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QUINCY — City Hall will be closed on Thursday in observance of Veterans Day and will reopen Friday for regular business hours. Central Services will be closed Thursday. Garbage, recycling and yard waste will be picked up on Thursday. Quincy Transit Lines will operate on its normal schedule Thursday.
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MARK TWAIN LAKE — Temporary closures for road maintenance at John Spalding Boat Ramp, South Fork Boat Ramp and Robert Allen Boat Ramp at Mark Twain Lake are scheduled between Nov. 8 and Nov. 16. Areas may be closed for only a few days during the dates noted. Drivers are asked to obey all traffic laws…
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QUINCY — Brenda Fleer, assistant principal for curriculum and instruction at Quincy Junior High School, was named as the winner of the 2021 Dream Big Staff Choice Award on Friday at an event at Flinn Stadium. The Dream Big Award is the Quincy Public Schools Foundation’s highest award. It is reserved for the person or…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Las Vegas man has been charged with first degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon for his involvement in a Nov. 5 incident. A warrant was issued Friday in the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County charging Jerome Gaston, 23. Bond was set at $100,000 cash…
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Just before 10 a.m. Friday, officers with the Hannibal Police Department responded to report of shots fired in the 300 block of Mark Twain Ave. One male subject involved in the shooting had fled the area before officers had arrived. Another male who was involved was contacted at the scene. Approximately fifteen minutes from the time of the initial…
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QUINCY — Free tai chi classes are held Tuesday and Thursday mornings on the first floor of the Quincy Senior Center, 639 York. A new class starts at 9 a.m. Nov. 9, and a seated tai chi class for less mobile people follows at 10:30 a.m. Tai chi helps with balance, strength, memory improvement and stress reduction — and it’s a…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — An Iowa man claiming he was lost was arrested Thursday morning and charged with possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine. Hancock County Sheriff Travis Duffy reports at the department received a motorist assist call at 1:45 a.m. Thursday. While on patrol, a deputy observed a vehicle on County Road 700…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton College Department of Theatre’s production of “12 Angry Jurors” continues tonight and concludes Sunday. The premise of the play focuses on a 19-year old man who has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. What appears to be an open-and-shut case quickly gains speed as one of…
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A Quincy man was arrested following a traffic stop on Thursday for an alleged unauthorized video recording. John Rokusek, 59, was arrested at 10:39 a.m. after he was pulled over near 14th and Jefferson. Rokusek is under investigation for his alleged involvement in the unauthorized video recording case, according to the Quincy Police Department. No…
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Nicholas L Salyer (51) for Fleeing to Elude an Officer, Operating Uninsured Vehicle and No Valid Registration at 54th & Broadway NTA 173 Andrew P Steinkoenig (18) for Failure to Yield-Left Turn at 12th & Jackson PTC 121 Shirley A Dieringer (93) for Improer Left Turn at 30th & Wisman PTC 173 Travis M Ross…
Read Full Article Shelby D. Wires (29) was arrested on a PC Ticket for Domestic Battery. Lodged -178 Chase Crossan (25) was arrested for Failure To Reduce Speed to Avoid Accident. NTA -175 Robert Wyatt (59) was arrested for Failure to Yield – Private Drive. Ranny G Gholston, 54, Quincy for trespassing at 1400 Harrison on 10/26/21. N.T.A.…
Read Full Article 2021-022417, 11/03/2021 @ 07:39:26, 4839 McMasters Ave , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Alarm – Burglar Officer Assigned 040 Hoebing, J M Entered By C73 Hodson, J S Public Narrative Alarm was reported at 4839 McMasters Ave. 2021-022418, 11/03/2021 @ 08:06:13, 3559 Stardust Dr , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Animal Complaint Officer Assigned 074 Stout, R L Entered By 2710 McCurdy, J E Public Narrative Animal…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Health Department will begin administering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 and older on Friday. This vaccine is administered as a series of two doses, three weeks apart. People should bring their insurance card. The immunization clinic is open on a walk-in basis from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.…
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For the second time in 33 days, WGEM-TV has terminated the employment of one of its male on-air anchors. Dylan Austin, anchor of WGEM’s 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts, was reportedly told Monday by management his services were no longer required. Ben Van Ness, vice president and general manager at WGEM, was asked by…
