Quincy Herald Whig

September 27 or 28 of 1912 was the night four people were brutally murdered and burned in a house just outside of Payson, and to this day the question of who did it remains a mystery. Charles A. Pfanschmidt, his wife Matilda, daughter Blanch, 14, and Emma Kaempen (a school teacher who was living with the Pfanschmidts) were murdered at the home. The ...

Quincy Herald Whigs 20 Under 40 class has been announced, and our very own Mark Hespen is on this year's list.

One of midwest’s oldest media groups has been sold.

The National Audubon Society is looking for people locally to assist them with their 118th annual Christmas Bird Count.

I was watching NBC's "The Voice" the other night and got to thinking about the judges that have been on the show.  They seem to change out people who judge every year. Now it got me to thinking of some local people who should get a shot at being a replacement judge. Here are some of them.

It has been over a year ago when the Quincy Herald Whig, in their Five on Five feature, asked the question “Is Amtrak Passenger Rail Service Between Hannibal and Quincy a Good Idea?” The consensus over a year ago was that it is a good idea. I agreed then and I still agree now. Last year a group in Hannibal was looking into the feasibility of developing passenger rail service from Hannibal to Quinc

The Herald-Whig, along with the Quincy Mall, will sponsor the Feed Quincy's Need food drive.

It is tax season, and with it comes the agony for some of doing their tax returns. It's long hours of putting the numbers together and by the end of the process you probably will be ready to pull your hair out. Well, if you choose to do your own taxes with the comforting thought that the Internal Revenue Service is just a phone call away, good luck.

Like millions of Americans do every Sunday, I poured myself a cup of coffee and opened the newspaper. Little did I know I would see someone I know in an ad inside last Sunday's edition of the Quincy Herald Whig.

In reading Tuesday's Quincy Herald Whig, I came across a story written by Don O'Brien about The Adams County Little League. I was not even aware that there was such a league in Adams County last year, which was the league's first year. With one year and 215 players under their belt, the league will be partnering up with the Quincy Park District this spring to enhance the league.