Adams County, Illinois
QUINCY — The West Central Illinois Task Force stays out of the public’s attention for most of the year. Members are assigned to the task force by their respective law enforcement agencies. When on the job, they typically wear regular clothes instead of a uniform, and they typically drive an unmarked vehicle. (They don’t even…
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Nathan Shake, 20, Quincy for Expired Registration. 113/147Anthony Forshee, 31, Quincy for DWLS and Operating Uninsured Vehicle. 152Jamie Johnson, 25, Quincy Suspended Registration and Operating Uninsured Vehicle. 161Christopher Brewer, 35, Quincy for DWLS and Operating Uninsured Vehicle. 152Gunta G. Prancane, 53, Quincy, for trespassing at 527 Broadway. NTA. 120Archer J. Harris, 18, Quincy, for suspended…
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PAYSON, Ill. — Family and friends have organized a Celebration of Life event for a Payson woman who was killed in an October car crash on Interstate 72 in Pike County. Loved ones will gather for Angela Wood on Jan. 20 at noon at 242 E 1150th St., Payson. There will be an outdoor, tented…
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QUINCY — Miss Quincy Scholarship Program officials have announced the contestants for the annual Miss Quincy and Miss Quincy’s Teen Competition, presented by Gully Transportation. The event will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6. The Miss Quincy Scholarship Program welcomes 13 delegates to the competition, which will take place at the Quincy Community Theatre. The theme for the event is “Long Live Cowgirls” and will feature…
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The following petitions for dissolution of marriage were filed in Adams County Circuit Court Dec. 1-31, 2023. Patricia Kay Heinecke from Roger Leon Heinecke on Dec. 1, 2023.Laura N. Sievert from Justin G. Sievert on Dec. 1, 2023.Heather L. Leindecker from Joseph L. Leindecker on Dec. 4, 2023.Janie E. Noble from Billie G. Noble on…
Read Full Article Lindsay N. Guthrie, 34, of 1240 South 6th for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident at 25th and Broadway. NTA 101James L. Masterson, 46, of 535 Adams for Operating Vehicle with Suspended Registration and Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 18th and Broadway. NTA 108Gunta G. Prancane, 53, Homeless for Trespassing at 527 Broadway. NTA…
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QUINCY — “And there is a time to dance. And there was a time for this law, but not any more.” — Ren McCormack from the movie “Footloose.” Nancy Callaway claims she is being discriminated against as a minority because she wants to open a Latin-themed nightclub at 428 Maine. Callaway and her husband, Keith,…
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QUINCY — After Quincy Police Chief Adam Yates finished swearing in three new QPD officers, Mayor Mike Troup asked the chief about the department’s manpower status. “This swearing in and these three officers puts us at 73 sworn officers in the Quincy Police Department, which for us is full-staff, which we haven’t been at in…
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The following petitions for marriage were filed in Adams County Circuit Court Dec. 1-31, 2023. Aaron Wayne Forbis, 37, of Nebo and Kathryn Leigh Sanderson, 27, of Pittsfield filed Dec. 6, 2023.Gabrielle Renee Cajar, 22, of LaHarpe and Colyn Kevin Cantrell, 27, of LaHarpe filed Dec. 6, 2023.Jennifer Lynn Lillard, 44, of Quincy and Ryan…
Read Full Article Earl Campbell, 33, Quincy for Aggravated Domestic Battery. Lodged 148/106Brandy Hickerson, 47, Quincy for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident. 184Amber Dunne, 41, Quincy for Operating Uninsured Vehicle. 144Anthony Coby, 19, Quincy for Speeding. 260
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QUINCY, Ill. — Dutton Ray Eugene Black was the first baby born in 2024 at Blessing Hospital’s Blessed Beginnings maternity center. Dutton was born at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1, according to a press release from Blessing Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds and 1 ounce and was 18 inches long at birth. He is the…
Read Full Article Christopher M. Will, 27, of 2403 Maine St. for Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle and Operating Vehicle with Suspended Registration at 8th and Broadway. NTA 161Brittany A. Tangman, 32, and Daniel C. Greshan, 24, both of Quincy, were arrested for Fighting in the 500 block of Grant Drive on 12/08/22. NTA 152Kristi M. Evans, 39, of…
