David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted during its meeting Monday night to indefinitely shelve a proposed 1 percent municipal grocery tax that would replace a state tax that has been collected since 1981. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the state no longer will collect a 1 percent tax on groceries. However, each taxing authority statewide…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved during its Monday meeting a bid of $2.727 million from Hood Construction of Rushville to replace as many as 340 lead service lines on the city’s northwest side. A resolution to award a $4.038 million contract to Wiemelt Plumbing to replace the lines, between Cherry and Locust and between…
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QUINCY — Mike Farha said Friday he’s “had enough and I’m worn out” in explaining his decision to step down as an alderman in Quincy’s 4th Ward. Farha, 69, hinted in an Aug. 19, 2024, interview with Muddy River News Publisher Bob Gough that he wasn’t sure if he would run again for alderman in 2027 or finish…
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QUINCY — While city officials wait to hear from the U.S. Department of Transportation about its future essential air service (EAS) provider for Quincy Regional Airport, the current EAS provider’s service continues to deteriorate. Southern Airways Express, based in Palm Beach, Fla., has a goal of 833 passengers a month at the Quincy airport with…
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QUINCY — The City of Quincy continues to wait for an answer from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to confirm that Contour Airlines of Smyrna, Tenn., will be the essential air service (EAS) provider for Quincy Regional Airport for the next four years. The Quincy City Council voted on Jan. 21 to have Mayor…
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QUINCY — The first two episodes of a 10-episode podcast detailing the life and death of Tina Lohman Schmitt of Quincy, as well as the trial for Bradley Yohn and crimes that he was convicted of in Adams County, were released this week. The podcast, titled “This Doesn’t Happen to People Like Me,” is available…
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QUINCY — A request to rezone an 18-acre parcel near 4900 Columbus Road and Rooney Elementary School was tabled for two weeks at Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting as neighbors continue to ask questions and voice concerns about a plan for a multi-phase, multi-family residential development. The Plan Commission recommended to aldermen at its…
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QUINCY — Aldermen tabled for one week a vote on a resolution to award a $4.038 million contract to Wiemelt Plumbing to replace as many as 340 lead water lines between Cherry and Locust and between Second and Fifth. Dave Bauer (D-2), a member of the Utilities Committee, said a competing bid was much lower…
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WEST QUINCY, Mo. — When the Marion Ralls Regional Port Authority (MRRPA) was created, more than 300 acres at the West Quincy Port Authority site on the south side of U.S. 24 were expected to be used for industrial and multi-modal development. “Think of what you see going in a barge,” said Maria Kuhns, executive director…
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QUINCY — Linda Moore, an independent candidate for mayor of Quincy, shared her “Fix and Grow” plan during a press conference Wednesday afternoon at the Western Catholic Union Hall, 516 Maine. The highlights of her plan include fixing potholes within 100 days, fixing communication problems within the city and creating incentive programs for neighborhoods. However,…
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QUINCY — A zoning change for a nearly 18-acre property near 4900 Columbus Road was recommended Tuesday night by the Plan Commission and sent to the Quincy City Council. Zoning would be changed from rural/agricultural (RU1) and single-family residential (R1A) to multi-family residential (R3), allowing for a multi-phase, multi-family residential development northeast of Rooney Elementary…
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QUINCY — Mike Troup grabbed the microphone Tuesday night in the basement of Tower of Pizza to celebrate with his supporters moments after learning he had defeated Dan Brink to win the Republican primary for mayor. However, Troup quickly became emotional when he talked about a certain group of his supporters. A morning breakfast for…
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QUINCY — Mike Troup’s victory over Dan Brink on Tuesday in the Republican mayoral primary keeps alive the chance of him becoming the 12th consecutive mayor in Quincy since 1933 to win re-election after his first term in office. Troup is campaigning for his second term in office and will run against independent Linda Moore…
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QUINCY — The door to Firehouse Subs, 3720 Broadway, has been locked since Monday, and an orange sign taped to the inside of the door said the restaurant’s certificate of registration with the Illinois Department of Revenue had expired. “Due to taxpayer confidentiality provisions in the tax laws, the Illinois Department of Revenue cannot divulge…
