David Adam, MRN Editor
Dear MRN, What’s going on near the corner of 18th and Koch’s Lane? The home on that corner finally got knocked down. Documents filed in the Adams County Recorder’s office show Niemann General Contracting, Inc., of Quincy bought the 2.2-acre property at 1700 Koch’s Lane from Raven Securities, Inc., of Belleville on March 24 for…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup says city officials are still investigating how and why the emails for city employees have been unavailable after they discovered a cyber attack on May 7, but he believes light is at the end of the tunnel. “I finally do, yeah,” Troup said after Monday’s City Council meeting. “I’m…
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Dear MRN, There is a hole in the alley behind the building where I work on Maine Street. It seems as if the hole has been there for a long time, but no work ever gets done. What’s going on? The alley in question connects Fifth Street and Sixth Street, and it is between Maine…
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A flurry of activity in the Missouri House on Friday kept 2022 from earning the ignominious distinction of least productive legislative session in modern history. With GOP infighting in the Senate forcing it to adjourn a day early after a session that’s seen it mired in gridlock, the House returned Friday morning to pass 20…
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QUINCY — Call it the “Target Effect.” Demolition of the former Lincoln-Douglas U.S. Army Reserve Training Center at 601 N. 36th started last week. EJB Real Estate LLC owns the property. Owner Eric Booth hopes to turn it into a multi-tenant commercial building — more commonly known as a strip mall. The news that the…
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QUINCY — Jonathan Lewin declined the appointment as the chief of the Quincy Police Department, and the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners late Friday afternoon appointed Adam Yates to the position. Commissioner Barry Cheyne said in a press release that Lewin said “both personally and professionally, it was in his best interest to decline.”…
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QUINCY — The wait for an answer from Jonathan Lewin is nearly over. Lewin, who received an offer May 2 from the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners to become the chief of the Quincy Police Department, told Muddy River News Thursday night in a text that he will “have a decision (Friday).” Lewin, 54,…
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QUINCY — John Frankenhoff has been here before. The Quincy Park District’s Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday night to give Frankenhoff a third term as president. He replaces Roger Leenerts, who served as president for the past year. Frankenhoff is the longest serving commissioner, elected for the first time in 2001. He served a lengthy…
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QUINCY — A plea was expected Wednesday afternoon when Caitlin R. Dietiker made an appearance in Adams County Circuit court. However, when Judge Roger Thomson asked public defender Todd Nelson if he was ready for a plea hearing, Nelson replied, “The defense is not.” Court records showed Dietiker, 22, was set to enter a plea…
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QUINCY — Bradley Yohn got what he wanted. The Springfield man, charged in a November 2021 carjacking and home invasion in Adams County, has complained about public defender John Citro for the past few months. Yohn asked Judge Amy Lannerd to dismiss Citro as counsel on April 19, and he asked Judge Michael Atterberry to…
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QUINCY — One of the most significant developments in the past 80 years on Quincy’s northwest side was celebrated Tuesday afternoon. A ribbon cutting was held at Frederick Ball Apartments, 818 N. Eighth. The former Frederick Ball public housing development, built in 1941, recently underwent a $17 million transformation. Brinshore Development LLC, a real estate…
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QUINCY — The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners discussed hiring requirements and approvals for police officers and firefighters, reviewed records of previous closed meetings, finalized the commission’s annual report and took action on several other items during its meeting Tuesday morning at City Hall. What the commissioners did not discuss in open session, however,…
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QUINCY — A motion was made during the May 2 meeting of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners that the group scoring sheets, as well as individual interviewer scoring sheets, used during the interview process for the new chief of the Quincy Police Department last week would be made public. The motion from commissioner…
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QUINCY — No action was taken by the Quincy City Council during its Monday meeting in regard to the ongoing negotiations with Jonathan Lewin as the city’s next chief of police. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup said during a Monday press conference he planned to ask the City Council to request that the Board of Fire…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved spending $24,341 on a new redundant firewall from SecureData Technologies during its meeting Monday night. It won’t fix, however, the current problems with the city’s email system. The computer systems of the City of Quincy were hit with a cyber attack during the weekend. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup and two aldermen plan to ask the City Council at tonight’s weekly meeting to request that the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners extend their probationary offer with Jonathan Lewin to become the chief of police from six months to one year. Troup and aldermen Mike Rein (R-5) and…
