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QUINCY — At noon today, the first customers were flying through the drive-through as Sonic Drive-In returned to Quincy after more than a decade absence. The 15th and Broadway location has hired 50 employees and continues to add staff. It will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. As cars passing on Broadway…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s Jay Hoffman has been named a National Athletic Trainers’ Association Athletic Trainer Service Award recipient. The NATA Athletic Trainer Service Award acknowledges NATA members for their contributions to their profession as volunteers. Hoffman has volunteered at the local and state levels and has been involved in professional associations, community organizations,…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan for pausing a scheduled automatic increase in the state’s motor fuel tax is facing opposition from several quarters, including engineering companies that design road and bridge projects. On Thursday, officials from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois said pausing the scheduled increase could have long-term consequences that…
Read Full Article MACOMB, Ill. — Twenty Western High School students competed in several different business-related testing categories against 10 other schools in a Future Business Leaders of America Western Area Conference at Western Illinois University. Twelve Western students placed first or second in their category, and another seven students placed in the top ten for their competitive…
Read Full Article MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Action Brown County has spearheaded many efforts in previous years to support existing Brown County businesses, including its BC Bucks Program, business marketing support and uptown Mount Sterling events that highlight local businesses. ABC now is using a grant from the Tracy Family Foundation to launch Brown County’s first business start-up…
Read Full Article TIMEWELL, Ill. — Jensen Woods Camp has been selected by local Hy-Vee store leadership as the benefiting non-profit in the Hy-Vee reusable bag program for March. Hy-Vee’s reusable bag program allows shoppers to give back to the community and the environment as part of the regular shopping routine. Every $2.50 reusable Red “My Heart” Bag…
Read Full Article Nikki Hoyt talks about fitness, wellness and running a business in today’s world. Muddy River News Business Spotlight is brought to you by Cason, Huff and Schlueter insurance.
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Medical Group is pleased to announce the addition of vascular surgeon Dr. Emad Zakhary to its team. Zahkary is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in vascular and general surgery and by the American Board of Endovascular Medicine. He has a doctorate in surgery from Cairo University and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Kohl’s is adding 400 Sephora locations in its stores this year, and one is coming to Quincy. The American department store retail chain announced Tuesday the list of locations that will add Sephoras across the U.S. this year. The Quincy store at 6100 Broadway is on that list. Barron’s reported the stores will…
Read Full Article CARBONDALE, Ill. — Regional architecture, engineering, surveying and geotechnical firm Klingner & Associates, PC, recently opened a Carbondale office. This location will provide and oversee a variety of engineering, architectural and surveying services to existing and new clients in southern Illinois, southeastern Missouri and western Kentucky. More than 185 communities in the past 10 years…
Read Full Article Dear Muddy River News: Can I get Fritos to go with my taco dip and chili for my Super Bowl party? I’ve heard there’s a national shortage. If you’re headed to the grocery store this weekend, the short answer is yes. You should have plenty of Fritos available in Quincy to snack on during Sunday’s…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Alan Balzer of Klingner & Associates, P.C., recently earned his professional engineer license from the Missouri Division of Professional Registration. Balzer is based in the firm’s Quincy office. He has seven years of experience providing special inspections and structural design for multi-story industrial and manufacturing facilities, port authorities, and water treatment facilities. His…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Historic Quincy Business District, also known as The District, is coordinating with several local small businesses for a “Shop Local Saturday” event on Feb. 12 to coincide with shopping for Valentine’s Day. The event aims to be a smaller-scale version of the annual Small Business Saturday observed across the country on the…
Read Full Article Karen and Andy Sprague from Kinderhook Lodge talk about the Pike County business and hosting hunters, weddings and business retreats. Business Spotlight is brought to you by Cason, Huff and Schlueter Insurance.
