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Quincy University President Brian McGee talks with MRN Publisher J. Robert Gough about the start of a new school year.
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Bobby and Ashley talk to Ryan Hinkamper about bourbon, being a foodie, good cigars and the latest on the mold problem in the Adams County Courthouse. Hinkamper has been a member of the County Board since 2016. Brittany also brings the moonshine.
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QUINCY — Tim Bliefnick had no words and no expression as he listened to people he once called family ask how he could’ve killed the mother of his children. Six members of Becky Bliefnick’s family gave victim impact statements at Tim Bliefnick’s sentencing before Judge Robert Adrian sent him to prison for the rest of…
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QUINCY — Tim Bliefnick sat motionless and emotionless from the time he sat down at the table next to his counsel, wearing the orange and white jumpsuit and shackled awaiting to hear his fate. Bliefnick remained in that state as Judge Robert Adrian shouted out 14 gunshots, replicating the shots Bliefnick was found guilty of…
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Macy Ferguson-Smith of Quincy Medical Group talks to MRN Publisher Bob Gough about diversity and inclusion in her hometown and the honor she just received as being selected as one of 100 Obama Foundation leaders.
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CANTON, Mo. – Jarrod Phillips resigned as the mayor of Canton on Friday in a two-sentence news release submitted to the town’s Board of Aldermen. A copy of the letter was sent out at 6 p.m. Friday, saying the resignation is effective on August 8. An unsigned letter from city officials was also in the…
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Defense Attorney Casey Schnack joins the Club to talk about the Bliefnick case and all the reaction that came with it as the convicted murderer’s sentencing approaches on August 11. Ashley, Brittany and Casey also talk about feminism in today’s world. WARNING: This podcast has very graphic language. It was not edited out due to…
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QUINCY — Members of the Adams County Circuit Clerk’s office are meeting Thursday night with Eighth Circuit Chief Judge Frank McCartney about the issue of mold in the Adams County Courthouse. An inspector with the Illinois Department of Labor replied to a complaint regarding the mold put forth by the Machinists Union, which represents the…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department will go from 58 to 75 body cameras for all officers, following approval by the City Council at Monday night’s meeting. Aldermen approved a five-year lease extension with BodyWorn by Utility Associates of Decatur, Ga., for body and in-car cameras. The contract totals $525,742, with the first-year cost being…
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Bobby and Ashley welcome Quincy businessman and entrepreneur Adam Booth to talk about development and creating business.
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QUINCY: Jack R. Blanke, who was given probation earlier this month after being caught in mid-coitus with a horse by Adams County Sheriff’s deputies is back in the Adams County Jail. At about 1 a.m. Sunday, deputies were dispatched to 5505 North Bottom Road regarding a suspicious person who had been captured on surveillance cameras…
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QUINCY — Quincy School District Superintendent Todd Pettit didn’t break any news at Wednesday night’s School Board meeting, but he did issue a reminder that means it’s almost time to get out of the pool. Kids (and teachers): You have less than a month of vacation remaining. Teachers report on Aug. 14 and students arrive…
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QUINCY — Approximately 37,000 vehicles pass through the intersection of 36th and Broadway on an average day. That number is about to go up dramatically. Target is completing its move into the former 111,000-square-foot space on the northeast corner of the intersection that Kmart occupied for nearly 50 years. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup said during…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Board voted to issue a request for proposal (RFP) for what county officials call a “short-term fix” as they work on mold remediation at the courthouse. During a special meeting Tuesday night, the Adams County Board approved a request for proposals to install air scrubbing equipment into the building’s ventilation…
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QUINCY — While the agenda items were mostly nondescript at Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting, the no-confidence vote taking against Mayor Mike Troup last week was still a point of discussion. Steve Kennedy, Republican committeeman for Quincy Precinct 27 and a former vice-chairman of the party’s Central Committee, asked both the mayor and the…
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The President/CEO of Titan International talks about he business climate, the Quincy wheel plant and doing business in Illinois (which he has good things to say about). Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
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The president of John Wood Community College talks about how he is fitting in at the college and his plans moving forward.
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Ashley’s done with Bradley Yohn (who isn’t?), Brittany makes drinks and Bob talks about herding cats.
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QuinCon 36 gets underway today at the Quincy Senior Center. Ashley talks to Mark Keller of the Great River Gaming Guild about this weekend’s event.
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QUINCY — Traveling youth sports is a big business that Quincy has been mostly left out of for many years, primarily due to a lack of facilities. But some would like to see Quincy play catch-up and are willing to put their own money behind it. Darin Dodd of QTown Tournaments spoke during the public…
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QUINCY – After a contentious relationship with the company that did the first mold testing on the Adams County Courthouse, the Adams County Board is looking to hire a second company to examine the building. On Tuesday night, the Board voted to hire John A. Jurgiel and Associates of St. Louis to perform tests on…
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QUINCY – Before a packed Quincy City Council chambers, the city’s aldermen voted 7-6-1 that they had no longer had confidence in the administration of Mayor Mike Troup. While the unprecedented action has no real consequences, it sends a message that the city’s governing body hasn’t been pleased with the first two years of the…
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QUINCY – As the Quincy City Council voted 9-4 to approve spending up to $40,000 to study the possibility of establishing a new tax increment financing (TIF) district in the State and Eighth/Calftown/Dick Brothers Brewery area, aldermen didn’t really seem excited about expanding TIF in the city. Some of the discussion at Monday night’s meeting…
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QUINCY — The current and past president of the union representing Quincy’s police officers asked the Quincy City Council for a vote on its confidence in the leadership of Mayor Mike Troup. As that request fell on deaf ears, it was enough to lead Alderman Mike Farha (R-4th Ward) to walk out of Monday night’s…
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Tim Maiers of the Upper Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri Rivers Association talks with J. Robert Gough about the group’s annual meeting and what river issues are currently in need of addressing.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — To take advantage of more foot traffic, the corporation that owns the Native Grill and Wings brand has decided to vacate the Quincy riverfront for a spot in Hannibal’s Historic District. The bar and grill at 138 N. Front was closed Friday and will reopen in Hannibal this fall. FAT Brands of…
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Ashley, Bobby and Frankie celebrate the fourth early and the team announces a new podcast and some tweaks to the old one.
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QUINCY — Doctors, attorneys and experts who deal with environmental building issues agreed Wednesday night that alternate work spaces need to be found for employees in the Adams County Courthouse until mold problems in the 84,000-square-foot building can be resolved. Larry Schwartz of SafeStart Environmental was the host of a Zoom meeting Wednesday night, with…
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We were married June 29th at our home in the country where we still reside. We had our vows renewed at Blessed Sacrament on our 47th anniversary ❤️. We have 3 children , Kenny, Lori and Casey. Son-in-laws Richard and Brandon, 2 grandchildren Kaitlyn and Mack and 3 greats, Lily, Tinsley and Wyatt..We retired from…
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QUINCY — About 25 nurses spent a couple of hours before their shifts Tuesday morning walking the picket line outside the 12th Street entrance to the Illinois Veterans Home. Margo Gislain with the Illinois Nurses Association said the nurses were “protesting unsafe working conditions for both the union nurses and the veterans that they care…
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