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7-Day Forecast: Macomb

Thursday
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  • 64°
  • 54°

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Friday
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  • 69°
  • 42°

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Saturday
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  • 72°
  • 47°

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Sunday
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  • 70°
  • 55°

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Monday
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  • 80°
  • 57°

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Tuesday
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  • 83°
  • 60°

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Wednesday
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  • 83°
  • 61°

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Currently in Macomb as of

  • 61°(Feels like 58°)
  • Cloudy
  • Wind: W @ 20 mph
  • Barometer: 29.85 in.
  • Sunrise: 05:40
  • Sunset: 20:19
  • Humidity: 87%
  • UV Index: 10.00

7-Day Forecast: Jacksonville

Thursday
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  • 62°
  • 53°

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Friday
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  • 41°

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Saturday
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  • 70°
  • 46°

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Sunday
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  • 71°
  • 55°

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Monday
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  • 77°
  • 58°

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Tuesday
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  • 82°
  • 61°

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Wednesday
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  • 82°
  • 62°

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Currently in Jacksonville as of

  • 62°(Feels like 61°)
  • Partly Cloudy
  • Wind: WSW @ 6 mph
  • Barometer: 29.86 in.
  • Sunrise: 05:40
  • Sunset: 20:15
  • Humidity: 73%
  • UV Index: 10.00

7-Day Forecast: Pittsfield

Thursday
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  • 62°
  • 53°

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Friday
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  • 67°
  • 42°

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Saturday
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  • 71°
  • 48°

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Sunday
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  • 72°
  • 57°

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Monday
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  • 78°
  • 59°

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Tuesday
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  • 82°
  • 61°

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Wednesday
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  • 81°
  • 62°

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Currently in Pittsfield as of

  • 63°(Feels like 63°)
  • Cloudy
  • Wind: W @ 6 mph
  • Barometer: 29.87 in.
  • Sunrise: 05:43
  • Sunset: 20:17
  • Humidity: 68%
  • UV Index: 10.00

7-Day Forecast: Quincy

Thursday
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  • 64°
  • 51°

Cloudy

Friday
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  • 68°
  • 42°

Clear

Saturday
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  • 72°
  • 48°

Cloudy

Sunday
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  • 72°
  • 56°

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Monday
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  • 77°
  • 58°

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Tuesday
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  • 82°
  • 61°

Cloudy

Wednesday
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  • 81°
  • 63°

Cloudy

Currently in Quincy as of

  • 61°(Feels like 60°)
  • Cloudy
  • Wind: W @ 10 mph
  • Barometer: 29.85 in.
  • Sunrise: 05:44
  • Sunset: 20:20
  • Humidity: 67%
  • UV Index: 10.00

7-Day Forecast: Kirksville

Thursday
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  • 64°
  • 49°

Partly Cloudy

Friday
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  • 68°
  • 42°

Clear

Saturday
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  • 74°
  • 48°

Rain

Sunday
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  • 73°
  • 56°

T-Storms

Monday
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  • 77°
  • 58°

T-Storms

Tuesday
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  • 81°
  • 60°

Cloudy

Wednesday
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  • 80°
  • 61°

Cloudy

Currently in Kirksville as of

  • 57°(Feels like 55°)
  • Partly Cloudy
  • Wind: W @ 10 mph
  • Barometer: 29.89 in.
  • Sunrise: 05:49
  • Sunset: 20:26
  • Humidity: 77%
  • UV Index: 10.00

7-Day Forecast: Keokuk Municipal

Thursday
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  • 65°
  • 53°

Partly Cloudy

Friday
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  • 70°
  • 44°

Clear

Saturday
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  • 74°
  • 50°

Rain

Sunday
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  • 70°
  • 57°

T-Storms

Monday
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  • 78°
  • 58°

T-Storms

Tuesday
Tuesday's Forecast Image
  • 83°
  • 62°

Cloudy

Wednesday
Wednesday's Forecast Image
  • 82°
  • 63°

Cloudy

Currently in Keokuk as of

  • 61°(Feels like 60°)
  • Cloudy
  • Wind: W @ 9 mph
  • Barometer: 29.85 in.
  • Sunrise: 05:43
  • Sunset: 20:22
  • Humidity: 72%
  • UV Index: 10.00

Regional Conditions

Macomb
61°
Jacksonville
62°
Pittsfield
63°
Quincy
61°
Kirksville
57°
Keokuk
61°

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    Mike is a Quincy native and the third generation of his family to work at The Herald-Whig. 
    GENERAL MANAGER
    EXECUTIVE EDITOR
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    (217) 221-3333

    Mike is a Quincy native and the third generation of his family to work at The Herald-Whig.  

  • Don Crim has been managing editor of The Herald-Whig since 2001. He oversees the newspaper's editorial staff and all local content. He also serves on the newspaper's editorial board. Crim joined The Herald-Whig
    MANAGING EDITOR
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    (217) 221-3361

    Don has been managing editor of The Herald-Whig since 2001. He oversees the newspaper's editorial staff and all local content.

  • Kelly Wilson is interactive managing editor of The Herald-Whig. She is responsible for editorial content and strategic development of The Herald-Whig's new-media platforms and social media portals.
    INTERACTIVE MANAGING EDITOR
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    (217) 221-3374

    Kelly Wilson is interactive managing editor of The Herald-Whig. She is responsible for editorial content and strategic development of The Herald-Whig's new-media platforms and social media portals.

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    (217) 221-3376

    David is the news coordinator for The Herald-Whig. He has held multiple positions at The Herald-Whig since he was hired as part-time sports clerk in 1985.