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Marie D. Snell, 39, last known address in the 200 block of Marion in Clayton, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for possession of a stolen vehicle. Snell is 5 foot, 2 inches tall and 125 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. If you know where she can be found, call the…
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FALL CREEK TOWNSHIP, Ill. – A one-vehicle crash near the Marblehead exit on I-172 sent two Hannibal teens to the hospital and stopped traffic on the highway for 90 minutes Sunday night. At 6 p.m. Sunday, a Dodge truck driven by Carter L. Doran, 16, of Hannibal, was traveling northbound on 172 when the truck…
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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. Robert D. Warning and Sharon L. Warning of Quincy sold a retail establishment at 1104 N.…
Read Full Article Nicole L. Tournear, 49, of 2517 Cedar for Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle at 5th and Broadway. NTA 125Cory M. Turner, 31, of 1005 1/2 North 5th for Operating Vehicle with Suspended Registration at 8th and Adams. NTA 161Stacie B. Herpin, 42, of 420 South 8th for Expired Registration at 8th and Adams. NTA 161Madyson C.…
Read Full Article Andrew D. Harris, 33, of Quincy for Poss of Drug Paraphernalia, Poss of Meth (less than 5g), and Endangering the Life/Health of a Child at 706 Payson Ave. 108Marissa A. Pearl, 23, of Quincy for Shoplifting at 3700 Broadway. 178Byron A. Lewis, 44, of Quincy for FTA – Domestic Battery at 5th & Spring St.…
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QUINCY — Returns are rarely fun or convenient, especially in the rush after the holidays. Insider Intelligence predicts that U.S. retail returns will total more than $625 billion this year, and more than half of small to medium retail businesses anticipate they will receive more returns this year than in 2022. Stores have unique return…
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Blessing Hospital A girl was born to Josh and Sherene Inghram of Quincy at 6:17 a.m. Dec. 18, 2023.A girl was born to DaJanea Llyod of LaBelle, Mo., at 9:01 p.m. Dec. 23, 2023.A boy was born to Lorin Heffner and Alexis Rouse of Frankford, Mo., at 9:49 a.m. Dec. 24, 2023.A girl was born…
Read Full Article Brian L Logsdon, 28, LaGrange, Mo., Retail Theft at 4817 Broadway. NTA. 122Kyle D. Mayall, 26, Plymouth, Stealing at 5211 Broadway. NTA. 179Jeffery A. Horton, 32, Homeless, Quincy, FTA Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Retail theft at 5100 Broadway. Lodged. 178Melanie J. Hubbs, 22, Montreal, Mo., Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident at 24th…
Read Full Article Kyle Mayall, 26, of Plymouth for Stealing at 5211 Broadway. 179Charles Turner, 25, of Quincy for Uninsured Vehicle. 161Ariel Livesay, 33, of Hannibal, Mo., for Speeding. 161Hunter Emrick, 29, of Quincy for Speeding. 161Benjamin Hayhurst, 27, of Quincy for Speeding. 161Charles Turner, 25, of Quincy for Speeding. 161Ronald Bates, 31, of Quincy for Speeding. 161Cass D. Tasco, 33, Quincy, for Criminal…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man has entered a guilty plea to an Aggravated Battery charge for hitting a man in the head outside a Quincy bar, sending him to the hospital. Bryan Paden, 40, appeared with attorney Nick Rober in Adams County Circuit Court Friday morning before Judge Tad Brenner. One count of aggravated battery…
Read Full Article Paul A. Hendrain, 47, of Quincy for FTA OV Fighting at 8th & Payson Ave. Lodged. 112Gary C. Quenon, 46, of Quincy for FTA OV Shoplifting at 521 Vermont St. Lodged. 124Shawn H. Burkett, 45, of 635 Maple for FTA-Possession of Meth at 15th and Jefferson. Lodged 161Jashaud A. Williams, 19, of Quincy for Operating…
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QUINCY — Boy Scout Troop 1 will conduct its annual Christmas tree pickup program beginning at 8 a.m. on Jan. 6. Cost will be $10 per tree. This will be the only date for the program. People who want to schedule a pickup should call 515-635-5842 and leave a message with their name, address and…
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QUINCY — The Herald-Whig, the local newspaper based out of Quincy, announced Thursday it would only produce printed editions on Wednesdays and Saturdays, beginning Jan. 6. This move comes after the Phillips Media Group-owned publication announced in October a plan to continue to provide some subscribers a print product five days a week and some…
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