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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Kansas man has been charged with child pornography and indecent solicitation of a child in Pike County. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department received on Feb. 29 a complaint of indecent solicitation of a child, sexual exploitation of a child, grooming and child pornography. A couple discovered their child under the age…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Tom and Becky coordinator Melissa Cummins announced Friday night the names of the 12 boys and 12 girls selected as semifinalists for the 2024-2025 Tom and Becky Program. Thirty-three Hannibal seventh-grade students presented speeches before a panel of nine judges at the Hannibal Middle School on Friday, March 15. The judges’ panel was comprised…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s Kraus Lecture featuring distinguished speaker and C-SC alum Matt Waldron will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 18, in the Merrillat Recital Hall inside the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center. This event is free and open to the public. Waldron will share his insights and experiences in…
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QUINCY — In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Blessing Health is providing free, take-home colorectal cancer screening kits to the public at locations in west central Illinois and northeast Missouri and by mail beginning Monday, March 18. Of the more than 153,000 people who are expected to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this…
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QUINCY — The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum, 128 N. Fifth, has announced its next entry in the History Happy Hour program series will be “Hidden History: Lincoln’s Rum Sweat,” scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 21. The speaker is Iris Nelson, a local Lincoln historian and member of the museum’s advisory board. The program will…
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QUINCY — Quincy Community Theatre recently announced the cast for its upcoming production of “Shakespeare in Love.” The Oscar-winning film comes to life onstage in a production that’s both funny and romantic. Young Will Shakespeare has writer’s block … the deadline for his new play, “Romeo and Ethel, The Pirate’s Daughter,” is fast approaching but he’s…
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QUINCY — If you expected fireworks, disagreements and vitriol during Thursday night’s public hearing for the TIF South redevelopment project, you were disappointed. After brief presentations about the TIF were made by Chuck Bevelheimer and Jason Parrott with the city’s planning and development department, the floor was opened for the public to give their opinions…
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Mackenna E. Smith, 20, of Quincy for FTA – Driving 15-20 MPH Above Limit at 8th & State St. Lodged. 185Constance T. Kennedy, 47, of Quincy for Suspended Registration and Operating Uninsured at 4th & College Ave. 120Robin R. Palmer, 36, of Quincy for Improper Lane Usage at 30th & Vermont St. 122Kelly E. Boll,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man is in the Marion County Jail after his arrest on drug charges Thursday. The 10th Judicial District of Marion County issued a warrant for Isaac A. Sapp, 39, charging him with trafficking drugs. The charges stem from an investigation conducted by the Hannibal Police Department’s Anti-Crime Enforcement Squad, which led…
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QUINCY — Two women were taken to Blessing Hospital with minor injuries after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole Thursday night. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on South 12th Street, south of Melview Road. Rilya M. Kirby-Roberts, 18, of Quincy was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox…
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QUINCY — Friends of the Castle recently moved the Villa Kathrine to its “warm weather schedule.” The villa is open from 9 a.m. to p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. In addition to celebrating the 124th anniversary of the construction of the Mediterranean-style villa, 37 years of serving as Quincy’s…
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QUINCY — Harrison Street from South 24th to Curtis Creek Road will be closed to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, March 18, while Ameren relocates a gas main crossing Curtis Creek. A news release from the City of Quincy’s engineering department said a local traffic detour will be set up directing traffic onto South…
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QUINCY — Quincy Medical Group Foundation’s Cancer Crush has set a goal to raise $100,000 in 2024 to support local cancer patients in honor of its 10th anniversary. This year’s Cancer Crush will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 5, at The Ambiance in Quincy The Cancer Crush event includes a silent and live…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital will be the host of its quarterly food distribution for Pike County residents only on Saturday, March 16, starting at 9 a.m. and lasting until the food runs out. The food distribution will occur at the Pike County Farm Bureau, 1301 E. Washington. Cars may line up in the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council will be the host a paper marbling workshop with John Bielik of Period Paper Artisan on Saturday, March 16 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. The paper marbling workshop is intended to be an introduction to Middle Eastern style of…
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St. Patty’s Day is nigh … if you’re in Hannibal and looking for an Irish pub, head to Ole Wolfhound in Hannibal. It’s like dropping by The Crown and Anchor on “Ted Lasso.” (OK, that’s England, not Ireland, but you get the point.) Brittany Boll has a rueben and a pint on this installment of…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Park Board saved $158,115 against previously budgeted costs in voting to approve seven projects to be completed this summer. The board, minus Patty McGlothlin (who was ill), voted Wednesday night to spend $295,000 for milling and resurfacing work on the parking lot in the Paul Dennis Soccer Complex and $19,495 to…
Read Full Article Christopher Beaver, 31, of Quincy for Domestic Battery, Criminal Damage, and Burglary to a Motor Vehicle. LodgedBruce K. Dyer, 52, of Quincy for Failure to Register Violent Offender, Poss of Methamphetamine, and Resisting Arrest. 145, 104, 108, 253Jeffrey Wittner, 28, of Quincy for Speeding. 122Dillon Heinecke, 807 Southern Lane was bit by Kara Gower’s dog…
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QUINCY — The Brain Trauma Awareness Organization will hold an open house from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Quincy Public Library, 526 Jersey. The open house will offer coffee chats for caregivers, information on networking groups and ideas for summer recreational activities. The Brain Trauma Awareness Organization, a 501(c)3 organization, was…
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Blessing Hospital A girl was born to Jacob and Casey Farwell of Augusta at 6:03 a.m. Feb. 28, 2024.A girl was born to Marcus Johnson and April Prater of Hamburg at 6:25 p.m. Feb. 28, 2024.A boy was born to Kasper Dittmer and Cayden Fantz of Quincy at 11:10 p.m. Feb. 29, 2024.A boy was…
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