  • EDITORIAL PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
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    (217) 221-3371

    Gerri has been editorial production coordinator at The Herald-Whig since 1997. She supervises the newspaper's copy editors and page design staff.

  • Steve Bohnstedt joined The Herald-Whig in June 2004 after working the previous 5 years in the Washington D.C., area freelancing full time for various publications including The Washington Post and The
    PHOTO EDITOR
    sbohnstedt@whig.com
    (217) 221-3387

    Steve joined The Herald-Whig in June 2004 after working the previous 5 years in the Washington D.C., area. He was named photo editor in January 2013.

  • Matt Schuckman became Sports Editor on Aug. 27, 2012.

    SPORTS EDITOR
    mschuckman@whig.com
    (217) 221-3366

    Sports Editor Matt Schuckman returned to The Herald-Whig as a full-time sports writer on Jan. 18, 1999, having spent seven years here as a part-time sports writer through high school and college. He became Sports Editor on Aug. 27, 2012.

  • SENIOR WRITER AND
    POLITICAL REPORTER
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    (217) 221-3372

    Doug is a senior writer, covering state and national politics and transportation issues. He has held several reporting and editing positions since joining the Herald-Whig in 1986.

  • Steve Eighinger has been a general assignment reporter and columnist at The Herald-Whig since 1998, covering a wide range of topics from dirt-track racing to religion to reality television. He's also the
    GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER/COLUMNIST
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    (217) 221-3377

    Steve has been a general assignment reporter and columnist at The Herald-Whig since 1998, covering a wide range of topics from dirt-track racing to religion to reality television.

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    (217) 221-3391

    Matt has been a staff reporter at The Herald-Whig since June 2010. He covers Quincy and Adams County government.

  • Deborah Gertz Husar has covered West-Central Illinois and agriculture at The Herald-Whig since 1989.
    ILLINOIS REGION AND
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    (217) 221-3379

    Deborah has covered West-Central Illinois and agriculture at The Herald-Whig since 1989.

  • EDUCATION REPORTER
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    (217) 221-3378

    Edward Husar is primarily responsible for handling the education beat. For the past seven years, he covered city and county government.

  • Maggie joined The Herald-Whig in October 2012 as a general news reporter. She serves as our primary health reporter and provides coverage of Northeast Missouri and arts/entertainment.
    GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER
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    (217) 221-3385

    Maggie joined The Herald-Whig in October 2012 as a general assignment reporter. She serves as our primary health reporter and provides coverage of Northeast Missouri and arts/entertainment.

  • Don is a general assignment reporter. His primary responsibilities are courts and crime, and he also covers the Quincy Park District.
    CRIME AND COURTS REPORTER
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    (217) 221-3370

    Don is a general assignment reporter. His primary responsibilities are courts and crime, and he also covers the Quincy Park District.

  • NEWS ASSISTANT/OBITUARIES
    nterwelp@whig.com
    (217) 221-3364

    Nancy handles obituaries as well as the calendar of events, all of the "On the Record" items from the Adams County Circuit Court, police briefs and real estate transactions in Adams County,

  • Josh Rizzo joined The Herald-Whig as a sports writer in November 2012 after spending 18 months working in the sports department of the Kirksville (Mo.) Daily-Express. He also worked for one of the satellite
    SPORTS WRITER
    jrizzo@whig.com
    (217) 221-3365

    Josh joined The Herald-Whig as a sports writer in November 2012. He is responsible for covering Quincy Notre Dame basketball, with a priority on prep sports coverage throughout the school year.

  • SPORTS WRITER
    btoppmeyer@whig.com
    (217) 221-3367

    Blake joined The Herald-Whig in August 2010. His primary responsibilities are coverage of the Quincy Notre Dame boys and girls basketball teams, Quincy High School football team, high school volleyball and high school softball.

  • Jason Lewton joined The Herald-Whig as a copy editor in March 2013. He served as lead designer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and most recently worked as art director for Missouri Lawyers Media.
    COPY EDITOR/PAGE DESIGNER
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    (217) 221-3321


    Jason Lewton joined The Herald-Whig as a copy editor in March 2013. He most recently served as art director for Missouri Lawyers Media and was the lead designer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for four years.

  • Alvin Polk joined The Herald-Whig as a copy editor in March 2012.
    COPY EDITOR/PAGE DESIGNER
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    (217) 221-3363

    Alvin joined the copy desk in March 2012 and has more than 19 years of experience in journalism and graphic arts.

  • COPY EDITOR/PAGE DESIGNER
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    (217) 221-3373

    John has worked in the editorial department of The Herald-Whig in a variety of roles for more than 30 years. He currently works on the copy desk as an editor and page designer.

  • COPY EDITOR/PAGE DESIGNER
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    Tom is a copy editor at The Herald-Whig. His primary duties are editing stories and designing pages. He joined the newspaper in 2006.  

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    (217) 221-3368

    Holly is a member of the copy desk. She has filled a variety of roles in the newsroom, most recently as a reporter covering the education beat.

  • Phil Carlson joined The Herald-Whig as a staff photographer in 2003. He earned a bachelor's degree in art from Truman State University and studied photojournalism at Metro State College in Denver. Carlson
    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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    (217) 221-3362

    Phil joined The Herald-Whig as a staff photographer in 2003.

  • STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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    Mike has been with The Herald-Whig for more than 28 years. During that time, he was instrumental in the transition from black and white film to color, then switching from film to digital in 1998.

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    Jana has been employed at The Herald-Whig for 16 years as a typist and receptionist for the newsroom, and she works closely with editors handling the weddings, engagements and anniversaries

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