Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:54:58 GMT — After the 2011-2012 school year, the Revere Missouri C-3 school district will become a part of history.

T he district has been educating students since 1924, but a recent vote at the polls by taxpayers will see the district dissolve and have the students attending the Clark County R-1 School District next year.

You can take a drive along Highway C in Northeastern Clark County and you'll see one of the smallest school districts in the state.

"Where we go from here, we still have a job to do. I mean our teachers have a job to do, we knew that coming into yesterday. We held our heads up, our kids need a quality education and we're going to keep giving it to them until the end of the school year," Ryan Horner who is the superintendent, principal and math teacher of the district said.

Horner said this year there are 17 students who are currently enrolled in class. The high school students who would go to Revere already attend Clark County, so he hopes the transition will be as smooth as possible.

"And instead of just taking our 8th graders over to Clark County for orientation to the high school, we'll probably have to take our other kids over and make sure they're oriented to what school they'll be going to in Clark," Horner said.

The official annexation will take affect on July 1, 2012. At that time all of the buildings, property and financials that were under the control of Revere C-3, will be shifted over to the Clark County School District.

As for the teachers and staff, they will officially be looking for a new job, since the Revere C-3 school district will be no more.

Clark County School Superintendent Ritchie Kracht said he knows the district will have to add at least one bus route to accommodate the new students.

But he said after next week's Clark County School Board Meeting, more details will be known about what to expect for the upcoming school year.

QUINCY, Ill. (KHQA) — The 15th annual Fishing for Freedom event was held in Quincy over the weekend.

The three-day event pairs veterans and active-duty military (warriors) with volunteers and boaters. The event aims to give back to the warriors with a weekend of the outdoors, fishing, and comradery.

Festivities wrapped up on Sunday with weigh-ins of all the fish caught, recognition of all the warriors and boaters, and even a raffle for a new boat.

Director of Media Adam Brocksieck says the event leaves a lasting impression on the warriors.

"We have people come back every year and say, "I've been 10 years sober because of your event." "I've got a job, and I've improved my life because of your event. I want to come back every year." Some people actually move to Quincy because of this event. So, we really leave a big impact on our warriors," Brocksieck said.

For this year's event there were 172 boaters, 52 of them boaters who were also veterans.

There were 344 total warriors from all over the country who traveled in for the event.

The next Fishing for Freedom will take place May 29-31, 2026.

QUINCY, Ill. (KHQA) — Quincy Medical Group hosted a "Hope Grows Here" event on Sunday to celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day.

The event was held at the QMG Cancer Institute from 1-3 pm.

Cancer survivors could stop by and enjoy ice cream sundaes from Grace's Place, pick out bouquets from Momma Bee's Garden, and sign different colored ribbons.

QMG Benevolence Specialist Jennifer Wingerter says they wanted to celebrate with all local cancer survivors.

"Community support is so important for survivors, that they know that we're with them every single part of their journey, and this is an opportunity that they can come, and they can recognize the survivorship of such a difficult journey that they are encountering, and survived," Wingerter said.

Wingerter also says they celebrate cancer survivors who have just started cancer treatment through those who have been cancer free for years.

HANNIBAL, Mo. (KHQA) — The Hannibal community loves Aneyas Williams, and he showed that same affection back during a charity event on Friday night.

The former high school football star and current Notre Dame Running Back was at Finn's Food and Sprits in downtown Hannibal signing autographs and taking pictures for just a small donation.

Proceeds from the event went towards the "Random Acts of Kindness" group in Hannibal.

Pirates and Fighting Irish fans alike showed out in bunches to meet Williams.

"Everybody knows that Aneyas Williams is a fantastic football player. We all know that. We've seen the touchdowns, we've seen the catches, we've seen the amazing runs, but what I want everybody to know is that he is an amazing person," Random Acts of Kindness Co-Founder Blane Mundle said.

Williams says he wants to use his platform as an athlete to give back to the community.

"The whole job or mission I'm on is to essentially give back and just be someone for these people, specifically Hannibal, just to look up to and to set the precedent of what you can do, being from such a small town," Williams said.

Williams also says the Hannibal community has supported him for many years.

"This town has had my back through this whole journey. Middle school, high school, and now obviously even continuing through college and all that," Williams said. "It just made the transfer to college so much easier knowing I had a whole town behind me."

Mundle said when Williams was asked to do the event, he agreed right away.

Williams will be starting his sophomore season at Notre Dame this fall.