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            <title><![CDATA[A new location for JWCC in Mt. Sterling]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JWCC is celebrating the grand opening of its new learning center in Mt. Sterling.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Undercover drug sweep in Hannibal nabs 21 people]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An undercover drug investigation in Hannibal results in 21 people being arrested.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[2,000 runners decide to Bridge the Gap in Quincy]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Quincy riverfront was full of people who decided to Bridge the Gap today.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[QHS sophomore credited for saving man's life]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A QHS sophomore is being credited with saving a man's life after he choked on food and couldn't breathe.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[High water has caused a delay in the opening of beaches]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 16:18:20 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Two of the Mark Twain Lake public swimming beaches will be open later than usual because of the flood debris that needs to be cleaned up before the area opens to the public.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turtle Lake area residents know they will have to eventually move]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 08:59:45 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The legal case is continuing between several residents who live in the Turtle Lake area south of Quincy and the landowner who wants them to move out.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Firefighters battle West Quincy blaze]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 16:22:21 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Tri-Township, LaGrange and Palmyra fire departments have been called to the scene of the trailer fire next to Fergie Autoparts located in the far west end of West Quincy.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Keeping tabs on meth making]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[If you buy Sudafed in Missouri, police in California know your name.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[State grant to help in constructing new library in Rushville]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 17:08:31 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Rushville Public Library was remembered in a will and that money was used to help secure a state grant to build a new library.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Taking a closer look at PTSD]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 17:20:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A traumatic incident while stationed on a M-RAP in Iraq led to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for Andrew O'Brien. He has since turned the corner and wants to bring awareness into the open about PTSD.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[John Wood Community College is proving to be a good choice for some]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 16:13:53 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The admnissions office at John Wood Community College says they're seeing more applications from soon to be graduates of Quincy Senior High School for enrollment next fall.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What to do about the Hannibal flood gates]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 May 2013 16:51:34 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[John Hark says the Hannibal floodgates will stay in for at least another week while the river starts a slow drop.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Farmers need 80 degrees and no rain for awhile]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 16:43:12 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Rainfall totals say we're five inches above average so far this year and that is making farmers a little nervous as corn planting continues to be delayed.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crash victim relates story to high school students]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 17:01:36 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A young man who was a passenger in a distracted driving car accident brings his message of no texting and driving to Liberty High School students]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nursing homes want to see Medicaid funding restored]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 08:35:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Medicaid funding cuts in Illinois have caused some cuts in services to nursing home residents.]]></description>
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