David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The third and final brief in the appeal case for convicted murderer Tim Bliefnick was filed Thursday, July 25 in the Office of State Appellate Defender, Fourth District. The 19-page brief was filed by Catherine Hart, deputy defender with the Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fourth District, and James H. Waller, assistant…
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QUINCY — Nearly three years after city officials displaced more than 250 people by closing the Welcome Inn at 200 Maine, officials with the City of Quincy have agreed to a settlement and dismissal of a civil lawsuit, clearing the way for Quincy Property LLC, owners of the Welcome Inn, to explore a possible sale…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man pled guilty on Wednesday to three felonies, including one in connection with the shooting death last October of a 16-year-old girl, and was given three two-year sentences to be served concurrently in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Demarco Smith, 19, appeared with attorney Nick Rober in Adams County Circuit Court…
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QUINCY — Twenty-five employees were eliminated from the staff earlier this summer, but Sunset Home Administrator Jonni Bullington says none of the cuts were to direct-care employees. “We have evaluated our patient-to-staff ratio in relation to our average census, and as a result of that across all departments, we’ve had to do a right-sizing that…
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QUINCY — Comments about a cleanup contract the city has with a Quincy business mushroomed into a discussion among aldermen about the lack of manpower to clean and maintain each of the city’s seven wards. The Quincy City Council approved a four-year, $128,000 plan with All-Phase Property Solutions LLC in March 2021 to maintain sidewalks,…
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QUINCY — Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, told the Quincy City Council during its Monday meeting at the Quincy Public Library that the shooting of a Springfield woman by a deputy with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department was “difficult to watch and impossible to comprehend.” Sonya Massey, 36, called police to investigate…
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QUINCY — A Hannibal man wanted on attempted first-degree murder charges since August 2022 was denied pretrial release during his first appearance Monday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court. Jayshon A. Levy, 21, appeared with Public Defender Mark Taylor before Judge Josh Jones. He has been charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder, a…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man made his first appearance Monday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court after he was arrested last week on a charge of aggravated assault. Carl E. Douglas II, who turns 48 in August, appeared with attorney Drew Schnack before Judge Josh Jones. He had been detained in the Adams County Jail…
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President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about the incumbent’s fitness for office. The unprecedented announcement, delivered less than four months before the election, immediately upended a campaign that both political parties view as the most…
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MRN Editor David Adam talks to the president of Quincy Recycle about the company’s growth and success as well as the recycling industry as a whole.
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QUINCY — A Quincy man was transported to Blessing Hospital on Thursday when a backhoe he was driving went into a ditch. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash near 5205 W. St. Anthony Road. A Case Extendahoe 590 Super N, driven by Rogelio Mendez Gomez, 31, was eastbound…
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QUINCY — Robert Adrian has until July 31 to respond to a complaint filed with the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) on June 25 that recommends the former Eighth Judicial Circuit judge be disciplined. Adrian said Friday that the ARDC shouldn’t hold its breath. “It’s a waste of everybody’s time,” he said Friday…
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A global technology outage has grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world. The Associated Press reported Friday morning that CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm, said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security…
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Muddy River News transaction information is obtained from Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration forms accompanying recorded documents. Dates provided may differ from actual transaction or recording dates. Further details may be obtained from the PTAX form or recorded documents. Robert D. Yoder and Luella V. Yoder of Jonesville, Va., sold 1.29 acres in Liberty to…
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PEORIA — A federal grand jury returned an indictment on July 16 against Franz (also known as “Frank”) Peter Suess, 77, of Wellington, Fla., for running a long-standing conspiracy related to his operation of a network of mail-order pharmacies and payment of illegal healthcare kickbacks to procure prescriptions for his pharmacies. Suess was charged with…