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QUINCY — The debate over a proposed 1 percent municipal grocery tax, which would replace a state tax that is scheduled to sunset on Jan. 1, 2026, was just getting warmed up when Alderman Mike Rein (R-5) offered a question to Comptroller Sheri Ray during Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting. “This replacement tax for next…
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QUINCY —Adams County State’s Attorney Todd Eyler issued a challenge as he argued for Wyond Bynum Jr. to receive the 15-year maximum sentence to the Illinois Department of Corrections for second-degree murder in the Aug. 14, 2023, shooting death of Jaycob Rowland in Camp Point. Eyler pointed out during a sentencing hearing Monday afternoon in Adams…
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QUINCY — Laura Sievert Hesseltine, executive director at Arts Quincy, has all kinds of ideas for what could be included in a proposed amphitheater on the Quincy riverfront. Now she’s requesting public input on what they want to see. Arts Quincy is asking for residents to complete a survey about the amphitheater project. Go to https://tinyurl.com/ArtsQuincySurvey to…
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QUINCY — A Quincy woman living on the city’s south side woke to her alarm at 6:05 a.m. Friday and considered hitting the snooze alarm one time. “And then I heard a big boom,” she said. “I was like, that can’t be like a sonic boom. What was that? It literally sounded like somebody was…
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QUINCY — An advocate for safe and livable housing hopes to unseat a long-serving politician, facing opposition for the first time, in the Democratic primary for 7th Ward alderman and earn a seat on the Quincy City Council. The primary election is set for Feb. 25. With no Republicans filing to run in the 7th…
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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 shooting incident in the TJ Maxx parking lot at the Prairie Trails Crossing shopping center now is on the June docket. The trial for Alan Pacheco, 22, was stricken from the December…
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QUINCY — Director of Administrative Services Jeff Mays spent about 20 minutes during Tuesday’s Quincy City Council meeting making a presentation and taking questions from aldermen about a proposed 1 percent municipal grocery tax that will replace a state tax that will sunset on Jan. 1, 2026. A third reading and a vote on the…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council at its Tuesday meeting approved a bid of $6,917,962 from Rees Construction Co. for the lead water main replacement project from 12th to 24th Streets on Broadway. When Alderman Greg Fletcher (R-1) asked Jeffrey Conte, director of public works, if the project was a prelude to the eventual repaving of Broadway,…
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QUINCY — Three men with little or no political experience hope to unseat incumbent Ken Hultz to win the Republican primary for 3rd Ward alderman and earn a seat on the Quincy City Council. The primary election is set for Feb. 25. With no Democrats filing to run in the 3rd Ward, the Feb. 25…
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Ritchie Kracht still needs a couple more weeks to catch Roy Webb, who lasted about six weeks in the Hannibal School District superintendent’s post before changing his mind, but will Ritchie Kracht be around as long as Susan Johnson led the district? MRN Editor David Adam interviews the newly leader of the Hannibal schools.
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Stacey Julifs and Kaitlyn Shively from Clarity Healthcare talk about their company’s niche in the local health landscape. Mercantile Bank brings you Business Spotlight.
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QUINCY — Pickleball enthusiasts Nathan and Amy Smith live in O’Fallon, Mo., and have found a home at the Paddle Up Pickleball Club, based in Lake St. Louis, Mo. However, when they head north to Quincy and Monticello, Mo., to see their parents, they can’t find an indoor facility to play in. “When we would go…
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QUINCY — Dave Hogge knows his return to the Quincy Park Board as a commissioner won’t last long. “When I came back to do this for the three or four months I’m here, I said I wanted four times the money I made since the last time I was on the board,” Hogge said with…
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QUINCY — As people waited outside Courtroom 2B in the Adams County Courthouse for the trial of Bradley Yohn to resume one afternoon in July 2023, a different group of people started to line the second-floor hallway. Most of the people were with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department or the courthouse staff. However, one man…
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QUINCY — Not being selected as the chief of the Quincy Fire Department in 2021 was a wake-up call for Steve Salrin. “I think I took things for granted based on my position within the department and how long I’ve been there,” Salrin said. “I took that, kind of ran with it and regrouped a…
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QUINCY — Director of Administrative Services Jeff Mays promises he’ll have a brief presentation for the Feb. 18 meeting of the Quincy City Council that goes into the history of the state grocery tax, what kind of revenues the city has received from it and what kind of revenue impacts it may have if the…
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