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Garage at residential home on Sixth Street suffers damage in Sunday morning fire
QUINCY — An attached garage suffered damage in a Sunday morning fire at a two-story residential home on the city’s south side. The Quincy Fire Department was alerted at 10:35 a.m. Sunday to a house fire at 725 S. Sixth. The first crew arrived on the scene at 10:39 a.m. and observed smoke coming from the eaves of the single-car attached garage. A hose line was deployed as the second fire truck and assistant chief arrived.
QPD Blotter for April 26-27, 2024
Cass D. Tasco, 33, Homeless for Violation of No Contact Order at 12th & Broadway. 161. Stephanie D. Gaither, 35, 1018 Jersey for FTA Criminal Damage at 11th & Broadway. Lodged 161. Ronrecco V. Taylor, 47, 1014 N. 5th, for Driving on revoked license and Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 18th...
‘There’s no one like Dottie’: Stepdaughter offers details on Sunday stabbing of 75-year-old woman
QUINCY — As Dorothy “Dottie” Hankins laid in the driveway next to her truck after being stabbed 12 times on the morning of Sunday, April 21, she convinced herself to get up. “She told me, ‘I said to myself, you can either lay here and die, or...
Mendon man charged with failure to yield at intersection after Thursday crash near Loraine
LORAINE, Ill. — Minor injuries were reported after a traffic accident Thursday morning at the intersection of Illinois Route 336 and E. 1750th Street north of Loraine. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded at approximately 9:14 a.m. to a two-vehicle accident on Illinois Route 336. After a brief on-scene investigation, it was determined that a 2012 GMC Sierra driven by Arthur L. McMullen, 81, of Loraine failed to yield to oncoming traffic and crashed into a 2010 Chrysler Town and Country driven by Denise M. Welsh, 50, of Milan.
QPD Blotter for April 24-25, 2024
Domanic A. Nilsson, 25, 618 Monroe for Disregard Traffic Control Device at 8th & Broadway. Andrew W. Marner, 49, Quincy for expired registration at 6th and Broadway. NTA 120. Deborah Meyers, 59, Taylor, Mo., for Improper Lane Usage. 107. David Hendrickson, 79, Marietta for Fail to Yield. 179. Leah Adams,...
Friends of Lorenzo Bull House to be host of party during Dogwood Parade on Saturday
QUINCY — The Dogwood Parade Party and Festival, free and open to the public, will be held on the Lorenzo Bull Park grounds, 1550 Maine, from 8:30 am to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. “We have the best parade seats in town,” Dick Wellman, president of Friends of...
Unlocking the Archive: When Maywood Mission embarked on an addition in 2004
This week's archive photo comes from April 2004 and shows the demolition of the back portion of the Maywood Mission building on South Broad Street in preparation for a bigger project. The project was a $70,000 multi-purpose room addition to the existing building. At the time, Tony Salvatori, director of...
Deadline to be eligible for ‘Everybody Wins Mega Raffle’ $25,000 Early Bird drawing is Friday
QUINCY — The deadline for tickets to be turned in for the $25,000 Early Bird drawing, as part of the Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools and Quincy Notre Dame Foundation’s 13th annual “Everybody Wins” Mega Raffle, is 4 p.m. Friday, May 3. The raffle could sell out...
Record car counts expected this season as Adams County Speedway plans to open Sunday
QUINCY — The numbers never lie. That’s why Jimmy Lieurance is anxious for racing season at the Adams County Speedway to start. “We’re pretty sure we’ll have more than 100 cars in the pits most Sunday nights this season,” he said. Lieurance and his wife,...
MoDOT to hold Wednesday meeting about planned sidewalk project in Maywood
MAYWOOD, Mo. — A public information meeting to discuss a future sidewalk project in Maywood will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the Maywood Fire Department, 28722 State Highway V. MoDOT representatives will be on hand to explain the project and answer any questions....
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