Gem City Gymnastics and Tumbling and the City of Quincy are hosting the 2013 Illinois AAU Tumbling and Trampoline State Championships tomorrow at the Oakley Lindsay Center in Quincy. More than 325 athletes, including 30 from Gem City Gymnastics and Tumbling, representing 25 gyms are registered to compete.
The Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers organization is usually looking for fugitives or crime information. We are still seeking information on those things, but now, we are looking for something else: prospective board members.
If you want to work this summer for the Quincy Gems, your opportunity to make that happen will come this Saturday. The Quincy Gems are holding a job fair for summer part time employment opportunities for the 2013 season starting the end of May.
The Quincy Exchange Club will be hosting the Annual Gus Macker Basketball Tournament in Quincy on May 25 and 26. The time to sign up 4-person teams to play in the event has been extended.
Mother Nature was kind enough to allow the Dogwood Festival parade to be held with just some sprinkles and light rain Saturday. Unfortunately, all of the Dogwood Block Parties were rained out Friday night. Once the parade concluded the Quincy Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the float competition.
The Quincy Police Department is needing your assistance in finding a missing Quincy teenager. QPD is asking for your help in finding Xavier T. H. Talton. Talton is 16 years of age and is a black male who stands about 5'6" and weighs around 158 pounds.
There will be a Neighborhood Watch meeting on Thursday, April 25 at 6:00 p.m. at the Quincy Public Library, 526 Jersey. Sgt. Duane Long with the Quincy Police Department will be in attendance to address questions or concerns about personal protection/firearms.
The Missouri Department of Transportation ( MoDOT ) has temporarily closed US 61 at Alexandria in Clark County due to water over the road. A marked detour is in place to advise motorists of the road closure and alternate routes.
The Quincy Police Department is currently investigating the placement of two Improvised Explosive Devices (I.E.D.) in the City of Quincy.
Central Baptist Church, Seventh and Broadway, Quincy, will host an ecumenical Candle Light Prayer Service for the victims and first responders at the Boston Marathon tragedy. The public is invited to this prayer service at Central Baptist Church on Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
