Muddy River News
CAMP POINT, Ill. — Hundreds of high school students from across the United States annually embark on an educational and inspirational journey to the nation’s capital city. Sponsored by Illinois’ electric and telephone cooperatives, 54 students departed Springfield by bus on June 14 to Washington, D.C., for a week-long trip of a lifetime. Adams Electric…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health recently re-certified Memorial Hospital as an Emergent Stroke-Ready hospital. Earning the certification requires Memorial Hospital to meet the standards to support better outcomes by providing early intervention to stroke patients. The eligibility standards include a dedicated stroke-focused program, qualified medical professionals trained in stroke care and…
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BEARDSTOWN, Ill. — Ameren Illinois is entering its eighth-year of a multi-year streetlight replacement program to upgrade neighborhood streetlights throughout its 43,700-square-mile service territory with more energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) streetlights. For decades, most streetlights in the United States have used high-pressure sodium (HPS) technology, which emits orange-yellowish light. Ameren Illinois started removing company-owned HPS…
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Kim L. Gip, 53, 826 York St. for Stealing at 5211 Broadway St. 122Allen L. Harrison, 36, West Point for Expired Registration at N. 28th St. and Broadway St. 179Zariah N. Lumpkins, 19, 647 Ohio St. reports on 06/29/2024 her 2013 Dodge was entered and assorted items were taken. 107Tonya S. Buss, 50, 1416 N.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council invites the public to submit digital images for an upcoming Photography Channel exhibit titled “It’s Raining Cats and Dogs.” To fit the theme, submitted digital images (up to 5) should feature snapshots of your favorite feline or canine —portraits, in action, funny, cute and precious. The images will…
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A boy was born to Brian and Virginia Oitker of Quincy at 3:31 p.m. June 21, 2024.A boy was born to Bryson and Sarah Jibben of Coatsburg at 8:57 a.m. June 22, 2024.A boy was born to Joseph and Brooke Dawson of Quincy at 8:42 a.m. June 23, 2024.A boy was born to Justin and…
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BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — A change in income guidelines means that the North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) can serve more disadvantaged people. The annual income limits under federal poverty guidelines for Community Services Block Grant programs were raised July 1. A single-person household which previously had an annual income of $18,825 could now receive…
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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. Kerry L. Fry and Sandy J. Fry of Versailles sold a residence at 112 N. Main…
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QUINCY — U-Haul Co. of Illinois, Inc. has announced that Save A Lot 469 grocery store at 1120 Locust has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Quincy community. Save A Lot will offer essential services like U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment and moving supplies. Normal business hours are 9 a.m. to…
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Haley E. Jenkins from Dylan Q. Jenkins on June 6, 2024.Juan M. Reyes from Raquel Davalos on June 6, 2024.Matthew Shad Richmiller from Sherry Ann Richmiller on June 6, 2024.Doreen G. McGartland from Roger D. McGartland on June 18, 2024.Mattie K. Tjaden from Jonas E. Tjaden on June 20, 2024.Courtney Watts from Roy Watts II…
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QUINCY — Some area residents who see Blessing Health providers for their healthcare have reported they have received letters from their insurance plans stating that their provider is out-of-network. Blessing officials said earlier this week in a press release those letters are being sent in error. As insurance companies work to improve their data management…
Read Full Article Cass D. Tasco, 34, Quincy for FTA OV Trespassing x 3 at 530 Broadway St. 148John E Lewis, 68, 1308 N. 2nd St. for Failure to Reduce Speed at N. 24th St. and Lind St. 122Ryan T. Brown, 50, 1804 Jersey St. reports on 07/02/2024 his 2017 Land Rover was struck while parked at 20th…
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MONROE CITY, Mo. — A Monroe City man was killed in an ATV crash on Wednesday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a 1999 Honda ATV driven by William C. Sweet, 48, of Monroe City was northbound when it was driven off the left side of Cincinnati Road, a half-mile south of Ariel Lane…
