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QUINCY — Bradley Darnell of Liberty is a quarterfinalist in Taste of Home’s Favorite Chef competition. Darnell is competing for a chance to win $25,000 and be featured on Taste of Home’s magazine cover and in a two-page spread. He also would get an opportunity to cook with celebrity chef Carla Hall, who rose to fame…
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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.…
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QUINCY — Friends of the Trails will host its annual fundraising bicycle ride, the Terry Anastas Tour de Quincy, on Saturday, July 13, throughout the city of Quincy, starting at The Dock, 1021 Bonansinga Drive. The Tour de Quincy is a family friendly fundraising recreational bike ride named in honor of Anastas, a longtime Friends…
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QUINCY — Homeward Bound Waggin, Inc., will hold Dog Days of Summer from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at the Quincy Town Center. Activities for your dog throughout the day will be a Doggie Dash, Dachshund Derby Plus, dog games and paw painting. Enter your dachshund, puppies, rookies and mixed breed in…
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QUINCY — A 21-year-old Quincy man is in the Adams County Jail facing two felony charges after a shooting incident Saturday afternoon. Alan C. Pacheco was taken into custody and has been charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony punishable for between five and 15 years in the Illinois Department of…
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QUINCY — Area Catholics can commemorate the 127th anniversary of the death of Father Augustine Tolton — who grew up in Quincy, ministered in Quincy and is buried in Quincy — by participating in a Eucharistic pilgrimage procession and prayers for his beatification and canonization on Tuesday. Father Tolton is recognized as the first Black priest…
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QUINCY — You might have heard of “phishing” phone calls or messages, where a scammer pretends to be someone from your bank, tech support or a government agency to get your personal info or money. But what happens when you get a scam call that seems like it’s from someone you know? Emergency scams, sometimes…
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — Hundreds of high school students from across the United States annually embark on an educational and inspirational journey to the nation’s capital city. Sponsored by Illinois’ electric and telephone cooperatives, 54 students departed Springfield by bus on June 14 to Washington, D.C., for a week-long trip of a lifetime. Adams Electric…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health recently re-certified Memorial Hospital as an Emergent Stroke-Ready hospital. Earning the certification requires Memorial Hospital to meet the standards to support better outcomes by providing early intervention to stroke patients. The eligibility standards include a dedicated stroke-focused program, qualified medical professionals trained in stroke care and…
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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…
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Kim L. Gip, 53, 826 York St. for Stealing at 5211 Broadway St. 122Allen L. Harrison, 36, West Point for Expired Registration at N. 28th St. and Broadway St. 179Zariah N. Lumpkins, 19, 647 Ohio St. reports on 06/29/2024 her 2013 Dodge was entered and assorted items were taken. 107Tonya S. Buss, 50, 1416 N.…
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QUINCY — Chief Judge Frank McCartney rattled off three reasons why the judges of the Eighth Judicial Circuit believe Josh Jones will be an excellent associate judge. Intelligent. Prepared. An effective litigator. McCartney, a judge during several cases Jones tried as an assistant state’s attorney in Adams County, offered one more reason. He turned to…
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A boy was born to Brian and Virginia Oitker of Quincy at 3:31 p.m. June 21, 2024.A boy was born to Bryson and Sarah Jibben of Coatsburg at 8:57 a.m. June 22, 2024.A boy was born to Joseph and Brooke Dawson of Quincy at 8:42 a.m. June 23, 2024.A boy was born to Justin and…
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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. Kerry L. Fry and Sandy J. Fry of Versailles sold a residence at 112 N. Main…
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QUINCY — U-Haul Co. of Illinois, Inc. has announced that Save A Lot 469 grocery store at 1120 Locust has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Quincy community. Save A Lot will offer essential services like U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment and moving supplies. Normal business hours are 9 a.m. to…
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Most of us who were alive then remember the Flood of 1993. Well, this has been a pretty wet spring and early summer so far and what are the chances that the Mississippi River gets high enough for us to worry? Meteorologist Brent Clair and Nathan Jones discuss the scenario that could lead to flooding…
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Haley E. Jenkins from Dylan Q. Jenkins on June 6, 2024.Juan M. Reyes from Raquel Davalos on June 6, 2024.Matthew Shad Richmiller from Sherry Ann Richmiller on June 6, 2024.Doreen G. McGartland from Roger D. McGartland on June 18, 2024.Mattie K. Tjaden from Jonas E. Tjaden on June 20, 2024.Courtney Watts from Roy Watts II…
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Quincy’s Freedom Fest kicked off Thursday afternoon in Clat Adams Park on the riverfront. Several local businesses set up booths. Several bands performed, and visitors had their choice of several Fourth of July treats. The festival also featured a car and bike show, games for children and a reading of the Declaration of Independence. The…
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QUINCY — Some area residents who see Blessing Health providers for their healthcare have reported they have received letters from their insurance plans stating that their provider is out-of-network. Blessing officials said earlier this week in a press release those letters are being sent in error. As insurance companies work to improve their data management…
Read Full Article Cass D. Tasco, 34, Quincy for FTA OV Trespassing x 3 at 530 Broadway St. 148John E Lewis, 68, 1308 N. 2nd St. for Failure to Reduce Speed at N. 24th St. and Lind St. 122Ryan T. Brown, 50, 1804 Jersey St. reports on 07/02/2024 his 2017 Land Rover was struck while parked at 20th…
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QUINCY — The Jackson-Lincoln Swimming Complex will be the site for “Summer of Rhythm Night” from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. The evening will see the return of the West African drum and dance troupe Afriky Lolo, a performance by the Quincy Concert Band’s low brass ensemble and the Beat Arts Academy.…
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QUINCY — A series of three workshops will be held this summer, sponsored by the Safe and Liveable Housing Committee. The workshops will be held on July 18, July 25 and Aug. 1 at Vermont Street Methodist Church, 818 Vermont. Each workshop will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. Topics to be…
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Photo Gallery: Noon Kiwanis takes kids to Saukenauk for day of swimming, boating, fishing and hiking
MENDON, Ill. — The Quincy Noon Kiwanis held its Ken Bigelow Kids’ Day at the Saukenauk Scout Reservation on June 29. Kiwanis members have been taking anywhere from 40 to 60 Salvation Army kids up to the camp for a day of swimming, boating, fishing and hiking for more than 25 years. Participants arrive at…
Read Full Article Benjamin L. Hull, 52, of Quincy for Stealing at 6th and Broadway. NTA 162Levar S. Davis, 24, 401 Elm for Suspended Registration, Driving While License Suspended & Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 6th & College. 161Crayton M. Rost, 26, 818 N. 8th, Apt 108 for Adams Co. warrant Possession of Meth at 5th & Cedar. Lodged…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man pled not guilty to multiple weapons and drug charges during a status hearing on Wednesday, and his case was placed on the September jury docket. Austin M. Schneider, 20, was arraigned in Adams County Circuit Court with Public Defender John Citro before Judge Scott Larson. Schneider pled not guilty to:…
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