J. Robert Gough, Publisher
So the company that just shelled out nearly a billion dollars for a bunch of local TV stations happily cashed our check yesterday. If you need the money, you need the money, right? I would’ve rather paid one of our homegrown stringers to deliver local stories. I would’ve rather purchased some new equipment to better…
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The Quincy City Council heard the monthly tax sales report and local cash registers were ringing in May. Sales tax revenues for May were $1,094,253 and Home Rule Sales Tax revenues were $969,379 for a total that just tops the $2 million mark. That’s a higher total than the pre-pandemic numbers from May 2019, when…
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State Senator Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) said she believes Governor JB Pritzker’s executive order and administrative rules give them “the upper hand” in being able to mandate masks in Illinois schools. Tracy gave an update on Facebook over the weekend and said she was appealing to the governor to “help them recognize the importance of allowing…
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QUINCY – Don’t expect to see the Marblehead bypass any time soon. The Illinois Department of Transportation is preparing a study to see if there is a need to expand Illinois 57 heading south of Quincy to Interstate 172. “The study defines the project purpose and need along with goals and objectives based on input…
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Quincy School Board meetings may eventually take place in Blue Devil Gym or Flinn Stadium if things keep going in the direction they have for the last few months. If they’re at Blue Devil Gym, at least a portable clock won’t be needed. QPS officials brought a clock to Wednesday’s meeting similar to one used…
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The 2020 Census numbers are in and, as expected, the news wasn’t great for most of the Muddy River News region running from the Illinois River, over the Mississippi River and to Mark Twain Lake. According to the data, Quincy’s population fell to 39,463 in 2020, down from 40,633 in 2010 for a loss of…
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QUINCY — The Quincy School Board voted 5-2 on Wednesday morning to follow Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mask mandate for pre K-12 students, which was also the recommendation of Quincy Superintendent Roy Webb. Sayeed Ali, Shelley Arns, Rachel Petty, Carol Nichols and LaTonya Brock voted for the mandate. Richard McNay and Jim Whitfield opposed it. About…
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QUINCY – Quincy City Treasurer Linda Moore gave a detailed report to the Quincy City Council Monday night that showed the City is on track to bring in more revenue than expected from the Food and Beverage tax. So far, the one-cent increase has brought in more than $716,000 to city coffers this year. City…
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Upon my re-entry into local journalism, there have been two things I have been consistently hearing from readers, friends or just people I run into around town: “The new site is so much better than the last one and so much better than…well, you know…” (Evolution) “Man, you’re not as big of an asshole as…
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QUINCY – The Quincy School District appears to be on its way to following Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Pre K-12 mask mandate for Illinois schools due to an increase in COVID Delta Variant cases. In an e-mail to his leadership team, Quincy Superintendent Roy Webb said “QPS will follow the executive order of the Governor.” David…
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Comments from a committee member and two landlords, one of whom is also a member of Quincy’s Safe and Livable Housing Committee.
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The consensus from Wednesday’s Residential Rental Property Registration Committee meeting was the majority of Quincy’s landlords are good, the majority of renters are good, and bad actors on both sides are creating a problem. Landlords who attended the meeting said the discussion didn’t get to the problem. Advocates for renters seemed to believe the city…
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CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that masks will be required for students, teachers and staff at pre-K through 12th grade schools and day cares across Illinois, regardless of vaccination status. The new requirement formalizes the CDC guidance released in July on universal masking for both unvaccinated and vaccinated people in schools. The mask…
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When discussions first began about paying people $10,000 to come live in Quincy as part of former Mayor Kyle Moore’s 45 by 30 plan (which is now going to be lucky if it ends up 40 by 30), aldermen soundly shouted it down. With Mayor Mike Troup in City Hall and Moore now running the…
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Brittany Boll talks to Anjay Clark of Instant Replay as our third and final finalist for the Muddy Mississippi Mixer contest.
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Quincy’s mayor sits down with Bob Gough to discuss recent events that involved housing, rentals gaming and liquor licenses.
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The Department of Justice has approved the $925 million sale of Quincy-based Quincy Media Inc. to Gray Television of Atlanta. The deal will receive final regulatory approval once Gray divests 10 of the television stations (in seven other markets) it is acquiring from Quincy. WGEM-TV-AM-FM, 513 Hampshire in Quincy, will remain with Gray. The Justice…
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QUINCY — Quincy Superintendent of Schools Roy Webb wrote in a social media post on Friday morning that his “guidance” to the Quincy School Board regarding how the Quincy School District will deal with its COVID-19 response is being reviewed with the start of school looming next month. “I know many of you have seen…
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QUINCY — When Keith W. Young III entered Courtroom 2B of the Adams County Courthouse on Thursday afternoon, the first thing he did was ask a bailiff for hand sanitizer. “I haven’t showered in three days,” Young told the bailiff through a blue-paper mask. “They got me on suicide watch …” Then Young muttered something…
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The second finalist in our Muddy Mississippi Mixer bartender contest is Caitlin Craig from Spring Street Bar. Brittany Boll gives us this preview.
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The Quincy Salvation Army was on hand to assist with the displacement of the 300 people living at the Welcome Inn before the City of Quincy condemned the property on Tuesday. The Salvation Army has done great work in Hannibal and Quincy for decades. We ring bells and fill red buckets to help those needing…
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We’re getting questions about an app. You can create one yourself and it is easy! First… Then type in www.muddyrivernews.com. Hit the button at the bottom of your iPhone with the arrow pointing up (listed above) and then go to “Add to Home Screen” (below). And look what happens! You have an app! And that…
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Well, here we are again. Welcome to Muddy River News. I’m Bob Gough, the general manager and a partner of Muddy River News LLC. The company was officially formed in March, but I’ve been kicking around the idea of a local, multi-platform news venture for a while now. Many of our readers already know me,…
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