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From USA Today Some people in Missouri are dressing in disguise and begging doctors to not publicly reveal they’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine, a doctor said. Priscilla Frase, Ozarks Healthcare hospitalist, said patients voiced concerns on how their family members, friends and co-workers would react if they got vaccinated. “Nobody should have to feel that…
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SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) is calling for a full audit of the Pritzker Administration’s mismanagement of Illinois unemployment benefits system, based on a report released July 28 by the Illinois Auditor General. The Auditor General’s preliminary financial audit of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), and its failures with the Pandemic…
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Daily Dirt for July 30, 2021 by Steve Eighinger Another day, another three thoughts. This, folks, is Vol. 22 of the Daily Dirt: 1. The older I get, the more fascinated I become with birds. A few years ago, I began spending more and more time on our pack porch area watching cardinals, blue jays and whatever…
Read Full Article Stephanie L Carter, 32, Quincy, for possession of methamphetamine at 5th and Chestnut. Lodged. 131 Jessica L. Cross (30) 809 Adams, Quincy for domestic battery. Lodged 144 Archieona L French (31) 1005 N 5th for Disorderly Conduct in the 300 block of Cherry USC 135 Lawrence L. Goehl (59)- Neglect of owner’s duties -178 21-16868…
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SPRINGFIELD – Adams County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier”, is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important…
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2021-015044, 07/28/2021 @ 00:18:43, N 6Th Hill St, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 022 Benn, D J Entered By C61 Jaworski, J M Adult Involve Fail To Yield Emx Vehicle 07/28/2021 Adult Victim- Fail To Yield Emx Vehicle 07/28/2021 Adult Suspect Fail To Yield Emx Vehicle Administratively Closed 07/28/2021 Public Narrative Traffic stop N 6th St/ Hill St for no license plate. The vehicle failed to…
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Joshua R Crane (43) 300 Elm for No Valid Drivers License and Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 3rd & Vermont. NTA Sydney A Banta (25) Camp Point, IL for Operating Uninsured Vehicle & Expired Registration at 16th & Broadway. NTA Jerrod Smith (42) for FTA Improper Pedestrian Use of Roadway and FTA Retail Theft less than $300. Lodged Jayden L.…
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From the Adams County Farm Bureau:
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by Steve Eighinger Fellow baby boomers, think back to your formative years and how much fun it was growing up without cell phones and only two or three channels available on that primitive — and cumbersome — black-and-white TV set in your living room. We actually went outside and played, rather than staring at a…
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We’re getting closer to fall and the return of those garage sales and our favorite TV programs by Steve Eighinger Daily Dirt for July 29, 2021If you haven’t noticed, summer is rapidly leaving us in its rear-view mirror. That said, here are three items to look forward to as fall rapidly approaches. Welcome to the…
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by Melissa Shriver-Hackemack The Adams County Fair will be the site of one of the largest Pony Pulls in the nation as the fair enters its second day on Thursday. Pulling teams are expected from as far away as Kentucky and Louisiana to compete in this year’s event at the Adams County Fair. Pony Pulls…
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by Melissa Shriver-Hackemack MENDON – Jersey Hesse, 18, was crowned 2021 Miss Adams County during the Miss Adams County Fair Pageant. She is the daughter of Nicole Hesse, and Curt and Amanda Hesse. She lives in Ursa and graduated from Unity High School in May. Jersey plans to attend University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign this fall with…
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QUINCY — Jake Skrine’s home run in the bottom of the ninth briefly saved the Quincy Gems, but too many walks led to the Gems’ undoing in a 9-6 loss in 10 innings on Wednesday night to the Burlington Bees in a Prospect League game at QU Stadium. Skrine led off the ninth when he…
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Muddy River Opera Company returns to the stage with the World Premiere of the opera Helen this weekend at the Mary Ellen Orr Auditorium on the John Wood Community College campus. Helen is an adaption of Anne Brontë’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. This original opera was composed by Garrett Hope with the libretto by Quincy’s own…
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BLANDINSVILLE, IL- In 1851, George Foster arrived from Sturgis, Michigan, searching for highly productive farmland. Arriving in McDonough County’s Blandinsville, he found flat fields with excellent soils. The family story says that he rested his gun against a tree and said that it was the place where he would raise his family. Many of his descendants remain…
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QUINCY — Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha recognized 10 law enforcement officers at 2 p.m. Wednesday by for their dedication and outstanding work. Each officer received a State’s Attorney Challenge Coin, along with a certificate of appreciation, during a brief ceremony in Courtroom 1B of the Adams County Courthouse. The people recognized were:• Quincy Police…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council designated a home at 2200 York as a local landmark on March 29. A plaque presentation was made Tuesday by members of the Quincy Preservation Commission. The home, owned by Mike and Julie McLaghlin, is located within the Quincy East End National Historic District, which was added to the…
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