Hannibal Storm Damage
Larry Stephens walks through the ground floor rubble in Gallery 310 Tuesday morning in the historic district of Hannibal, Mo. An upper story wall from a neighboring business, Groomingdale’s Pet Boutique, was blown onto the second floor of Gallery 310 in Monday night’s storm. That floor couldn’t support the weight of the bricks and wood and it then fell through the ceiling onto the ground floor of the gallery. Larry Stephens’ wife, Connie Stephens, is one of the artists who’s work is exhibited in the gallery. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
A woman talks on her cell phone while walking in the 300 block of N. Main St. Tuesday morning in Hannibal, Mo. A section of the building housing the Groomingdale’s Pet Boutique, seen behind her, fell onto a neighboring building, collapsing the floor of the circa-1800′s historic structure. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Building owner Joe Noonan looks over second floor damage from Monday night’s storm in the upper floors of a building in the 300 block of north Main Tuesday morning in downtown Hannibal, Mo. Noonan said he owns four buildings in the strip, including Gallery 310, which had its second floor caved in due to the collapse of an upper floor of a neighboring building. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
A massive tree that toppled onto a home during Monday night’s storm is shown Tuesday morning in the 1900 block of Crescent Drive in Hannibal, Mo. H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
A woman surveys damage from Monday night’s storm as she heads to a house on Forest Hill Road Tuesday morning in Hannibal, Mo. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
A flyer touting a weekend garage sale remains affixed to a toppled electric pole bearing transformers and power lines Tuesday morning along Crescent Drive in Hannibal, Mo. The pole was one of several in the town knocked over by Monday night’s storm . (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Lee Hinds, a maintenance worker for the Hannibal Parks and Recreation Dept., works on removing a fallen tree from the Central Park gazebo area Tuesday morning in Hannibal, Mo. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Ignoring the fallen limbs and power lines Monday night’s storm all around him, a runner makes his way down Ridgewood Drive Tuesday morning in Hannibal, Mo. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
An awning from a downtown business blown of in Monday’s storm wraps around a utility pole Tuesday morning in downtown Hannibal, Mo. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
A Little Help From Mom
Four-Year-old Ashton Winfield reacts after hitting his tee shot with the help of his mom, Dawnielle Winfield, Thursday at the Knights of Columbus Par 3 course in Quincy. “They’ve been practicing out in the backyard all week,” Dawnielle Winfield said of Ashton and his seven-year-old sister, Lily Winfield, who also played the course with the family. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Mobile Home Fire in West Quincy
A Palmyra, Mo., firefighter runs into position to put water on a mobile home blaze Wednesday afternoon in West Quincy, Mo. The blaze destroyed the mobile home of Northeast Missouri resident Dyas Roberts, who was in Quincy at the time the fire began. Firefighters from the LaGrange (Mo.) and Tri-Township departments assisted Palmyra in battling the blaze. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
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Top Salesperson
Eight-year-old Katelynne Smith-Fielding takes a higher approach to salesmanship, climbing on the roof of a car to draw customers to her cousin’s lemon shake-up stand Tuesday, May 14, 2013, along South Eighth St. Katelynne’s cousin, Kaylee Fielding, a seventh-grader at Quincy Junior High School, is trying to raise money for a trip to Washington, D.C. next year. “I need help,” Kaylee Fielding said after a long lull in sales. “I’m not having any luck.” (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Temple Walk
Dressed in period costume, a woman passes by the statue of Mormon religion founder Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum Thursday morning outside the Nauvoo Temple in Nauvoo. The statue is called “The Prophet’s Last Ride,” and depicts the brothers as they prepared to leave Nauvoo for the final time before heading to Carthage. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Olympic Day
Runners from area parochial schools cruise to a stop after competing in a running event during the 21st annual Olympic Day competition Tuesday morning at Flinn Stadium. The event allows Catholic school children in grades 5-8 to compete in a variety of track and field events. Students from Quincy’s four Catholic elementary schools competed in the event with students from Holy Family School in Hannibal, Mo., and St. Mary School in Mount Sterling. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
St. Francis School sixth-grader William Bickhaus competes in the hammer throw during Olympic Day festivities Tuesday morning at Flinn Stadium. Students in grades 5-8 from Quincy’s four Catholic elementary schools competed with students from Holy Family School in Hannibal, Mo., and St. Mary School in Mount Sterling. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Moore Sworn In as Quincy Mayor
With family members applauding behind him, new Quincy Mayor Kyle Moore is congratulated by city clerk Jenny Hayden after being sworn in by Hayden before the start of the city council meeting Monday night in Quincy City Hall. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Quincy Mayor Kyle Moore’s first official action as mayor was to read a proclamation declaring this “Childhood Mental Health Matters Week” as Moore presided over his first city council meeting Monday, May 6, 2013, in Quincy City Hall. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Pictures of Quincy’s last three mayors— Democrats, from left, Verne Hagstrom, Chuck Scholz and John Spring — will soon be joined by that of new Quincy Mayor Kyle Moore in city council chambers in Quincy City Hall. Moore, who was sworn in Monday, is the first Republican mayor since 1985. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Scenes from the Dogwood Parade
Two-year-old Parker Barry attempts to shield her older brother, eight-year-old Keaton Barry, from the elements as he pulls her “float” safely into a parking lot in the 900 block of Maine at the conclusion of Saturday’s Dogwood Parade. Parker appeared in the Vancil Dance Group entry with her mother, Crystal Barry. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Six-year-old Parker Schinderling, of Quincy, accepts a curbside delivery of candy from a parade participant during Saturday’s Dogwood Parade. With no raindrops falling, the enterprising Bailey began using his umbrella as a giant candy bag. “I think a lot of people are trying to (shoot) baskets in it,” said Bailey’s dad, Jon Schinderling, as he looked over the impressive haul of sweets the lad had collected in the 1400 block of Maine. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
