Police are investigating two separate shooting incidents that occurred in the early morning hours Saturday, though officials ...

Public meetings continue to explain the building addition plan proposed for the Legacy Theater in Carthage. The next meetings ...

QUINCY — The Adams County Health Department is investigating nine cases of cyclosporiasis identified among county residents within the past 24 hours, part of a broader multistate increase in the ...

QUINCY — Muddy River Opera Company will present a Summer Sky Concert on Thursday night at the Lorenzo… ...

QUINCY — Blessing Hospital has earned two national recognitions from the American Heart Association for its commitment to ...

Deborah Gertz Husar has covered West-Central Illinois and agriculture at The Herald-Whig since 1989. She is a graduate of Knox College and received a master's degree in public affairs reporting from ...

GRIGGSVILLE — An hours-long multi-agency search ended safely Monday night after a missing autistic youth was located unharmed inside a vacant home near his residence, authorities said. The Pike County ...

QUINCY — After less than two weeks in business, Chuck Lankey said he’s already had a phenomenal response to his new food truck. Lankey’s newest endeavor, the Good Portion Mobile Kitchen and Catering, ...

JEFFERSON CITY — Two Northeast Missouri teachers have been selected as Regional Teachers of the Year by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Brock Sousa, 12th-grade ...

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 […] ...

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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 ...