David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Richie and Tram Supaswud, who first met as grade-school students in Atlanta, moved to Quincy with the plan of raising a family and eventually bringing the city its first boba drink location. Then COVID got in the way. Then three kids got in the way. The Supaswuds have finally opened Qboba at 3600…
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PAYSON, Ill. — People in Payson are passionate about playing pickleball, but they’ve grown tired of driving to Quincy to find a court. Now Payson can expect to have its own courts by the end of the summer. The Payson Seymour Athletic Club conducted a gun raffle and “chuck a duck” contests at home basketball…
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PARIS, Mo. — A bond reduction hearing is scheduled for Wednesday for a former public administrator in Monroe County facing 34 counts for forgery, stealing and financial exploitation. Jessica Chase is scheduled to appear in Monroe County Circuit Court with attorney Sheri Nelson in a video conference with Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney Nicole Volkert and…
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QUINCY — Nearly three months after a fire decimated the main lobby building, the Welcome Inn property at 200 Maine is under new ownership. Quincy Hotel LLC acquired the 3.51-acre property on June 11 from Quincy Property LLC. The sale price was $500,000, according to property tax documents filed in Adams County. Quincy Hotel LLC…
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Chemical Maintenance, Inc., a distributor of cleaning supplies and equipment based in Champaign and owned by Betsy and Brad Parks, announced the sale of its business assets on Friday to the owners of Area Distributors in Quincy. The two companies have around 40 employees combined. Area Distributors offers janitorial supplies and equipment, restaurant supplies and equipment,…
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QUINCY — The Quincy School Board on Friday voted to approve a two-year contract Quincy Federation of Teachers and Educational Support Personnel No. 809 from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. Board members voted 6-0, with LaTonya Brock absent. The teachers’ union voted electronically earlier this week to ratify the contract. The contract follows…
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QUINCY — The Quincy School Board on Friday voted to authorize a St. Louis firm to file a lawsuit against Klingner and Associates, a Quincy engineering firm, and Maas Construction, a general contractor, for faulty work done with the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School, 3211 Payson Road. The suit, which…
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QUINCY — The case of a Quincy man facing a charge of attempted first-degree murder and four other felony charges stemming from a July 6, 2024, shooting incident in the TJ Maxx parking lot at the Prairie Trails Crossing shopping center could still go to trial next month. However, a special conference has been set for Monday…
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QUINCY — Didn’t make it to Wednesday night’s meeting of the Quincy Park Board? Don’t worry. It only lasted 26 minutes, and the only business that could have been voted on was tabled for a month. Park Board President Mark Philpot was ill and did not attend. Neither did Commissioner Cecil Weathers. Barb Holthaus, board…
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QUINCY — Mark Philpot, chairman of the Human Rights Commission, chastised the Quincy City Council on Monday night for its inaction after members recently received a letter that Philpot said was “contrary to promoting good racial harmony within our fair city.” Philpot spoke for three minutes during the public comment portion of the meeting. He…
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QUINCY — Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, doesn’t expect the issuance of 11 tickets to nine people for various violations on Saturday night to bring to an end a recent run of “street takeover” events that have been popping up this spring. “Thinking that this was a one-time thing would be very naïve,” Yates…
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City Council, mayor recognize 'year-long effort and a lot of work' by Fishing for Freedom organizers
QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Linda Moore read a proclamation during Monday’s meeting of the Quincy City Council declaring Monday as Fishing for Freedom Appreciation Day. Holly Cain, executive director with the Quincy Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, said that recognition was a first for her. “In the 27 years I’ve done tourism events, I don’t…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved Mayor Linda Moore’s request to establish a strategic task force on housing and the Quincy Sports Commission. Moore said after Monday’s City Council meeting that she hopes to name about 20 people to each committee, and she hopes to have a list of names for aldermen to approve…
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QUINCY — Did you do a double-take when you opened your property tax bill sometime in the past few days? Alderman Jeff Bergman (R-2) did too, and he said he feels your pain. He took a few moments to talk about that at the end of Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting. However, he also wanted…
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QUINCY — Jeff Rakers is treating his South End Plants business like he treats his flowers. “I’ve always been taught, do it right the first time,” he said. “Quality, quality, quality. Keep them looking good. When (the flowers) don’t look good, get rid of them.” So when thousands of dollars are needed to renovate his…
