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

Friday, August 10, 2012  Families going to four Title I schools in Quincy will have the option this year to transfer their child to a different school due to No Child Left Behind Act rules.

Friday, February 10, 2012  North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) officially ran out of money for utility assistance Tuesday.

Monday, October 03, 2011  NECAC is making cuts that impact the Monroe, Ralls, Lewis and Shelby county service centers.

Monday, June 06, 2011  Last year around this time, LIHEAP assisted more then 600 households in the Quincy area with their bills.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  Missouri govenor Jay Nixon makes a stop in New London Thursday to be a part of the completion of the first part of the Boardband internet for rural Missouri.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  The Macomb School Board voted to let 20 program assistants and one technology integration specialist go on Monday.

Monday, March 07, 2011  The U.S. House and the U.S. Senate are considering a cut in funding that would have far reaching effect on local RSVP programs.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010  The House has approved a bill to give up to $7.4 billion to workers sickened during the cleanup of World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010  State officials say Iowa did not make the cut in the competition for federal funding under the Race to the Top education program.

Thursday, March 25, 2010  The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded $1.5 million in federal matching grants to the Illinois Department of Labor for its worker safety plan.

Saturday, February 27, 2010  Universities push to get all students counted in 2010 Census, with federal funding at stake

Wednesday, February 11, 2009  Macomb City Council was told on Monday it has nearly $12.7 million in infrastructure projects that could be considered for federal economic stimulus funding.

Monday, October 27, 2008  John McCain says he won't commit to supporting an additional $15 billion in funding to help U.S. automakers weather a difficult economic climate.