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PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Pleasant Hill High School students and members of their community helped the American Legion put up 214 flags in the town cemetery honoring our veterans. They also placed a small flag at each veterans grave.
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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. Quincy Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc. of Quincy sold a residence at 1120 Jersey in Quincy…
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QUINCY — The arraignments of a Springfield man and a Quincy man have been delayed because an Adams County public defender is questioning how the Pretrial Fairness Act, also known as the Safe-T Act, is being interpreted in Adams County. Kareun Brewer, 21, and Latwaon McCray, 42, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday…
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QUINCY — The Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy will recognize Memorial Day with a program beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 24, in a tent outside Markword Infirmary at 1707 N. 12th. Jared Ogden, a U.S. Navy veteran, U.S. Naval Academy graduate, Navy Seal and the founder and CEO of Triumph Systems, Inc., will…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council’s consulting agreement with SIMEC, LLC, was amended during Monday night’s meeting. SIMEC President Reg Ankrom sent a letter to the city last week explaining how the competitive market in electricity has been volatile during the last three years. “In our two recent requests for proposals (RFPs), we invited electricity…
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Starkeesha M. Tucker, 26, of 734 North 6th for Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle, DWLS and Operating Vehicle with Suspended Registration at 826 Broadway. NTA 113Nicole R. Keltz, 25, of Golden for Seatbelt Required/Driver at 5th and Chestnut. NTAMegan A. Liggett, 23, of Fowler for Driving 11-14 Above Limit at Gardner Ex./Jackson. NTAMichael S. Coffman, 22,…
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. Douglas R. McDonald of Pittsfield sold a body shop at 1297 W. Washington in Pittsfield to…
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QUINCY — The United Way of Adams County, Inc., and the Rotary Club of Quincy honored Carlos Fernandez with the Joe Bonansinga Community Service Award during the Rotary Club’s meeting at the Quincy Holiday Inn on Tuesday, May 21. Fernandez, Jesus Delgado and Mike McLaughlin were nominated for their impact on the community in the…
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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officialsannounce criminal charges against Jason F. Christian, 19, from Roodhouse for Possession of Child Pornography (Class 2 Felony). On October 9, 2023, ISP DCI Zone 4 Agents initiated an investigation after learning a subject waspossessing child pornography on an online platform. During the investigation,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Clinic Health Services will be the host of Ride Cool from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 1, at 100 Medical Drive. Youths attending will have the chance to win a new bike at the event. Free helmets and T-shirts will be given away as long as supplies last. Children…
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HANNIBAL Mo. — A bird-watching walk titled “Momma Birds and Baby Birds” will be held at 8 a.m. Friday, May 25, at Sodalis Nature Preserve. The program will be led by Hannibal Parks and Recreation’s interpreter guide Gale Rublee and members of the Mississippi Hills Master Naturalist chapter. In a pres release, Rublee said, “What…
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QUINCY — The Quincy University Music Department recently awarded high school students Ian Malaney and Margaret Wright a four-year, full-tuition Virtuoso music scholarship. Malaney is from Quincy High School, plays the trumpet and plans to major in music education. Wright is from Effingham High School in Effingham, is a vocalist and flute player and plans…
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QUINCY — Muddy River Opera’s performances of its upcoming production of Giuseppe Verdi’s timeless classic, “La Traviata,” will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 28, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, in the Mary Orr Auditorium at John Wood Community College. Based on a play by Alexandre Dumas, this opera has…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved an ordinance approving a tax increment financing plan on Quincy’s south side, but not without a couple of tweaks, during Monday night’s meeting. Four weeks after the vote was tabled, aldermen voted 8-6 to create the city’s third designated TIF zone. TIF districts dedicate a portion of tax…
Read Full Article Jerry O. Morris, 31, Hannibal, Mo., FTA Drug Paraphernalia at N. 18th St. and Broadway St. Lodged 251/169Heather M. Osborne, 25, 925 N. 4th St. for FTA Invasion at N. 9th St. and Hampshire St. Lodged 132Crystal R. Reddick, 43, of Quincy for Public Indecency, Battery and Disorderly Conduct at 1508 S. 6th St. NTA…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A New London teenager was recognized when the Missouri Community Service Commission held its 22nd annual Show-Me Service Awards recently at the Missouri State Capitol. The Show-Me Service Awards recognize the impact of service and volunteerism throughout the state. They are divided into seven categories and awarded across four regions, with…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Hannibal-LaGrange University held its commencement ceremony on May 4 and honored two employees for their outstanding service. Melanie Smith, education division chair, received the Parkway Distinguished Professor Award. Amanda Kohl, a 2023 graduate of HLGU and current guest experience coordinator, received the Immanuel Staff Member of the Year Award. This year’s commencement…
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QUINCY — The United Way of Adams County Community Building Council Poverty team will host a case management summit from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 26 at the Quincy Senior Center. The summit aims to bolster awareness and collaboration in case management within Adams County. Highlights of the day include Ryan Jude…
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QUINCY — The Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteers program of Advocacy Network for Children needs volunteers to speak up for the abused and neglected children in the court system. Volunteers are needed in all seven counties served by the agency — Adams, Brown, Cass, Hancock, Pike, Morgan and Schuyler. An accelerated training for CASA volunteers…
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Illinois continued to lose population last year, with people leaving 75 percent of the communities in the state. But what about your town? Did it lose or gain? And by how much? Illinois Policy recently created a database with population figures for more than 1,000 communities, municipalities, cities, towns and burbs throughout the state. Illinois…
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Blessing Hospital A boy was born to Daryl and Brooke Bunker of Kahoka, Mo., at 2:50 p.m. May 7, 2024.A boy was born to Alec and Susan Lunsford of Hannibal, Mo., at 6:42 p.m. May 8, 2024.A boy was born to Anthony Shaffer and Lacey Bacon of New London, Mo., at 11:09 p.m. May 8,…
Read Full Article Kortney Huggins, 26, Camp Point for speeding at 22nd and Broadway. 122Taryn McCarter, 30, Canton, Mo., for speeding at 20th and Broadway. 122Joseph Brink, 26, Quincy for speeding at 22nd and Broadway. 122Sean Barnhart, 36, Ewing, Mo., for no seatbelt at 6th and Broadway. 122Brenda Weilbrenner, 61, 19620 316th Ave., Canton, Mo., for failure to…
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