David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The sister of Becky Bliefnick testified on Tuesday afternoon that Becky sent her a text in 2021, telling her that “if something ever happens to me, make sure the No. 1 person of interest is Tim.” Tim Bliefnick, Becky’s estranged husband, is on trial this week in Adams County Circuit Court for the…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man who testified he had been in a “dating type of relationship” with Becky Bliefnick since January 2020 said he saw her for the last time on the night of Feb. 21 and talked with her on the evening of Feb. 22 — hours before she was found shot to death…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted to execute a grant agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation for $12,971,382 as part of fourth phase of Quincy Regional Airport’s runway reconstruction project. U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced last week that $14.2 million in federal funding…
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The new president of the Quincy Park District Board of Commissioners talks to MRN Editor David Adam about being elected president at his first meeting and what his vision is for the future of the Park District.
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QUINCY — Andrew Mays says Quincy Catholic Schools is looking for a strategic thinker who can guide the newly created organization of parochial schools. “Schools have done their thing, the way that they’ve done it in the parochial model, for the last whatever years,” he said. “That has some struggles in today’s world. We’re trying…
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QUINCY — A spokesperson for Marx Commercial Properties and Development Company confirmed Tuesday that Planet Fitness will move into a building at 30th and Broadway, with a projected opening in the fourth quarter of 2023. Chuck Bevelheimer, director of planning and development, said in October that property owner Tom Marx planned to convert the former County…
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QUINCY — Five people who have participated in the city’s downtown rental rehabilitation program thanked aldermen during Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting. Funds from the city’s Tax Increment Finance program are set aside as a financial incentive to the owner(s) of existing buildings in the downtown TIF Districts for the renovation of market-rate residential…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup has created an ad hoc committee that has been tasked with reducing the number of committees. The Quincy City Council approved Monday the appointments of five aldermen — Greg Fletcher (R-1), Dave Bauer (D-2), Kelly Mays (R-3), Mike Farha (R-4) and Ben Uzelac (D-7) — as well as Director…
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QUINCY — The owner of IHOP Restaurant, 3311 Broadway is closing because of difficulty in hiring employees and new paid leave laws. Owner Larry McDonald posted a sign on the door at the restaurant after it closed for the last time Saturday night. It read, “Unfortunately, our local IHOP has closed its doors. We will…
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QUINCY — A Quincy woman who survived a 2 ½-year medical nightmare has created a support group to help all women deal with life’s challenges. Kaleidoscope meets on the second Wednesday and fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in Luther Memorial Church, 1210 Jersey. Group founder Kala Breder created the group in October…
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Tony Rhodes of Landmarx talks to MRN’s David Adam about the evolution of the screen print business. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
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QUINCY — After 94 weeks of failing to find a winner, organizers of the Knights of Columbus 50-50 Jackpot Raffle promised someone will claim the grand prize next week. Brandon Isaacks had the winning PIN number during Thursday night’s drawing in Father McGivney Hall on the K of C grounds, but his choice of No.…
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QUINCY — Muddy River News obtained video on Thursday from the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office — through a Freedom of Information Act request — showing what happened in the parking lot of McDonald’s Restaurant, 1301 Broadway, on the night of Nov. 22, 2022. Security video that night from McDonald’s shows Dailean Millner-Williams driving his…
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QUINCY — Saying he’s ready to “uplift the staff, continue to push them and allow them to be able to do what they need to do,” Jarid Jones took advantage of three votes from new commissioners to be elected president of the Quincy Park Board during Wednesday night’s meeting. Jones and Mark Philpot attended their…
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QUINCY — Jim Heckenkamp said he “lost his fire” when his wife, Darlene, died at age 55 in 1992. “Ever go home to an empty house?” he said with a deep sigh. “There’s nothing worse.” He retired two years later from the wholesale floral business, choosing to deliver flowers on a part-time basis instead. Then…
