Hancock County, Illinois
Two Hancock County citizens were arrested this week on Hancock County warrants that were issued as a result of many hours of investigation into thefts and burglaries. Wyatt J. Brown, 25, of Carthage, was arrested Sunday, Sept. 10, by Carthage Police Department officers and Hancock County deputies. Brown had a Hancock County warrant for his…
Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Med Spa in Carthage was the host of a stress urinary incontinence procedure training on July 27-28. The two-day training focused on an advanced procedure to address stress urinary incontinence, a prevalent and distressing bladder issue affecting women. This training was among the first to debut in a clinical setting within…
Read Full Article 08/01/23 WIELAND,WILLIAM A 37 MEDIA IL HENDERSON COUNTY WARRANT TIME SERVED 08/01/23 ROSE,RICHARD M 36 URSA IL DUI POSTED BOND 08/03/23 HARPER,JORDAN Q 43 QUINCY IL HANCOCK COUNTY WARRANT ROR 08/03/23 THOMPSON,JANET L 56 DALLAS CITY IL SUSPENDED REGISTRATION, IMPROPER USE OF REGISTRATION, OPERATE UNINSURED VEHICLE NTA 08/04/23 PILKINGTON,ANTHONY S 31 PLYMOUTH IL HANCOCK COUNTY…
Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Memorial Hospital Health and Wellness Team will host two sheet pan dinner workshops in the Memorial Hospital Teaching Kitchen. The team will walk participants through how to make a variety of sheet pan dinners. Participants will leave with the recipes from the workshop as well as some bonus recipes. The first…
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 William Gray and Lisa Gray of Hamilton sold a residence at 333 Miller in Carthage to…
Read Full Article LaHARPE, Ill. — A Lomax man was taken into custody on Tuesday, Sept. 5 on an Iowa warrant after a short standoff with police. Officers with the LaHarpe Police Department had attempted to apprehend Steven A. Bell earlier in the afternoon when he went into a residence at 102 S. E Street in LaHarpe. After…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD – Eleven grants totaling nearly $750,000 recently were awarded to Illinois land trusts to support stewardship on land protected by the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced Friday in a press release. The goal of the Natural Areas Stewardship grant program is to increase the delivery of much needed stewardship…
Read Full Article Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced Friday he has awarded more than $21.4 million in grants for library services and more than $5.7 million in adult literacy grants for local literacy programs to more than 140 Illinois recipients. Among the local libraries to receive a grant were the Board of Trustees…
Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Memorial Hospital Health and Wellness Team will be hosting two Prep and Go Meals workshops in the Memorial Hospital Teaching Kitchen on Thursday, Aug. 24. The first workshop will begin at 12:30 p.m., and the second workshop at 5:30 p.m. Cost for the workshop is $150 and includes 10 meals that…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director John J. Kim announced Tuesday a third funding opportunity of $10 million to assist communities in meeting the requirements outlined in the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act. The Lead Service Line Inventory grant program offers grants to local government units ranging from $20,000 to $50,000 to fund…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Great River Honor Flight’s 66th mission will take place on Thursday, Aug. 17, departing from John Wood Community College. Thirty-one veterans will participate. Of that total, 27 served during the Vietnam era and the remaining four served before or after Vietnam. The 31 veterans come from Illinois (Adams, Brown, Hancock and McDonough…
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. Christina Lock of Quincy sold a residence at 109 S. Elm in Bowen to Amber Paulley…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity announced Friday the recipients for the Community Development Block Grant for public infrastructure and housing rehabilitation. A total of $56.9 million was awarded for 54 projects, which will support housing rehabilitation projects and enable communities in non-metropolitan areas to make critical…
Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital Foundation and Hancock Village Senior Living Campus will hold an open house from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, to showcase the new four season room living space on Hickory Grove’s campus. The public is invited and encouraged to tour this new state-of-the-art space at 404 S. Adams. Light refreshments will…
Read Full Article HAMILTON, Ill. — The 56th annual Western Illinois Threshers Bee and Antique Show will begin on Friday, Aug. 4, near Hamilton and continues with demonstrations and activities on Aug. 5-6. Throughout each day, demonstrations and exhibits are planned: steam engines used to power threshing machines, large and small sawmills, large collection of rail handcars and…
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. Bradley Richardson and Jennifer Richardson of Hamilton sold a residence at 820 Buchanan in Carthage to…
Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital recently received two awards from the American Heart Association as a stroke-designated hospital. Memorial Hospital received the Silver Plus award for quality stroke care for overall hospitals as well as Rural Stroke Bronze which recognizes rural hospitals. These awards are given to hospitals nationwide that report their measures to the…
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Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. — The quarterly meeting of the Hancock County Historical Society will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at the former Carthage Senior Citizens Center, 301 Main. Why would a person collect Whiz-Mow mowers? Guest speaker Alex Rickard of Hamilton has the answer. He has always been interested in vintage mowers. Whiz-Mow…
Read Full Article MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Dot Foods recently launched Focus on STEM, a program designed to give west-central Illinois school districts the tools and education needed to create science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs. STEM occupations include computer programming, architecture and engineering, life and physical science occupations, as well as the related managerial, sales, and…
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. Robert Sonneborn and Julie Sonneborn of Warsaw sold a residence at 215 S. 4th in Warsaw to…
Read Full Article MACOMB/MOLINE, Ill. — A total of 1,024 students earned academic degrees or post-baccalaureate certificates after the spring 2023 semester at Western Illinois University. Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 578 graduates. Academic distinction was awarded to baccalaureate graduates who achieved high grade point averages. This includes: Summa Cum Laude, 3.90 GPA or higher on a 4.0…
Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital Senior Life Solutions’ Evergreen Center recently added three team members. Program director Valerie Brown will be responsible for directing and coordinating the activities of program staff to ensure quality patient care and providing community education to create awareness of the program. Brown has 25 years of experience as a registered…
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