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Friday, April 05, 2013  A Fort Madison man is charged with felony and misdemeanor drug charges.

Friday, February 01, 2013  The Quincy Public School District was happy to announce a new superintendent Friday.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Business Manager Joel Murphy will take over for current temporary district administrator Cal Lee starting Monday, pending his approval by the school board.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Council wants to make sure all the "i's" are dottted and the "t's" are crossed.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  The city of Hannibal has decided to sell the building to owners who have commercial plans.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Late night collision outside of Lewistown claims life of Kirksville man.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  The Hannibal City Council has a plan to appease everyone in its pesky pigeon problem.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  Board members say they're looking at what the state calls a balanced budget.

Saturday, February 04, 2012  Emy Nutt and Frankie Murphy Giesing took home the mirrorball trophy from Friday night's Dancing with Local Stars.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011  It's getting worse in our community, and people don't realize how bad it's getting - that was the message of a Meth 101 program at the LaGrange Youth Center Tuesday.

Friday, February 12, 2010  The House has begun debating a government efficiency measure that supporters say could save up to $125 million a year.

Monday, June 22, 2009  State Sen. Murphy announces run for Ill. governor

Friday, May 15, 2009  Many young boys dream of stepping foot on a Major League baseball field. A Lewis County 5th grader had a chance to do just that last month.Fernando Jon Murphy of LaGrange was assigned to write an essay for the Breaking Barrier: In Sports, In Life essay contest at Highland Elementary last February. Major League Baseball and Scholastic, Inc. created the contest more than 10 years ago.