Payson (Illinois, United States)

Type: City

Name: Payson (Illinois, United States)

Latitude: 39.817001

Longitude: -91.242401

population: 1,067

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Downed trees, other damage reported in Hannibal following storms

(WGEM) - Damage is widespread in Hannibal after a violent storm ripped through the city Monday evening.Power remains out to most of the city, with no estimated time for restoration. Several streets in the downtown area remain closed. Marion County Emergency ... [Published WGEM.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Payson (Illinois, United States), Tornado, Spotter

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Four Quincy men arrested on drug charges after search of Van Buren residence

Four Quincy men face drug charges after the West Central Illinois Task Force and the Adams County Sheriff's Department arrested them during a search Wednesday at 518 Van Buren.Seized during the search of the residence at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday was ... [Published Quincy Herald-Whig - May 17 2013]

Entities: Quincy (Illinois, United States), Drug Charge, Methamphetamine

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Vo-tech director leader tells task force how important Quincy center is

Parker Cunningham, left, and Brandon Ashley tape off windows of a car for painting during an auto body class Monday at the Quincy Area Vocational Technical Center. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)Herald-Whig Staff WriterMark Pfleiger took full advantage of ... [Published Quincy Herald-Whig - May 14 2013]

Entities: Quincy (Illinois, United States), Task Force, Payson (Illinois, United States), Mendon (Illinois, United States), Pleasant Hill (Illinois, United States)

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Area Roundup: Eagles soar to victory on Roe's walk-off single

Posted:Updated:Friday, May 3, 2013 3:36 AM ESTTayton Roe hit a walk-off RBI infield single with the bases loaded to score Eric Betts in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Liberty baseball team to a 7-6 non-conference victory Thursday over Carrollton ... [Published Quincy Herald-Whig - May 03 2013]

Entities: Payson (Illinois, United States), Pittsfield (Illinois, United States), Eric Betts, Carrollton (Illinois, United States)

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"We heard sirens go off, we got downstairs and watched TV to see what was going on," Saxbury said. "The wind and rain picked up and we heard a loud noise and knew what it was."

Downed trees, other damage reported in Hannibal following storms [Published WGEM.com - May 21 2013]

"We had three students that came from a good distance away," he said. "They were from Western down in Barry, which is the better part of an hour's drive upup here. They came religiously and were great students. They came all first semester, but the second semester came around and they said they couldn't afford the gas anymore. They were car-pooling and the whole bit. They were doing everything they could do to make it work."

Vo-tech director leader tells task force how important Quincy center is [Published Quincy Herald-Whig - May 14 2013]

"We've been fielding the ball better," Highland coach Jeff Oenning said. "Our pitching has picked up, and we're more confident. Most of the season, we've been a victim of one bad inning where we made four or five errors and that snowballs. We're doing a better job of relaxing when we do make errors."

Highland beats Monroe City, wins back-to-back games for first time this season [Published Quincy Herald-Whig - May 02 2013]