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Seventh Grade Trivia Contest
St. Peter School seventh-graders Hannah Peters, left, and Jack Brown, right, react as teammate Kristopher Schreacke correctly answers an obscure question concerning Clifford the Dog during the 7th Grade Trivia Contest for Quincy parochial schools Tuesday afternoon at Quincy Notre Dame. St. Peter School won the event this year. The winning trio was joined by teammates Autumn Sturhahn and Hayden Barnes (not pictured). The squad was chosen by classmates to represent the school in the annual event. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Lost in the Shadows
Seen in the shadow cast by a tall oak tree, Terry Behrens, a worker for the City of Quincy, rakes up bark, branches and wood chips left over from the removal of a neighboring oak Thursday morning in the 1500 block of Harrison. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
The perimeter of Clemens Field is swallowed up by floodwaters Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Hannibal, Mo. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Rollover Accident
An unidentified man sets up caution markers at the scene of a rollover accident at the northeast corner of Ninth and Broadway Monday, April 22, 2013. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Reflecting on the Game
West Hancock Titans coach Lee Purchatzke addresses his team between games of their doubleheader against Pittsfield Saturday in Hamilton. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Opera Legend Visits Quincy
International opera legend Grace Bumbry, right, visits with Quincy residents George and Fran Youtzy, standing, during a reception for the singer Friday night in the Park Bench in downtown Quincy. At left is Helen Bumbry, the wife of Grace’s brother, Ben Bumbry, and seated next to Grace is her niece, Cynthia Bumbry. Grace Bumbry recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the city of St. Louis, as well as the key to the city. She was also among those honored with the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors, for her contribution to the performing arts. Fellow honorees that year were Robert De Niro, Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck and Bruce Springsteen. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Flood Preparation
With a floodgate being installed behind them, Hannibal LaGrange University students Melissa Jansen, left, and Danielle Bothe capture the moment in a picture Thursday in the 100 block of Center Street in downtown Hannibal, Mo. The National Weather Service expects the river to crest at 26.5 feet at 1 p.m. Tuesday. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Severe Storms Roll Through Area
A bolt of lightning snakes to the ground Wednesday evening in West Quincy, Mo., as severe storms rolled through the area. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Twelve-year-old Leandre Whitner comforts her 10-year-old sister Erica in the fellowship hall of Calvary Baptist Church as storm sirens sound Wednesday evening in Quincy. At left is Peggy Cumby, who said the church was having a children’s program on the upper floors when the sirens went off and the children were moved to the basement. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Snug in a Snuggie
Pleasant Hill High School junior Taylor Knight wears a Snuggie and a blanket as she huddles under an umbrella to stay warm during the Unity Invitational track meet Tuesday afternoon in Mendon. “I’m hiding,” Knight said with a laugh of her makeshift shelter. “It blocks the wind.” (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Buster the Bus Visits Dewey School
Buster the Bus visited Dewey Elementary School kindergarteners and first graders Friday to talk to the kids about bus safety. The presentation was put on by the school bus drivers from the Quincy Public School’s transportation department. (H-W photo/Michael Kipley)
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Pit Pull
Quincyan Andrew Humphrey gets a free ride courtesy of his dogs Thumper, left, and Avie, as they pull him back to his home Tuesday night along South Eighth Street in Quincy. “The whole neighborhood knows my dogs,” Humphrey said of the blue nose pit bulls. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Quincy Election
Republican Kyle Moore, right, reacts as he heads to the podium to address supporters after being declared the winner in Quincy’s mayoral race Tuesday night in the Holiday Inn Quincy. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Republican Kyle Moore takes the podium to address supporters after being declared the winner in Quincy’s mayoral race Tuesday night in the Holiday Inn Quincy. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Tom Ernst is consoled by a supporter after it was announced that he lost the city treasurer race to incumbent Peggy Crim Tuesday night in the Holiday Inn Quincy. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Susan Asher, left, and Anne Mays react as the announcement comes over the PA that mayoral candidate Kyle Moore is leading John Spring by about 400 votes during the Republican watch party Tuesday night in the Holiday Inn Quincy. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Emily Schuering-Jones fills out her ballot with the help of her children, from left, Ingrid, Elena and Henry Jones, Tuesday afternoon in the Calvary Baptist Church polling place in Quincy. Schuering-Jones said she’s taken the kids to vote with her in every election. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
A woman fills out her ballot in front of a colorful backdrop Tuesday afternoon inside the Quincy Housing Authority polling place. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Play Ball
Seven-year-old Abigail Genenbacher blows the dirt off first base after the Lady Raiders’ game against Sacred Heart Griffin Friday at the Backyard. Abigail is the daughter of QND assistant coach Jessica Genenbacher. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Hannibal Election
Reflected in the window of a display case, a woman heads in to the Emmette J. Shields Post 55 polling place in Hannibal, Mo., to cast her vote in Tuesday’s election. Current Mayor Roy Hark won a fifth term, defeating challengers Lou Barta and Monica Williams. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Brushed Back
St. Peter School student Braden Sheffield grimaces while ducking away from a pitch up and in as he and friends took part in a game of wiffleball Monday afternoon outside Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield at Quincy Notre Dame. Braden and his friends were at the school to watch the Raiders take on Highland in baseball. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
On Two Wheels
Five-year-old Ava Schimpf aims her bike down the driveway as she passes by her dad, Cagney Schimpf, who was readying his motorcycle for the summer Thursday afternoon in Pittsfield. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
