Pike County, Illinois
PITTSFIELD, Ill. —On Monday, law enforcement officials from the Pike County Sheriff’s Department, Pittsfield Police Department, Illinois State Police, Illinois Conservation Police, and the Attorney General’s Office executed a court-authorized search warrant in the 400 block of Sycamore Street in Pittsfield. Just after 9 a.m. Monday, Andrew C. Snow, 18, of Pittsfield, was arrested on…
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John Wood Community College held its formal ceremony to welcome Bryan Renfro as the school’s president late last week. Here are his remarks.
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The Pike County Highway Building, 1101 Lakeview Heights, is available through an online auction. Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood invites interested parties to participate through Roup, which allows the Pike County Sheriff’s Office to streamline the process and make properties more accessible and convenient for both buyers and sellers. Online auctions provide…
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BARRY, Ill. — A man and a woman recently were arrested in connection to a burglary at the Barry Travel Plaza. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department received a complaint on Sunday of a theft from the Barry Travel Plaza advising someone had broken into and took money from an ATM/cash changing machine in the gaming…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College Board of Trustees heard a report on the college’s Guided Pathways and Caring Campus initiatives during its regular meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Informed by data from the Community College Research Center, Guided Pathways is a national student success improvement model endorsed by the American Association of Community Colleges. …
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PERRY, Ill. — Trent Loos, the United Kingdom’s Andrew Henderson and Jim Ferguson will share the microphone and engage in a discussion about the future of food production around the world as they record “Loos Tales” from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at the John Wood Ag Center. The actual recording of “Rural Route Radio”…
Read Full Article PERRY, Ill. — A teenager was killed in a vehicle crash Thursday morning in Pike County. Pike County 911 received a report of the crash on Illinois Route 107, just south of Perry, at 8:20 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12. Units with Troop 6 of the Illinois State Police responded to a single vehicle fatal…
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OMAHA, Neb. — Navigator CO2 Ventures announced Tuesday it is putting on hold one of the two biggest proposed carbon dioxide pipeline projects in the Midwest so it can reassess the project. Associated Press reporter Josh Funk said the company withdrew its application for a key permit in Illinois and said it it was putting…
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity today announced Friday the conclusion of the Back to Business Restaurants, Hotels and Arts program with $156 million provided in relief funds. Through these three programs, nearly 4,000 grants went to businesses in more than 500 cities, towns and localities in 95 counties. Fifty-three restaurants, hotels…
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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. Gene Ray Stickman of Baylis sold a residence and lot at 1318 W. Washington in Pittsfield…
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BARRY, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department is reviewing video taken during an incident at a car show at the Barry Apple Festival on Sunday, and Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood says he expects to file charges against several people. Greenwood said in a press release issued Monday afternoon that criminal charges for damaging…
Read Full Article BARRY, Ill. — A Bowling Green, Mo., woman is dead after a crash on Illinois 106 on Saturday night. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single unit vehicle crash on Illinois 106, east of Barry, at 8:50 p.m. Saturday. The vehicle was traveling eastbound when it left the road and rolled over. The…
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MILTON, Ill. — A Milton teenager was arrested earlier this month and is lodged in the Pike County Jail for his involvement in a home invasion and stabbing incident. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched at 1:39 p.m. Sept. 9 to a residence in the 100 block of East Pittsfield Street in Milton. Upon…
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. Chad Smart of Culver City, Calif., sold a residence at 115 E. Chestnut in Griggsville to…
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BAYLIS, Ill. — Beard Implement Company has donated $25,000 and the use of a Case IH Farmall Tractor to John Wood Community College’s Agricultural Sciences Complex to support students’ experiential learning and research in West Central Illinois. The tractor will be used by students and faculty for crop development, research and other projects at JWCC’s…
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QUINCY — The Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials, as administrator of the energy assistance program in Adams, Brown, Pike and Schuyler counties, says funds are available to assist income-eligible households with their natural gas, propane and/or electric bills and furnace assistance for inoperable heating systems. The program will begin taking applications on Oct.…
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