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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University president Robert Matz recently announced William Stuflick has joined the executive team as vice president of business and finance. In a press release, Matz said, “Having served in both the Air Force and as a dean, Stuflick is a proven leader. His growing Christian faith and conservative values make him…
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HANNIBAL, Mo.— Thursday was the fourth day of Kwanzaa, an annual seven-day celebration of the history and customs of African American culture. Kwanzaa is a Swahili word meaning “first fruit” and each day of Kwanzaa—celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan 1–is assigned a specific principle. Thursday’s principle, Purpose, set the tone that afternoon at the…
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Brian L Logsdon, 28, LaGrange, Mo., Retail Theft at 4817 Broadway. NTA. 122Kyle D. Mayall, 26, Plymouth, Stealing at 5211 Broadway. NTA. 179Jeffery A. Horton, 32, Homeless, Quincy, FTA Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Retail theft at 5100 Broadway. Lodged. 178Melanie J. Hubbs, 22, Montreal, Mo., Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident at 24th…
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Kyle Mayall, 26, of Plymouth for Stealing at 5211 Broadway. 179Charles Turner, 25, of Quincy for Uninsured Vehicle. 161Ariel Livesay, 33, of Hannibal, Mo., for Speeding. 161Hunter Emrick, 29, of Quincy for Speeding. 161Benjamin Hayhurst, 27, of Quincy for Speeding. 161Charles Turner, 25, of Quincy for Speeding. 161Ronald Bates, 31, of Quincy for Speeding. 161Cass D. Tasco, 33, Quincy, for Criminal…
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MARION COUNTY, Mo. — Capt. Erik A. Gottman, commanding officer of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop B in Macon, recently announced Trooper Kristopher B. Geren and Trooper Tristen C. Miller have been assigned to Troop B. Geren and Miller were members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 118th recruit class that began training on…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man has entered a guilty plea to an Aggravated Battery charge for hitting a man in the head outside a Quincy bar, sending him to the hospital. Bryan Paden, 40, appeared with attorney Nick Rober in Adams County Circuit Court Friday morning before Judge Tad Brenner. One count of aggravated battery…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Dr. Yoon Hang Kim, Memorial Hospital CEO Ada Bair and Ashlyn Housewright, executive director of community health and wellness, presented an initiative titled “A Rural Health Care Organization’s Journey to Food as Medicine” at the Integrative Medicine for Underserved conference in Austin, Texas. The presentation highlighted Memorial Hospital’s commitment to innovative healthcare…
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PIKE COUNTY, Ill. — The Health and Wellness Foundation of Pike County recently announced a $7,500 grant award to the Access Food Feed the Hungry Project as part of its FY23 Healthy Community Grant competitive grant program. Grant funds will be used to process the anticipated 350 deer harvested by Pike County hunters this year.…
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Paul A. Hendrain, 47, of Quincy for FTA OV Fighting at 8th & Payson Ave. Lodged. 112Gary C. Quenon, 46, of Quincy for FTA OV Shoplifting at 521 Vermont St. Lodged. 124Shawn H. Burkett, 45, of 635 Maple for FTA-Possession of Meth at 15th and Jefferson. Lodged 161Jashaud A. Williams, 19, of Quincy for Operating…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Riedel Foundation closed out its 2023 grant year with a $19,000 award to allow the Hannibal Free Clinic to expand its dental services to people in need. The Hannibal Free Clinic provides free primary healthcare services to patients in the region who are uninsured and living in poverty. The Riedel grant…
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QUINCY — Boy Scout Troop 1 will conduct its annual Christmas tree pickup program beginning at 8 a.m. on Jan. 6. Cost will be $10 per tree. This will be the only date for the program. People who want to schedule a pickup should call 515-635-5842 and leave a message with their name, address and…
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QUINCY — The Herald-Whig, the local newspaper based out of Quincy, announced Thursday it would only produce printed editions on Wednesdays and Saturdays, beginning Jan. 6. This move comes after the Phillips Media Group-owned publication announced in October a plan to continue to provide some subscribers a print product five days a week and some…
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QUINCY — Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences’ most recent student pass rate for the national examination to become a registered nurse (NCLEX-RN) is 94 percent — the second highest among 34 bachelor of science in nursing education programs in Illinois and fifth highest among 28 programs in Missouri. In a press release, Dr.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Police arrested a man Tuesday after he attempted to elude them on his bicycle. Just before 8 a.m. Tuesday, an officer was patrolling the 2300 block of Chestnut and saw a man riding a bicycle on the sidewalk. The officer believed the rider was Jeffery R Dietle, 33, of Hannibal, who…
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There were many new business developments in Quincy in 2023 and Muddy River News told you about most of them. Here are the ones that interested you the most, based on our analytics. 1. Quincy City Planner Chuck Bevelheimer said in August (without personally saying it was Raising Cane’s) the prospective restaurant must work within Target’s…
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Blessing Hospital A girl was born to Olivia Tournear of Quincy at 3:55 a.m. Dec. 19, 2023.A boy was born to Jackson and Andrea Yingling of Mt. Sterling at 10:49 a.m. Dec. 19, 2023.A girl was born to Landon Stice and Sherlain Boyd of Quincy at 7:49 p.m. Dec. 19, 2023.A boy was born to…
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QUINCY — Carolyn Bailey, director of risk management for Blessing Health System, was one of a few volunteer faculty members chosen to represent the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management recently and teach Enterprise Risk Management in Doha, Qatar, for the Hamad Medical Corporation of Qatar. The corporation is made up of several hospitals and…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College recently named 265 students to its Dean’s List for the 2023 fall semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, a full-time student must be enrolled for nine or more credit hours and must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. A part-time student must have accumulated…
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QUINCY — Rather than pay success fees to NextSite LLC for the next two years, the Quincy City Council voted Monday night to pay a one-time contract termination fee. Aldermen on Dec. 5 tabled for one week a vote to pay a $15,000 success fee to NextSite, a commercial development advisory firm, for its role…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved for the city to enter a three-year contract with MasTrack of Danbury, Conn., for $82,190 on GPS tracking equipment on city vehicles. Marty Stegeman, director of transit for the city, said after Monday night’s meeting he expects to present to aldermen on Jan. 8 a proposal to “considerably…
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