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Country Star Jon Pardi Abruptly Cancels Concert Following ‘Active Local Safety Concern’: ‘We Need Everybody to Get Out of the Building’
‘The show is not gonna happen tonight. I can’t tell you what’s going on, but today is a weird day anyway because of the flights being shut down… I want y’all safe,” the country star told fans shortly before the concert was set to begin.
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Galva couple’s artistic legacy returns to where it all began
The works of husband-and-wife artists Vivian Headland and Helen Lapan Headland are being remembered and honored in their hometown. The pair married in 1919 and lived in both Galva and Rock Island, leaving their artistic legacy in both communities. Recently, their work has returned to where it began. A couple...
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Photographer Keith Cotton presents 'Collected/Constructed' at the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
On this week's episode of Out and About, Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with fine-art photographer Keith Cotton about Collected/Constructed, an exhibition featuring his photography alongside the stainless steel sculptures of Fisher Stolz at the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria. For Cotton, the exhibition represents the culmination...
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Quincy Gun Shop Turns 1,000-to-1,500-Pound Safes Into Wildlife Canvases Before Deer Season
Five Fort Knox gun safes at GameMasters in Quincy are getting a treatment you won't find in a typical sporting goods aisle: hand-painted murals of mallards, pheasants, coyotes, elk and a whitetail buck, applied safe by safe over several days just ahead of deer season. The man behind the brush is Ryan Kirby, a professional wildlife artist who has spent the week turning the shop's bulky metal boxes into one-of-a-kind pieces.
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Photo gallery: Winchester West Central wins first playoff game since 2015
WINCHESTER, Ill. — It has been more than a decade since the Winchester West Central football program has experienced any postseason success. A punishing running game and a physical defensive effort led the Cougars to a 40-8 victory over Sesser-Valier in the opening round of the Class 1A playoffs at Doc Garrison Memorial Field. It marked the Cougars’ first playoff victory since 2015 and just the fifth in program history.
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Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County mourns passing of Jack Freiburg
QUINCY, Ill. - On Wednesday, the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County announced the passing of former board president and supporter, Jack Freiburg. “The Historical Society extends its deepest sympathies to Jack’s family, friends and all who had the privilege of working alongside him. We share in their sorrow and remain deeply grateful for the time, talents and care he gave so freely.”
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The Tiny Illinois Diner Where Locals Quietly Insist The Cheeseburger Beats Every Other One In The State
Forks are standard equipment for eating a sandwich at one old-school Illinois diner, and nobody there thinks that is strange. The cheeseburger arrives as crumbly, seasoned loose meat that spills out of a soft bun, and regulars have been ordering it the same way for generations. Families come back year...
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Duerrisms: Celebrating champions, technology, new jobs and great matchups
QUINCY — Cradle of champions salutations, true believers, from the absolute Mecca of Illinois high school golf. Four top-five team finishes. Three state trophies coming back to West-Central Illinois. Most impressively, two state championships and one state runner-up plaque to call our own. That is just an unbelievable haul and real credit to our coaches and players.
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Film crew coming to the Gem City to capture Masonic performance
QUINCY, Ill. — A film crew from the East Coast is heading to Quincy to capture a local Masonic dramatic presentation that will be shared with audiences across the country. The Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction is sending a seven-member film crew to the Valley of Quincy from Oct. 15 through Oct. 18.