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7-Day Forecast: Macomb

Thursday
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  • 54°
  • 38°

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Friday
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  • 40°
  • 30°

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Saturday
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  • 37°
  • 21°

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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Currently in Macomb as of

  • 33°(Feels like 33°)
  • 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

Thursday
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  • 59°
  • 40°

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Friday
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  • 31°

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Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
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  • 42°
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Tuesday
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  • 37°
  • 23°

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Wednesday
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  • 42°
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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
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  • 41°

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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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  • 36°
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Wednesday
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  • 41°
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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
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  • 57°
  • 40°

Rain

Friday
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  • 42°
  • 30°

Cloudy

Saturday
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  • 39°
  • 21°

Clear

Sunday
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  • 47°
  • 26°

Cloudy

Monday
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  • 38°
  • 27°

Cloudy

Tuesday
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  • 36°
  • 18°

Partly Cloudy

Wednesday
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  • 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
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  • 52°
  • 38°

Cloudy

Friday
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  • 39°
  • 27°

Partly Cloudy

Saturday
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  • 40°
  • 19°

Clear

Sunday
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  • 47°
  • 24°

Cloudy

Monday
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  • 35°
  • 24°

Partly Cloudy

Tuesday
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  • 35°
  • 14°

Partly Cloudy

Wednesday
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  • 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°

Pike County Quail and Upland Management Association buys fire suppression unit to benefit quail population, fire departments

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PITTSFIELD, Ill. -- Ed Knight knew there had to be a better way to fight grass fires. The veteran firefighter teamed up with his son Chad to create one -- and their design turned into a business, the Pittsfield-based... More>>

Parents of LaPrairie girl sue Brown County over fatal crash

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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. -- The parents of a LaPrairie woman who died after a high-speed chase with law enforcement Jan. 22 have sued Brown County, the Mount Sterling man who was driving the vehicle and a sheriff's deputy... More>>

State approves Pittsfield's plan to use motor fuel tax funds for Piper Lane

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PITTSFIELD, Ill. -- The city's long-awaited Piper Lane project has moved a step forward with state approval of a resolution earmarking $300,000 in motor fuel tax funds for the work "That's a start," Mayor John... More>>

Sepsis, The Silent Disease: Quincy woman tells story of battling deadly infection

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Chris Hand is quick to admit she is lucky to be alive. Now in her early 40s, Hand is fortunate to have escaped the grip of sepsis, referred to by many in the medical community as "The Silent Disease." A couple of years... More>>

Mount Sterling redevelopment plan boasts good momentum, community interest

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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. -- Moving forward with a redevelopment plan for Mount Sterling is a bit like making a quilt. "The big initiative starts to break down into all these small pieces. The small pieces knit themselves... More>>

Economy hasn't hampered teen study-abroad opportunities, but lack of interest has

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Nancy Waters believes long-term study abroad is a remarkable, life-changing experience for a teen. Waters needs only point to her three sons, one of whom is spending this year in Thailand, for the evidence. "It's... More>>

Quinn plans budget cuts; targets Medicaid for $2.7 billion reduction

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. Pat Quinn released details Monday about several of the budget proposals he'll make in Wednesday's speech to the General Assembly, while leaving some details sketchy. "We've made... More>>

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 10:14 AM EST2012-02-21 15:14:35 GMT
    PITTSFIELD, Ill. -- The cities of Pittsfield and Barry, along with the Pike County Economic Development Corp., in partnership with the Workforce Investment Board of Western Illinois, have hired Growth Services Inc., a...

  • Monday, February 20 2012 12:14 PM EST2012-02-20 17:14:13 GMT
    Do you have to be crazy to jump into a freezing pond? Well, it might help. The annual Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge to benefit area Special Olympics athletes is at noon Saturday in Upper Moorman Park's...

  • Sunday, February 19 2012 12:32 AM EST2012-02-19 05:32:15 GMT
    Quincy Notre Dame High School has decided to keep offering German language instruction even though its longtime German teacher, Fred Bloss, is retiring at the end of this school year. Principal Ray Heilmann said the...

  • Sunday, February 19 2012 12:25 AM EST2012-02-19 05:25:23 GMT
    PITTSFIELD, Ill. -- The 1845 Pittsfield postmark caught Warren Winston's eye. The Pittsfield man bought the letter offered for sale on eBay, then found something even more interesting. The letter mentions Frank...

  • Sunday, February 19 2012 12:08 AM EST2012-02-19 05:08:12 GMT
    Administrators at Illinois school districts, community colleges and universities will be hanging on his every word when Gov. Pat Quinn gives his budget address Wednesday. Quinn has proposed that pension contributions that...

