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MACOMB, Ill. — The Macomb Police Department recently was honored at the Illinois Homicide Investigators Association Conference, receiving an award for excellence for a March 2023 homicide investigation. In this case, one person died and 10 others were injured because of gun violence. Case Agent Det. Jordan Hawes was recognized for his excellence while conducting…
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BARRY, Ill. — A Barry man was arrested Thursday and faces 10 counts of child pornography. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department was notified at the beginning of February 2024 by the Federal Bureau of Investigations of a possible child pornography suspect. Chief Deputy Zack Orr, a member of the Illinois Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against…
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QUINCY — A Quincy home was damaged Friday morning when a vehicle crashed into the side of it. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded at 7:52 a.m. Friday to a report of a traffic crash where a vehicle had struck a house in the 4000 block of North 12th Street. Amy Miller was…
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QUINCY — Quincy City Hall will be closed on Monday, Feb. 19, in observance of Presidents’ Day and will reopen for regular business hours on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Central Services also will be closed Monday. The Quincy City Council meeting will be moved to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20, and be held in the…
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QUINCY — As the microphone was passed around the crowd of about 350 in the Oakley-Lindsay Center’s Kent Hall Thursday evening, a man wanted to ask Glenn Sanders a question. Sanders, a retired Illinois Conservation Police district supervisor, is also a member of the Quincy Bay Area Restoration and Enhancement Association (QBAREA), the group spearheading…
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QUINCY — Local citizens recently were called to participate in a national prayer outreach to oppose reproductive choice and abortion rights. However, no one showed up. Forty Days for Life, a peaceful prayer outreach, announced in January its plans to come to Quincy beginning Wednesday, Feb. 14. The outreach was scheduled to run through March…
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Christina Kelley, 19, of Quincy for Retail Theft. 104Mitchell Watson, 52, of Quincy for DWLR. 101Nathan Stanley, 22, of Iowa for Improper Turn. 104Ausitn Golay, 23, of Quincy for Operating Uninsured and Suspended Reg.Derek Eger, 31, 2828 Lind St. on a City OV for Speeding. Lodged 136Thomas D. Toolate, 34, Quincy, was arrested on a…
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QUINCY — Quincy University recently announced temporary adjustments to its enrollment policies due to delays in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the U.S. Department of Education. “In past years, admitted students who filed their FAFSA in the fall would have financial aid offers from many colleges on their short lists, including Quincy University,…
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The following petitions for dissolution of marriage were filed in Adams County Circuit Court Jan. 1-31, 2024. Rodney A. Threet from Chell A. Threet on Jan. 3, 2024.Kevin J. Lasley from Angela N. Miller on Jan. 4, 2024.Austin J. Nutt from Cheyenne B. M. Nutt on Jan. 11, 2024.Melissa R. Clay from Arthur Clay on…
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QUINCY — The judges of the Eighth Judicial Circuit have named Christopher Pratt as Adams County’s chief public defender on an interim basis upon Todd Nelson’s departure from the office this week. Pratt has been with the public defender’s office since 2016. He said his first task in the new role is “trying to salvage…
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QUINCY — Emily Peters and Patrick Milford, owners of Golden Collective, a Quincy-inspired lifestyle small business, will be hosting 217 Day at Quincy Brewing Company from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17. The day will offer the opportunity to “sip and shop” from various Quincy vendors. Vendors participating are: Golden Collective founded 217 Day…
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QUINCY — Pancheros Mexican Grill now is open at 3015 Broadway. It’s the restaurant’s fourth location in Illinois. Pancheros Mexican Grill offers “Burritos Better Built” – incorporating fresh-pressed tortillas, delicious queso and high-quality ingredients seamlessly mixed together using BOB the Tool, a signature brand device designed to create equally balanced bites. The brand also offers…
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QUINCY — Registrations are being taken for Blessing Health’s no-cost cholesterol screening from 7 to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th. A 12-hour fast before the test is required, as is an appointment. Visit events.blessinghealth.org and search “cholesterol.” Click the blue “Register” button at the top right…
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QUINCY — Rome Frericks, executive director for the Quincy Park District, wants anybody interested in the tentative plan for the Quincy Bay habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project to come to an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Oakley-Lindsay Center, 300 Civic Center Plaza. The open house will be conducted in partnership…
Read Full Article Michael D. Kuch, 40, Quincy for Stealing, NTA 108Christina Kelley, 39, of Quincy for 2 counts of Felony Retail Theft. 108Austin Golay, 23, of Quincy FTA DWLS. 104Sara D. Shoop, 30, Quincy, FTA Forgery. Lodged 113Donna M. Rudicil, 43, Knox City, Mo., for FTA Burglary. Lodged 162Megan L. Jeffries, 32, 825 York for Domestic Battery.…
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QUINCY — A Quincy woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash on North 24th Street on Wednesday afternoon. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a crash on North 24th Street north of Weiss Lane. A 2015 GMC driven by Becky Hartley, 60, was traveling south on North 24th when it left the west side…
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QUINCY — Emma Taylor, a first-year student at John Wood Community College and member of the livestock judging team, emerged victorious in the recent Denver Carload Contest at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo. Taylor earned the title of national champion in the Denver Carload contest, during which 123 participants from 28 schools…
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MACOMB, Ill. — The residents of a home at 329 S. Dudley were evacuated Tuesday night when a fire that started in a trash can eventually caught the home on fire. The Macomb Fire Department was dispatched at 6:11 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 for a trash can on fire. While en route, the responding crew…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College, in collaboration with the JWCC Ag Alumni, has established the JWCC Agriculture Hall of Fame as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the college. This initiative aims to honor alumni, past faculty and staff as well as friends of the JWCC agricultural education program for their professional achievements,…
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QUINCY — The Bay City Performing Arts Foundation will present “Bay City Live!: A Night Under the Moonlit Sky” at The Corinthian Event Center, 415 Hampshire, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24. The evening will feature a performance by Vancil Performing Arts Center’s Bay City Dance Troupe and an appearance by local band Prospect…
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QUINCY — After more than a year of discussions, The Adams County Board Tuesday night approved the establishment of a $1 million program to incentivize housing development in Quincy and Adams County. Finance Committee Chairman Bret Austin (R-District 1) outlined the plan, which will utilize most of the remaining American Rescue Plan Act $13.3 million…
Read Full Article James A. McColez, 57, of Quincy for FTA Trespassing at 932 Hampshire. Lodged. 161Kenden DJ Dawson Jr., 19, of Quincy for Driving on Suspended License, Suspended Registration, and Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 24th and State. NTA 142Billy J, Lehenbauer, 41, of Quincy for Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 8th and Jersey. NTA 147Jeff Stupavsky reports the…
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QUINCY — Quincy University will be the host of its sixth annual QU Alumni Day on Thursday, Feb. 15, in honor of the university’s first day of classes in February 1860. Alums are encouraged to wear a QU alumni button and QU gear to work and attend the day’s events. In a press release, Maureen…
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QUINCY — The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum will hold its second entry in the History of Happy Hour program series at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 at the museum, 128 N. Fifth. The talk, titled “Slavery and Freedom in the Tri-States: A Case Study of The September 1853 Dedication of Canton’s Christian University,” will be led…
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