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Friday, April 09, 2010  Former Macomb postmaster faces bigamy and other charges

Thursday, April 30, 2009  Two Hannibal flood gates will go in Friday morning.

Thursday, April 30, 2009  Scammers already are trying to take advantage of the concerns over swine flu.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009  Join Lincoln in the days before his presidential inauguration and understand the feelings with which he took on the burdens of office.

Friday, March 27, 2009  Another Quincy manufacturer recently made some layoffs.Quincy Compressor laid off about nine-and-a-half percent of its workforce earlier this month. That amounted to 17 hourly and three salaried employees.

Friday, March 27, 2009  The good weather we've had in the past couple of weeks has been great news for dozens of workers in the Hannibal area.Continental Cement is calling back some of the workers laid off earlier this year sooner than expected. Tom Beck, who is a senior vice president with the company, told me cement shipments have picked up recently.

Friday, March 27, 2009  An Adams County Board member has been arrested for stealing money.66-year-old John Hibbert of Paloma faces charges of taking more than 100 thousand dollars from the bank account of a 92-year-old county resident. A special prosecutor from Springfield has been appointed to handle the case.

Friday, March 27, 2009  Former Quincy mayor Chuck Scholz is part of a group looking to make Illinois government more efficient.Executive News Director Carol Sowersspoke with him Friday morning as he was on his way to Springfield for a meeting of the Taxpayer Action Board. Governor Pat Quinn set up that board and appointed Scholz to it.

Friday, March 27, 2009  Watch out for the chicken pox!One school in the Quincy public school district has had several cases reported. Parents of students ages pre-K through 6th grade should have received a letter outlining the symptoms and treatments.

Friday, March 27, 2009  Quincy Compressor laid off about 9.5% of its workforce earlier this month.

Thursday, March 19, 2009  Frightening text messages about a shooting at Wal-Mart appear to be false.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009  One of Quincy's largest and oldest employers is laying off some workers.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009  Communities up and down the Mississippi River are keeping a close eye on the rising water after more rain hits Tri-State area.

Tuesday, December 09, 2008  Rod Blagojevich would be the fourth Illinois governor going to prison in five decades.

Monday, December 08, 2008  Megan Rapp is leaving the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum for the Hannibal Convention and Visitors Bureau.