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QUINCY — The Jackson-Lincoln Swimming Complex will be the site for “Summer of Rhythm Night” from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. The evening will see the return of the West African drum and dance troupe Afriky Lolo, a performance by the Quincy Concert Band’s low brass ensemble and the Beat Arts Academy.…
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QUINCY — A series of three workshops will be held this summer, sponsored by the Safe and Liveable Housing Committee. The workshops will be held on July 18, July 25 and Aug. 1 at Vermont Street Methodist Church, 818 Vermont. Each workshop will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. Topics to be…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — There were some spectacular sinkings at the eighth annual Cardboard Boat Races on June 22, so the lifeguards at the Ronny Ferrel Hannibal Aquatic Center had a hard time choosing a Titanic Award winner. As the cardboard boats didn’t always keep them afloat, aquatic director Emily Hultgren said the lifeguards and staff…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Gardening is an activity with many rewards, said David Trinklein, state horticulture specialist for University of Missouri Extension. “One of them is the satisfaction of sharing your plant knowledge with others,” Trinklein said in a press release. The MU Extension Master Gardener program was designed to do just that. “Its motto, ‘helping…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri’s landowners, agricultural lenders, rural appraisers and others with firsthand knowledge of land transactions are invited to respond to the annual Missouri Farmland Value Opinion Survey. This University of Missouri Extension survey captures information on land transactions that have occurred in the calendar year, including those for cropland, pastureland, timberland and recreational…
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The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America hen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s…
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Photo Gallery: Noon Kiwanis takes kids to Saukenauk for day of swimming, boating, fishing and hiking
MENDON, Ill. — The Quincy Noon Kiwanis held its Ken Bigelow Kids’ Day at the Saukenauk Scout Reservation on June 29. Kiwanis members have been taking anywhere from 40 to 60 Salvation Army kids up to the camp for a day of swimming, boating, fishing and hiking for more than 25 years. Participants arrive at…
Read Full Article Benjamin L. Hull, 52, of Quincy for Stealing at 6th and Broadway. NTA 162Levar S. Davis, 24, 401 Elm for Suspended Registration, Driving While License Suspended & Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 6th & College. 161Crayton M. Rost, 26, 818 N. 8th, Apt 108 for Adams Co. warrant Possession of Meth at 5th & Cedar. Lodged…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man pled not guilty to multiple weapons and drug charges during a status hearing on Wednesday, and his case was placed on the September jury docket. Austin M. Schneider, 20, was arraigned in Adams County Circuit Court with Public Defender John Citro before Judge Scott Larson. Schneider pled not guilty to:…
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The following petitions for marriage were filed in Adams County Circuit Court June 1-30, 2024. Kelsey Lynn Mann of Quincy and Christopher Michael Tittsworth of Quincy filed June 3, 2024.Alexis Renee Landwehr, 23, of Philadelphia, Mo., and Isaac James Williamson, 22, of Philadelphia, Mo., filed June 4, 2024.Sherry Louise Rankin, 38, of Quincy and Kevin…
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently announced an expanded list of high-risk ZIP codes, increasing mandatory testing for lead exposure of children living within those areas. Added to the list this year are 148 new ZIP codes, representing parts of 60 Illinois counties, bringing the total of high-risk ZIP codes to almost…
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William Raymond (Bill) Eberhardt, passed away on June 15, 2024, at home in Hobe Sound, Florida, with his loving wife Beverly (Rohauer Weber) and son, Gregory (Ashley) Weber of Winter Springs, Florida, by his side. Bill was born to Archibald and Sally (Sarah Sersion) on April 30, 1942, in Dixon, Illinois. He is also survived…
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QUINCY — Christ Lutheran Church and Luther Memorial Church invite children and youth to SCUBA VBS: Diving into Friendship with God! SCUBA is for children ages 4 to 12 and will meet at Luther Memorial, 1210 Jersey, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 8-12. The first four days will be spent exploring what it means…
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