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Pedro Juan-Perez, 24, Quincy for Aggravated DUI, No Valid DL and Improper Traffic Lane Usage at 18th and Chestnut. NTA 130Angel M. Calvo, 20, Quincy for Operate Uninsured Motor Vehicle at 6th and State. NTA 130/108 ArrestMicaha J. Hess, 38, 1511 Madison for Stealing at 5211 Broadway. NTA 101George V. Robbins, 72, 300 Cedar for…
Read Full Article Kenneth L. Obert, 70, 3509 S. 36th for Failure to Yield Right of Way at 4th and Hampshire. NTA 128Orlando P. Williams, 51, 3200 N. 12th for Trespassing at 503 Grant Dr. NTA 121Jason W. Owen, 45, 633 Lind for Stealing at 501 Broadway. NTA 126Brittany D. Haubrich, 33, 2809 Southfield Dr. for Failure to…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Brenner Library will be the site of the Family Reading Night Open House from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Families are encouraged to bring children ages five and under. Attendees will rotate through different locations in Brenner Library and listen to popular children’s books read by QU early…
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QUINCY — Buy now, pay later is a service that many stores offer to allow shoppers to space out smaller payments on an item over time, rather than paying the full cost up front. Read the fine print before agreeing to one of these services. In recent years, buy now, pay later plans have become…
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QUINCY — Quincy City Hall and Central Services will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Both will reopen on Tuesday, Nov. 12, for regular business hours. The City Council meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Garbage and yard waste recycling will be picked up on Monday. Quincy Transit…
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QUINCY — Paddles for a Purpose, sponsored by Eagles Aerie #535 and Alps, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Eagles main building, 3737 N. Fifth. Doors for this event will open at 5:30 p.m., with bidding beginning at 6:15 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers. More than 35 items will be…
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QUINCY — Local author and historian Cleve Barkley will present a program titled Battle of the Bulge at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10 at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center, 639 York. The program is free and open to the public. Barkley will speak about his book, “In Death’s Dark Shadow: A Soldier’s…
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QUINCY — A traffic stop in Quincy Friday afternoon led to the arrest of two people suspected in a string of thefts and fraudulent transactions at local banks in the area. Adams County deputies were following a vehicle that had been identified as being involved in the crimes and made the stop at 41st and…
Read Full Article Dakota Rhoades, 26, Quincy for Retail Theft Under.Robert Gillaspie, 56, Quincy for Violation of OP. Lodged 107Kendra Hunholt, 47, Quincy for Fail to Yield-Right of Way.Liam Ackman, 18, of Rushville for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident. 122Dennis D. Wingerter, 57, 2217 Harrison for No Valid Registration and Operating Uninsured Vehicle. 144Larissa L.…
Read Full Article Matthew M. McKenzie, 48, 1603 Center for FTA Aggravated Battery. Lodged 124Thomas C. Gooding, 35, 829 N. 16th for Expired Registration. 146Russell J. Lyttaker, 44, for Schuyler Co. FTA Obstructing Justice. Lodged 144Brodie J. Bell, 39, 2800 College for FTA Retail Theft. Lodged 124Dallas J. Heiden, 22, Quincy for speeding at Gardner Expy. and Jackson.…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Phillip C. Mayfield, 35, who lived in both Quincy and Monroe City, Mo., was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Mayfield was indicted in June 2023 and convicted after a jury trial in June 2024. During three…
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QUINCY — Adams County Circuit Judge Tad Brenner has accepted a plea deal between the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office and a Quincy man charged with first-degree murder. Victor A. Weems III, 20, and his attorney, Matt Wayman with the Hammer Law Firm in St. Louis, and First Assistant State’s Attorney Todd Eyler appeared before…
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QUINCY — Blessing Foundation donors recently spent $45,000 on two LIFEPAK 15 Trainer Cardiac Monitors for students of Blessing Hospital’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) paramedic and emergency medical technician programs. These monitors, used by ambulance personnel in cases of suspected heart attack, replace 20-year-old technology and are the same machines used in many area ambulances.…