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QUINCY — Steve Meckes, one of three members of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, said Quincy Mayor Mike Troup has been “manipulative” and “somewhat threatening” during the process to find a new chief of the Quincy Police Department. Meckes expressed his concerns Monday afternoon, hours after a press conference Troup and two aldermen…
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QUINCY — Two Quincy parochial grade schools are looking for new principals for the 2022-23 school year. Lori Shepard announced her resignation as the principal of St. Francis Solanus School in a March 14 letter. She taught art and religion and was the campus minister at Quincy Notre Dame for 18 years, then served as…
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QUINCY — Six weeks ago, the plan for Rodney and Sheryl Hart was to sell their business, Second String Music, to new owners by the end of the year. Today, the Harts say they will shut down their business on the corner of Fifth and Maine in June. “It’s just time,” Rodney Hart said. “We’re…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy will learn today if Jonathan Lewin will be the city’s next chief of police. Lewin said during a telephone interview Friday morning that he’s “still reviewing some things” but will have a final decision made by the end of the business day as to if he will accept the offer extended to…
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QUINCY — Ten members of Christine “Tina” Schmitt’s family gave victim impact statements Thursday afternoon during the sentencing hearing for Karen Blackledge in Adams County Circuit Court. They hope to get one more chance to do it again. Blackledge pled guilty April 1 to one count of home invasion and one count of aggravated sexual…
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Dear MRN: I have a question about the Quincy School Board’s decision to hire a St. Louis company to replace a heating and air conditioning unit in one of its buildings. Why wasn’t the contract put out for bid? The Quincy School Board unanimously voted at its March 23 meeting to approve a proposal from…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated at 8:48 p.m. Wednesday. QUINCY — After agreeing to a four-year, $10.8 million contract in September to be the essential air service provider for Quincy Regional Airport, Cape Air notified the U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday of its intent to end passenger air service in Quincy. Andrew Bonney,…
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QUINCY — Charged in a November 2021 carjacking and home invasion in Adams County, Bradley Yohn entered Courtroom 2B in the Adams County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon determined to have John Citro removed as his counsel and represent himself. Instead, Yohn will return to court May 11 for a hearing on ineffective assistance of counsel. Yohn,…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup says he’s talked with Jonathan Lewin about the offer made Monday to become the chief of the Quincy Police Department. However, he doesn’t yet have an answer. Troup said after Monday night’s meeting of the Quincy City Council that he needed to speak with Barry Cheyne, one of the…
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QUINCY — After retiring in December 2019, Patty Maples has continued to follow what’s going on at Quincy’s City Hall. She was at home watching the April 5 meeting of the City Council when she heard Katie Awerkamp, a Democratic alderman in the 6th Ward, announce she was resigning her seat. “So I just texted…
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QUINCY — Two of the three groups that interviewed the three candidates for the chief of the Quincy Police Department did not list Jonathan Lewin as its top choice. Nonetheless, the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Monday selected Lewin, a 28-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, to replace Rob Copley, who is retiring…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners selected Jonathan Lewin as its chief of police during a meeting Monday morning at City Hall. Lewin, a 28-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, was selected ahead of Shannon Pilkington, deputy chief of operations with the Quincy Police Department, and Adam Yates, deputy chief of…
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Edward Bogdala, 42, for retail theft at 6th/Broadway on 4/17/22. Lodged. 128 Jeanette Soebbing, 35, for failure to yield left turn at 46th/Harrison on 4/29/30. 178 Michael Dreckshage, 44, for failure to reduce speed accident at 5th/Broadway on 4/29/22. 128 Aaron D. Agnew, 41, was arrested for Violation of Order of Protection. Lodged -122 Stanley…
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Dear MRN: Can you explain what 211 is? And why doesn’t Quincy have it? What needs to happen for Quincy to get it? 211 is an easy-to-remember telephone number assigned by the Federal Communications Commission to streamline access to health and human services. 211 is available on a 24-hour basis. It connects residents to a…
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