David Adam, MRN Editor
UPDATE (3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3): Marc Magliari, senior public relations manager, said Amtrak is providing chartered buses from Thursday, Aug. 4 through Sunday, Aug. 7 as a replacement for the Carl Sandburg train. Customers who already purchased Amtrak tickets have been notified of the change. Dear MRN: My morning Amtrak train from Chicago to…
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QUINCY — The installation of an irrigation system at Westview Golf Course appears to be the next extensive project in the immediate future for the Quincy Park District. The development of Phase 5 of the Bill Klingner Trail from Parker Heights to Lincoln Park appears to be the next extensive project for a few years…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Marion County judge Holly Conger-Koenig ruled Monday afternoon that Luke Bryant, prosecuting attorney for Marion County, must be recused and Alex Ellison, prosecuting attorney in Pike County (Mo.), has been appointed as special prosecuting attorney in the case against Hannibal attorney Tyler White. Conger-Koenig listened to testimony provided Friday afternoon in Marion…
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QUINCY — Admitting “the court undoubtedly erred” Monday when setting bond in a battery case, Judge Tad Brenner increased Andrew Campbell’s bond to $20,000 during a motion hearing Thursday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court. Campbell, who voluntarily appeared in court with public defender Christopher Pratt, was taken from the courtroom in handcuffs by four…
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QUINCY – Maria Rench, executive director of YWCA Quincy, says the need for housing in Quincy is greater now than ever. “If you’ve read the United Way of Adams County community needs assessment, housing was the number one topic,” Rench said. “It’s hot, it’s needed, it’s the buzzword. There just isn’t enough housing for everyone.” Finding…
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Bella Ease using $425,000 DCEO grant to help people find jobs — and help employers find those people
QUINCY — Bella Ease, 707 Broadway, a family advocacy center since 2018, recently received a $425,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity designed to help with workforce recovery for people struggling to gain meaningful employment. Forty-four organizations in Illinois are the recipients of a $20 million investment in Job Training and Economic Development Program…
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QUINCY — A Quincy teen accused of murdering his grandfather will be tried as an adult. Hayden E. Schmidt, 16, made his first appearance in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning with public defender Christopher Pratt serving as counsel. “I’ve had no opportunity to talk with Mr. Schmidt outside of court today, and I…
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QUINCY — Former Adams County State’s Attorney Jon Barnard will be a special prosecutor in the case of Travis Wiley, who has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of an infant in 2018. Court records show Barnard, the state’s attorney from 2004 to 2016, entered his appearance on Tuesday, July 19 in Wiley’s case.…
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'There's no guarantee for tomorrow': Yates paints picture for aldermen about what officers deal with
QUINCY — During a relatively short and uneventful meeting of the Quincy City Council, Jeff Bergman wanted to take a minute to acknowledge the lives of Quincy policemen. Bergman, a Republican alderman in Quincy’s 2nd Ward, asked Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, to come forward near the end of Monday’s 20-minute meeting. He…
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QUINCY — The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which has existed since 2005, now is available nationwide by dialing a three-digit code – 988 – making it easier for those in crisis to get the help they need at any time. The 988 code became available nationally on July 16. “I’m willing to bet there are…
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The man who created and organized the World Free Fall Convention at Quincy Regional Airport from 1990 to 2001 says he’s thinking about bringing it back. Don Kirlin was one of four people inducted into the Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame during a June 16 banquet at the Holiday Inn in Champaign.…
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MRN Editor David Adam talks with Corey Mehaffy of the Northeast Missouri Economic Development Council. As president of the NEMO EDC, Mehaffy is responsible for all economic development efforts including business retention and expansion, business attraction and entrepreneurship for Hannibal, Marion County and Ralls County. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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QUINCY — A gymnastics coach from West Virginia facing four charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child under the age of 13 in Adams County made his first appearance Wednesday in Adams County Circuit Court with his attorney, Drew Schnack. Leonard Johnson, 63, of Rochester, Minn., was lodged in the Adams County Jail…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Marion County judge has denied a motion made Friday in Marion County Circuit Court to restrict access to a case against a Hannibal attorney running to become an associate judge in the 10th Judicial Circuit. Tyler White, 31, was charged in June with attempting to tamper with a victim in a…
