Aspen Gengenbacher, MRN Journalist
QUINCY — The energy of the Meadows conference room at the Quincy Kroc Center was boisterously joyful on Thursday afternoon, as dozens of guests gathered to celebrate the sobriety, resilience and tenacity of the Adams County Problem-Solving Court’s latest graduates: Several prominent community leaders were in attendance: Mayor Mike Troup, police Chief Adam Yates, circuit…
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QUINCY — With a voter turnout rate above 70 percent, Adams County residents showed up en masse this Election Day to exercise their right to vote in the general election. Some were more hopeful than others, but the overall mood of the day was that people were tired of today’s political climate. Unity was what…
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DISCLAIMER: Throughout this story, references are made to a survey Muddy River News conducted in October on abortion. It represents the opinions of MRN’s readers who completed the survey. It was not intended to be a scientific-based endeavor to provide a summary of the views on the topic as fully representative of Northeast Missouri and West-Central…
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'It isn’t as simple as a pro-life vote’: Sanctuary city ordinance struck down by aldermen a year ago
QUINCY — Jake Reed, president of Right to Life Adams County and a Republican alderman representing Quincy’s 6th Ward, doesn’t believe the overturning of Roe v. Wade did enough. He does believe, however, that it set up the necessary framework for further restriction on abortion access to happen gradually across the country at various levels. With…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — It’s a girl’s world this election season — even in Northeast Missouri. “I have a 16-year-old daughter, and she’s my world. Her friends are my world — I love those girls,” said Melissa Jo Viloria, a Democratic candidate for the Missouri House of Representatives. “My main reason for running was because of them.”…
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HANNIBAL — As the saying goes, first impressions are everything. U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) knows how to make a good one. The Hawley campaign hosted a rally Tuesday afternoon at Becky’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor and Emporium in Hannibal — the same spot Ronald Pashia, a pastor and Army veteran, met Hawley in…
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PUBLISHER’S NOTE: What are your thoughts on the topic of abortion? Please click the link to take part in MRN’s survey on the issue. Voting closes Friday, Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. HANNIBAL, Mo. — Women on both sides of the abortion debate found common ground on one thing Tuesday night. Facts are important. Trish…
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QUINCY — When granted a day off from school, most teenagers choose to spend the day playing video games, watching Netflix or running around with their friends. Xavier Richardson and his friends Chris Tu and Austin Mondon are unlike most teenagers. Richardson, a freshman at Quincy High School, Tu and Mondon, both sophomores, teamed up…
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The Adams County Health Department urged residents to be aware of pertussis, a contagious respiratory illness also known as whooping cough, in a news release issued Thursday. Pertussis usually begins with cold-like symptoms, like a runny nose, low-grade fever and a mild cough. The cough worsens over the course of one to two weeks, though,…
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QUINCY — Ella Wiemelt’s new furnace was installed Tuesday morning by Elam Heating & Air Conditioning, and aside from being safer and more energy efficient than the previous one she had — which posed significant risks of carbon monoxide leaks due to cracks that occurred over its nearly 30 year lifespan — the new furnace…
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QUINCY — A hearing was set to argue new motions filed by the state’s attorney’s office in the case of Carl Douglas II, the Quincy man charged with attempted first-degree murder for allegedly ramming his Tesla several times into a vehicle driven by his estranged wife. The motions to compel production of Douglas’s cell phone…
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QUINCY — Two semi-trucks are on the road following a successful campaign to collect donations for flood victims in North Carolina on Sunday afternoon. The drive was held in the Sam’s Club parking lot at 700 N. 54th Street. Bottled water, diapers and food items were some of the most commonly donated items. Several bags…
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