West Quincy

What would happen if movie characters from Planes, Trains & Automobiles were Missouri towns? Let's find out.

When I tell you that there's a tire-killing pothole on a Missouri highway, I speak from my own personal experience. I'll tell you exactly where the current tire villain is so hopefully you can avoid my fate.

The Grand Reopening is set for TNT Kartways in West Quincy!

If you were around Quincy 27 years ago today, you know where you were when you heard the news that the levee in West Quincy failed to hold the Mississippi River.

Twenty five years later people are still asking "would the levee have held back the rising water on it’s own?" Only God knows.

Each and every day there are two Amtrak trains that serve the Quincy area with trips to and from Chicago. The Illinois Zephyr leaves Quincy at 6:12 mornings and returns each night at 10:23. The Carl Sandburg departs Quincy each night at 5:30 and arrives in Chicago at 9:58. That train then returns the next morning at 7:35 from Chicago and arrives in Quincy at 12:03 p.m. With both train routes endin

I was reminiscing with a friend a little this week about the anniversary of the West Quincy Levee break which is coming up. I got to thinking about making a few stops at Merkels Hardware for batteries and a flashlight and some other things.  The conversation shifted to the businesses that were open then and are not today, like Merkels.

The Quincy Memorial Bridge, that spans the Mississippi River between West Quincy and Quincy, is now open to traffic after being closed for five days due to flooding.

Isn't funny that gas prices went up 15 cents a gallon earlier this week?  Is there anyone on the planet who didn't expect that to happen as we all load up our cars to travel over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend?

I am sure you noticed the price of a gallon of gas took a huge leap this week. There is always some lame excuse as to why when this happens. So instead of listening to them, I have come up with my own top 10 reasons why gas prices went up.