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Clydesdales set to parade Thursday
The world famous Budweiser Clydesdales, the symbol of quality and tradition for Anheuser-Busch since 1933, are scheduled to make an appearances in Centerville on Thursday, May 27.
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Squirrel causes power outage
Squirrels and power transformers don’t mix. That combination caused a power outage Friday morning in Hannibal.
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Aquatic center to open Saturday
The opening of the Keokuk Aquatic Center’s second season is only two days away.
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MoDOT to stop construction for holiday weekend
The Missouri Department of Transportation is suspending most highway construction and maintenance work throughout the state this weekend to accommodate an expected increase in traffic due to the Memorial Day holiday.
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'I was just praying I wouldn't see a man die': Two Quincy boys save life of man injured in river
Herald-Whig Staff Writer, Rodney Hart writes:
Andrews and his 11-year-old buddy, Domanic Nilsson, were swimming early Wednesday night in the Mississippi River off Quinsippi Island when Nilsson's uncle, Josh Bain, dove too steeply off the beach and into the shallow water.
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Blotter for 5/28
Read the Quincy Police Blotter for May 28th.
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Iowa Catholic school fires teacher after Facebook survey indicates she doesn't believe in God
A Catholic teacher from Fort Dodge has been fired because of a Facebook survey in which she said she did not believe in God.
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