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QUINCY — Jonathan Hoover has resigned as the chief public defender in Adams County to return to private practice, and John Citro has been appointed as the interim chief. Circuit Judge Scott Larson confirmed Hoover’s resignation and said his last day on the job was Friday. Circuit Judge Roger Thomson signed the order giving Citro…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council learned Monday night about an issue involving the Quincy Police Department’s use of Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras and heard a comment from a speaker that a deputy chief with the police department, should “no longer hold a position with the department.” “I speak on behalf of…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council unanimously voted Monday night to approve a resolution recognizing Juneteenth as an official holiday in the City of Quincy and establish June 19 as an annual paid holiday for all City of Quincy employees who are not part of a collective bargaining agreement. During recent collective bargaining negotiations, Juneteenth…
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QUINCY — An international genealogy group released its research findings last weeks that say that the grandfather of Robert Francis Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope — taught Spanish and music while living in Quincy in the early 1900s. International interest in the pope’s family history has been high since he…
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QUINCY — Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, made a statement on Friday in support of Deputy Chief Michael Tyler after officially reprimanding him earlier this week for an incident involving two other officers that happened on Feb. 11. A complaint against Tyler, named a deputy chief in September 2022, was filed by…
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QUINCY — The trial for a Quincy man facing a charge of attempted first-degree murder and four other felony charges stemming from a July 6, 2024, shooting incident in the TJ Maxx parking lot at the Prairie Trails Crossing shopping center has been pushed back to the July jury docket, and the man he allegedly shot in…
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QUINCY — Mark Philpot was retained by his fellow commissioners as president of the Quincy Park Board for a second year. He offered a few words for the new faces on the board at the end of Wednesday night’s meeting. “I want to thank everyone for coming this evening, and I want to especially thank…
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Quincy man out on parole denied pretrial release after weapon possession, aggravated fleeing charges
QUINCY — A Quincy man arrested Tuesday and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and aggravated fleeing to elude a peace officer has been denied pretrial release. Collin G. Etter, 28, made his first appearance with Public Defender Mark Taylor in Adams County Circuit Court on Wednesday afternoon before Circuit Judge…
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QUINCY — Quincy city officials learned Monday that the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has approved the Quincy River Edge Redevelopment Zone (RERZ), which gives historic tax credits for qualifying riverfront properties that need to be restored. The program incentivizes local developers with various tax credits, tax exemptions and tax abatements, such as new construction…
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QUINCY — Two aldermen expressed concerns Monday night after the first reading of the creation of a consent agenda for future Quincy City Council meetings, and Mayor Linda Moore admits the ordinance might need a little tweaking to eventually get the votes needed to pass. “We have two more weeks, so we’ve got plenty of…
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PARIS, Mo. — Lyle Miller proclaimed his innocence for more than three years for his involvement in the death of Betty Hayes, the 88-year-old woman whose body was wrapped in 9-gauge wire, attached to a cement block and found in a pond on Miller’s property in Madison, Mo., in December 2021. John Moyer, who had…
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QUINCY — As the owner of the Range at the KC, Trevor Beck is well aware of the value of a renewed focus on sports tourism in Quincy. However, he’s confident the top sports tourism activity during the fall and winter months in Adams County remains the same as it has for many years. “I’m telling…
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QUINCY — Mayor Linda Moore announced at the end of Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting her plans to create a housing task force and a sports tourism commission. The lack of adequate housing in Quincy was arguably the biggest issue during the mayoral campaigns of Moore and incumbent Mike Troup. A non-binding referendum supporting an…
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QUINCY — With a new mayor and two new aldermen getting used to sitting in on their first meeting of the Quincy City Council on Monday night, it was understandable that City Clerk Laura Oakman had to get used to new names in new positions as well. She forgot to ask Mike Adkins, the new…
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QUINCY — Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials (TRRC) recently was designated as the new recipient of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title 1 grant for Local Workforce Innovation Area 14 (LWIA 14). This funding will enable TRRC to broaden its workforce development services across a nine-county region in western Illinois, encompassing…
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