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri recently elected Lance Grady as its new board chair and welcomed Douglas Palmer and Julie Shepard to its Board of Directors at its annual meeting. Palmer is the president of Culver-Stockton College. “I am excited to join with a group of community-minded and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — ADI/Timewell Drainage Products will be honored as the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness of the Year and Bryan Schullian will be honored as the Larry Fischer Ag Educator of the Year at the First Bankers Trust Ag Banquet on March 8, 6 pm at Town and Country Inn & Suites. ADI/Timewell Drainage…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital will relocate and expand its walk-in clinic as part of a $1.6 million project. Illini Xpress Walk-In Clinic will move from 101 E. Washington to a new facility to be built on the hospital campus. The facility will include two drive-through bays similar to those at the Blessing Express…
Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Medical Clinic, 630 Locust in Carthage, now offers dry needling by Katie Ruebush. Dry Needling is used to decrease pain, increase range of motion and improve muscle function. Ruebush was trained in dry needling through “Evidence In Motion” for Level I and Level II Functional Dry Needling, which consisted of 54…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The City of Quincy is suspending its municipal electric aggregation program for 12 months when the current supply contract ends with electric meter readings in March. Residential and small business (defined as those using fewer than 15,000 kilowatthours annually) participants in the city’s program will begin receiving their electric supply from Ameren in…
Read Full Article Wednesday speech will outline plan to ease grocery, motor fuel, property taxes SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a roughly $1 billion package of tax relief measures aimed at mitigating the impact of inflation on Illinois consumers when he gives his budget address Wednesday. The “Illinois Family Relief Plan,” as it is being called,…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Medical Group recently added urologist Dr. Viacheslav Iremashvili to its team. Iremashvili completed medical school at Russian State Medical University and earned his doctorate in medicine from the Moscow Institute of Urology. He completed a residency in urology at Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami. After his residency, he went…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Ophthalmologist Dr. Senem Salar-Gomceli has joined Blessing Health System. Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, Salar-Gomceli completed a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus (crossed eyes) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She completed an internship in general surgery at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, in affiliation with Montefiore Albert Einstein…
Read Full Article BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — Spectrum recently announced the launch of Spectrum Internet, mobile, TV and voice services to more than 320 homes and small businesses in areas east of Bowling Green. Spectrum’s newly constructed fiber-optic network buildout in Pike County is part of the company’s approximately $5 billion investment in unserved rural communities, which includes…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that the unemployment rate fell 0.4 of a percentage point to 5.3 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by 22,800 in December, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and released by IDES. The preliminary report for November monthly payrolls was revised from 19,500…
Read Full Article MOUNT STERLING, Ill. – Quincy Medical Group started welcoming patients into its new facility, the QMG Mount Sterling Clinic, on Monday. QMG has provided care for Brown County and the surrounding region since 1996. Dr. Jennifer Schroeder said she hopes the clinic’s new home at 216 Pittsfield Road will further enhance care for local patients. …
Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital recently expanded the rehabilitative services offered to inpatients by staffing a full-time physical and occupational therapy team. Physical therapist Tonya Dooley, occupational therapist Chevie Lay, physical therapist assistant Rachael Woodside and certified occupational therapy assistant Mary Lou Sadler have joined the team to provide therapy services at Memorial Hospital. This…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Dr. Arshad Muzaffar, board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, now is seeing patients at the Blessing Health Center, 4800 Maine. The son of a surgeon, and a track and cross country athlete in college, Muzaffar thought he would be an orthopedic surgeon as a way to combine his interests in sports and surgery.…
Read Full Article John Wood Community College Workforce Development Center is offering an OSHA 10 Construction Industry training class which will meet two days: Wednesday, January 19, and Thursday, January 20, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day. The class is open to the public. No application is necessary. Individuals are required to make a reservation to…
Read Full Article Nominations due January 26 The Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the 2022 Agribusiness of the Year and Larry Fischer Ag Educator of the Year. Since 2000, the Chamber has given an Agribusiness of the Year Award to emphasize the importance of the agriculture industry on the stability of our local economy.…
Read Full Article We talk with Russ Gengenbacher of Landmark Solar about alternative energy and the incentives someone can utilize if they decide they want solar in their home or business. Muddy River News Business Spotlight is sponsored by Cason, Huff and Schlueter Insurance.
Read Full Article QUINCY – Farm & Home Supply has announced the company has acquired three Big R Stores located in Lincoln, Springfield, and Taylorville, Illinois. Plans are to turn the Lincoln and Taylorville locations into Farm & Home Supply stores. The Springfield Big R at 2804 N Dirksen Parkway will be temporarily closed and will eventually be…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce will induct two members into the Business Hall of Fame at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 19 at the Oakley Lindsey Center. “This year’s honorees exemplify excellence and have made remarkable contributions to our community on so many levels,” said Bruce Guthrie, President/CEO of Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce. “The…
Read Full Article MACON, Mo. — Captain Erik A. Gottman, commanding officer of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop B in Macon, recently announced Trooper Jonathan M. Conrad will be promoted to the rank of corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 6, which covers Clark and Scotland counties. The appointment is effective on Jan. 1.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Medical Group recently added Dr. Kevin Palka, who specializes in hematology and oncology, to its team. Palka earned his medical degree from the University of Texas-Southwestern and completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center/West Side V.A. Hospital. Palka completed his fellowship training in…
