Photo gallery: Figure 8 racing brings sheet metal mayhem to Adams County Fair

Cars collide during Figure 8 racing Thursday night at the Adams County Fair in Mendon, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

Click here to purchase digital downloads or prints from this gallery. MENDON, Ill. — There was plenty of heart-pounding, mud-slinging, beating-and-banging action at the Adams County Fair on Thursday. Domination Motorsports brought Figure 8 racing to the fair. The event featured seven different classes and is part of the Midwest Figure 8 Point Series. Muddy…

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IDNR offering hunter safety education courses in Adams County

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is offering hunter safety education courses in August and September in Adams County. | Photo courtesy IDNR

QUINCY — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has two hunter safety education courses scheduled for August and September in West-Central Illinois. Both courses are being offered in Adams County. The first will be held Aug. 8-9 at the Paloma Community Building in Paloma. The course runs 6-10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, and 9…

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Schuckman: Should Loos get draft call, it would be historic moment for Payson, Adams County

Payson native Lucas Loos could get a call during the Major League Baseball draft, which is scheduled for 20 rounds from July 14-16. | Photo courtesy Eastern Illinois University athletics

QUINCY — Random musings after digging into the archives on a random July night … • Lucas Loos finds his name on Baseball America’s list of the top 100 college senior sign targets for the upcoming Major League Baseball amateur draft. Because the Payson Seymour and John Wood Community College graduate has exhausted his NCAA…

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Schuckman: Rolling down county roads proves yet again to be good source of inspiration

A whitetail edges its way out of the woods in eastern Adams County on Thursday. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Throughout the majority of my sports writing career, when my creativity requires recharging or it’s time to unwind my mind, I jump in my truck and spend some time exploring the countryside on county roads. Thursday, a walk through the woods was needed, so to speak. And as the sun headed for the…

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Taking time to reload shotgun shells is worth it … if you remember the gun powder

Reloading shotgun shells is a hobby that can save hunters money over time and guarantee they don't run out of ammunition. Submitted photo

FOWLER, Ill. — Jennifer Taylor’s timing couldn’t have been better. To celebrate the new year and wash away what had been a misadventurous 2021, she decided to spend the afternoon and early evening of December 31 enjoying a wine tasting with a couple of friends. That allowed her husband, Brad, the freedom to do whatever…

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