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1 week ago | 
wgem.com | Clare Edlund
GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. (WGEM) - The Western Illinois Fair kicked off this week with events going on every day through June 22. On Thursday, dozens of Pike County 4-H kids turned out for the livestock show and exhibition. Ross Doyle had several ribbons to take home, including his Grand Champion ram, Take-Me-Home. “He’s about six or seven months old,” Doyle said. “He’ll get much bigger.”Doyle and the other members have already attended several fairs to showcase their livestock.
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1 week ago | 
wgem.com | Clare Edlund
It was a busy two weeks with the Douglass Community Service’s Kids in Motion first session of the summer.
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1 week ago | 
wgem.com | Clare Edlund
QUINCY (WGEM) - The search is on for John Wood Community College’s next president. The school has hired an internal candidate to serve as a temporary president following Dr. Bryan Renfro’s departure in two weeks. The college’s Board of Trustees named the school’s dean of business services and institutional effectiveness, Josh Welker, as interim president. Welker has been with JWCC for 15 years starting out as an institutional researcher in 2009.
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2 weeks ago | 
wgem.com | Clare Edlund
HANNIBAL (WGEM) - Tri-State housing advocates are on a mission to make the American dream of home ownership a reality. They turned out to an annual Hannibal conference on Thursday to address housing shortages in rural areas. In August of 2023, Ralls County resident James Ruby’s life changed forever. “I was getting ready for work and I had a stroke,” Ruby said. Ruby went from a lifetime career in construction and manufacturing to being bound in a wheelchair in moments.
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2 weeks ago | 
wgem.com | Clare Edlund
QUINCY (WGEM) - A nearly 100-year-old artifact at Quincy Junior High School is finally seeing the light of day. Now, Quincy Junior High School students have new reason to look forward to the summer solstice. On Wednesday afternoon, the 8th grade student council leadership group unveiled a restored sundial that was gifted to the school in the 1930s. This specific sundial is original to the 1933 construction of the building formerly known as Quincy High School.
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2 weeks ago | 
wgem.com | Clare Edlund
QUINCY (WGEM) - It’s been a little over a year since a local college launched a program to help students advance their careers in a whole new way. The Federation of Advanced Manufacturing Education, better known as FAME, is an apprenticeship program that partners John Wood Community College Workforce Development students with Tri-State manufacturing companies so they can attend school and work on-site, better preparing them for their careers.
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2 weeks ago | 
wgem.com | Clare Edlund
PALMYRA, Mo. (WGEM) - Another Tri-State town is jumping on the bandwagon and installing license plate readers (LPRs). The Palmyra Police Department said installations are underway for six new LPRs; however, they’re still a few weeks away from using them. Police Chief Michael Baker said that all six cameras will inform police of any vehicles involved in criminal activity entering the city. “A lot of times, we only have one officer working,” Baker said.
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2 weeks ago | 
wgem.com | Clare Edlund
QUINCY (WGEM) - A new campaign to help raise money for local causes launched its pilot Monday morning. It is already surpassing its goals, having raised tens of thousands of dollars on day one. “West Central Illinois (WCIL) Gives” is a Tracy Family Foundation (TFF)-sponsored online donation campaign that aims to bring out the community’s philanthropic side while also sparking a bit of friendly competition. The four-day campaign has a website that shows which charities are in the lead.
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2 weeks ago | 
wgem.com | Clare Edlund
QUINCY (WGEM) - It’s been a little over a week since Hannibal’s Mark Twain bridge closed for maintenance. And no matter what side of the bridge you are on, you’ve likely felt the impacts on your commute. City officials said they’re asking drivers to be patient and expect to encounter more semis and other large vehicles on their drive. “Our biggest problem right now is maybe the oversized trucks that get routed through Quincy,” said Quincy engineering manager Steve Bange.
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2 weeks ago | 
wgem.com | Clare Edlund
QUINCY (WGEM) - A local priest celebrated a milestone. Family, friends, and members of St. Peter Church gathered after Mass on Sunday afternoon to recognize Monsignor Leo Enlow at his 50th Jubilee. Enlow’s earliest vocation was in nearby Jacksonville, Illinois, where he learned sign language and worked at a school for the deaf. Enlow continued his ministry, moving around Illinois until 13 years ago, when he arrived at St. Peter’s and has been in Quincy ever since.