Read Full Article QUINCY — SSB Investment Services at State Street Bank recently added Blake Carlin as a financial advisor at its 4820 Broadway office. Carlin, a native of LaGrange, Mo., is a graduate of the University of Central Missouri with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, with an emphasis in finance, and a graduate of…
Read Full Article MOUNT STERLING, ILL – The Robert F. Tracy Mount Sterling Municipal Airport is receiving a $1.5 million state grant for taxiway improvements. The $1.35 million grant requires a $150,000 match from the city. It is part of the $45 billion Rebuild Illinois capital plan for infrastructure upgrades. About 100 airports around the state received $94…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Quincy Medical Group has agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims for medically unnecessary cardiac catheterization procedures performed by a physician who was formerly employed by the group. The settlement comes on the heels of a related settlement in August with Blessing…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Medical Group on Monday officially became a member of Duly Health and Care in Downers Grove, the largest independent, multi-specialty physician-directed medical group in the Midwest. Duly has more than 900 primary care and specialty care physicians and more than 6,000 team members in more than 150 locations. Quincy Medical Group’s includes…
Read Full Article TI-Trust has announced the retirement of long-time board member and Chairman of the Board, Donald K. Gnuse. Gnuse’s retirement will be effective in 2022. In 1956, TI-TRUST’s predecessor received trust powers and, in that same year, Gnuse began his work in banking and spent his entire 65 year career devoted to banking and trust services. …
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Tom Boland Ford recently had a special promotion for customers during October, raising $2,400 for the Life.Light.Hope cancer patient assistance fund at Hannibal Regional Hospital. The funds help local cancer patients of the James E. Cary Cancer Center and Hannibal Regional Infusion Center receive the treatments and resources they need during their fight…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Medical Group recently added internal medicine physician Dr. Priyanka Yerragorla to its team. She earned her medical degree from Zaporozhye State Medical University in Ukraine and completed her residency at Metropolitan Hospital Center in New York. “Internal Medicine is where we build a great longitudinal relationship with patients and their families.…
Read Full Article Court decision has no effect on vaccine mandates applying in healthcare settings or to federal contractors and subcontractors On Thursday, November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that establishes minimum COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for private employers with 100 or more employees throughout the United…
Read Full Article A major donor to the University of Illinois wondered what the heck was up. Robb Fraley, a top Monsanto executive at the time, emailed the dean of the agriculture college in 2018 complaining about a professor saying publicly that one of his company’s flagship products was causing widespread damage to crops. Monsanto was also a…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Jessica Peters, director of mental health and children’s services at Transitions of Western Illinois, was named the winner of the Williams Award during a staff meeting on Nov. 9. Usually given at the agency’s annual dinner, this award was given during a staff meeting due to the COVID pandemic. Peters has been…
Read Full Article Illinois’ sluggish labor market is driven by a record number of workers quitting their jobs at the same time there are fewer job opportunities than in nearly any other state. Even though an all-time record number of workers quit, Illinois was only No. 7 in the “Great Resignation.” Illinois’ sluggish labor market is driven by…
Read Full Article CHICAGO — The Illinois Office of Tourism on Monday announced 28 new small businesses, or “Makers,” have been recognized as part of the Illinois Made program. One of those businesses is Thyme Square Bakery & Cafe, 615 Hampshire. The program recognizes each business as a hidden gem for locals and visitors to discover, offering unique products and experiences…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Healthcare System is the host of a career fair from 3-6 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Hannibal Regional Conference Center, inside the Hannibal Regional Medical Group building. Hannibal Regional wants to fill a variety of positions, both clinical and non-clinical. “At Hannibal Regional, we deliver compassionate, personalized guidance that helps…
Read Full Article QUINCY — After working in the restaurant industry for 20 years, Rebecca Lee always had wanted to own her own restaurant. “It was just one of those dreams that never happened,” she said. Until now. Monday was the first day for Lil’ Abnors Omelette Shack at 938 Maine in the former Pops Pizza building. Lee…
Read Full Article When I write for Muddy River Vibe, it is usually about something that has piqued my interest and something I want to share with the general public. That is exactly what Jeff and Shelly Rasche do with their knowledge and skillsets of art, life, and good parties. They make it interesting, and they share it…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A yellow giraffe with polka dots named Flower Girl likes to play video games. Flower Girl’s favorite video game involves tractors with flowers. Flower Girl’s friend, a brown cheetah named Cheety, wants to come over to play video games. A red lion named Tiger also wants to play games, but Tiger’s sharp teeth…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois recently honored three businesses in the Quincy region with Torch Awards. A Torch Award is the most prestigious honor the BBB can present to exceptional organizations for their dedication to integrity and ethical business practices. “These organizations have truly joined BBB’s mission of advancing marketplace trust in an…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified Burkholderia pseudomallei, the bacteria that causes melioidosis, in an aromatherapy room spray. The contaminated product is the Better Homes and Gardens-branded Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones “Lavender & Chamomile” scent. The spray was sold at Walmart stores and online between February and Oct. 21.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Chariton Valley recently announced the completion of its state-of-the-art fiber network at Hannibal Lakeside Technology Park. The network will deliver 100 gigabit service that is essential for large-scale businesses with extensive operations. “Chariton Valley is proud of our partnership with the Hannibal community and to provide this valuable service to the technology…
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