  • Sunday, February 19 2012 12:03 AM EST2012-02-19 05:03:46 GMT
    A Gardener's Palette will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at John Wood Community College. The program "will inspire people whether a beginning gardener or an expert gardener,"

  • Saturday, February 18 2012 5:46 PM EST2012-02-18 22:46:58 GMT
    A combination of being power-tool challenged and cost conscious sent Pat Lanza's gardening in a new direction more than 20 years ago. And she's taken gardeners from around the world along for the ride. Lanza...

  • Saturday, February 18 2012 2:20 AM EST2012-02-18 07:20:55 GMT
    Social service agencies in West-Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri are holding their breaths for the big hurt after seeing this week's fiscal 2013 budget proposal from President Barack Obama. The proposed budget...

  • Friday, February 17 2012 10:15 AM EST2012-02-17 15:15:46 GMT
    BARRY, Ill. -- The war of words in the contract dispute between the Pike County Housing Authority and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 965 is escalating to involve the Illinois Labor Relations Board and...

  • Friday, February 17 2012 10:05 AM EST2012-02-17 15:05:22 GMT
    A local program that delivers and provides meals to seniors is being forced to cut back services as it deals with increases in food prices, increases in gas prices and delayed payments from the state of Illinois. Starting...

  • Friday, February 17 2012 6:17 PM EST2012-02-17 23:17:26 GMT
    A Mount Sterling attorney has been accused of putting a undercover drug buy video on the popular online YouTube website to try to sway a local jury, the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission says. Jesse R....

  • Friday, February 17 2012 12:32 PM EST2012-02-17 17:32:23 GMT
    One of five people arrested after a methamphetamine and cannabis investigation in the 700 and 800 blocks of Washington last July was sentenced Thursday to two years probation for a cannabis charge. Stacy Young, also known...

  • Friday, February 17 2012 12:02 PM EST2012-02-17 17:02:09 GMT
    Pat Waters focused on the victim witness program. Michelle Gates wondered about truancy.Kent Carnes targeted the constitutional carry initiative

  • Friday, February 17 2012 11:59 AM EST2012-02-17 16:59:46 GMT
    The seventh annual Big Dam Film Festival is getting right to the point this year. The event, backed by Young Professionals of Quincy, features a series of short films, as opposed to feature-length films. Doors open at 7:30...

  • Friday, February 17 2012 10:27 AM EST2012-02-17 15:27:25 GMT
    The Quincy Sister City Commission is looking to become more active in 2012 with plans to help support a group of visiting German students, as well as Quincy Notre Dame High School students and the Quincy University men's...

  • Friday, February 17 2012 9:11 AM EST2012-02-17 14:11:07 GMT
    CARTHAGE, Ill. -- One secret to living a long life might be having a great attitude. Just ask Helen Siegfried. The Carthage resident turns 104 on Monday, but she got an early celebration Wednesday at the Carthage Senior...

  • Friday, February 17 2012 9:09 AM EST2012-02-17 14:09:09 GMT
    The local United Way's annual meeting Thursday night was actually more of a celebration -- and rightly so. "It was a remarkable year," said Jim Broemmer, president of the United Way of Adams County Board. Despite a...

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 11:25 AM EST2012-02-16 16:25:16 GMT
    BARRY, Ill. -- The Western School Board is interested in participating in the Race to the Top program. Board members Wednesday agreed to submit a letter of intent, if district teachers are willing, to participate in the...

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 11:17 AM EST2012-02-16 16:17:48 GMT
    Laia Monells Costan, a foreign exchange student attending Quincy High School this year, won the grand prize in the Secretary of State's organ/tissue donor poster contest for Illinois students. Laia, a 17-year-old...

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 11:12 AM EST2012-02-16 16:12:50 GMT
    PITTSFIELD, Ill. -- Lunch prices are going up in the Pikeland school district. Board members Wednesday approved a five-cent increase, bringing the cost to $1.75 for students at South Elementary School and $1.90 at Pikeland...

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 8:55 AM EST2012-02-16 13:55:17 GMT
    The Quincy School Board went behind closed doors Wednesday to begin hammering out details of a deficit-reduction plan to be presented publicly at the board's Feb. 22 meeting. The plan will lay out what steps the board...

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 8:16 AM EST2012-02-16 13:16:04 GMT
    Ameren officials expect the final costs of a two-year environmental cleanup operation in Quincy will be about $30 million, well above the $20 million to $22 million initial estimate. "We don't operate on a budget (on...

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