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QUINCY — The Adams County CEO Board of Directors has named Curtis Sethaler as its new program facilitator. Sethaler will guide the upcoming 2024-25 class, which includes the fifth and largest group of students in the high school entrepreneurship program. Sethaler replaces Roger Leenerts who left the position after four years and accepted the role…
Read Full Article Martha Ann Jones Reich, 80, a resident of the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, Illinois and formerly of Mt. Sterling, Illinois and Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away at 6:56 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. She was born April 13, 1944 in Quincy, Illinois the daughter of Newton and Lois Price…
Read Full Article Brittany and Randy took time from slinging bier at Germanfest to ask people why they read, watch and love Muddy River News.
Read Full Article Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 968 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We’ve reached the 1990s in our five-part look at the best films in what we’ve labeled the modern golden age of cinema. Heading into today, I feel the 1980s’ offerings have been the strongest overall. Let’s see what the ’90s…
Read Full Article Services for George Ely Lane, 89, of Center, will be held at 3:00 P.M., Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Olivet Christian Church, with Pastor Steve Goughnour officiating. Burial will follow in the Union Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 1:00 P.M. until the time of the service at the church. Masonic services…
Read Full Article L. Wayne Pullman, 62, of Quincy, passed away at 9:25 am Friday, May 24, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Wayne was born November 4, 1961, in Quincy, IL to Robert Boernson and Mary (Pullman) Reinheimer, and was raised by his mother and his step-father, Lawrence Reinheimer. On July 26, 2000, in the vibrant…
Read Full Article Rebecca “Becky” Ann Morgan, 69, of Quincy, passed away at 12:57 pm Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. Friends and Family are invited to Becky’s Life Celebration at a visitation that will be on Friday, May 31, 2024, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at O’Donnell-Cookson Life Celebration Home in…
Read Full Article Sandra Mae ‘Sandy’ Meade, age 77, of Quincy, died on Friday, May 23, 2024 in the Emergency Room of Blessing Hospital. She was born on January 31, 1947 in Pittsfield, IL the daughter of Raymond ‘Jack’ and Alberta ‘Maurene’ (Buchannon) Smith. She married Daniel Meade in St. Rose Catholic Church in Quincy on August 12th,…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A former Chaddock employee is lodged in the Adams County Jail after he was charged with theft over $10,000. Detectives with the Quincy Police Department were contacted May 20 by Chaddock, which advised it had a program participant, a 20-year-old male, who allegedly had funds missing from his account. A staff member assisted…
Read Full Article QUINCY — During its regular board meeting Wednesday night, the John Wood Community College Board of Trustees received an update on the College’s Workforce Development Center (WDC) Expansion project. The 14,000 square foot expansion was supported by a $3 million Federal Economic Adjustment Assistance Program grant awarded to JWCC in June 2021. A ribbon cutting…
Read Full Article Following Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine College, Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Springfield Diocese responds in an interview with Andrew Hansen. Read Bishop Paprocki’s full column in Catholic Times: https://dio.org/catholic-times/god-bl…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Police arrested a woman on the city’s south side Wednesday night when they discovered a large quantity of cannabis, firearms and ammunition. At 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Police arrested Daeshawna Stanbridge, 24, at her 1130 Adams residence. During the search officers found copious amounts of contraband. Stanbridge was taken to the Adams County…
Read Full Article PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Pleasant Hill High School students and members of their community helped the American Legion put up 214 flags in the town cemetery honoring our veterans. They also placed a small flag at each veterans grave.
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD — Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officialsannounce criminal charges against Jason F. Christian, 19, from Roodhouse for Possession of Child Pornography (Class 2 Felony). On October 9, 2023, ISP DCI Zone 4 Agents initiated an investigation after learning a subject waspossessing child pornography on an online platform. During the investigation,…
Read Full Article Age is just a number, right? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 955 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Time waits for no man or woman, including the rich and famous. Here are some celebrities who have turned 70 this year, or soon will: For the record, I’m at least a few…
Read Full Article Garth Oitker, 79, of Liberty, passed away at 2:43 pm Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Garth was born November 29, 1944, in Quincy, IL to Robert Gail “Bob” and Mildred M. (Brown) Oitker. He was married to Ann Marie Klaas on April 30, 1966, in Quincy, IL. She preceded him…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The United Way of Adams County Community Building Council Poverty team will host a case management summit from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 26 at the Quincy Senior Center. The summit aims to bolster awareness and collaboration in case management within Adams County. Highlights of the day include Ryan Jude…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Two Hannibal men were charged with two counts each of receiving stolen property after their arrests on Wednesday. The 10th Judicial District of Marion County issued felony warrants Wednesday, May 15 on Cody S. Rickey, 33, of Hannibal, and Jeffrey L. Porter Jr., 37, of Hannibal. The warrants stem from a report was…
Read Full Article EWING, Mo. — A Ewing man is in the Lewis County Jail and faces fourth-degree assault charges. Deputies with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department responded to a 911 call on Tuesday, May 14, in Ewing. A female victim reported she had been assaulted by her boyfriend, who had fled. The deputies responded to the residents…
Read Full Article QUINCY — At around 11:15 p.m. on April 8, Quincy Police officers responded to a shots fired call in the 700 block of South 14th. The victim was not struck and reported that he and a second person were kidnapped at gun point after a home invasion in the 2500 block of Larch Road. The…
Read Full Article Gene East, 83, of Quincy, passed away at 5:40 am Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, IL. Born on April 17, 1941, in La Grange, MO, Gene was the cherished son of Bill and Wilma (Tuttle) East. His life was a testament to his strong work ethic, his unwavering faith, and…
Read Full Article With heavy hearts, we bid farewell to Gary Wayne Fansler, who passed away on May 8, 2024, at 8:05pm in Quincy, Illinois at his home surrounded by loved ones for his final breath. He succumbed from multiple health conditions and the most challenging being cardiomyopathy. He was born June 13, 1954 in Shelbyville, Indiana to…
Read Full Article Donald G. McNay 73, of Quincy, IL, passed away at 3:02am Thursday, May 2, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. Don was born January 18, 1951, in Quincy, IL to George & Hazel (Koenig) McNay. He was married to Linda L. (Jones) McNay on January 12, 1973, at Salem Evangelical United Church of Christ in Quincy, IL.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Mark Lawrence, who with his wife founded the 2X4’s for Hope charity, is scheduled to enter a plea next month. Assistant State’s Attorney Todd Eyler said Lawrence, 65, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court Wednesday morning and that Lawrence has tentatively agreed to a plea. Eyler said he could not comment on the terms…
Read Full Article Sherri Sue Mason, 65, of Quincy, passed away at 6:08 am Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Sherri was born May 16, 1958, in Hull, IL to Constance Sue Throne. She was married to Larry D. Mason on September 8, 1991 in Quincy, IL. He survives. Other survivors include her children,…
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