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City officials hoping to have water service restored at 26th and Maine by aroun...

City officials hoping to have water service restored at 26th and Maine by around 7 p.m. Saturday.Water line break near 26th and Maine causes service interruptionwww.whig.comCity...

Romney wins caucuses in Maine

A Mount Sterling woman will be competing with some of the stars of the quilting...

A Mount Sterling woman will be competing with some of the stars of the quilting world

Water main break means boil order in area of St. Peter School

Water main break means boil order in area of St. Peter SchoolWater line break near 26th and Maine causes service interruptionwww.whig.comCity crews were called to fix a water line...

Rodney Hart says that in Calftown, there is no easy answer to that ever-eternal...

Rodney Hart says that in Calftown, there is no easy answer to that ever-eternal question.

First-time contract talks between Pike housing authority, Local 965 headed to me...

First-time contract talks between Pike housing authority, Local 965 headed to mediationPike housing authority, Local 965 headed to mediation in contract talkswww.whig.comBoth...

Jaycees chili cook-off to benefit drive to construct Hannibal community college...

Jaycees chili cook-off to benefit drive to construct Hannibal community college campusHannibal Jaycees chili cook-off to benefit community college...

Advocates of flood-control plan for the Mississippi and Illinois rivers are hopi...

Advocates of flood-control plan for the Mississippi and Illinois rivers are hoping to make some refinements to appease detractors

A group of Quincy University students just got back from Europe, and many alread...

A group of Quincy University students just got back from Europe, and many already have the itch to returnTen days of overseas culture just right for Quincy University...

Leaders at religious employers in Quincy reserving judgement on change in birth...

Leaders at religious employers in Quincy reserving judgement on change in birth control policy

By unanimous vote Thursday, the Illinois Senate approved legislation to speed up...

By unanimous vote Thursday, the Illinois Senate approved legislation to speed up a report on the regional offices of education. Illinois Senate seeks ROE report in April, rather...

Jobs and the economy continue to be the focus of area leaders as the nation cont...

Jobs and the economy continue to be the focus of area leaders as the nation continues to recover from a crippling recessions, and Quincy Mayor John Spring spoke on those topics in...

The dam-driven rhythms of Mark Twain Lake last year largely echoed last summer's...

The dam-driven rhythms of Mark Twain Lake last year largely echoed last summer's feast-or-famine rain, but the area is expected to get above-average rainfall in the next few...

American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Adams County kickoff ceremony was held...

American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Adams County kickoff ceremony was held Thursday in the Community Room at the Quincy Mall.

8th Judicial Circuit likely won't be in pilot program for cameras in courtrooms

8th Judicial Circuit likely won't be in pilot program for cameras in courtrooms8th Judicial Circuit likely won't be in pilot program for cameras in...

An Illinois lawmaker is making another attempt to change portions of the state's...

An Illinois lawmaker is making another attempt to change portions of the state's public smoking ban.

Illinois Senate wants to speed up a report on the regional offices of education.

Illinois Senate wants to speed up a report on the regional offices of education. Illinois Senate seeks ROE report in April, rather than Augustwww.whig.comSenate Bill 2566 now goes...

Staff Writer Rodney Hart writes that an incident involving a gun and the woundin...

Staff Writer Rodney Hart writes that an incident involving a gun and the wounding of a young neighbor could have been worse on his blog, "Hart of the Matter."

The recession and the dire financial situation of the state of Illinois continue...

The recession and the dire financial situation of the state of Illinois continues to take a toll on children, who are caught in a "budget crossfire" at both the state...

The Lewis County C-1 School District will keep a public comment period on its Bo...

The Lewis County C-1 School District will keep a public comment period on its Board of Education agenda following board action Wednesday.Lewis County C-1 Board of Education will...

There are basically three goals for Saturday's YWCA of Quincy-sponsored Cake-A-P...

There are basically three goals for Saturday's YWCA of Quincy-sponsored Cake-A-Palooza: Have fun. Make a mess. Raise awareness of the YWCA's role in the community....

The Quincy Park District Board of Commissioners agreed Wednesday night to match...

The Quincy Park District Board of Commissioners agreed Wednesday night to match a $500,000 fundraising goal of the non-profit Friends of the Trails group. Park Board agrees to...

Gasoline was selling for $3.50 per gallon in Quincy today, and motorists were no...

Gasoline was selling for $3.50 per gallon in Quincy today, and motorists were not happy to hear that prices could climb to $4 or higher this year.

The QND girls basketball team (27-1) is gaining national recognition, cracking t...

The QND girls basketball team (27-1) is gaining national recognition, cracking the Powerade Fab 50 high school rankings by ESPN through games of Feb. 6.

Quincy man gets probation, jail time for incident involving gun, shooting

Rodney Hart "Hart of the Matter": I was a music video junky, back when MTV actua...

