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Open houses Tuesday, Wednesday for former QPS maintenance building that will be auctioned on Oct. 16
QUINCY — The maintenance department of Quincy Public Schools will be the host of two open houses for people interested in buying property at 640 Jersey. This location housed the maintenance department before its move to the QPS central services building on North 43rd Street. The open houses will be held from 3 to 4:30…
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Shyheme T. McElroy, 29, Orland Park for driving on suspended and improper turn. NTA 181Jeanette L. Vowels, 43, 2225 N. 12th St., Apt. 108 for fighting. NTA 111Megan J. Woosley, 36, 207 Locust for burglary and criminal trespass. Lodged 124Brian C. Hamann, 51, Quincy for FTA possession of meth. Lodged 120Holly L. Tate, 47, 2418…
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Debbra Sue (Hessing) Dabney age 59, of Chatham, IL died Tuesday, October 1, 2024 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born November 11, 1964 in Quincy, Illinois a daughter of Bernard F. and Jane (Abel) Hessing. She married Gregory C. Dabney on June 1, 1985, in Quincy, Illinois and he survives. Debbra…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Parks and Recreation will offer two opportunities for participants to see bats at sunset at Sodalis Nature Preserve. Night hikes will be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 12, and Saturday, Oct. 19. Both hikes will be led by Gale Rublee, a nationally certified interpreter guide with more than…
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QUINCY — The Friends of the Log Cabins will host ghost tours at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at the Lincoln-era Log Cabin Village on Quinsippi Island. These tours will feature ghost medium Kae Blecha, divining the presence of those who once inhabited these 19th-century cabins. Assisting her will be Jodi Kamradt and…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program and the Hancock County Health Department are partnering with Quincy Medical Group to offer free mammograms to Illinois residents who are either uninsured or have high-deductible health plans. Eligible individuals are invited to visit Quincy Medical Group at 1118…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Dr. Yoon Hang Kim, chief wellness officer at Memorial Hospital, is a recipient of the 2024 Functional Medicine for All scholarship. Awarded by the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), this honor’s ongoing mission is to broaden access to functional medicine, particularly in rural areas. The Functional Medicine for All scholarship is designed…
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Muddy River News transaction information is obtained from Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration forms accompanying recorded documents. Dates provided may differ from actual transaction or recording dates. Further details may be obtained from the PTAX form or recorded documents. Winston Ray and Alisa Suzann Horton of Mount Sterling sold 48 acres at 1028 850 N.…
Read Full Article Samuel D. Schuckman, 18, 2637 Hillside Dr. for Stealing at 5211 Broadway St. 122Thomas O. Kurfman, 25, 513 Jefferson St. for Operating Uninsured at Gardner Expressway and Maiden Ln. 169Kaziah J. Cole, 42, LaPointe for stealing at 5211 Broadway. NTA 111Timothy W. Gibson, 50, Quincy for FTA possession of meth in the 2400 block of…
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QUINCY — A Mendon man was arrested Friday in connection with multiple recently reported burglaries. The Adams County Sheriff’s Department took a report on Oct. 1 of a burglary from Adams Fiber in the 4600 block of North 42nd Street and a theft report from Quincy Peterbilt in the 4100 block of Koch’s Lane. A subject…
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QUINCY — The cause of a Thursday morning fire at a Quincy home is still under investigation by the Quincy Fire Department. The Quincy Fire Department was alerted at 5:25 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, to a fire to a 1½-story residential home with a basement at 2902 Vermont. It was reported that the fire was…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Denise Damron, a child advocate from Hannibal, was selected to participate in the Kids Win Missouri Early Care and Education Leader Fellowship for 2024-25. The fellowship was launched in 2022 to give childcare providers, parents and caretakers across the state a voice in the policymaking process and a seat at the table…
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QUINCY — Happel Inc., Realtors’ Jan Smith, licensed in Illinois and Missouri, recently earned the Accredited Buyer’s Representative designation from the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council, highlighting her dedication to providing homebuyers with top-level service and expert guidance. Smith joins a group of real estate professionals who have demonstrated superior knowledge and skills in serving…
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BAYLIS, Ill. — High school students from more than 30 Illinois and Missouri schools honed their agriculture skills at John Wood Community College’s Ag Alumni Association’s 21st annual Livestock Judging Invitational on Sept. 20, at the college’s Agricultural Education Center near Baylis, a facility shared with the University of Illinois. The event was sponsored by…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College’s Fine Arts Department is presenting the “Haunted Hallway,” a Halloween exhibit, through Oct. 31 in the Heath Center Art Gallery on the Quincy campus at 48th and Harrison. This exhibit is free and open to the public Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to…
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QUINCY — Children ages 3-6 and their favorite doll or stuffed toy are invited to the Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences, 3609 Marx Drive, between noon and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, for the 36th annual Teddy Bear Clinic. There is no cost to attend the event. The clinic is designed to…
Read Full Article Matthew D. Miller, 20, Golden for Improper Left Turn and Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle at 48th and Broadway. NTA 101Larry E. Morrison, 75, of Revere, Mo., for Improper Driving at 1025 Maine St. NTA 178Stefan K. Crider, 67, 733 Lind for Operating Uninsured Vehicle. 135Isaax X. Lord-Pierce, 18, 205 S. 24th for Aggravated Battery to…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s music department choirs will present their fall concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday in the Connie Niemann Center for Music at QU’s North Campus, 17th and Seminary Road. QU’s Concert Choir, Chamber Choir and a cappella group Hawks of Harmony will present a variety of musical selections such as “Festival Sanctus”…
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QUINCY — In recognition of Fire Prevention Week Oct. 6-12, the Quincy fire department will hold a kickoff event Sunday, Oct. 6, in the parking lot of the HyVee grocery store on Broadway. The event will run from 1 to 4 p.m. Scheduled activities include a rappelling station from 1 to 4 p.m., a vehicle…
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QUINCY — Happel Inc., Realtors’ Tracy Whicker recently earned the Accredited Buyer’s Representative designation from the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council, highlighting her dedication to providing homebuyers with top-level service and expert guidance. Whicker joins a group of real estate professionals who have demonstrated superior knowledge and skills in serving the needs of homebuyers. In…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Riedel Foundation has awarded an $8,000 matching grant to help update exhibits at the Mark Twain Home properties in Hannibal. The plan is to enhance the visitor experience by adding more interactive elements that patrons now expect in museums. “Hannibal is so fortunate to have the George H. Riedel Foundation,” Megan…
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QUINCY — A motion for a substitution of judge was filed with the Adams County Circuit Clerk’s office on Thursday after a Quincy man facing two Class X felonies was given pretrial release on Wednesday. Matthew Steinkamp, 40, was in Adams County Circuit Court on Wednesday, Oct. 2, with Public Defender Kevin Bross for a…
Read Full Article Aaliyah L Hills, 23, 607 N. 24th for Possession of Stolen Vehicle and Criminal Trespass to Vehicle. 108Barnell J. Trass, 42, Quincy for Domestic Battery. Lodged 186
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Kansas man pled guilty on Friday to seven charges of child pornography and indecent solicitation of a child in Pike County and will spend 25 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Justin Lee Howard Richards-Olby, 22, of Wellington, Kan., appeared with Public Defender Rick Zimmerman in Pike County Circuit Court…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Science Center has been renamed the Ryan Center for Science after a dedication on Thursday at QU’s North Campus, 18th and Seminary Road. The Ryan Center for Science was made possible by a gift from Dr. Richard O. Ryan, Class of 1964, in honor of his parents, Orville and Rose Ryan…
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