Quincy native among plane crash victims being honored with memorial in England Quincy native among plane crash victims being honored with memorial in England
Updated: Sunday, April 13 2014 10:00 AM EDT2014-04-13 14:00:15 GMT
Memories of a Quincy man who died in a military plane crash 69 years ago have faded over the years. They are about to be rekindled. Tech. Sgt. Jerome Geers, a Quincy native born in 1920, was one of 11 Americans who died May 10, 1945, after two B-17 bombers collided in mid-air while flying in formation on a sight-seeing tour near Braintree, England, just two days after WWII ended in Europe. Geers' plane was cut in half by the other plane's propel...
Memories of a Quincy man who died in a military plane crash 69 years ago have faded over the years. They are about to be rekindled. Tech. Sgt. Jerome Geers, a Quincy native born in 1920, was one of 11 Americans who died May 10, 1945, after two B-17 bombers collided in mid-air while flying in formation on a sight-seeing tour near Braintree, England, just two days after WWII ended in Europe. Geers' plane was cut in half by the other plane's propel...
Updated: Tuesday, April 15 2014 12:38 AM EDT2014-04-15 04:38:28 GMT
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk visited Blessing Hospital to learn more about the hospital's stroke center and to raise awareness about strokes like the one he experienced more than two years ago. "I want to make sure that the people in Quincy have outstanding stroke care," Kirk said. He also wants to make sure people don't delay treatment when they experience the symptoms of a stroke. "I know exactly how critical it is. It's like life and death to a lot of people," the Illinois Republican said.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk visited Blessing Hospital to learn more about the hospital's stroke center and to raise awareness about strokes like the one he experienced more than two years ago. "I want to make sure that the people in Quincy have outstanding stroke care," Kirk said. He also wants to make sure people don't delay treatment when they experience the symptoms of a stroke. "I know exactly how critical it is. It's like life and death to a lot of people," the Illinois Republican said.
Updated: Tuesday, April 15 2014 12:31 AM EDT2014-04-15 04:31:13 GMT
A $1.593 million five-year contract with Allied Waste Services was approved by Quincy aldermen Monday for landfill fees. The city will be charged $27.66 per ton of waste dumped at the company's LaGrange, Mo. landfill under the contract. The cost will increase about 3 percent annually. Quincy Mayor Kyle Moore said the contract will result in a savings for the city for the first four years. The city currently pays about $31 per ton of waste dumped.
A $1.593 million five-year contract with Allied Waste Services was approved by Quincy aldermen Monday for landfill fees. The city will be charged $27.66 per ton of waste dumped at the company's LaGrange, Mo. landfill under the contract. The cost will increase about 3 percent annually. Quincy Mayor Kyle Moore said the contract will result in a savings for the city for the first four years. The city currently pays about $31 per ton of waste dumped.
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