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The following petitions for marriage were filed in Adams County Circuit Court Oct. 1-31, 2024. Noah Kolbe Federoff, 23, of Quincy and Nicole Catherine Weiss, 22, of Quincy filed Oct. 1, 2024.Angelica Lacy Parker, 25, of Mendon and Ronald Keith Barnes, 27, of Mendon filed Oct. 4, 2024.Blaine Richard Wilson I, 29, of Quincy and…
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QUINCY — Quincy Artist Alan Starkey is showcasing his acrylic paintings, prints and sculpture in the Gray Gallery in Brenner Library on QU’s main campus through Thursday, Dec. 12 Starkey has exhibited his work at the Illinois State Museum invitational and completed a few sculptural and portrait commissions over the years. Starkey’s larger metal sculptures…
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QUINCY — An organization recently founded to offer rewards to help track down leads and eventually solve local cold cases has its first significant donation. Friends of Justice CEO Jack Miller said an anonymous donor has contributed $10,000 for information that leads to the prosecution of the person responsible for the 2019 slaying of Dennis…
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QUINCY — The energy of the Meadows conference room at the Quincy Kroc Center was boisterously joyful on Thursday afternoon, as dozens of guests gathered to celebrate the sobriety, resilience and tenacity of the Adams County Problem-Solving Court’s latest graduates: Several prominent community leaders were in attendance: Mayor Mike Troup, police Chief Adam Yates, circuit…
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QUINCY — Laura Oakman, clerk for the city of Quincy, recently earned the designation of Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC), awarded by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC), Inc. IIMC grants the CMC designation only to municipal clerks who complete education requirements and have a record of significant contributions to their local government, community and…
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The following petitions for dissolution of marriage were filed in Adams County Circuit Court Oct. 1-31, 2024. Steve C. Wittler from Sharon K. Wittler on Oct. 3, 2024.Emma P. Criner from Raymond A. Criner Jr. on Oct. 9, 2024.Nicole D. Richardson from Justin Escue on Oct. 10, 2024.Susanna Y. Williams from Michael A. Williams on…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup told the city’s Aeronautics Committee Wednesday that “multiple” airlines interested in taking over the Essential Air Service contract have reached out. In August, Troup wrote to the U.S. Department of Transportation and said Southern Airways Express, which has provided essential air service at the Quincy airport since Dec. 1,…
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QUINCY — The Illinois Secretary of State Mobile DMV will be at Quincy Regional Airport from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. Services available will include: The airport is at 1645 Highway 104.
Read Full Article Haley J. Koehler, 27, 701 Broadway for FTA Fighting and FTA Trespassing. Lodged 186Terril Phillips, 45, 222 Lind for FTA Aggravated Battery & FTA Conditions of Pretrial Release. Lodged 186Devin M. Doran, 39, Quincy for Adams County Warrant for Contempt of Court for FTA. Lodged 130Marissa M. Locket, 18, 2110 Rainbow Ln. for Failure to…
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QUINCY — The Blessing Cancer Center has again earned accreditation from The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, as the result of a recent survey. Blessing Hospital has held CoC accreditation since 1966. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards,…
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Blessing Hospital A girl was born to Richie and Natalie Evans of Quincy at 9:57 p.m. Oct. 26, 2024.A boy was born to Derek and Hilary Wells of Quincy at 4:57 p.m. Oct. 27, 2024.A girl was born to Ryan and Jacey Runge at 2:57 p.m. Oct. 28, 2024.A baby was born to Matthew and…
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QUINCY — With a voter turnout rate above 70 percent, Adams County residents showed up en masse this Election Day to exercise their right to vote in the general election. Some were more hopeful than others, but the overall mood of the day was that people were tired of today’s political climate. Unity was what…
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