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QUINCY — Air carriers have until Nov. 14 to file a proposal with the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide essential air service (EAS) at Quincy Regional Airport. The official order requesting proposals was made public Friday. The order noted that Quincy Mayor Mike Troup explained in an Aug. 21 letter that Southern Airways Express, which…
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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. Winston Ray and Alisa Suzann Horton of Mount Sterling sold 48 acres at 1028 850 N.…
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Samuel D. Schuckman, 18, 2637 Hillside Dr. for Stealing at 5211 Broadway St. 122Thomas O. Kurfman, 25, 513 Jefferson St. for Operating Uninsured at Gardner Expressway and Maiden Ln. 169Kaziah J. Cole, 42, LaPointe for stealing at 5211 Broadway. NTA 111Timothy W. Gibson, 50, Quincy for FTA possession of meth in the 2400 block of…
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QUINCY — A Mendon man was arrested Friday in connection with multiple recently reported burglaries. The Adams County Sheriff’s Department took a report on Oct. 1 of a burglary from Adams Fiber in the 4600 block of North 42nd Street and a theft report from Quincy Peterbilt in the 4100 block of Koch’s Lane. A subject…
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QUINCY — The cause of a Thursday morning fire at a Quincy home is still under investigation by the Quincy Fire Department. The Quincy Fire Department was alerted at 5:25 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, to a fire to a 1½-story residential home with a basement at 2902 Vermont. It was reported that the fire was…
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QUINCY — Happel Inc., Realtors’ Jan Smith, licensed in Illinois and Missouri, recently earned the Accredited Buyer’s Representative designation from the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council, highlighting her dedication to providing homebuyers with top-level service and expert guidance. Smith joins a group of real estate professionals who have demonstrated superior knowledge and skills in serving…
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BAYLIS, Ill. — High school students from more than 30 Illinois and Missouri schools honed their agriculture skills at John Wood Community College’s Ag Alumni Association’s 21st annual Livestock Judging Invitational on Sept. 20, at the college’s Agricultural Education Center near Baylis, a facility shared with the University of Illinois. The event was sponsored by…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College’s Fine Arts Department is presenting the “Haunted Hallway,” a Halloween exhibit, through Oct. 31 in the Heath Center Art Gallery on the Quincy campus at 48th and Harrison. This exhibit is free and open to the public Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to…
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QUINCY — Children ages 3-6 and their favorite doll or stuffed toy are invited to the Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences, 3609 Marx Drive, between noon and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, for the 36th annual Teddy Bear Clinic. There is no cost to attend the event. The clinic is designed to…
Read Full Article Matthew D. Miller, 20, Golden for Improper Left Turn and Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle at 48th and Broadway. NTA 101Larry E. Morrison, 75, of Revere, Mo., for Improper Driving at 1025 Maine St. NTA 178Stefan K. Crider, 67, 733 Lind for Operating Uninsured Vehicle. 135Isaax X. Lord-Pierce, 18, 205 S. 24th for Aggravated Battery to…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s music department choirs will present their fall concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday in the Connie Niemann Center for Music at QU’s North Campus, 17th and Seminary Road. QU’s Concert Choir, Chamber Choir and a cappella group Hawks of Harmony will present a variety of musical selections such as “Festival Sanctus”…
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QUINCY — In recognition of Fire Prevention Week Oct. 6-12, the Quincy fire department will hold a kickoff event Sunday, Oct. 6, in the parking lot of the HyVee grocery store on Broadway. The event will run from 1 to 4 p.m. Scheduled activities include a rappelling station from 1 to 4 p.m., a vehicle…
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QUINCY — Happel Inc., Realtors’ Tracy Whicker recently earned the Accredited Buyer’s Representative designation from the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council, highlighting her dedication to providing homebuyers with top-level service and expert guidance. Whicker joins a group of real estate professionals who have demonstrated superior knowledge and skills in serving the needs of homebuyers. In…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Just before 11 p.m. Friday, Quincy Police responded to the 500 block of North 18th to a report of gunfire. Officers interviewed witnesses, who said a man had fired a handgun several times, then left the scene in a white pickup. No one was injured and no property was damaged. Quincy University issued…
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QUINCY — Home solar panels can help some households save money on energy – but be careful if a solar panel salesperson knocks on your door or calls without warning. There are plenty of reputable companies who can install solar panels or help you make other clean energy improvements to your home. Unfortunately, some scammers…
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‘We’re all that somebody’: Two local people collecting items for hurricane victims in North Carolina
QUINCY — Two local people are collecting items this weekend to benefit the victims of widespread flooding in North Carolina after last week’s Hurricane Helene, with plans to deliver them next week. Realtor Sherry Hills saw images and videos of people trapped in attics and on rooftops and thought somebody ought to do something about…
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QUINCY — A motion for a substitution of judge was filed with the Adams County Circuit Clerk’s office on Thursday after a Quincy man facing two Class X felonies was given pretrial release on Wednesday. Matthew Steinkamp, 40, was in Adams County Circuit Court on Wednesday, Oct. 2, with Public Defender Kevin Bross for a…
Read Full Article Aaliyah L Hills, 23, 607 N. 24th for Possession of Stolen Vehicle and Criminal Trespass to Vehicle. 108Barnell J. Trass, 42, Quincy for Domestic Battery. Lodged 186
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Kansas man pled guilty on Friday to seven charges of child pornography and indecent solicitation of a child in Pike County and will spend 25 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Justin Lee Howard Richards-Olby, 22, of Wellington, Kan., appeared with Public Defender Rick Zimmerman in Pike County Circuit Court…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Science Center has been renamed the Ryan Center for Science after a dedication on Thursday at QU’s North Campus, 18th and Seminary Road. The Ryan Center for Science was made possible by a gift from Dr. Richard O. Ryan, Class of 1964, in honor of his parents, Orville and Rose Ryan…
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Blessing Hospital A boy was born to Damon Young and Angel Cantwell of Nebo at 9:41 p.m. Sept. 22, 2024.A girl was born to Gage and Marley Hagen of Quincy at 8:42 a.m. Sept. 23, 2024.A girl was born to Nikki Campbell of LaGrange, Mo., at 2:25 p.m. Sept. 23, 2024.A boy was born to…
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BRANSON, Mo. — A Quincy, Ill., man who had been granted pretrial release last week was arrested Friday in Branson after he had allegedly cut off a GPS ankle monitor two hours after being released from the Adams County Jail. William Whidbee Jr., 39, of Quincy was arrested on Sept. 24 after a domestic-related incident…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Chaddock is offering youth mental health first aid training from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Carthage United Methodist Church. This training is designed for people working with or supporting youths age 12-18 such as teachers, school staff, coaches, camp counselors, youth group leaders and parents. The course…
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Dear MRN: A convicted murderer recently was paroled and is living in Quincy. He served only 27 years in prison for the brutal murder of a woman in Quincy. He originally was sentenced to 60 years without parole. How does this happen? First, let’s review the case. Marvin Lawrence Betts was sentenced in Adams County…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains brief descriptions of graphic imagery that may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your discretion. QUINCY — All of the action in Liam Neeson’s “Taken” begins when his teenage daughter informs him – from under a bed across the globe in Paris – that strange men speaking another…
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