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QUINCY — The occupants of 3213 N. College were home when a porch fire started Sunday afternoon and exited the home safely. The Quincy Fire Department was dispatched to a porch fire at 4:12 p.m. A press release from the fire department said the first crew arrived on the scene at 4:16 p.m. to find…
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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. Mark W. Slater of Clayton sold a residence at 100 E. Marion in Clayton to Tri-County…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Dot Foods, Inc., the largest food industry redistributor in North America, is providing mental health care to employees and their family members covered by Dot’s health plan. Dot opened its nearly 5,000-square-foot Mt. Sterling Family Health Center (FHC) in 2020 in Mount Sterling, operated by Premise Health, the world’s leading direct healthcare provider.…
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QUINCY — Friends of the Trails will host its annual fundraising bicycle ride, the Terry Anastas Tour de Quincy, on Saturday, July 13, throughout the city of Quincy, starting at The Dock, 1021 Bonansinga Drive. The Tour de Quincy is a family friendly fundraising recreational bike ride named in honor of Anastas, a longtime Friends…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — After 11 years and 10 seasons, Joe Anderson has stepped down as executive director for Bluff City Theater. He will assume a board role and continue to focus on fundraising and grant writing. Jayme Brown, who has served as production manager since 2021, took on the title of artistic director effective July…
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QUINCY — Homeward Bound Waggin, Inc., will hold Dog Days of Summer from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at the Quincy Town Center. Activities for your dog throughout the day will be a Doggie Dash, Dachshund Derby Plus, dog games and paw painting. Enter your dachshund, puppies, rookies and mixed breed in…
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QUINCY — A 21-year-old Quincy man is in the Adams County Jail facing two felony charges after a shooting incident Saturday afternoon. Alan C. Pacheco was taken into custody and has been charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony punishable for between five and 15 years in the Illinois Department of…
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QUINCY — Area Catholics can commemorate the 127th anniversary of the death of Father Augustine Tolton — who grew up in Quincy, ministered in Quincy and is buried in Quincy — by participating in a Eucharistic pilgrimage procession and prayers for his beatification and canonization on Tuesday. Father Tolton is recognized as the first Black priest…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, July 6, 2024 Don’t look now, but football season is right around the corner. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 996 of The Daily Dir 1. Summer movies are often special and wind up as classics. That’s not an accident. At some point, movie studios decided to save most…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The July/August Art for the Health of It exhibit at the Hannibal Arts Council’s satellite gallery within Blessing Health Hannibal features works by artist Brenda Benson. Benson was born and raised in Hannibal and now lives in Monroe City. She taught art for 26 years in public schools. Upon her retirement, Benson…
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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…
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. 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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