Deborah Gertz Husar has covered West-Central Illinois and agriculture at The Herald-Whig since 1989. She is a graduate of Knox College and received a master's degree in public affairs reporting from Sangamon State University, now the University of Illinois at Springfield. She is a native of St. Louis.
A little snow and ice don't bother school custodian Ronnie Cox. It just changes around his workday. As a year-round employee of Quincy Public Schools, Cox comes to work -- even on snow days like Wednesday, when students and most of the staff get the day of
It looks just like any other scout meeting except for one thing. It's girls, not boys, gathered together for a meeting of Troop 225, the first girls Scouts BSA troop in Quincy and in the Mississippi Valley Council serving 13 counties.
Bree Davis and Wyatt Saalborn walked out of Tuesday afternoon's assembly knowing just what to do before heading to bed and in the morning before heading to school. "Brush your teeth," the Baldwin second-graders said.
Tim Krumwiede offers some simple advice to help prevent a feral swine population becoming established in Illinois. If you see pigs places where they're not supposed to be, report it.
The third annual Quincy High School FFA auction will take place Thursday, Feb. 21, in the QHS cafeteria.
More than 30 dollhouses from the shuttered Dollhouse Museum: Then and Now will be on display Sunday afternoon at a Quincy storefront church.
Princesses and princes will be entertained in true fairy tale fashion at the Fairy Tale Tea on Saturday, Feb. 23.
Teams from both Quincy high schools took top honors in pom in the Illinois Drill Team Association State Finals.
With costumes and props, fifth-graders at Baldwin School shared what they learned about historical figures with other students.
A Hancock County foundation marked a milestone in working to enhance health and wellness in its communities.