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QUINCY — City Treasurer Linda Moore told members of the Quincy City Council on Monday night that the city’s police and firefighters pension funds have lost a combined $7 million since a state mandate forced the city to invest in statewide investment funds. Moore’s report for the fiscal year ending April 30 showed the Quincy…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man facing attempted murder charges for driving his car into a parked vehicle with several occupants in the parking lot of a local restaurant received a 15-year sentence in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Dailean Millner-Williams, 21, was in Adams County Circuit Court before Judge Robert Adrian on Monday afternoon with…
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Complications with scheduling experts forces Wiley first-degree murder trial to be moved to November
QUINCY — A trial for a Quincy man, charged nearly five years ago with first-degree murder in the death of an infant, must wait six more months. Travis Wiley, 35, appeared with public defenders Todd Nelson and Shelby Hoiness for a pre-trial hearing before Judge Michael Atterberry Friday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court. Wiley…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man facing up to five years in prison after pleading guilty for threatening a public official received 24 months of probation instead. As part of a straight plea, Chaeto Nichols, 19, had one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony, and a misdemeanor charge of obstructing a…
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QUINCY — A simple 50-50 raffle — with a big twist — has turned Thursday nights at the Knights of Columbus grounds on South 36th Street into the biggest must-attend party of the spring. It’s guaranteed to last at least one more week. No one kept attendance figures, but at least a couple thousand people were…
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QUINCY — Adams County Circuit Judge Scott Larson signed an order Thursday immediately allowing portable electronic devices in the Adams County Courthouse. However, using those devices in the courthouse will have limitations. The order limits visitors to using portable electronic devices in the common areas of the courthouse, such as lobbies and hallways, for email,…
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QUINCY — The third session of a constitutional convention to propose separating downstate Illinois from Chicago and Cook County will be held Friday and Saturday, May 5-6, at the Holiday Inn, 4821 Oak. The Friday night and Saturday morning presentations are open to the public. The event is presented by New Illinois. It describes itself…
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QUINCY — Quincy’s two newest aldermen said their focus is on “learning the process” after they completed their first meeting Monday night as members of the Quincy City Council. City Clerk Laura Oakman swore in Glen Ebbing (R-5) and Jake Reed (R-6) before Monday’s meeting, officially giving Republicans a 10-4 advantage. Ebbing replaces John Mast,…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup says he has no intention of asking 4th Ward alderman Mike Farha to rejoin the two committees he resigned from earlier this week, saying “his time’s up.” “He showed his true colors,” Troup said after Thursday’s special meeting of the Quincy City Council, during which aldermen passed a $50.29 million…
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QUINCY — A trial for a Quincy man charged nearly five years ago with first-degree murder in the death of an infant is on track to begin May 15. Only one more hurdle must be cleared. Travis Wiley, 35, appeared with public defenders Todd Nelson and Shelby Hoiness for a pre-trial hearing before Judge Michael…
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QUINCY — Another rash of car thefts and car burglaries has led to another plea from Mike Tyler, deputy chief for the Quincy Police Department. “We’ve got to get the message out to the community to lock their vehicles, lock their homes and don’t leave keys in the vehicle where it can get stolen,” he…
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QUINCY — The Althoff family is finally getting out of the hotel business. Jim and Jo Ann Althoff have owned and/or operated the Althoff Motel, 3511 N. 24th, since 1985. Jim’s parents, Alene and Elmer Althoff, owned the 40-room motel after Jim helped build it. His parents at one time also owned the Diamond Motel,…
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QUINCY — Two flipped votes turned a potentially contentious debate over the city’s budget into much ado about nothing. Richie Reis and Patty Maples, Democratic aldermen in Quincy’s 6th Ward, were among seven aldermen at Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting who voted not to approve a $50.29 million budget for the 2024 fiscal year. However, at a…
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QUINCY — The senior alderman on the Quincy City Council called Mayor Mike Troup “tyrannical,” believes the public is “fed up” and says the “best thing for our community” is for him to resign immediately as a deadline to pass a city budget looms. Mike Farha, a Republican alderman in the 4th Ward since his…
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QUINCY — A Wednesday afternoon motion hearing in Adams County Circuit Court didn’t go well for Bradley Yohn. Judge Roger Thomson addressed five motions made by Yohn, who is defending himself pro se in a criminal sexual assault case. One eventually was skipped, three were denied, and Yohn eventually was kicked out of the courtroom…
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