Harold Smith
Tourism Up in Western Illinois
This came from Lori Tuttle at the Quincy Area Convention & Visitors Bureau:
Hannibal Cannibal Raises $44K
(Hannibal) – Although the number of runners was down, officials with Hannibal Regional Hospital consider this year’s Hannibal Cannibal a rousing success.
Numbers released by hospital officials indicate that 1,817 runners took part in the Cannibal last July 7th
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National Tom Sawyer Days Winds Down
Even with the high temps, officials say over 1700 participants took to the streets of downtown Hannibal early Saturday during the Hannibal Cannibal 10K run, 5K run walk and kids fun run. Attendance at the Frog Jump competition trended down this year, although some frogs seemed more lively in the hot temps, (maybe some were trying to avoid becoming premature fried frog legs)…while in the National
New Record High in Hannibal
(HANNIBAL)—Thursday’s high in Hannibal is a new record. The thermometer at the Hannibal Filter Plant topped out at 104 degrees at 4 p-m breaking the old record of 102 set in 1934. Today’s record high is 102 set in 1936.
Another Busy Weekend in the Area
Another weekend, another calendar chock full of things to do in the area.
The 9th annual Midsummer Arts Faire starts tonight and runs through Sunday in Washington Park in Quincy.
Karen’s Dance Academy is holding a “Carwash for a Cause” fund raiser at Abel’s Quick Stop on Shinn Lane in Hannibal Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Proceeds go t
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Cause of Sprout’s Fire Determined
(Quincy) – Fire investigators have determined a definitive cause for the blaze that destroyed Sprout’s Inn in Quincy early Thursday morning.
Busy Weekend in the Area
As usual, there’s a lot going on around the area this weekend. Looking at the Saturday calendar:
There’s a Juneteenth program at the Hannibal Free Public Library at 2 p.m. featuring Ruth Lanier.
The Tabernacle of Praise Church in Hannibal hosts a carnival in their gym from noon to 4 p.m.
The firs
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Sprouts Inn Destroyed By Fire [Photos]
(QUINCY)—Fire early this morning destroys a popular Quincy restaurant. Quincy Firefighters were called to Sprouts Inn just before 1 a-m. Cleaning crews reported a fire in the kitchen area. The blaze went to four alarms. The building is a total loss
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Phone Scam Alert
(QUINCY)—Quincy Police report two complaints about a phone scam. Officers say the caller pretends to be a grandson of the person called and says he’s been in an accident—usually overseas—and needs money to care for his injuries. In both recent cases
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