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QUINCY — Ulmus Academy will hold a fall fundraiser, “Swing, Soul and Rock and Roll,” on Saturday, Oct. 19, at One Event Venue, 600 Hampshire. Doors for the event will open at 4:30 p.m. Beginner swing dance lessons will be offered at 4:45 p.m. and at 5:30 p.m. Sweetie and the Toothaches, St. Louis’ premier…
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QUINCY — James Waller, an assistant appellate defender with the Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fourth District, said a case as important as the Tim Bliefnick murder case should be tried before a judge “whose career is not resting in the hands of the prosecutor trying the case.” Allison Paige Brooks, assistant appellate prosecutor…
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QUINCY — The case for a Quincy man facing five felony charges stemming from a July 6 shooting incident in the TJ Maxx parking lot at the Prairie Trails Crossing shopping center has been moved from the November jury docket to the December jury docket. Alan Pacheco, 21, appeared with attorney Ryan Schuenke before Circuit Judge Holly…
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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. Rivard Property Management Corporation of Quincy sold a residence at 1240 Vermont in Quincy to Brian…
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Gage Elledge, 20, 2226 Verona Court for domestic battery at Wisherd Dr. Lodged 121Robert D. Phillips, 42, for domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of domestic violence and an IDOC warrant. Lodged 144Travis J. Holman, 42, 615 Jefferson for Pike County warrant FTA driving while suspended. Lodged 181Jenalee A. Chatfield, 31, 2524 Lexi Ln.…
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QUINCY — Quincy Notre Dame High School held its homecoming royalty assembly Wednesday, Oct. 16, and announced the 2024 QND homecoming court. Lauren McDowell, a daughter of Mark and Jamie McDowell, was crowned homecoming queen. David Ehrhardt, a son of Greg Ehrhardt and Babette Brennan, was announced as king. Attendants named to the homecoming court…
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QUINCY — Dr. Darin Thomas was the sole bidder for the former Quincy Public School maintenance facility at 640 Jersey. The facility will be an addition to the existing bike park next door at 628 Jersey and is on track to be the second largest mountain bike park in the United States. Cheers were heard…
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QUINCY — Quincy Community Theatre Executive Director Burgundy Hill has announced that Brandon Thomsen is departing his role as the organization’s artistic director on Nov. 8. In a social media post Wednesday morning, Hill said it was a “bittersweet” moment, calling Thomsen “a remarkable colleague and dear friend.” Thomsen was with QCT for 18 years,…
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QUINCY — Dr. Sean Moroze has joined the Blessing Health department of orthopedics and sports medicine. An Air Force veteran, Moroze graduated with honors from the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, completed an orthopedic surgery residency at San Antonio Military Medical Center and a fellowship in adult reconstruction/total joints at Florida Orthopedic Institute.…
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QUINCY, Ill. — Adams County residents can safely and securely dispose of potentially addictive prescription medications at National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, a drive-thru event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Adams County Health Department, 330 Vermont. The DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is in collaboration…
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QUINCY — AYR Wellness will be the host of a Movie Character Costume Extravaganza on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the State Street Theater. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the show starting at 7 p.m. Fans of film and fashion can celebrate their favorite characters. The evening will include a costume contest with prizes…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Board will vote in its 2025 fiscal year budget in November and it is expected to be 3 to 4 percent higher than the current year’s spending plan. Finance Committee Chairman Bret Austin told the board at Tuesday night’s meeting the committee and staff have compiled the expected revenues and…
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QUINCY — Jack Holtschlag (D-7) said he didn’t know how the vote would go when he made a motion to have another vote for the City of Quincy to partner with Adams County to build a roundabout at the intersection of 48th and State. “I go by there three or four times a day, and not…
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QUINCY — Three people asked the Quincy City Council during its Tuesday meeting to approve giving landmark status to St. Boniface Church, but one alderman has already said the proposed ordinance likely won’t get his vote. Suzanne Irwin-Wells, Paul Geers and Janet Conover — all members of the Quincy Preservation Commission — made their pleas…
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QUINCY — Six days after Circuit Judge Holly Henze struck down his motion for a substitution of judge in two cases, First Assistant State’s Attorney Todd Eyler filed a motion Tuesday morning with the Adams County Circuit Clerk’s Office for Henze to reconsider her order, saying she “had not acted consistently in other cases.” Eyler…
Read Full Article Lucas S. Dively, 28, Golden for Stealing and FTA Order of the Court at 5211 Broadway St. 182Barbara R. Rowland, Clayton for Stealing at 5211 Broadway St. 126Makyia D. Jackson, 24, Quincy for Domestic Battery at 1007 N. 5th St. Lodged 140Quintin J. Ewing, 38, Quincy for TOF for Aggravated Fleeing Elude, DWLR and Improper…
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QUINCY — Due to company expansion, Alarm Systems, Inc., of Quincy has announced new hires and promotions to address the increased territory. Shawn Leonard has been promoted to the role of general manager for ASI Quincy. Leonard will oversee daily operations, including sales, purchasing and technical operations. He holds a degree in political science/prelaw from…
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ADAMS COUNTY Ill. — Electric cooperatives across Illinois are committed to investing in youths through scholarships that honor the legacy of the cooperative family but also fuel the dreams and goals of tomorrow’s leaders. The electric cooperatives of Illinois will award 17 scholarships, each worth $2,500, to outstanding students from the electric cooperative family through…
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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 Shawn Reynolds, will be held in the Brown County High School auditorium and is appropriate for ages…
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Have you ever noticed the bike path along Columbus Road and Cannonball Road, running each side of Wismann Lane? Did you know it has a name? It is the Erin East Memorial Bike Path. Erin was a 13-year-old, seventh-grade student at Quincy Junior High School. The weather in November 1988 reached the high 60s. …
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QUINCY — When granted a day off from school, most teenagers choose to spend the day playing video games, watching Netflix or running around with their friends. Xavier Richardson and his friends Chris Tu and Austin Mondon are unlike most teenagers. Richardson, a freshman at Quincy High School, Tu and Mondon, both sophomores, teamed up…
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QUINCY — The lineup has been rearranged for the Sounds of Motown concert on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. G.C. Cameron, one of the original members of the Spinners, was scheduled to appear but cannot due to personal reasons. He has been replaced by Motown legend Gerald Alston and The Manhattans. The Grammy Award-winning group…
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. Terry Niggemeyer and Julie Niggemeyer of Keokuk, Iowa sold a residence at 135 S. 17th in Hamilton…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Pittsfield man was sentenced to six years and six months in the Illinois Department of Corrections on Thursday after pleading guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a family member under the age of 18. Dylan C. Guthrie, 20, was arrested in May 2022 by deputies with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department…
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