Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Tri-State area

Monday, February 04, 2013  Many school districts across Illinois are having to make cuts in their budget due to declining state aid.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Students with disabilities must be given a fair shot to play on a traditional sports team or have their own leagues, the Education Department says.

Sunday, January 20, 2013  Crock-pots full of chili lined the halls of Quincy University's Health and Fitness Center Sunday afternoon.

Monday, August 20, 2012  More than 300 volunteers spent the day Saturday improving sites around Canton by painting, landscaping and removing trash.

Saturday, February 11, 2012 

Sunday, January 22, 2012  Many colleges have a pep band that plays at athletic games and school events, but until recently, JWCC didn't have their own pep band.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  We were wondering ... what's your take on parental/spectator sportsmanship?

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  24 year-old Staff Sgt. Sean Nicholas Howardson died earlier this month at the Joint Base Lewis - McChord in Washington.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  Update: The Adams County States Attorney is filing charges against the Quincy Junior High students involved in the recent hazing incident at Flinn Stadium.

Monday, September 12, 2011  Update: The Adams County States Attorney is filing charges against the Quincy Junior High students involved in the recent hazing incident at Flinn Stadium.

Saturday, August 20, 2011  Volunteers took over Canton for the second annual Extreme Dome Makeover Saturday.

Saturday, June 18, 2011  Update:  One mayor has conceeded to the other ... the competition is now over!

Saturday, May 14, 2011  The 11th annual Bridge the Gap to Health Race gives runners/walkers a unique look at the Mississippi River.

Monday, May 09, 2011  For more than ten years, the Bridge the Gap to Health Race in Quincy has helped the Quincy Catholic Charities leverage for more than $8.2 million, and has raised $300,000 for people needing life saving medications.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  With the extreme heat and humidity of a brutal Midwestern summer, high school teams preparing for fall sports are being forced to take it easy, or take it indoors.