Adams County, Illinois
QUINCY — The investiture of Christopher W. Pratt as an at-large circuit judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit will be at 1 p.m. June 10 at the Adams County Courthouse. Pratt will assume his duties that day. Pratt was born and raised in Adams County. He attended St. Peter School, Quincy Notre Dame and Quincy…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — The Adams County CEO Board of Directors has named Curtis Sethaler as its new program facilitator. Sethaler will guide the upcoming 2024-25 class, which includes the fifth and largest group of students in the high school entrepreneurship program. Sethaler replaces Roger Leenerts who left the position after four years and accepted the role…
Read Full Article 
Devan M Clayton, 22, Pittsfield for a Pike County IL warrant for petition to revoke at 36th and Broadway. Lodged 161Zechariah Wigfall, 39, Quincy, for a DOC warrant in the 400 block of College. Lodged 124John E. Smith, 47, Quincy for FTA driving while license suspended in the 700 block of Payson. Lodged 124Devan M.…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — The Gem City Breakfast Kiwanis recently held its annual Grant Day ceremony at the Kiwanis Shelter in Lincoln Park. Pat Bauer, Grant Day committee chair, presented awards to 34 recipients from Quincy and the nearby area. The grants totaled $24,724.90 for the largest Grant Day total to date. All grants awarded were to…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — The Muddy River Opera Company is asking the community for volunteer support for the upcoming production of Giuseppe Verdi’s beloved opera, “La Traviata,” to be performed on June 28 and 30. Volunteers are needed to assist in various roles, including: Volunteers can find more information and sign up at muddyriveropera.org/volunteer. Since all Muddy…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — Holly Henze is anxious to take over a felony criminal court docket again, but this time it will be from a different perspective. After working in the Adams County Public Defender’s office from 2003 to 2016, Henze has handled the family/divorce docket in Adams County since July 2016 when she became a judge…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — The annual Juneteenth Community Celebration returns to Quincy for its third year, with First Baptist Church as the host. Events will be held throughout the city June 8-16. The theme for this year’s event is Celebrating Freedom, kicking off with the Juneteenth community picnic at Moorman Park at noon on Saturday, June 8.…
Read Full Article Robert Gallaher, 54, 401 Locust St. for Failure to Register-Violent Offender Against Youth. Lodged 140Bellamie Frasier, 41, 436 E Bennett St., Salem for failure to yield-left turn at 14th and State. NTA 169Norman S. Oglesby, 27, Quincy for aggravated battery, criminal damage to property and resisting or obstructing a peace officer in the 900 block…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — Sports fans have a lot to appreciate right now with the baseball, UFL and soccer seasons in full swing – but be on the lookout for counterfeits and scams when buying tickets. There’s plenty of team spirit to go around this spring and summer, and buying online is the easiest way for many…
Read Full Article 
MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Dot Foods, Inc., based in Mount Sterling, recently donated 13 drones to 13 west-central Illinois schools and school districts. This donation is part of Dot’s Focus on STEAM initiative, which aims to provide area school districts with the tools and education necessary to establish science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM)…
Read Full Article Rex E. Derksen, 38, Quincy for vandalism and trespassing in the 200 block of N. 12th. NTA 110/144Kimberly A. Brown, 19, 300 Locust for Domestic Battery at 1238 N. 12th. Lodged 146Adam C. Richmiller, 48, 920 Monroe for No Valid Registration & Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 12th & College. 132Adam Richmiller, 48, 920 Monroe for…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department recently was recognized for excellence in policy management and training in 2023 by Lexipol, the nation’s leading provider of policy, training and wellness support for first responders and public servants. The Lexipol Connect program tracks QPD’s performance on five metrics proven to measure success in policy management. The Quincy…
