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7-Day Forecast: Macomb

Thursday

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38°

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Currently in Macomb as of

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Clear
Wind: CM @ 0 mph
Barometer: 29.50 in.
Sunrise: 06:46
Sunset: 17:47
Humidity: 86%
UV Index: 10.00

7-Day Forecast: Jacksonville

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Tuesday

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Currently in Jacksonville as of

37°(Feels like 37°)
Partly Cloudy
Wind: CM @ 0 mph
Barometer: 29.50 in.
Sunrise: 06:43
Sunset: 17:46
Humidity: 78%
UV Index: 10.00

7-Day Forecast: Quincy Muni

Thursday

59°
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38°
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Currently in Quincy as of

42°(Feels like 40°)
Partly Cloudy
Wind: SSW @ 3 mph
Barometer: 29.48 in.
Sunrise: 06:48
Sunset: 17:49
Humidity: 59%
UV Index: 10.00

7-Day Forecast: Kirksville

Thursday

57°
40°

Rain

Friday

42°
30°

Cloudy

Saturday

39°
21°

Clear

Sunday

47°
26°

Cloudy

Monday

38°
27°

Cloudy

Tuesday

36°
18°

Partly Cloudy

Wednesday

39°
22°

Partly Cloudy

Currently in Kirksville as of

41°(Feels like 41°)
Light Rain
Wind: CM @ 0 mph
Barometer: 29.48 in.
Sunrise: 06:53
Sunset: 17:55
Humidity: 70%
UV Index: 10.00

7-Day Forecast: Keokuk Municipal

Thursday

52°
38°

Cloudy

Friday

39°
27°

Partly Cloudy

Saturday

40°
19°

Clear

Sunday

47°
24°

Cloudy

Monday

35°
24°

Partly Cloudy

Tuesday

35°
14°

Partly Cloudy

Wednesday

39°
19°

Partly Cloudy

Currently in Keokuk as of

37°(Feels like 35°)
Cloudy
Wind: SSW @ 3 mph
Barometer: 29.47 in.
Sunrise: 06:49
Sunset: 17:50
Humidity: 75%
UV Index: 10.00

Regional Conditions

Macomb: 33°
Jacksonville: 37°
Quincy: 42°
Kirksville: 41°
Keokuk: 37°

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Gerri has been editorial production coordinator at The Herald-Whig since 1997. She supervises the newspaper's copy editors and page design staff.
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Jessica was named the internet director in September 2010, and she also has been the entertainment editor since 2007.
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Don covers Quincy University sports and oversees a staff of two full-timers whose responsibilities include covering more than 40 high schools in Illinois and Missouri and four colleges.
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Rodney Hart
CRIME REPORTER/COLUMNIST
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Rodney writes about crime and courts and writes two columns a week. He's a 23-year newspaper veteran and grew up in Canada and Michigan.
Edward Husar
EDUCATION REPORTER
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Edward Husar is primarily responsible for handling the education beat. For the past seven years, he covered city and county government.
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SENIOR WRITER AND
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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.
Deborah Husar
Deborah Gertz Husar has covered West-Central Illinois and agriculture at The Herald-Whig since 1989.
ILLINOIS REGION AND
AGRICULTURE REPORTER
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Deborah has covered West-Central Illinois and agriculture at The Herald-Whig since 1989.
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Mary is The Herald-Whig's Northeast Missouri region reporter. She joined the Herald-Whig staff in June 2010 after earning a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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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,
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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.
Tom Scott
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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.
Holly Wagner
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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.
Julie Ann Marra
COPY EDITOR/PAGE DESIGNER
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Julie Ann Marra has been a copy editor and page designer at The Herald-Whig since June 2010.
Matt Schuckman
SPORTS WRITER
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(217) 221-3366
Matt's primary responsibilities are coverage of the Quincy High School boys basketball program, the Quincy Notre Dame football program, high school soccer, high school baseball and the outdoors.
Blake Toppmeyer
SPORTS WRITER
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(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.
Steve Bohnstedt
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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(217) 221-3387

Steve joined The Herald-Whig in June 2004 after working the previous 5 years in the Washington D.C., area.
Mike Kipley
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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(217) 221-3383

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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