Matt Hopf

2 weeks ago | whig.com | Matt Hopf

MENDON, Ill. — Scouts visiting the Saukenauk Scout Reservation will benefit from a new addition. An ammunition shed and shelter at the camp's shotgun range was dedicated Monday morning. The previous ammunition shed was destroyed in a May 2024 fire that started after embers from a burn barrel drifted to the wooden structure. Mississippi Valley Council Scout Executive and CEO Ricci Dula said Scouting supporters were immediately reaching out to make sure the council would rebuild.

3 weeks ago | whig.com | Matt Hopf

QUINCY — Several members of the Adams County Board said they cast votes "in protest" to allow for a construction of a 4-megawatt solar farm just east of Ursa. The board on Tuesday voted 11-8 to approve the special use permit for Ursa Creek Solar, LLC, which is a subsidiary of GreenKey Development, LLC, of Portland, Ore. The firm has signed a lease for the 28-acre plot owned by Spirit Knob Farms along Ill. 61.

1 month ago | whig.com | Matt Hopf

QUINCY — The Adams County Board on Tuesday approved an ordinance allowing it to sell $9 million in bonds to fund the courthouse heating and air conditioning and roof replacement. Finance Committee Chairman Travis Cooley, R-4, said the county selected Kings Financial Consulting of Monticello as the fiduciary handling the bond sale. The county will be able to sell the bonds in 60 days. "First, we're going to go to local banks," Cooley said.

2 months ago | whig.com | Matt Hopf

QUINCY — Voters will decide on Tuesday whether they want the city of Quincy to continue in the same direction for the next four years or chart a new path. Republican Mayor Mike Troup faces off against former city treasurer and independent candidate Linda Moore in the consolidated election. Troup, 67, who is finishing his first term, believes the city has undergone tremendous business growth during his time as mayor and wants to see that continue.

2 months ago | whig.com | Matt Hopf

QUINCY — Quincy University students were distributing campaign flyers for a Quincy mayoral candidate. In a statement Tuesday, QU President Brian McGee said the university learned one of its employees "wrongly agreed" to ask students of a team to distribute the flyers for independent candidate Linda Moore. "Further, the employee involved four other employees in this effort," McGee said.