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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Free Public Library, 200 S. Fifth, is sponsoring a free chess tournament on Saturday, Nov. 19. Gary Blickhan of Quincy is this year’s tournament director. The three-round tournament will start between 10:30-11 a.m., and end by 4 p.m. or when all games are complete. There will be adult and junior divisions, with…
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BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — Spectrum joined Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe along with state and community leaders on Oct. 12 to celebrate a fiber-optic network buildout that brings gigabit broadband and other Spectrum services to nearly 470 additional homes and small businesses in several communities across Pike County. In a press release, Kehoe said, “Spectrum’s expansion…
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QUINCY — St. Francis Solanus School PTO will host a music trivia night Saturday, Oct. 22, to raise money to update the kindergarten classrooms in the school. The event will be held in the St. Francis Solanus Parish Center, 17th and Elm. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with play beginning at 7 p.m. Participants will hear…
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QUINCY — A group of local residents formed Men Making a Difference, an initiative that aims to empower male youths in underrepresented communities through mentoring and leadership training, in June. MMAD will be the host of a Community Give Back BBQ with food, music and fun from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at…
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QUINCY — Chris Terrell really, really likes Halloween. He and his wife were married on Halloween, and he loves haunted houses. Terrell was a part of the original group that launched Fright Night for Honor Flights. He decided to do something different last year, and the Wismann Lane Cemetery was created. It will be open…
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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. Rickard D. Wombles of Clinton, Mo., sold a 15.56-acre farm in Rockport to AHST 286, LLC…
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QUINCY — Tri-State Veterans support will have a veteran resource fair from 1-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Kroc Center, 405 Vermont. National, state and local veterans organizations, local community organizations and businesses, and individual veteran support groups will be onsite to discuss the services they offer. The event is open to the public…
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QUINCY — Bishop Thomas John Paprocki will celebrate a memorial Mass for the 125th anniversary of the death of Father Augustus Tolton at 12:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the St. Francis Solanus Chapel, 1800 College. Born in 1854, Tolton’s family escaped slavery by crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois in 1862. Tolton was allowed…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College is honoring outstanding alumni at the annual Alumni Honors Banquet on Friday, Oct. 21, as a part of the college’s homecoming celebration. These annual awards recognize distinguished alumni and friends of the college who have made laudable contributions to their various fields, bringing recognition to Culver-Stockton. Five people will be…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Health Department has received a small quantity of JYNNEOS vaccine from the state of Illinois. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not recommend widespread vaccination against monkeypox at this time, but this vaccine is recommended by the CDC to prevent monkeypox disease in people determined to be at…
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QUINCY — Sunset Home will break ground at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, on a 106-bed skilled nursing facility. The ceremony will be held behind the villas at the Sunset Senior Living campus, 418 Washington. Eight duplex/patio homes for independent living also will be added. Upon completion, all levels of care — skilled nursing, intermediate…
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. The Michael K. Pausch trust of Quincy sold a residence at 1301 S. 14th in Quincy to…
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QUINCY — Birthright of Quincy’s 13th annual trivia night and silent auction on Saturday, Nov. 5, will be held in person after a two-year stretch of being held virtually because of the pandemic. Doors to the event will open at 5 p.m., with the silent auction also beginning at that time. The trivia competition, which…
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. Raymond Webb of Bloomington sold a residence at 106 Ash in Carthage to Dartagnan Todd of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — All Hannibal children up to age 5 are eligible to receive free books with the help of the Riedel Foundation, working in connection with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program. The Riedel Trustees awarded $8,100 in grant money to fund the initiative, administered locally by the United Way of the Mark Twain…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Dot Foods, Inc., North America’s largest food industry redistributor, and its affiliate trucking company, Dot Transportation, Inc. (DTI), recently gave a pandemic recovery bonus of 3 percent for all full-time employees company wide, including the company’s Mount Sterling headquarters. This is an additional, one-time bonus based on employees’ earnings and is in addition…
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QUINCY — Quincy University has added seven full-time faculty members for the 2022-23 school year. Joining the QU community this fall are: Siyuan Fan, PhD candidate, assistant professor of finance David Hawkins, PhD, associate professor of marketing Laura Hubbard, MS, visiting instructor of biology Katherine Kraushaar, MLIS, associate librarian Stephen Priebe, PhD candidate, assistant professor…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital, Pittsfield Fire Department, Pike County Ambulance, Pittsfield Police Department and Air Evac, conducted a full-scale community response exercise on Thursday, Sept. 29 at Illini Community Hospital. Melissa Helkey, emergency preparedness coordinator at Illini Community Hospital, said the scenario for the exercise included an exposure by 11 individuals to a…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Riedel Foundation recently awarded a $7,500 grant for a free spay and neuter program through the Northeast Missouri Humane Society. The Humane Society estimates it will service about 125 animals with the Riedel donation. “Unwanted puppies and kittens are the main reason for surrendering animals in our area,” NEMO Humane Society…
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QUINCY — Dr. Arthur Ankeney, an emergency medicine physician, has joined Blessing Health and the staff of the Blessing Hospital Emergency Center. A Columbia, Mo., native, Ankeney earned his medical degree from the University of Kansas in Kansas City, Mo. He completed residency at Prisma Health, Richland Emergency Medicine, in Columbia, S.C. In a press…
Read Full Article FOWLER, Ill. — An Ohio woman was injured after she crashed her ultra light paraglider in rural Adams County. Adams County deputies responded to the call at 7:19 Friday morning near 7707 Ewbanks Road near Fowler. The sheriff’s office received a report that an ultra-light paraglider had crashed . The pilot, 31-year-old Ashley Imber of…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Medical Group Foundation is marking its 15th anniversary this year. and it is kicking off a campaign this month to raise $15,000 by the end of 2022. Community members are encouraged to donate $15, with all proceeds benefiting the QMG Foundation Community Impact Fund, which provides financial support for projects, programs,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Medical Group recently welcomed Ashley Lanpher to its team at its Monroe City facility. Lanpher earned her nurse practitioner degree from Maryville University. She has provided healthcare in a variety of settings in rural communities. “I chose to join Hannibal Regional to become part of a team providing quality healthcare in a…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office issued two seat belt citations during its Child Passenger Safety Week campaign. Other enforcement was: 1 citation/arrest for driving under the influence of drugs or a combination of drugs, 1 citation for illegal use of an electronic device while driving, 2 citations for operating an uninsured motor vehicle,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — In celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Hannibal Regional is offering special mammogram screenings in October to assist women with taking steps to enjoy healthy living. Hannibal Regional’s Radiology Department is the host of Ladies Night Out, an after-hours mammogram program for women to keep current with their annual screening. Participants can…
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