Huntsville trying for Pepsi grant update            

Frank and Jeannie Miller are asking for your help in giving Huntsville a chance at a Community Center. The Millers sent a proposal to Pepsi Company to be included in a pool of projects that are vying
for grant money.  

Witnesses say man vowed to 'shoot everyone' at Shelby courthouse    

Witnesses say an elderly man told them he would “get his gun” and “shoot everyone” at the Shelby County Courthouse.

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Keokuk City Council grapples with Friendly House        

The Friendly House at 326 S. Sixth St. in Keokuk is slated to be demolished by July 1.

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Two chemical scenarios played out at the state health lab  

Two emergency chemical scenarios will be played out Tuesday at the state health lab in order to test emergency procedures.

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Family members who claim they witnessed shooting at Hardee's say father of three came to Quincy to escape violence 

Ian Barksdale came to Quincy from Detroit, Mich., to find a safer place to raise his family as a single father.  Instead, violence and tragedy followed the big man early Sunday morning.

Story by Rodney Hart, Herald-Whig Staff Writer.

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Scholz touts Lincoln Bicentennial Commission's work             

The Lincoln Bicentennial Commission is no more, but group members trust the legacy of Lincoln in Quincy will live on thanks to its accomplishments.

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Police: Man left kids outside while he drank  

Police charged a Des Moines father with three counts of child endangerment Sunday night for allegedly leaving his children, ages 4, 6 and 8, in the parking lot of a tavern while he was inside having a drink.

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