Read Full Article Nicholas D. Whitiker, 40, Quincy for Violate Pretrial Release and Resisting a Peace Officer. Lodged 108Faith A. Gaff, 20, Canton, Mo., for Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 10th & Broadway. 161Harley D. Foster, 30, Homeless for FTA Possession of Meth and a new charge of Resisting at 12th & Locust. Lodged 161Donald R. Owens, 38, 1907…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — Lacy Nichols, neonatal nurse practitioner, has joined the staff of Blessing Hospital’s Blessed Beginnings birth center. A neonatal nurse practitioner specializes in caring for preterm and full-term newborns from birth through 28 days of life. One in ten babies in the United States is born prematurely, according to the March of Dimes. Prematurity…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — Bills of indictment were filed Thursday against two men lodged in the Adams County Jail, but the debate continues over how the Pretrial Fairness Act, also known as the Safe-T Act, is being interpreted in Adams County. The arraignments of Kareun Brewer, 21, of Springfield and Latwaon McCray, 42, of Quincy were delayed…
Read Full Article Abigail L. Sibbing, 18, Quincy for Theft from Coin Operated Machine. NTA 104Matthew C. Schroder, 38, Quincy for Criminal Damage and FTA Trespassing. Lodged 128Laura J. Huff, 51, Quincy for DWLR and Operate Uninsured Motor Vehicle. NTA 108Brandon J. Lewis Cain, 27, for FTA Trespassing. Lodged 135Steven E. Fielding, 45, 5122 E. Paradise for Expired…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — A Phoenix, Ariz., man was arrested Thursday after an attempted first-degree murder warrant was issued. Detectives with the Quincy Police Department recently developed information that led them to believe Jayshon A. Levy, 21, was in the Phoenix area. Detectives and members of the West Central Illinois Task Force traveled Wednesday, May 29, to…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — The mother of a 13-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted last September said nothing could prepare her for how to write or read a victim impact statement. “Where do you start when nobody prepares you to find your child, running from the woods screaming and crying, ‘He’s coming, and he has a knife.…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — The Illinois State Military Museum’s Armed Forces Day Military Vehicle Show on May 18 included a special presentation by veterans of the Quincy-based 126th Supply and Services Co. at the museum in Springfield. The unit was the only Illinois Army National Guard unit to deploy to Vietnam. The unit deployed in September 1968…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — Blessed Sacrament School, 1115 S. Seventh, will offer free lunches to all children up to age 18 beginning Monday, June 3, and continuing through Friday, Aug. 2. Serving time will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday from the school entrance in the alley off Eighth Street between the school…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY— John Wood Community College celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony for its Workforce Development Center (WDC) expansion project on Wednesday at the WDC, located at 2710 North 42nd Street in Quincy. The expansion added 14,170 square feet to JWCC’s WDC facility, including a new Truck Driver Training addition, expanded space for HVAC and business and…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — The Quincy Plan Commission voted Wednesday night to recommend approval of a special permit for a planned development to allow for the construction of a multi-tenant commercial development at 200-208 N. 12th and 1215 Hampshire. The development now goes to the Quincy City Council for its approval and for an ordinance to be…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — Germanfest, the Quincy Sister City Commission’s annual event, will return to Quincy May 31 and June 1. This free family event celebrates Quincy’s German roots with music, food, drinks and more in Quincy’s South Park. Hours are 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday. Germanfest will feature two German…
Read Full Article Faith A. Neal, 21, 2206 Chestnut for Vandalism. NTA 146Phillip Carlstrom, 39, 608 S. 16th St. for disobeying stop sign at 20th and Oak. NTA 122Terric M. Hardiman, 39, 1251 Maine for Suspended Registration and Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 3rd & Lind. 120Jacob R. Gould, 21, 1220 S. 19th for Failure to Report Accident at…
Read Full Article 
Blessing Hospital A boy was born to Jeam-Luc AP Logan and Ava Ashcraft of Mt. Sterling at 2:04 p.m. May 21, 2024.A girl was born to KayLea McGuire of Clarksville, Mo., at 12:23 p.m. May 22, 2024.A girl was born to Tyler and Alyssa Moore of Winchester at 11:45 p.m. May 22, 2024.A boy was…
Read Full Article January 12, 2025
MRN THIS WEEK: UNITED WAY COMMUNITY NEEDS
Obituaries
Current Weather
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI