David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County has curated thousands of documents and other physical items since its creation 125 years ago. Asking Rob Mellon what are the Historical Society’s most prized items is like asking a father which is his favorite child. He has a story and a love for each…
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QUINCY — Donnie Weinberg’s passion for bicycling now will help future bicyclists in Quincy. Family members sold about 60 of Weinberg’s bicycles after his death in May 2016, and on Thursday, the family used those proceeds to make a $40,000 donation to the Quincy Park District Foundation. Rome Frericks, executive director for the Quincy Park…
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Websites across the nation reported Tuesday night a man who makes regular sales visits to Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Mo., will be the next Bachelor for season 26. US Magazine, Bachelor Nation, Variety, E! News, Page Six, Life and Style Magazine and IMDB were among the websites reporting Clayton Echard is going to be…
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QUINCY — The Oakley family’s commitment to the news business spanned more than 120 years until the sale of Quincy Media Inc.’s newspaper, television and radio properties in February. The family’s commitment to Quincy University continues to flourish. QU announced Tuesday during a reception at Friars Field it has received a gift from the Oakleys…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Exchange Club’s annual Flags of Honor with 1,000 American flags will be on display through 2:30 p.m. Monday. The flags are displayed on the former St. Mary’s Hospital property along Broadway between 14th and 16th Street. The flags on display also are available for the public to be displayed in their…
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Pinch-hitting for MRN Publisher J. Robert Gough, MRN Editor David Adam talks with Randy Phillips of the popular local air band “The Maulers.” Phillips explains how the group got together in 1983, what a typical Maulers concert looks like and why Saturday’s concert will be the last one (well, they’ve said that before, but it…
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QUINCY — People accustomed to driving to work and doing their job alongside other employees had to work from home when the COVID pandemic started in March 2020. Many businesses shut their doors and told employees to set up shop at the kitchen table or living room couch. Eighteen months later, some people still work…
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QUINCY — Elijah Tarpein is much like many kids his age. At 3 1/2 years old, he wants a puppy, likes peanut butter milkshakes and enjoys watching YouTube videos. “He lives a life full of joy,” said Amy Elijah also is much different than many kids his age. He was diagnosed at birth with lissencephaly,…
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QUINCY — An amendment to the Code of Ordinances for the City of Quincy that would call for the mayor — instead of the three-person Board of Fire and Police Commissioners — to appoint and terminate the city’s police and fire chiefs raised a few eyebrows. The City Council chambers were filled for Tuesday night’s…
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QUINCY — A date has been tentatively set for the trial of a Quincy nightclub owner charged with one count of aggravated battery in the reported assault of a female student at Quincy University. Judge Amy Lannerd set the date for the trial of Steven W. Homan, 47, for Jan. 10, 2022. during a status…
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QUINCY — Samuel Kenwick, 40, 311 Elm, Quincy, was detained and after an interview he was arrested and lodged for the offense of Aggravated Robbery. Kenwick will appear in court Wednesday for a bond hearing. All of the money was later recovered. PREVIOUS STORY: A person of interest is in custody Tuesday afternoon, less than three…
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QUINCY — Motions for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against the Quincy School District and superintendent Roy Webb were filed at the Adams County Courthouse late Monday afternoon by an attorney representing three Quincy families. The motions were filed by Thomas DeVore, a Sorento, Ill., attorney with Silver Lake Group, Ltd., in…
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QUINCY — Jeff Butler may finally have found a place for his business. The Quincy City Council voted Monday to accept the Plan Commission’s recommendation for a special permit for an office and shop for a water and fire damage restoration service at 3120 N. 12th, formerly the home of Outdoor Power Inc. Aldermen will…
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QUINCY — Educators throughout Quincy are scrambling to put together plans to implement a vaccine mandate issued Thursday by Gov. JB Pritzker that must be in place by Sept. 5. All P-12 teachers and staff, all higher education personnel and all higher education students must be vaccinated. People who can’t or won’t receive the vaccine…
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QUINCY — You won’t be taken away in handcuffs if you choose to defy Gov. JB Pritzker’s order to wear a mask indoors. A mask mandate inside buildings begins Monday across Illinois. Quincy Police Chief Rob Copley said Friday education will the focus of his staff when complaints are lodged by the public about masks…
