Midwest.

Damage from the July 13 windstorm that tore through Quincy is still clearly visible along city streets. Things are finally starting to return to normal in Quincy, but the volume of debris left from the storm will take some time to clean up.

An army of volunteers assisted the elderly and disabled to remove debris from their properties over the weekend. They worked in high heat and humidity along with some rain at times as part of the "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" campaign. Unfortunately, they were able to do just so much.  Most of them needed to return to work today. Much more needs to be done in the city's recovery. With th