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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved an ordinance for an $8.5 million loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for needed work to upgrade water plant equipment, some of which has been in use by the city since the 1950’s. “That’s one of the things that keeps me up at night, thinking about that water…
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning Quincy native is back home this week to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Quincy Public Schools Foundation. Stewart talks about writing, journalism and what Quincy means to him. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Roger Leenerts with Adams County CEO about the program to help students get started in business. One of those students, Cole Wagy, is also on to discuss the program.
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Ashley, Bobby and Brittany talk about how local news has changed over the last 30 years. Nora Baldner, QU communications professor, joins the ladies to discuss those changes from her experience as a teacher and journalist.
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QUINCY — Although the population has remained stagnant, the demographics of Quincy have changed a great deal over the last 25 years. And the City of Quincy has not examined its bus routes during that time. Marty Stegeman, director of Quincy Transit Lines, said that was the purpose for bringing in a consultant to host…
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QUINCY — The Herald-Whig, once a daily newspaper with the largest circulation in a 100-mile radius, recently told its rural subscribers it will reduce its printing schedule to twice a week. Citing rising fuel, postage and delivery costs, the e-mailed notice said the company would eliminate its Tuesday, Thursday and Friday editions in the rural…
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QUINCY — With a fleet of aging pickups, The Quincy School Board approved five-year leases for three trucks with plows and an SUV. At Wednesday night’s board meeting, Chief of Business Operations Ryan Whicker said the district would continue to use Enterprise Fleet Management to add new vehicles while selling the older ones. Whicker said…
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Bobby and Brittany have two guests this week: Randy Phillips talks about Muddy River Gems and the history lessons viewers get with each episode and then Jimmie Patterson discusses his family’s purchase of The Scoreboard and the personal story behind it.
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QUINCY — A Quincy man indicted over a year ago on multiple sex offense charges is scheduled to have his bench trial in December. Aaron Washington, 46, was arrested on Sept. 12, 2022 after being interviewed at the Quincy Police Department. He is charged with Criminal Sexual Assault of a Family Member under the age…
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Chris Gill of the Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools talks about his new role with the schools and how he plans to help shape the future of Catholic education in Quincy.
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Bobby, Ashley and Brittany talk about some of the strange local news happenings that took place this week and Kelby Rescinito of the Quincy Police Department brings K-9 officer Roy by and the ladies talk about the life of a K-9 Unit.
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QUINCY — The Adams County Board tabled a decision to commit $350,000 toward burying Ameren power lines at Clat Adams Park. At Tuesday night’s County Board meeting, Riverfront Development Corporation member Duane Venvertloh, a former Adams County Board member and Finance Committee chairman, asked his former colleagues for an additional $150,000 on top of the…
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The matriarch emeritus of the Quincy Public Schools Music Department talks about how she came to Quincy and education and kids over the years.
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MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Tieraney Craig about beer, cider, developing the 6th Street Promenade and finding common ground on the Riverfront. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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Tim Bliefnick, who was convicted in May of murdering his estranged wife, Becky, talked to CBS News about his conviction along with his attorney Casey Schnack. Also interviewed by Erin Moriarty were friends and relatives of Becky Bliefnick and members of the prosecution team. The segment will air Saturday on the 48 Hours special, The…
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QUINCY — A St. Charles, Mo. company tasked with giving Adams County officials a second opinion on how to handle the issue of mold in the courthouse has submitted its findings and the chairman of the Adams County Board said the county plans to proceed with remediation of the problem. John A. Jurgiel and Associates…
Read Full Article QUINCY — After 30 days of review, the Quincy School Board unanimously passed its 2023-24 budget Wednesday night. The $112.9 million spending plan includes a 4 percent average salary increase for district employees and a 20 percent increase in health insurance costs. The rising cost of health insurance and the $7.1 million being spent on…
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QUINCY — City of Quincy Engineering Director Steve Bange gave aldermen hope that some roads through Quincy might be a bit less bumpy in the not-too-distant future. Those roads that are in the jurisdiction of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), anyway. Bange gave the Quincy City Council a look at IDOT’s long-term project plans…
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QUINCY — Treasurer Linda Moore and Comptroller Sheri Ray have been working on tracking down money paid to the city’s third party administrator and money that had previously been unaccounted for. Moore and Ray went before the Quincy City Council Monday night ad reported the city has spent nearly $1.98 with Coalition Health since since…
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QUINCY — The two Quincy men arrested in connection with a Sept. 15 stabbing appeared in Adams County Circuit Court on Monday and had their arraignments set for separate dates in October Dylan M. Test, 20, and Heaton S. Brothers, 19, were charged last week with attempted murder, armed violence and aggravated battery. According to…
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MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks about cancer care and treatment with Dr. Mohammed Memon with the Blessing Cancer Center in Hannibal. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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QUINCY — Former Quincy mayor and current president and CEO of the Great River Economic Development Foundation Kyle Moore is the first to throw his hat in the ring to succeed Randy Frese in the Illinois House of Representatives. Frese announced on Wednesday he would not seek re-election after serving 10 years in the statehouse.…
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As we recorded Club Muddy on Thursday evening, Kyle Moore was on the cusp of making a major announcement. The Dodgers fan artfully dodged, but then made it official Friday morning. Brittany, Bobby and Ashley talked about the riverfront saga before we grilled Kyle about running for office and his encounter with President Trump when…
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QUINCY — Jack Blanke, who was arrested not once, but twice, for being caught in a compromising position with a horse, has pleaded guilty to Criminal Damage to a Domestic Animal. Blanke, 39, of Quincy, was first arrested in April as Adams County deputies caught him mid-coitus with a horse on a Deer Ridge Road farm.…
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QUINCY — Milestones are subjective sometimes. We try to recognize our launch anniversary every year (April 30, 2021) but when I hit “publish” on this post, it was the 10,000th post on Muddy River News. We have tried to create content that is informative, thought provoking, interesting or fun. Hopefully, you’ve found something on MRN…
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Louie Demers enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1941 and honorably served his country in World War II as well as the Korean War. And he just turned 100. MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Louie about his long and very fruitful life. Muddy River News is furnished by Harvey’s.
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The Patio’s executive chef, Chuck Lankey, joins the club this week to talk about the restaurant where he has worked for 20 years and how he has bridged the generations with this iconic Quincy eatery.
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QUINCY — Adams County EMS Director John Simon has spoken to the Adams County Board numerous times over the past year detailing the difficulty he is having keeping paramedics and EMT’s on hand due to the lack of competitive salaries. The Adams County Board took a step toward attempting to rectify that problem by unanimously…
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QUINCY — A group of Adams County veterans has been pushing for the establishment of Veterans Assistance Commission (VAC) in the county for more than a year. State law requires that if a group of veterans makes the request of an Illinois county to establish a commission and follows all of the proper steps, the…
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QUINCY — Should you happen to be downtown today, you should take a moment to either stop by City Hall or at least slow down and take a look. There’s usually a pretty good crowd there on Monday night’s for City Council meetings as well. I’m sure many of those people will take a pause…
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