The new Nauvoo Temple Visitor Center, dedicated Saturday, helps people understand the "why" behind the temple, the most striking feature of the city's landscape. (H-W Photos/Deborah Gertz Husar) 2/14 ...

QUINCY —Heather Humphrey told a story that ended in a math problem for Tanner Dietrich and Charles Hastings. The incoming second graders used a number line — one of the tools available — to figure out ...

ALEXANDRIA — An Iowa woman was injured in a moped crash west of Alexandria. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a 2008 Yamaha moped driven by a 31-year-old Keokuk, Iowa, woman was heading east at 7 ...

When I was a kid, I wanted to be … a veterinarian on an Australian horse ranch. That might seem specific, but I was obsessed with all things Australian, watched “The Man from Snowy River,” and read ...

QUINCY — Tickets moved so fast for Quincy Community Theatre’s upcoming performance of “Footloose!” that QCT extended the engagement for an extra weekend. Two matinee performances were added for the ...

QUINCY — When Kirsty Nolan’s personal and professional lives focused on a common issue tied to technology, she turned the result into a book. “Rebooting Childhood: How to Balance Screen Time, Build ...

MOUNT STERLING — Work is already underway for the third annual WCIL Gives effort after a successful second year. “We have a page of feedback and ideas for next year,” said Callie Niederhauser, program ...

By Deborah Gertz Husar Herald-Whig Staff Writer LIBERTY, Ill. — Nine-year-old Brad Barry says he’s looking forward to the latest addition to the Liberty School — a new playground. “We […] ...

QUINCY — Over the objection of neighbors, the Quincy City Council approved the expansion of a paved parking lot for a long-standing Quincy business. Neighbors raised objections to the expansion of the ...

QUINCY — Ten organizations received a financial boost Thursday thanks to some of Quincy’s youngest philanthropists. The Community Foundation’s Teens Active in Grantmaking program awarded $20,000 in ...

QUINCY — Even after 80 completed missions since the first trip, Great River Honor Flight still has room for more firsts. Thursday saw GRHF load up a jet for Mission 81, but for the first time, the ...

QUINCY — Quincy Public Schools’ tentative amended budget accounts for changes in income and expenditures throughout the fiscal year. The budget, reviewed by the Finance Committee on Tuesday, remains a ...