Brown County, Illinois
BROWN COUNTY, Ill. — Following the success of the inaugural Brown County Start-Up Competition in 2022, Action Brown County, with the support of the Tracy Family Foundation, has announced the second edition of this initiative aimed at fostering local entrepreneurship. This competition seeks to empower aspiring business owners who have explored various ideas but have…
Read Full Article MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — The Mount Sterling Park District recently had a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction of upgrades to the Joel Oliver Memorial Pool. The Park District received a $400,000 state grant through the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development program, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. OSLAD grants can provide up…
Read Full Article MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — A Mount Sterling man charged with three felonies for smuggling drugs and a cellphone into the Mount Sterling prison was sentenced Wednesday to four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections and three years of probation. Brown County State’s Attorney Michael Hill said the sentence for Joshua D. Havens, 49, imposed…
Read Full Article FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — A Mount Sterling, Ill., man who was charged in March 2023 with attempted homicide pled no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge earlier this week. Seth Beavers, 34, appeared in Okaloosa County Circuit Court on Monday before Judge Terrance Ketchel for what was scheduled to be a pretrial conference. Court…
Read Full Article MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — The Tracy Family Foundation and Mount Sterling Community Center YMCA are the hosts of the fourth annual Brown County Comedy Night on Saturday, Oct. 19. This year’s event, featuring performances by Marty Simpson and Sean Reynolds, will be held in the Brown County High School auditorium. The event is appropriate for…
Read Full Article MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — The National Alliance on Mental Illness West Central Illinois (NAMI WCI) affiliate will hold its first Family Support Group Tuesday, Aug. 20 at the Brown County (Mount Sterling) Public Library. The support group will be held on the third Tuesday of every month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the library.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — John Wood Community College recently honored 22 certified nursing assistant (CNA) graduates from Quincy, Pittsfield and Mount Sterling recently. CNAs provide personal assistance for patients with a wide array of daily activities. They strive to meet the physical, emotional and social needs of people they care for every day. JWCC Quincy campus graduates…
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. Brown County Public Library District of Mount Sterling sold a lot at 101 W. North in…
Read Full Article TIMEWELL, Ill. — Campers and other users of Jensen Woods Camp are enjoying a new feature at the camp this summer – a new playground. The new playground currently includes a four-seater swing set and monkey bars. The playground is centrally located near Dixon Lodge and the RV camping sites for children to enjoy while…
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. Orval Gary and Linda J. Crowder of Springfield sold a residence with three lots at 112…
Read Full Article 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.…
Read Full Article 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…
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…
Read Full Article VERSAILLES, Ill. — The body of a Michigan man was found in the Illinois River on Thursday. Riley McLincha, 73, a male kayaker from Clio, Mich., went overboard on his kayak at approximately 11:46 a.m. on Tuesday, June 18, near a barge at the La Grange Lock and Dam near Versailles. The Brown County Sheriff’s…
Read Full Article TIMEWELL, Ill. — The Timewell Lions Toy and Antique Tractor Show will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, at the old Timewell school and gym. Seven dealers will be in attendance from Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, displaying toy tractors, combines, trucks, construction toys, custom toys, hot wheels and more. Antique tractors will…
Read Full Article MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — The newest National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)-Illinois affiliate, NAMI West Central Illinois (NAMI WCI), will have an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, at Hagel 1891. NAMI WCI officially launched in March. Headquartered in Mount Sterling, NAMI West Central Illinois serves the mental health needs…
Read Full Article LAGRANGE, Mo. — An unidentified male boater in a kayak went overboard near the LaGrange Lock and Dam on the Illinois River just before noon Tuesday. Search and Rescue crews have been on scene since then in an attempt to recover the man and remains an ongoing and active scene The US Coast Guard, Illinois…
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