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PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Chief Deputy Zack Orr, chief deputy with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department, conducted a traffic stop at 8:54 p.m. May 17 in the 300 block of South Main in Pleasant Hill on a gray 2009 Toyota passenger car. After an investigation, Sarah J. Shawgo, 42, of Havana was arrested on the…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Astronomy Club will be presenting a lecture on “Exoplanets: Worlds Beyond Our Solar System” at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at John Wood Community College in Room D022/023. The lecturer, will be Randy Wolfmeyer, astronomy professor at John Wood. Exoplanets are planets that orbit other stars in other solar systems. First…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — To alleviate the financial burden of cancer treatment, the American Cancer Society recently awarded a $10,000 transportation grant to Hannibal Regional Healthcare System. The grant is one of 380 transportation grants totaling $6.2 million awarded to health systems nationwide. The funding will allow health systems to provide eligible patients an estimated 577,350 rides…
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Fifth-generation family farm from Rushville places first in High Times Hemp Cup national competition
RUSHVILLE, Ill. — Stoney Branch, a fifth-generation family farm in Rushville, recently won first place in the High Times Hemp Cup’s flower and pre-roll category for their CBD hemp strain, Blueberry Waffles. In a press release, co-founder and cultivation director Justin Ward, said, “Our small family operation has worked diligently over the last four years…
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Contessa M. McNair (28) for Child Neglect, lodged 186 Taylor A. Bayles (27) Quincy, Illinois FTA Aggravated Battery, lodged 148 Ryan D. Johnson (38) Quincy, Illinois FTA Domestic Battery, DWLR, Unlawful Use of Account, lodged 101 Thomas R. Young (55) Quincy, Illinois for FTA Criminal Damage, lodged, 180 107 Troy L. Hodges (27) Quincy, Illinois…
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QUINCY — The Salvation Army Quincy Area Command will have change in leadership beginning June 28. Capts. Rich and Linnea Forney, serving as corps officers in Elgin, will replace Majs. Trevor and Shelly McClintock as The Salvation Army Quincy Area Command Leaders and Senior Kroc Officers. The McClintocks have received appointments as divisional commanders at…
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QUINCY — Miss Quincy 2023 Shelby Rose recently recognizing Foster Care Awareness Month by donating 168 24-hour notice bags to foster children served by Chaddock Foster and Adoption Services. Rose and a team of volunteers filled the bags on Saturday, May 20, at Chaddock. The duffel bags were filled with hygiene items and other essentials…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — An Arkansas woman is dead and a Palmyra teenager is in serious condition after a crash on U.S. 61 Monday night five miles north of Hannibal. A report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows a 2023 Mazda, driven by Lori Cumpston, 51, of Fayetteville, Ark., was going to the wrong way…
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QUINCY — Physical therapist KJ Whittaker has joined the staff of XCEL Physical Therapy, 804 State. Whittaker has more than 26 years of experience and has worked in west central Illinois and northeast Missouri since 2003. Whittaker treats patients with all diagnoses related to physical therapy. He specializes in outpatient orthopedics with a focus on…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Oakley School of Business held an awards ceremony on May 2 in the Hall of Fame Room in the QU Health and Fitness Center. The program featured comments from Brian McGee, QU president, and Cynthia Haliemun, dean of the Oakley School of Business. Faculty in the Oakley School of Business presented…
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QUINCY — Quincy Art Center is offering 19 classes this summer for children and adults, including loom weaving, knitting, “The Art of Dominoes,” acrylic painting and more. The Art Center summer class schedule kicks off during the second week of June with “More Than Plain Weave: Methods in Loom Weaving” for high school students and…
