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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Dot Transportation, Inc. (DTI), the trucking affiliate of Dot Foods, Inc., North America’s largest food industry redistributor, will be featured on the Lifetime network on Friday, April 29 on the show, “Military Makeover: Operation Career.” Montel Williams is the host of “Military Makeover: Operation Career.” The series captures the stories of veterans who have transitioned…
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QUINCY — The Quincy University Symphonic Band will present its spring concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 1 in the Connie Niemann Center for Music, 17th and Seminary Road. This concert is free and open to the public. The Symphonic Band will perform: “Concerto D’Amore” by Jacob De Haan “Among The Clouds” by Brian Balmages…
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Tony Christ (42) 215 Sycamore for Nuisance Abatement at 215 Sycamore NTA 131 Michael K Bradley (57) 807 Broadway for Petition to Revoke Probation at 5th & Lind Lodged131/147 Christopher E Starman (46) 1313 Spring for Speeding at 16th & Broadway PTC 147 Ralph F Venverloth (87) 2930 Riverside Terrace for Failure to Yield Private…
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QUINCY — Quincy Town Center has upgraded its gift card. The new Quincy Town Center gift card replaces the old Quincy Mall gift card and features a new-look card design. Gift cards are available to buy in denominations from $10 to $500 from the customer service booth of Quincy Town Center. Quincy Town Center gift…
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On Monday, the Hannibal Police Special Response Team (SRT) served a search warrant at a residence on Wauneta Place. Following an investigation by the Anti-Crime Enforcement Squad (ACES) into the sale of methamphetamine, police searched the residence and found what was believed to be methamphetamine. Donald E. Freeman, 44, of Hannibal, was then arrested and…
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QUINCY — Congresswomen Mary Miller (R-IL) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) will be in Quincy on Saturday as part of a “Defend the Second Amendment Rally”. Miller is running in the June 28 15th District Republican primary against Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL) as both were lumped in the same Congressional District following redistricting controlled by Illinois…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — There’s still time to apply to the Missouri Century Farm Program. The deadline has been extended a month to June 1. If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1922, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. To qualify, the same family must have owned…
Read Full Article Thomas Moore (31) 1435 N. 5th for Domestic battery. Lodged – 131 Thomas Moore (31) 1435 N. 5th for FTA- Domestic battery out of Douglas County. Lodged. Andrea Bigelow (19) 2962 HWY 96 N for Speeding. PTC – 135 Deshawa Wood (26) 930 N. 5th for Expired Registration. PTC – 135 Nicholas Salyer (52) was…
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PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — A Pleasant Hill man is in the Pike County Jail after he was captured by members of the Pleasant Hill Police Department and Pike County Sheriff’s Department on Friday after a chase on a minibike. The Pleasant Hill Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop at 5:19 p.m. April 22…
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QUINCY — Through a program started in 2005, Quincy Catholic families now are taking greater advantage of reducing school tuition through the Gene Grawe Fund than ever before. Fund organizers announced Monday night a total award of more than $320,000 for the upcoming school year. The 426 participating families will receive an average of $731.70 next…
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QUINCY — Ralph Oakley, Class of 1980, will deliver the keynote address during Quincy University’s 159th commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. May 14, at QU Stadium, 20th and Sycamore. Oakley is the former president and chief executive officer of Quincy Media, Inc., which operated two daily newspapers, two radio stations and television stations in 16…
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QUINCY — The astronomy club at John Wood Community College will have its first meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28 in room A021. The club formed in the fall of 2021, but coordinator Bob Weirather was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia a week after the first meeting and was hospitalized for about three months.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Area String Orchestra will present its annual spring concert at 3 p.m. May 1, in the Roland Fine Arts Center, 2800 Palmyra Road. The orchestra will capture Mother Nature and move us to the great outdoors with 11 nature themed pieces. The pieces to be offered by the orchestra are: “Ice…
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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. Information is believed to be accurate but is not warranted. Carl G. Crowder of Center, Mo.,…
Read Full Article 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. Information is believed to be accurate but is not warranted. Eric J. Stratman and Julie A.…
Read Full Article Ivannia Z Dethrow, 29, Quincy for DUI, Operating Uninsured and Improper Lane Usage at 10th and Madison on 03/27/22. Cash/ DL Rinaldo L Robinson, 51, Quincy reports on 04/09/22 three tires on his 2016 Chevrolet were punctured. Destiny E Shoop, 26, Quincy for an original warrant for unlawful delivery of a look alike substance at 6th and Harrison.…
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QUINCY — Concerts in The Plaza, presented by First Mid Bank and Trust with concert sponsor Shaker Hill, is set to resume May 6. All concerts are free of charge and will run from noon to 1:15 p.m., weather permitting. The concerts will be held in the First-Mid Bank and Trust plaza between Sixth and…
Read Full Article 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. Information is believed to be accurate but is not warranted. Stacy J. McDonald of Pittsfield sold…
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QUINCY — The Adams County CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) Class of 2022 will hold its end-of-the-year trade show from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. The open house-style event is free and open to the public. CEO students will be showcasing their personal businesses each started during the year-long entrepreneurship program. Adams County CEO…
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QUINCY — Michelle Zech has joined Blessing Health System as chief human resources officer, beginning her duties April 1. Zech has 25 years of experience in healthcare management, the last 12 in human resources. She comes to Blessing from the position of vice president/human resources business partner for AdventHealth Mid-America Region, based in Kansas City, Kan. The…
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More than 6,000 people across Illinois, Missouri and Iowa are awaiting organ or tissue transplants. Their fight for life rests on the willingness of others to register as organ donors. On Friday, as part of its observance of National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, Blessing Hospital held a special flag raising ceremony in front…
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QUINCY — Jack Driscoll is the recipient of the 2022 Bishop’s Scholarship to attend Quincy University. Driscoll will graduate this spring with honors from Mount Zion High School and will begin at QU this coming fall. In a press release, Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield said, “I am thrilled for both…
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QUINCY — Michael Keller, associate professor of English at Quincy University, recently authored the article “Murderous Masculinities: The Early Republic of Charles Brown’s ‘Wieland.'” The article appeared in issue 20 of the European journal Gender Studies, The Journal of West University, Timisoara, Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies. Gender Studies is an international, interdisciplinary journal that…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Medical Group recently added Cori Sheppard to its team at its Shelbina facility. Sheppard, who earned her nurse practitioner degree from Simmons University, has served in the medical field in a variety of roles for more than 10 years. In a press release, Sheppard said, “I had the pleasure of…
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QUINCY — Christ Lutheran Church, 333 S. 36th, will hold its annual garage sale from 7 a.m.-noon April 30. The church had held a garage sale inside the church for almost 10 years until the pandemic put an end to that streak in 2020. The church began a new run in September 2021. The church…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Registration is open for the River Bluffs Paint Out. Hannibal and Canton will be the hosts of the two-day plein air painting event April 30-May 1. Plein air events invite artists to communities where they capture the community by creating paintings outdoors and on-site. Painters will converge upon Canton on April 30 and…
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QUINCY — Three high school seniors recently earned two-year, full-tuition Presidential Scholarships to John Wood Community College. Winners of the ninth annual JWCC Presidential Scholarship Competition are: Kaitlyn Cox, a student at Pittsfield High School and a daughter of Jeff and Amy Cox; Mason Henry, a student at Brown County High School and a son…
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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Now that we’ve hit April, the gardening season is starting to ramp up. For many of us, that means getting back into the garden and weeding, replacing mulch and planting and dividing plants. If you don’t have a lot of space or don’t have anywhere to put plants in the ground and…
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