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QUINCY — The Kroc Center will host its annual Camp Kroc Summer Day Camp starting June 6 and ending the week of August 12. Camp Kroc offers care to students grades K-6 and counselor in training to grades 7-12 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Registration is open. Parents and guardians need to visit…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Capts. Brandon and Megan Lewis will join Majs. Trevor and Shelley McClintock in service to the Salvation Army Quincy Area Command as congregational life officers. The Lewis’ first Sunday at Kroc Church will be July 5. The Lewis’ have served as officers in The Salvation Army for eight years in various places and cultures. They are married and have a 4-year-old, Griffin, and 2-year-old, Joanna. After growing up…
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Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, has established a Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois Fund with The Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri. The mission of RMHCCI is to provide a supportive place for families to stay while their child is receiving medical care. Ronald…
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QUINCY — What was Quincy’s first “home-grown” cannabis dispensary is now officially sold. Herbal Remedies, with locations at 4440 Broadway and 1837 Broadway, was acquired by Ayr Wellness for $30 million. The sale was first announced in July 2021. “We are thrilled to finalize the acquisition of Herbal Remedies, strengthening our operational footprint with the…
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QUINCY — Port’s Place, 526 Jersey, will be the site of the inaugural “Books and Bags” outdoor cornhole tournament Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 to benefit the Quincy Public Library. The goal is to raise $5,000 from this event to help with the purchase of a new mobile library. Saturday’s tournament will be…
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QUINCY — The Safe Kids Health Fair will be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, June 4 in the Quincy Medical Group employee parking lot on the south side of 11th and Maine. Safe Kids Adams County and the Quincy Medical Group pediatrics department are the hosts of the free event. The Safe Kids Health Fair will…
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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. Information is believed to be accurate but is not warranted. Kinscherff Farms, LLC of Pleasant Hill…
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QUINCY — The Quincy branch of the American Association of University Women will have a scholarship fundraising event at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 4 at 1680 Maine. The garden party event will feature catered food and drink and will be held in a formal garden setting. The AAUW awards scholarships annually to women attending local…
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. Information is believed to be accurate but is not warranted. Mark A. Bichsel and Juliet V.…
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QUINCY — A two-session Entrepreneur Education Day will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 25 at the Quincy Public Library, 526 Jersey. Cyndi Thomason, a speaker and thought leader in ecommerce accounting, will present the sessions of “Profit is a Habit, Not an Event” and “Make Your Business Work for You.” Through…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Service League recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to seven local students. Profits from the Quincy Service League’s annual Holiday Gift Show fund these scholarships. Receiving the scholarships were: Addy Cunningham, a senior at Quincy Senior High School. Plans to major in kinesiology. Ellie Lock, a senior at Quincy Senior High School. Will…
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BARRY, Ill. — The New Philadelphia Association and the Looking for Lincoln organization will have a dedication of the Looking For Lincoln sign, set at the First Baptist Church of Barry last September, at 1:40 p.m. Thursday, May 26 at 900 Main in Barry. This Looking for Lincoln sign is the first to be placed outside of the Pittsfield area…
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QUINCY — Quincy University is currently operating under the following summer hours: Administrative Office Hours — effective until July 29 Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Health and Fitness Center — effective until August 15 Monday-Thursday 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. Friday 6 a.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday 8…
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QUINCY — Lincoln the Lawyer will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 22 at the History Museum, 332 Maine. The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County is the host. Sam Wheeler, director of history programs at the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission in Springfield, will delve into Lincoln’s years as a lawyer…
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MACOMB — A total of 1,080 undergraduate students enrolled at Western Illinois University were named to the 2022 spring dean’s list. To receive this award, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.6 grade point average on a scale of 4.0, which equals an A in a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded…
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MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois University Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet Trevor W. Woolson of Warsaw was commissioned as second lieutenant in the U.S. Army on Friday, May 13. He received his bachelor’s degree in history and will be serve as an armor officer in the Texas Army National Guard. Woolson, a second lieutenant, took…
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QUINCY — St. Francis Solanus Parish will hold its annual parish picnic from 5 p.m.-midnight Saturday, June 11. The picnic will offer a variety of food and beverages, live music, cash raffle, silent auction, basket raffle, dunk tank, kids’ games, train ride, bounce houses and more. The Heidelberg Band will play from 5:30 to 7:30…
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QUINCY — The annual Dream Big in Color Run was held in person, for the first time in two years, on April 23. The student-driven fundraiser raised money for the Quincy Public Schools Foundation, which provides financial support for teaching key areas in the district, including curriculum, technology, athletics and fine arts. Supported by teacher Ben Dombroski,…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Oakley School of Business held an award ceremony on May 4 in the Connie Niemann Center for Music. The program featured comments from Brian McGee, QU president, and Cynthia Haliemun, dean of the Oakley School of Business. Faculty in the Oakley School of Business presented awards and recognized students for their…
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QUINCY — The University of Illinois Extension in Quincy will hold a six-session Junior Master Gardener and Master Naturalist program on Mondays and Thursdays starting June 6 at John Wood Community College for local youths ages 9-12 to learn about gardening and natural resources through hands-on activities and outdoor investigations. The mission of the Junior Master…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College’s 47th annual commencement exercises were held Friday, May 13, in the Student Activity Center on the campus in Quincy. The ceremony honored 359 students earning associate degrees and 132 students earning career/technical certificates. Graduates, listed by degree or certificate received and current city, were:
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. Information is believed to be accurate but is not warranted. Susan S. Cox of Pittsfield sold…
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. Information is believed to be accurate but is not warranted. Thomas J. Vahle of Quincy sold…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Dot Transportation, Inc. (DTI), the affiliate trucking company of Dot Foods, North America’s largest food industry redistributor, recently launched its in-house driver training school at the company’s Mount Sterling facility. In a press release, Duskee Kassing, direction of operations at DTI said, ”We piloted the approach last year at our Maryland facility, and that…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Medical Group Foundation recently was the host of the annual Community Cancer Crush, which raised more than $70,000 for the QMG Foundation Oncology Patient Assistance Fund. Cancer Crush has brought the local community together for nine years in support of area patients battling cancer. The Oncology Patient Assistance Fund provides assistance…
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