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QUINCY â The Quincy Herald-Whig and Hannibal Courier-Post have been sold to Phillips Media Group LLC, headquartered in Arkansas. The sale is expected to close with Phillips becoming the new owner on Monday, March 1.
The announcement was made by Quincy Media Inc. President and CEO Ralph M. Oakley and Phillips Media Group President Jim Holland in a news release Friday. The sale ends the almost 95 years of publishing The Herald-Whig by Quincy Media Inc., which changed its name from Quincy Newspapers Inc. in 2016. QMI purchased the Hannibal Courier-Post in 2019.
âThe newspaper business is changing dramatically,â Oakley said in the release. âThat, along with our decision to leave the media business entirely is the driving force in this decision.â
The Log Cabin Village is Now The Home To Bald Eagles
As the holiday time period of Christmas to New Year s Day progresses, many people are wondering just what can we do today? Well, I have the perfect way to spend part an afternoon...visit the Log Cabin Village on Quinsippi Island in Quincy.
Speaking of spending, there is no spending needed to stop by and enjoy history right in front of your eyes. Every time I go there I am amazed at how our pioneers ever survived the frigid winters of the past.
As an added bonus, the Herald Whig recently reported that the Log Cabin Village has become inhabited by bald eagles. So pick out a decent day and head down to the riverfront and absorb what mother nature and our nation s history has to offer and it is all free.
In 1912, Quincy residents were encouraged to shop at the A. Doerr department store at Sixth and Maine where, according to an ad, customers could âbuy where holiday stocks are complete; holiday gift buying easiest; holiday goods handiest to see; where the Christmas spirit of good cheer and helpfulness abounds from basement to roof.â
In contrast to today, where holiday shopping hours are longer, Quincy merchants in 1912 agreed to limit evening hours to the last five nights before Christmas. This was a change from the usual evening hours. According to The Daily Herald, the merchants wanted âto encourage Christmas shopping by daylight, when customers may more easily distinguish colors and quality, and to allow clerks the entire night in which to rest for the rush and crush of the following day.â The article later states, âThe merchants seem united in the belief that greater satisfaction and much better service will result and all of them favor adhering to the ne
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