Rodney Hart "Hart of the Matter": I was a music video junky, back when MTV actually showed videos. I’m still a mark for VH1 Classic’s noon video shows, but I...

Officials from the Hy-Vee store at 1400 Harrison recently presented a new intera...

Officials from the Hy-Vee store at 1400 Harrison recently presented a new interactive whiteboard to Seymour Elementary School in Payson. Harrison Hy-Vee presents whiteboard to...

Kitchen equipment in the vacant restaurant space at Quincy Regional Airport will...

Kitchen equipment in the vacant restaurant space at Quincy Regional Airport will stay put after the Aeronautics Committee agreed Tuesday afternoon not to sell it so the space...

Steve Eighinger writes about football: I'm in my third day of withdrawal.

Want to win free gas for a year? Go to any County Market Express and buy a singl...

Want to win free gas for a year? Go to any County Market Express and buy a single copy of The Herald-Whig for a chance. For official rules, visit the lobby of The Herald-Whig at...

Partial tax refunds for 472 properties have been sent out to most of a group of...

Partial tax refunds for 472 properties have been sent out to most of a group of property owners from Ellington and Melrose townships who live within the city of Quincy and...

Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted another six weeks of winter on Groundhog Da...

Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted another six weeks of winter on Groundhog Day last week, but the North East Community Action Corp. expects its winter energy assistance funding...

A lawsuit challenging the Illinois law that bars people from carrying loaded fir...

A lawsuit challenging the Illinois law that bars people from carrying loaded firearms in public was dismissed last week, but does not end the controversy over that or other state...

Republican Rick Santorum is looking to capitalize on a string of stunning victor...

Republican Rick Santorum is looking to capitalize on a string of stunning victories that snapped his four-state losing streak and raised new questions about front-runner Mitt...

Rick Santorum's narrow win over Mitt Romney in Colorado stunned political analys...

Rick Santorum's narrow win over Mitt Romney in Colorado stunned political analysts who had expected Romney to repeat his 2008 victory in the state.Rick Santorum's...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

30% of Colorado reporting, Santorum currently in the lead.

Voters in LaBelle approved Tuesday a $2.5 million bond issue to fund a new water...

Voters in LaBelle approved Tuesday a $2.5 million bond issue to fund a new water distribution system for this small town on the western edge of Lewis County.

NEWS ALERT: Rick Santorum wins Minnesota Republican presidential caucuses.

Santorum is currently leading in Colorado.

Missouri Primary Update: Knox County numbers in, Northeast Missouri reported

Missouri Primary Update: Knox County numbers in, Northeast Missouri reportedMissouri Primary: Knox Countywww.whig.comDemocratic PartyUnited States President(One nominated)Barack...

Former Sen. Rick Santorum jumped ahead Tuesday night in Minnesota's Republican c...

Former Sen. Rick Santorum jumped ahead Tuesday night in Minnesota's Republican caucuses, hoping to extinguish front-runner Mitt Romney's modest campaign winning streak...

Missouri Primary Update: Scotland County numbers are in.

Missouri Primary Update: Scotland County numbers are in.Missouri Primary: Scotland Countywww.whig.comScotland CountyDemocratic PartyUnited States President(One nominated)Barack...

Missouri Primary Update: Marion County numbers are in.

Missouri Primary Update: Marion County numbers are in.Missouri Primary: Marion Countywww.whig.comDemocratic PartyUnited States President(One nominated)Barack ObamaRandall...

NEWS UPDATE: Rick Santorum has won the Missouri Republican primary, a nonbinding...

NEWS UPDATE: Rick Santorum has won the Missouri Republican primary, a nonbinding election that carries bragging rights but does not award any delegates in the race for the...

NEWS ALERT: Rick Santorum wins Missouri GOP Primary. For more news and county vo...

NEWS ALERT: Rick Santorum wins Missouri GOP Primary. For more news and county vote numbers, click here: www.whig.comQuincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports -...

Missouri Primary Update: Voters vote yes to LaBelle water system. All other numb...

Missouri Primary Update: Voters vote yes to LaBelle water system. All other numbers are in. Missouri Primary: Lewis County — City of LaBelle Questionwww.whig.comCity of...

Missouri Primary Update: Shelby County numbers are in.

Missouri Primary Update: Shelby County numbers are in.Missouri Primary: Shelby Countywww.whig.comDemocratic PartyUnited States President(One nominated)Barack ObamaRandall...

Missouri Primary Update: Pike County numbers are in.

Missouri Primary Update: Pike County numbers are in.Missouri Primary: Pike Countywww.whig.comDemocratic PartyUnited States President(One nominated)Barack ObamaRandall TerryDarcy...

Missouri Primary Update: Ralls County numbers are in.

Missouri Primary Update: Ralls County numbers are in.Missouri Primary: Ralls Countywww.whig.comDemocratic PartyUnited States President(One nominated)Barack ObamaRandall TerryDarcy...