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MoDOT to perform maintenance on I-72 Mark Twain Bridge

HANNIBAL, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is warning travelers to be aware of maintenance operations scheduled for a bridge in Hannibal. As early as Thursday, Nov. 12, traffic will be reduced to one lane while the I-72 Mark Twain Memorial Bridge undergoes preventative maintenance and cleaning. Drivers...

Hannibal, MO · 2d
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Cities Seek $10 Million In Damages Against Ameren

Kirkwood and four other Missouri cities aren’t ready to take no for an answer just yet. Late last month, the cities — Kirkwood, Hannibal, Fulton, Marceline and New Madrid — filed an appeal in a lawsuit seeking more than $10 million in damages from utility giant Ameren.

Kirkwood, MO · 3d
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This Affordable Missouri Town Is So Cheap, Retirees Say Social Security Covers It All

There’s a town in Missouri called Mexico, and no, your GPS isn’t having an existential crisis. It’s a real place, it’s genuinely affordable, and retirees across the state are quietly packing their bags and pointing their cars toward Audrain County. Mexico, Missouri sits about 30 miles...

Audrain County, MO · 4d
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Veterans tell their stories during Veterans Day at IVH

QUINCY, Il. — This Veterans Day, the Illinois Veterans Home (IVH) reminded veterans that their service matters, their stories matter, and they matter. They also asked other folks to come sit down with veterans to hear their stories. “We're talking about the veterans that are here amongst us, people...

Quincy, IL · 23h
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Jacksonville Festival of Lights moving to new location in downtown

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - The Jacksonville Festival of Lights is moving to a beautiful new location in downtown Jacksonville!. The display will light up immediately following the Santa Parade on Friday, November 27, at 6 p.m. It will shine nightly through December 31. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.

Jacksonville, IL · 3d

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Veterans Day ceremony honors service and sacrifice

Army veteran Andrew Massey told a Veterans Day crowd that every service member helps protect the nation’s freedoms.

Winchester, IL · 9h

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Hiring of Chicago law firm by city, county raising questions

Jacksonville and Morgan County hired Ancel Glink as both face public transparency concerns and a rise in open records requests.

Jacksonville, IL · 2d

My Journal Courier

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Joe Lockman to face challengers for Ward 3 seat

Of the five City Council spots up for election, there one's contested race: Joe Lockman's Ward 3 seat.

Jacksonville, IL · 20h

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Jacksonville’s (IL) Century-Old Fire Apparatus Gets Free Restoration Help

Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill. A 1928 American LaFrance fire truck is on its way to Florida after a Jacksonville resident stepped forward to fund its restoration. The truck, original to the Jacksonville Fire Department, was used by the department for three decades before being retired in the 1950s. It was previously estimated to require about $30,000 in mechanical work, tires and braking systems to operate in parades and other events such as National Night Out and Touch-a-Truck.

Jacksonville, IL · 1d

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442 Workers Face Layoffs as Macon, Missouri Plant Closes

A Macon, Missouri manufacturing facility has alerted state regulators they will be closing which will mean a layoff of 442 workers starting in January.

Macon, MO · 2d

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‘Roadmap for the future’: Quincy takes action on housing strategic task force & clay sports park

QUINCY, IL — Quincy is taking its first major actionable step in addressing its housing and affordability crisis at Monday’s city council meeting. “This is the first major item from the Strategic Task Force on Housing,” said Mayor Linda Moore. “The whole idea of a comprehensive plan is that we have a roadmap for the future.”

Quincy, IL · 2d

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Illinois Veterans’ Home to host career fair on Thursday

QUINCY, Ill.— The Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy is looking to fill several open positions and is inviting job seekers to attend a career fair on Thursday, Nov. 12. The career fair will offer opportunities for individuals interested in working at the newly opened veterans’ home facilities.

Quincy, IL · 2d

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Bluffs decoration contest, Christmas in the Park returning

Bluffs is turning its attention to the coming holidays, including its annual Christmas in the Park.

Bluffs, IL · 3d

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Up in smoke: Adams County hemp farmer destroys harvest ahead of new regulations

With sweeping new state rules on hemp taking effect next Wednesday, some Western Illinois farmers say they are left with crops they can no longer legally sell.

Adams County, IL · 6d

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Brown County takes down Oakwood in the second round of the playoffs

Brown County beat Oakwood 34-7 in the second round of the playoffs. #KHQA #KHQANews #localnews #news #weather #sports #video #quincy #illinois #hannibal #missouri #iowa. KHQA is an Illinois, Missouri and Iowa based station and a CBS and ABC Television affiliate owned by Rincon Broadcasting Group LLC. KHQA signed on the air on September 23, 1953, and broadcasts over 20 hours of locally produced news, weather and sports coverage each week. KHQA’s regional newscasts, “Tri-State Trusted,” are also broadcast in the Kirksville, Missouri/Ottumwa, Iowa market.

Brown County, IL · 4d

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Illinois voters reject sales tax hikes

(The Center Square) – Illinois voters have rejected sales tax referendums in four Illinois counties. The margins were similar in Adams, Crawford, Lake and Tazewell counties, with between 54% and 57% of voters saying no to a 1% sales tax for school facilities. Americans for Prosperity Illinois Deputy State Director Brian Costin said the election on Tuesday was about affordability, and there is tax fatigue in Illinois. “This was an election about Trump, and it shouldn't be an invitation for Democrats to go back down to Springfield or locally to just decide that they're going to try to grab more money, pass more referendums, because in all likelihood, the voters will reject that,” Costin told The Center Square. Costin noted that Gov. J.B. Pritzker defeated Republican Darren Bailey by 36 points in Lake County, but the sales tax referendum lost 57% to 43%. “I think it's a warning for Lake County and some of these other counties as well that these referendums are not something that's palatable or shouldn't be taken for granted, that the people are just going to automatically side with tax hikes,” Costin said. With the average sales tax hovering around 9% in Illinois, Costin said both

Illinois · 7d

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McDonough County tourism spending reaches record $51 million

MCDONOUGH COUNTY, Ill. — Tourism spending in McDonough County has reached a new record, showing the impact visitors have had. According to new tourism data, visitor spending increased 6.4% last year, reaching a record $51 million. Local officials credit the increase to festivals, attractions and unique experiences that continue...

Mcdonough County, IL · 5d

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Apologies for a knee-jerk reaction

With the election behind us and a strong shift in dynamics at the Congressional level, I thought it might be a chance to take a breath. It really was a fascinating, albeit exhausting, mid-term election cycle. At the outset, and I’ve been thinking about this for the past five days,...

Fort Madison, IA · 4d

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Quincy mother-daughter duo leads city’s 2nd Christmas parade

QUINCY, Ill. - Quincy's Christmas Parade by the Quincy Rotary After Dark club is back again, addressing the little bumps they ran into last year and looking forward to an even better parade this year to bring that Christmas magic right down Maine Street. “This year, the parade is just...

Quincy, IL · 7d