This Week in Pictures-January 16 to January 22
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Teen Reach Freedom School students, from left, Amyra Schuette, Takaria Baker, Providence Holder and Rayje Jones take part in a skit during Monday's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The skit emphasized the importance of celebrating King's legacy throughout the year.
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Quincy Police Chief Adam Yates, left, and clergy members, including Rev. Carl Terry of Bethel AME Church, link arms while singing "We Shall Overcome" during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Monday at the church. The event featured prayer and praise, rousing musical selections and Teen Reach Freedom School students.
Christmas Campaign
Tieraney, right, and Josh Craig join in the applause Wednesday morning after unveiling the $507,343 total raised in the 2022 Salvation Army of Quincy Christmas Campaign. The Craigs chaired the record-setting campaign which funds daily programs and services for area families throughout the year.
New leadership for Chamber
Incoming Chamber of Commerce board chair Chip Owens (left) thanks outgoing chair Scott Koontz for his work with the board the 2023 Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting Wednesday at the Oakley-Lindsay Center.
2023 Business Hall of Fame induction
Barbara Tripp accepts the induction of her uncle, Carl Richards, at the 2023 Business Hall of Fame at the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. Richards founded Richards Electric Motor Company in Quincy in 1954.
2023 Business Hall of Fame induction
C. David Nuessen, former Quincy mayor and co-founder of Quincy Metal Fabricators, was inducted into the Business Hall of Fame Wednesday afternoon at the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting.
Celebrating downtown
Business partners and supporters gathered for the District's annual meeting Wednesday night at the historic Dick Brothers Brewery.
JWCC
John Wood Community College Dean of Career and Technical Education Dave Hetzler applauds as JWCC President Bryan Renfro, center, and Western Illinois University President Guiyou Huang shake hands Friday after signing a new agricultural articulation agreement. The agreement will make it easier for JWCC students to transfer to WIU.Â
New neighbor moving in
United Alloy, Inc., a contract metal fabricator headquartered in Wisconsin, will move into a 24,000 sq. ft. facility in Quincy's commercial park located off of Ellington Road, just east of 24th Street. This will be United Alloy's third facility behind their home site and a $35 million facility in Texas.
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