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MACOMB, Ill. — A Macomb man was sentenced on Thursday in McDonough County Circuit Court to three sentences of 15 years which must be served consecutively. Joshua T. Dye, 26, must serve 85 percent of his sentence in prison under the state’s truth in sentencing law. Dye was given credit for 425 days already served…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man is in the Adams County Jail facing child pornography and drug charges after his arrest on Wednesday. Quincy Police Department officers took a report in June 2024 from a person alleging they had received a nude image of a child from Bryant Melton, 27, over social media. Officers contacted Melton…
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QUINCY — A $450 million energy storage facility to be built in Quincy will create an estimated 75 construction jobs for two years, but Kyle Moore, president and CEO of the Great River Economic Development Foundation, says he’s more excited about the types of businesses that Quincy will attract once it’s complete. “Often in economic…
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QUINCY — A Clayton teen charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the Aug. 14, 2023, shooting death of a Camp Point man pled not guilty during his arraignment on Wednesday morning. Wyond L. Bynum, Jr., 19, appeared with St. Louis-based attorney Victor Smith before Judge Holly Henze in Adams County Circuit Court. After Bynum made…
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QUINCY — A former employee at St. Peter School in Quincy was admonished in Adams County Circuit Court during his arraignment on Wednesday morning. Kim L. Sandegren, 29, appeared with Public Defender Betsy Bier before Judge Holly Henze. He has been charged with two counts of theft of property exceeding $10,000 and not exceeding $100,000…
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QUINCY — Two cases in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning illustrated the problems local officials are having with the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). Attorney Anthony Cameron filed a petition on July 12 on behalf of his client, Thomas Delcour of Payson, asking for Judge Tad Brenner to issue an order to…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The appellate attorneys for the people of the state of Illinois in the appeal case for convicted murderer Tim Bliefnick have filed a response brief in the Office of State Appellate Defender, Fourth District, arguing that a new trial is unnecessary. The 36-page brief was prepared by Allison Paige Brooks, assistant appellate prosecutor…
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QUINCY — It started with a door ding. Dylan Test, 20, was sentenced to serve 18 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on Monday morning by Judge Tad Brenner in Adams County Circuit Court. He waived his right to a jury trial on Feb. 27 and entered a guilty plea on April 30. Test…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Deanery of the Diocese of Springfield implemented a plan earlier this month to entice families to return to the Catholic church and be active in their parishes. Families who send their children to one of Quincy’s Catholic K-8 elementary schools — St. Peter, St. Francis, St. Anthony and Blessed Sacrament —…
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QUINCY — Janet Hultgren was shopping for purses, and her sister Lisa Demzik looked for rings while visiting TJ Maxx on Saturday afternoon in the Prairie Crossing Shopping Center. “We were doing our thing and having a good time,” Hultgren said. Then they heard a scream that Hultgren described as one she’ll never forget. “I…
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QUINCY — Rome Frericks got a phone call he wasn’t prepared for early Monday morning. “It was the famous 6:30 in the morning phone call from the contractor,” Frericks said. Representatives from Diamond Construction informed Frericks, executive director of the Quincy Park District, and Matt Higley, director of parks, that when they started milling the…
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QUINCY — The Rev. Carl Terry with Bethel AME Church wants to know why reading scores are so low in Quincy. He started his quest to find out during Wednesday night’s Quincy Park Board meeting. During the public comments portion of the meeting, Terry said he plans to speak to governmental bodies and other groups…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man charged with four felonies in connection with a shooting Saturday afternoon in the TJ Maxx parking lot at the Prairie Crossing Shopping Center will remain in the Adams County Jail. However, the man’s attorney said his client was acting in self-defense. Alan C. Pacheco, 21, appeared in Adams County Circuit…
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QUINCY — A trial for the former owners of a Quincy business facing two theft charges now is on the October trial docket in Adams County. St. Louis attorney Justin Summary appeared for a Tuesday morning motion hearing before Judge Tad Brenner in Adams County Circuit Court. His clients, Andy P. Reardon, 58, and Michelle…
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QUINCY — The uncertainty shown two weeks ago by the Quincy City Council’s Finance Committee was gone Monday night when aldermen voted 11-1 to approve a $1.5 million tax rebate as part of the conversion of the former Illinois State Bank building on the northwest corner of Sixth and Hampshire into a hotel. The Finance…
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