Read Full Article 021-022335, 11/02/2021 @ 06:42:35, I-72 Mark Twain Bridge, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Hazard Officer Assigned 019 Douglas, J E Entered By C52 Holley, B P Adult Female Compl. Traffic Hazard 11/02/2021 Public Narrative Traffic Hazard reported on I72 2021-022336, 11/02/2021 @ 07:48:46, 1412 Lindell Ave , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Crash – Leave the Scene Officer Assigned 035 Tripp, A M Entered By 2710 McCurdy, J…
Read Full Article Matthew H Middleton (32) of Quincy, arrested for FTA Driving While License Revoked at 715 S Front St. Lodged 136 Lodged Ricky W Morrison (62) of Quincy, arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order at 825 Washington and FTA Leaving the Scene. Lodged 136 Evan L Orr (34) of Quincy, arrested for Violation of…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital’s fitness center, Focus Fitness, will have a health fair event in celebration of its first birthday from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday at 103 Randolph. This open house will have prize drawings, giveaways and the opportunity for membership sign-up and renewal. The event will include a mini-health fair with a variety of…
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QUINCY — A Hannibal, Mo., man faces multiple charges after his vehicle crashed into a Quincy school bus on Tuesday morning. Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the intersection of South 48th Street and Payson Road at approximately 7:13 a.m. Tuesday. Upon arrival, deputies learned a Quincy Public Schools bus had been rear-ended by…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Brenda Beck Fisher will be the host of a beginning watercolor workshop session from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 11 the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. The workshop is designed for the beginner or for those who are familiar with the watercolor medium but are somewhat frustrated. Fisher will cover…
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QUINCY – Gail Simmons of Kalamazoo, Mich., was added in October to the Quincy University Board of Trustees as its newest member. “Simmons’ impressive background in higher education as a faculty member and executive will allow her to make many important contributions to Board deliberations,” Del Mitchell, chair of the QU Board of Trustees, said in…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Huckleberry Park pond was stocked with 400 trout on Monday, and an additional 300 trout will be added at a later date. Hannibal Parks & Recreation recently entered into a 25-year Community Assistant Program agreement with the Missouri Department of Conservation for the Huckleberry Park pond. The Department of Conservation provides 50 percent…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Medical Clinic Carthage-Hospital Campus will be the site of a COVID-19 vaccine booster clinic from 4-6 p.m. Friday. People must sign up online at mhtlc.org or call (217) 357-2173 to schedule an appointment. To qualify for this booster, people must: have received the Moderna vaccine in the past have had their…
Read Full Article Christina L Wilson (47) 715 S 15th for Expired Drivers License at Maine and Holiday Hills. NTA Keegan B Nesbit, 35, 4923 Anyka Ln, reports his laptop was taken from his vehicle after visting multiple locations in Quincy on 09/24/21. Quinton D Vahlkamp, 34, 1601 College, reports the theft of a cell phone and walllet from his unlocked…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred at 6:54 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot in the 900 block of Broadway. A male victim suffered a single gunshot wound and was transported to Blessing Hospital by private vehicle for treatment. The investigation is ongoing. No suspects are in custody. Anyone…
Read Full Article Erik A Burgess, 32, Quincy on an original warrant for unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon at 20th and Vermont. Lodged. 174, 148 Dylan M Test, 18, Quincy for following too close at Hwy 24 and Gardner Park Rd. P.T.C. 152 2 Gracey E Hickerson, 19, Quincy for improper driving at 3301 Broadway.…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Public Schools Foundation has created a partnership with local restaurants called “Dine to Dream Big” from Nov. 1-5 to raise funds for the annual Dream Big campaign as part of the larger “Week to Dream Big” campaign blitz. A portion of each participating restaurant’s proceeds for the day will be contributed to the foundation. The schedule is: Monday:…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man is in the Marion County Jail after he was linked to multiple vehicle fires. On Oct. 20th and Oct. 26th, officers with the Hannibal Police Department responded to vehicle fires at a business in the 300 block of Mark Twain Avenue. Detectives with the Hannibal Police Department investigated the fires…
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