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Mandi V Higgins (46) of Quincy, reports the theft of her license plate from her 1997 Ford Mustang while it was parked at 1031 Vermont. 178 Logan M. Wand (21) of 2851 Elm for Operating Motorcycle on One Wheel at 12th and Harrison. PTC 161 Eric E. Vahle (47) of 918 Jersey for PTR-DWLR at…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man has been arrested and charged with first-degree assault and second-degree murder in connection with the Jan. 25 death of Taurean Snoddy. Robert J. O’Connell, 36, was arrested Friday, May 19 by detectives with the Hannibal Police Department on a warrant issued by the 10th Judicial District of Marion County. O’Connell…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal and Canton recently were the sites for the River Plains Paint Out, a two-day plein air painting event involving 18 different area, regional and Midwest artists. Plein air artists captured each community by creating works outdoors and on-site. After a full day of creating original works of art, the finished pieces…
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Blessing Hospital A boy was born to Skip Goughnour and Jessica Abrego of Quincy at 12:06 a.m. May 13, 2023.A girl was born to Brandon and Alexis Ussery of Versailles at 10:55 a.m. May 13, 2023.A boy was born to Trevor Stabler and Emery Hernandez of Quincy at 4:52 p.m. May 13, 2023.A boy was…
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QUINCY — Area men are invited to start their day in a healthy way on Thursday, June 22, by participating in a no-cost men’s health screening at Blessing Hospital. A reservation between 7 and 9 a.m. will be required. Reservations can be made beginning Monday, May 22, by calling 217-277-5000, or going online to events.blessinghealth.org.…
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QUINCY — The Gem City Breakfast Kiwanis held its annual Grant Day ceremony at the Kiwanis Shelter in Lincoln Park on May 19. Dan Conboy, chair of the Grant Day committee, presented awards to 23 recipients from Quincy and the nearby area totaling $17,579 — the largest Grant Day total to date. All grants assist…
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Muddy River News, along with WGEM-TV and The Quincy Herald-Whig, are working together to obtain access to court proceedings and filings involving the Timothy Bliefnick murder trial. The media is unified that this information should be accessible to our readers and viewers not someday, but now. Judge Robert Adrian took the matter under advisement and…
Read Full Article Tyler J. Rubison, 18, Quincy, for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident at 24th Street on 5/19/23. PTC 151 Dashon McBride,26, Quincy, fro FTA Aggravated Domestic Battery/Pregnant/Handicapped. Lodged 112 Alicia Harvey,39, Quincy, for FTA Leaving the Scene and FTA- Shoplifting. Lodged 112 Zakery M Wittler 207 E Edwards for Expired Registration at 12th…
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QUINCY — Quincy Community Theatre recently announced the cast of its upcoming student theatre production, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” in QCT’s lab theatre June 15-18. This will mark the fourth production in Quincy Community Theatre’s 2023 season, celebrating the theatre’s 100th year as a performing arts institution. “The course of true love never did run…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Congressman Sam Graves recently announced the winners of the annual Sixth Congressional District Art Competition. Kaitlyn Spence of Monroe City High School was awarded first place in the competition for her piece titled “Indefinite.” In a press release, Graves said, “Our young artists in north Missouri have once again submitted some…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A resurfacing project located on Route Z in Lewis County, from Missouri Route 16 near Monticello to Route V, is expected to begin Monday, May 22. The $2,471,600 contract was awarded to W.L. Miller Company of Hamilton, Ill. The contract includes an additional resurfacing project located on Route EE in Clark County…
Read Full Article Felicia Reed, 36, of Quincy for warrant Forgery. Lodged 112 Macayla Lawton-Hufford, 26, of Quincy for warrant Poss of Meth. Lodged 112 Tyler J. Kelley (23) of 1228 South 23rd for Expired Registraton at 27th and College. PTC 120 Jacob Griffin reported his 20 Jeep entered and a knife was stolen on 5/15 120 Raven…
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LIBERTY, Ill. — Liberty Elementary School recently participated in Book Blast, a program that helps schools/students raise money for books to help increase home libraries. Every student is guaranteed at least one book through this program. Students in pre-K through sixth grade opened their packages of books on Thursday, May 18. They raised enough money to buy…
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