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We have family in Quincy and have visited in recent months. The town had very few cases and was suffering economically during the lockdown, not happily. They opened early and hard, it was shocking to see the lack of mask-wearing in stores, etc. and youth sports were playing full-on games the first chance they could get and didn't see a single person watching wearing a mask. My wife was very worried about her hometown. I hope they can keep it tamped down, the number still aren't large but with school starting and numbers growing it could be a problem. They border Missouri and Iowa, which also have had issues, but the town doesn't have the type of ag/meatpacking sites that seem to have had issues in the past.
Sidenote, I have never run into a travel fastpitch team out of Quincy ever. It's a rec ball and high school ball town. I found that strange, it's a good sized community and there are teams in Springfield, 2 hours away.
I've encountered a couple from over that way, mostly here in Springfield. It surprises me that those teams have all told me there isn't much over there for tournaments, etc. I know it is mostly a rural area, but being a tri-state hub provides some drawing power. (Of course, being so far off any major highway hurts.)
The ACES (Adams County Elite Softball) is one program over there. I forget the name of the other one (it may be defunct already, I only saw them a time or two). There are also the Kats out of the Macomb/McDonough County area.
Once you get over to Brown County, you start running into serious Little League territory. Some of those teams have started to venture into USA/USSSA a little bit, but not significantly.
Since I left my previous position, I haven't had any contacts over that way. I will say Quincy is a very partisan-driven town for its size and being out in the middle of nowhere. Even their City Council is a partisan election, which is pretty rare in Illinois.
On the plus side ... they have an amazing arts culture for a city of their size (and location)!
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