http://qui.live.mediaspanonlinen.com/rss/ Quincy Herald Whig en-us LOCALBLUES CANCELED: There will be no Quincy Area Blues Fest next summer. The Mid-Mississippi Muddy Water Blues Society announced Friday the longtime Washington Park event won’t take place in July 2010 because of economics, decreasing attendance and venue issues. QUO WARRANTO ADV: Judge Diane Lagoski is expected to rule on the issue of standing when the quo warranto suit against Quincy School Board President Melvin “Bud” Niekamp returns to court Monday. The case is tentatively scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom 2A of the Adams County Courthouse.ASSESSMENT APPEALS: After hearing complaints from property owners and scrutinizing questionable assessments brought to its attention, the Adams County Board of Review reduced assessments by a total of $5.68 million on 648 parcels this year. The three-member board completed its annual assessment review last Monday. The bottom line is the county’s total equalized assessed valuation (EAV) for the 2009 tax year now stands at $1.163 billion, which is up 4.5 percent from last year’s EAV of $1.113 billion.GOOD NEWS KICKOFF: Claire Robinson doesn’t want families to feel alone at the holidays no matter what challenges they may be facing. Robinson serves as the casework coordinator for The Good News of Christmas Campaign. The 21st annual campaign will make the holidays, and the new year, brighter for 49 area families.AUCTION FUNDRAISER: Big Brothers Big Sisters is undertaking its second online fundraiser with a goal of raising $15,000. Its first effort a year ago raised $5,000, but this year’s effort is more organized and offers a wider selection of quality items.INDOOR GOLF: Mark Christensen is adding an indoor practice facility to his Gold Academy at Sheridan Swim Club. REGIONHLG BOOOSTER BANQUET: Bruce Wilkinson was the featured at Hannibal-LaGrange College’s 68th annual Booster Banquet. Wilkinson is the author of “The Prayer of Jabez,” “The Secrets of the Vine,” “A Life God Rewards,” “Beyond Jabez,” “Set Apart,” “Experiencing Spiritual Breakthroughs” and “The Dream Giver.  He has been No. 1 best-seller on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today lists.CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD: The Central School Board approved a tax levy for 2009 of $3.61, down from $3.65 a year ago, at its recent board meeting.JOBS & MONEYCOMCAST’S RISE: Ralph Roberts knew he was onto something big when people ran after his cable TV trucks in Tupelo, Miss., asking for a visit to their homes. It was 1963. Roberts had been looking for new ventures after selling his belt-and-suspenders company. He bought American Cable Systems for $500,000 — an opportunity that had been mentioned to him by a business acquaintance he came across while strolling down a Philadelphia street. TAX CREDITS:  More than 15 million taxpayers may owe the government $250 or more because of how the IRS last spring set up President Barack Obama’s tax break that was designed to help consumers spend the U.S. economy out of recession.HOLIDAY EMPLOYMENT: As companies hire extra workers for the holidays, some of these seasonal employees are already wondering: How do I turn this temporary position into something permanent? And, in this economy, can I?BIZ NOTEBOOK: Daylight Donuts will soon be opening a second Quincy location. The new store will be at 48th and Broadway, local franchise owners Babs and Jim Lock confirmed to The Herald-Whig. They hope to have the new site up and operating before the end of the month. COMMENTARYHART COLUMN: Driving a school bus is an awesome responsibility. We are blessed in Quincy and the surrounding area with many good drivers, compassionate people who care about kids and who safely deliver thousands of students every day. It takes one mishap to realize what an important job they have. EIGHINGER COLUMN: The images of the high-profile newsmakers stay with us much longer these days, thanks to the amount of coverage they receive while both alive and after their deaths. Here are some thoughts on 10 deaths in the past year that stirred my own personal memory machine.ARGICULTUREAG STUDIES: Tristesse Jones will probably never drive a tractor or guide a combine through rows of soybeans at harvest time. There isn’t a farm within miles of where she grew up on Chicago’s west side, but she’s set to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in crop sciences from the University of Illinois’ agriculture school next spring.FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE:  Consumers will spend less to give thanks this year according to the annual Missouri Farm Bureau Thanksgiving Day Price Survey. The statewide survey found the total bill this year to feed 10 people, plus have some leftovers, was $42.57, or $1.93 less than last year.CROP UPDATE: Corn yields this year are again good, at least on the corn that’s been harvested thus far. And we’re certainly not even half completed yet with harvest. But now’s the time to be considering your crop fertility needs for the 2010 crop year.POLICETRAILER FIRE: Tri-Township Fire Protection District firefighters say a mobile home in the Hultz’s Expressway Mobile Home Park was damaged by fire Friday afternoon.BOMB THREAT: A Quincy High School student and 22-year-old man were arrested Friday for felony disorderly conduct in connection with a bomb threat phoned into the school Thursday morning. HANNIBAL ARREST: A Hannibal woman is accused of depositing corporate checks from a medical office into her personal account.ARTSFAUBLE: Quincyan David Fauble commutes to Champaign several days a week, where he teaches tennis for the Park District. For fun, he plays saxophone in Champaign’s  Kilborn Alley Blues Band. But when he isn’t doing either of those, he can be found working on his landscape painting. Fauble’s work is currently on exhibit at the Fort Madison Art Association Gallery at 825 Ave. G. http://qui.live.mediaspanonline.com/new_story/AM_Edition