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QUINCY — Quincy Superintendent Roy Webb heard the news Thursday morning about the vaccine mandate issued by Gov. JB Pritzker. Now Webb must figure out how to implement that mandate. The vaccine requirement goes into effect Sept. 5. It will apply to “all P-12 teachers and staff, all higher education personnel, all higher education students…
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MENDON — Jessica Humke struggled to spit the word out of her mouth. “Yes.” Humke and six other members of the Community Unit School District No. 4 School Board voted Wednesday night at Unity Elementary School to follow Gov. JB Pritzker’s announcement this month that masks are required for students, teachers and staff at pre-K…
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QUINCY — The idea made complete sense. Gov. JB Pritzker’s executive action has protected from eviction any Illinois residents who can’t pay rent because of the pandemic since March 2020. Nearly 18 months later, local landlords are ready for the eviction moratorium to expire. “A lot of politicians on the state and federal level are…
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QUINCY — A Quincy construction firm is waiting for its day in court to collect more than $110,000 from Adams County in a dispute about additional work completed during the demolition process before the construction of the Adams County Jail. The suit, filed in April 2018, was scheduled to go to trial on Monday. However,…
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QUINCY — The fundraising goal of the Quincy Children’s Museum has changed … and it hasn’t. The museum board announced in May it had a fundraising goal of $150,000. That figure would be achieved by getting 50 people or families to make a minimum $1,000 contribution, as well as 50 businesses or groups to make…
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QUINCY — Jay Krottinger and Ryan Jude Tanner were so pleased with the work done last year by Fischer Builders during the remodeling of the Patio Restaurant and Lounge that they’ve teamed up to create a new company. Krottinger and Tanner, partners in Tanninger Companies, have formed Fischer & Tanniger with Meegan Fischer and Ryan…
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — Central’s teachers spoke. Central’s School Board listened. Six days after voting 3-2 to ignore Gov. JB Pritzker’s mask mandate for students, teachers and staff — regardless of vaccination status — the Central School Board reversed course Wednesday night. It voted 7-0 to make masks mandatory in all four school buildings in…
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Remember the scene in the movie “Talladega Nights” when Ricky Bobby is arguing with the owner of his racing team and says, “With all due respect” before makes a disparaging remark? The owner replies, “Just because you say that doesn’t mean you get to say whatever you want to say to me!” And Ricky Bobby…
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Classes started Wednesday without incident at several schools around Adams County as students followed state mask mandates in the Payson and Quincy school districts. Students arrived at Payson Elementary School with backpacks, school supplies and smiles hiding behind their masked faces. Principal Julie Phelan met families outside and greeted students. She gently reminded a few…
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QUINCY — Ron Kinscherf gets goose bumps when he holds one of his books. “The first time I saw the book with a cover, copyright page, (a letter of) thanks and the whole thing was (Sunday) night,” he said. “And I looked at Mary (his wife) and said, ‘I have a book.’ “It’s just so…
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PAYSON, Ill. — Chanse Barker grew tired of the fight. His “yes” vote was part of the 5-1 vote by the Payson School Board on Monday night to amend the Return to School plan for Community Unit School District No. 1 to make masks mandatory for all students, teachers and staff — regardless of vaccination…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Students who arrive at Quincy schools without a mask for classes on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday will be sent home and given an excused absence. Those absences become unexcused next week. Superintendent Roy Webb outlined the Quincy School District’s plans for dealing with students without masks in a Facebook post on Sunday. The…
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QUINCY — The news out of Springfield certainly made Kurt Stuckman take notice. Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, a Catholic preparatory school on Springfield’s near west side, announced last month its plan to freeze tuition through at least 2025. Tuition for SHG students for the coming school year is $9,650 per year. It was raised from $9,300…
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QUINCY — Roger Parker Jr., who claimed he grew tired of being bullied by Darrell “D.J.” Kelley Jr. and shot him to death on Sept. 26, 2019, was sentenced to 20 years on Friday morning in an Adams County courtroom. Parker, 18, pled guilty in May to one count of second-degree murder. He was 16…
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