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Sherman E. Huddleston, 60, of Quincy for Illegal Dumping, NTA 113Jessica Garcia, 26, of Quincy for Speeding. 122Dakota Bettis, 18, of Quincy for Failure to Reduce Speed. 113Jenna N. Bowman, 23, of Quincy for Disobey Stop Light. NTA 126Jonathan D. Scoville, 44, for Resisting a Peace Officer, Possession of Stolen Vehicle and Threatening a Public…
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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. Jones Real Estate Holdings, LLC of Charlotte, N.C., sold 102 acres m/l in Brown County to…
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The following petitions for dissolution of marriage were filed in Adams County Circuit Court April 1-30, 2024. Judith Brod from Brent Brod on April 3, 2024.Kara Leann Francis from Ricky Francis on April 3, 2024.Jessie W. Liebig from Jessica A. Liebig on April 4, 2024.Nicholas M. Crowder from Mercedes Langley on April 4, 2024.Kenneth Martin…
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CANTON, Mo. — Dominique Spurgeon was looking for a new type of college experience and found it through the region’s new Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program. Spurgeon, a senior at Canton High School, is one of 13 applicants in a growing pool of students interested in the earn and learn opportunity in the…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College students Clancy Crawford and Malina Sunde are among a group of 81 Illinois community college student leaders nominated to the Phi Theta Kappa All-Illinois Academic Team. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for two-year colleges. The All-USA Academic Team program recognizes academic achievement and service to both college…
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QUINCY — The Quincy chapter of the NAACP, in collaboration with the Friends of the Lorenzo Bull House, will be offering a presentation entitled “A Tale of Two Cities: New Philadelphia to Quincy’s Lorenzo Bull House — Bridges from the Past, Gateway to the Future” at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, at Lorenzo Bull…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Classic music from the 1970s and 1980s will “rock you” with Queen Flash performing the music of Queen at The Legacy Theater in Carthage at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 11. Vocalist Johnny Zatylny has been honoring the musical tradition of Queen’s lead singer, Freddie Mercury, since 2000. He is one of…
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QUINCY — Both sides got something — but not everything they hoped for — on Tuesday night when an Adams County jury of six men and six women found a former deputy with the Brown County Sheriff’s Department guilty of two felonies but not guilty of the most serious charge leveled against him. A two-day…
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QUINCY — After hearing Brittany Abercrombie’s harrowing story about what she said happened in the early morning hours of Jan. 27, 2023, an Adams County jury heard a completely different version on Tuesday morning. Cody Shaffer, 31, of Loraine testified on his behalf during the second day of his trial in Adams County Circuit Court…
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QUINCY — Katherine Roskamp-Ellerbrock recently accepted the executive director position at the Quincy Museum following Barbara Wilkinson-Fletcher’s retirement. Roskamp-Ellerbrock has delivered marketing strategies on a national and global scale for the agricultural industry. “Katie’s extensive leadership, marketing and community alliances will provide an exciting new chapter as we look to the future,” Barb Newman, board of…
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The following petitions for marriage were filed in Adams County Circuit Court April 1-30. 2024. Joshue Dee Clowers, 32, of Quincy and Brooklyn Dawn Clowers, 26, of Quincy filed April 1, 2024.Georgia Ann Wilson, 21, of Quincy and Evan Robert Scheuermann, 20, of Quincy filed April 4, 2024.Kayla Dawn Scott, 41, of Clayton and Ryan…
Read Full Article Starr M. Bass, 25, Quincy for Retail Theft. NTA 140Markenedy E. Jacobs, 28, Homeless for FTA Leaving the Scene at 12th & Spruce. Lodged 161Donna M. Curley, 73, 725 S. 5th for Improper Backing at 505 Locust. 161Alyna R. Deleon, 18, Quincy for Fail to Obey Stop Sign. NTA 113Anne McNair, 41, Quincy for Operate…
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QUINCY — Residents of the Quincy and Pittsfield areas now have more options in which to safely and properly dispose of unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medications. Blessing Health is participating with the State of Illinois in its Drug Take-Back Product Stewardship Program by installing two secure medication disposal containers for use by the public. The…
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QUINCY — An Adams County jury of six men and six women listened to a recording Monday afternoon during which a Loraine woman, nine months pregnant at the time, claims she was strangled, bitten and had a loaded gun shoved into her throat and pointed at her stomach by her boyfriend. The jury trial for…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council met twice on Monday, with the first meeting to close out the old fiscal year and the second to start the new one. The first meeting, held at 5:30 p..m. is called “sine die” (Latin for “without day”) and legally means the City Council leaves the final meeting of…
Read Full Article QUINCY — In collaboration with Quincy Public Schools, the Quincy Civic Music Association is the host of a concert by Wild Prairie Winds chamber music group to be held at St. John’s Anglican Church, 701 Hampshire, at 7:30 p.m. May 11. The group is devoted to small communities through disaster relief, diversity inclusion and awareness…
Read Full Article Chase M. Meyer, 35, Quincy, was arrested on warrants for domestic battery and FTA malicious mischief in the 600 block of Payson. Lodged 132/124Johnna M. Hickman, 33, Quincy, for domestic battery in the 1100 block of Ohio. Lodged 110/106Lois R. Ames, 43, Quincy, for FTA legal matter at 12th and Vermont. Lodged 161Stefan K. Crider…
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Louis L. Jenkins, 34, last known address in the 800 block of Lind in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for robbery, aggravated battery and battery. Jenkins is 5 foot, 9 inches tall and weighs 230 pounds. He has black hair and has brown eyes. If you know where he can be…
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QUINCY — Carolyn Bailey, director of risk management with Blessing Health System, co-authored a chapter in a recently published book titled, “Enterprise Risk Management for Health Care, Fourth Edition.” The chapter to which Bailey contributed, which falls under the Strategic Risk section of the book, is titled, “Risks Related to Emerging Health Care Delivery Models.”…
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QUINCY — Lillian Grey Simmerman, newborn daughter of Shelly and Luke Simmerman of Barry, is this year’s Quincy Dogwood Festival baby. She earned the honor of being the first baby born at Blessing Hospital after the start of the 2024 Dogwood Festival. Lillian was born at 7:07 p.m. on Friday, May 3. The Simmerman family…
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MACOMB, Ill. — The city of Macomb and Waste Management have announced that city-wide clean up will be held May 13-16, with a second pickup on the Monday route on May 20. Residents should place their refuse and trash curbside no earlier than 48 hours before their regular garbage pickup day. Cleanup begins at 6…
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You can find almost anything associated with corn in Adams County. Where? That’s for you to find out by watching this month’s Muddy River Gems, presented by Dot Foods.
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QUINCY — Less than two years after starting work on building a 6,000-square-foot retail building on the northeast corner of 30th and Broadway, Marx Commercial Properties and Development Company is going to develop a similar facility across the street. Demolition work began Thursday on the former VIP Lounge at 2929 Broadway. Tory Kaufmann, a Marx Commercial…
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QUINCY — Local artists Laura Sievert and Jaycie Womack Spake were each selected to be part of the University of Iowa’s “Herky on Parade” series which recently was unveiled in Iowa City. A total of 100 of the 7-foot tall fiberglass statues now dot Johnson County Iowa, with two statues each by Sievert and Womack…
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