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Watch Mercedes Patterson drive a stolen Hyundai, then steal a Quincy Police car and drive at speeds topping 100 miles per hour on the streets of Quincy, Ill., on Dec. 22, 2021. (Video courtesy of Quincy Police Department and Adams Co. State’s Attorney’s office) QUINCY — A Quincy woman pled guilty Wednesday afternoon in Adams…
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QUINCY — Bradley Yohn, who has been charged with four Class X felonies in connection with a Nov. 9, 2021 sexual assault, agreed to allow public defender Todd Nelson defend him Wednesday during an appearance in Adams County Circuit Court. Yohn had filed a motion July 18 to have Nelson withdrawn as his counsel and allow…
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QUINCY — An indictment has been filed against a Quincy man accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl. Jonathan Graff, 31, was indicted July 2 by an Adams County grand jury. He appeared with attorney Drew Schnack on Wednesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court. He pled not guilty to one count of aggravated criminal…
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QUINCY — Dr. Frank Froman, a clinical psychologist from Quincy, found Mario Mason unfit for trial earlier this month. However, the Illinois Department of Human Services since has evaluated Mason and determined he is fit to stand trial. So during a status hearing Tuesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court, public defender Vanessa Pratt chose…
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QUINCY — An indictment has been filed against a Quincy man charged with two felonies in connection with a June 11 incident. Lenard M. Miller, 41, was indicted July 14 by an Adams County grand jury. He appeared with attorney Drew Schnack on Wednesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court and pled not guilty to…
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QUINCY — Nearly one year after city officials displaced more than 250 people by closing the Welcome Inn at 200 Maine, the motel’s owners filed a civil lawsuit Monday in Adams County Circuit Court. Quincy Property LLC claims in the suit the city’s actions to close the motel were “arbitrary, capricious and undertaken in bad…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Chris Kassing was organizing a four-man scramble golf fundraiser for the Joel Oliver Memorial Pool last week in Mount Sterling when he learned about receiving a much larger grant for the pool. Gov. JB Pritzker announced July 8 the distribution of $30.3 million in grants for 87 local park projects that…
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QUINCY — Remember the story posted on this website about the number of presidents who have visited Quincy? Well, it appears Muddy River News missed one. When it happened, most of Quincy did too. Jim Fitch is a retired Quincy businessman who owned seven Subway restaurants with his wife, Carmell. They now live in Reddington…
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QUINCY — Jeff Van Camp has served his city in many capacities. Besides his full-time job as executive director of the Chaddock Children’s Foundation, Van Camp was a commissioner for the Quincy Park Board from 2011 to 2015. He was a 6th Ward alderman, ran for mayor in 2017, is a past president of the…
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QUINCY — Interim airport director Gabriel Hanafin hopes representatives from the two airlines bidding to become Quincy’s essential air service provider will make presentations before a Quincy City Council meeting in late July or early August. However, members of the Aeronautics Committee expressed reluctance during Wednesday’s meeting in City Council chambers to give their blessing…
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QUINCY — A Quincy woman pled guilty Wednesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court to two charges of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in exchange for a prison term of no longer than 10 years. Dietiker, 22, was set to enter a plea on May 11 when her attorney, public defender Todd Nelson, told…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter and possession of a controlled substance in a county jail in exchange for a prison term of 17 years. Corey L. Cobb, 28, had been charged with one count of second-degree murder, a Class A felony, in the June 4, 2020 shooting…
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QUINCY — The Aeronautics Committee will meet Wednesday afternoon to discuss proposals from two airlines to become the essential air service provider for Quincy Regional Airport. Interim Airport Director Gabriel Hanafin said the U.S. Department of Transportation received proposals from San Francisco-based Boutique Air and from Southern Airways Express out of Palm Beach, Fla. Hanafin…
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QUINCY — The debate about the demolition of the building at 649 State continued during Monday’s meeting of the Quincy City Council. Aldermen voted 10-1 at the July 5 meeting to accept a bid of $79,500 from Blick Construction Company to demolish the three-story brick building that was gutted in a fire on May 18. …
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QUINCY — Holly Cain, director of tourism, thanked the Quincy City Council Monday night for the creation of the Bring Entertainment to Quincy (BET on Q) program, which has helped draw local entertainment opportunities to Quincy. “The Office of Tourism says for every $1 spent in marketing (tourism), $9 is returned to each community,” Cain…
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