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The Ulmus Academy is a go. At a meeting for interested parents Monday night at the Madison Park Christian Church, co-founder Jennifer Wiemelt told the crowd of around 75 that the inaugural year of the Academy will begin on Tuesday, September 6, the day after Labor Day. “There’s a need right now,” Wiemelt said. “And…
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MONROE CITY, Mo. — The director of the Quincy Park Band was killed in a single vehicle car crash just outside of Monroe City Monday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Keith Wiemelt, 42, of Quincy, was driving a Toyota Highlander on Route Z in Marion County around 9:20 p.m. when he failed…
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UPDATE: The Illinois State Police issued a press release on Tuesday, July 19, identifying the man who was shot in killed in this incident as Timothy Ostrander, 31, of Muscatine, Iowa. CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 4 was contacted Wednesday, July 13 by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office…
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QUINCY — Andy Caley of Caley Custom Construction told the Quincy City Council Monday night that he now plans to repair the building that was gutted by an intentionally set fire on May 18. After aldermen voted 10-1 to accept a $79,500 bid to hire Blick Construction Co. to demolish the building on July 6,…
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WARRENTON, Mo. — Jerry Asbell, Jr., of Monroe City received a 30-year prison sentence on Monday in Warren County Circuit Court after entering a plea of guilty to second-degree murder in the Aug. 5, 2020 shooting death of Amanda Johnston, also of Monroe City. Judge Jason Lamb said Asbell, 31, must serve 85 percent of…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Chris Kassing was organizing a four-man scramble golf fundraiser for the Joel Oliver Memorial Pool last week in Mount Sterling when he learned about receiving a much larger grant for the pool. Gov. JB Pritzker announced July 8 the distribution of $30.3 million in grants for 87 local park projects that…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees at Hannibal-LaGrange University recently announced the process for identifying the school’s next president. The Executive Committee, which is serving as the search committee, received an update Tuesday, July 12 from Transitional President Rodney Harrison related to the 2022-23 budget and the decision to announce…
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MENDON, Ill. — Four local women will take the stage in pursuit of the 2022 Miss Adams County Fair title on Wednesday, July 27. All queen candidates have been working for more than a month in the areas of interview, speech and stage presence. The 2022 Little Miss and Mr. Adams County Pageant starts at…
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QUINCY — Remember the story posted on this website about the number of presidents who have visited Quincy? Well, it appears Muddy River News missed one. When it happened, most of Quincy did too. Jim Fitch is a retired Quincy businessman who owned seven Subway restaurants with his wife, Carmell. They now live in Reddington…
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QUINCY — Jeff Van Camp has served his city in many capacities. Besides his full-time job as executive director of the Chaddock Children’s Foundation, Van Camp was a commissioner for the Quincy Park Board from 2011 to 2015. He was a 6th Ward alderman, ran for mayor in 2017, is a past president of the…
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QUINCY — Interim airport director Gabriel Hanafin hopes representatives from the two airlines bidding to become Quincy’s essential air service provider will make presentations before a Quincy City Council meeting in late July or early August. However, members of the Aeronautics Committee expressed reluctance during Wednesday’s meeting in City Council chambers to give their blessing…
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QUINCY — A Quincy woman pled guilty Wednesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court to two charges of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in exchange for a prison term of no longer than 10 years. Dietiker, 22, was set to enter a plea on May 11 when her attorney, public defender Todd Nelson, told…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter and possession of a controlled substance in a county jail in exchange for a prison term of 17 years. Corey L. Cobb, 28, had been charged with one count of second-degree murder, a Class A felony, in the June 4, 2020 shooting…
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QUINCY — Cammy Vaughan was in the front of the line Tuesday afternoon. She was part of 25 or so people who wanted to protest Judge Robert Adrian’s announcement that he intends to stay on the bench. Vaughan was the young woman who went public after Adrian had overturned the sexual assault conviction of Drew Clinton,…
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QUINCY — The Aeronautics Committee will meet Wednesday afternoon to discuss proposals from two airlines to become the essential air service provider for Quincy Regional Airport. Interim Airport Director Gabriel Hanafin said the U.S. Department of Transportation received proposals from San Francisco-based Boutique Air and from Southern Airways Express out of Palm Beach, Fla. Hanafin…
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QUINCY — Blessing Hospital recently opened a retail pharmacy within the hospital to increase the chances patients will take the medication their provider has prescribed. In a press release, Dr. Christopher Solaro, chief medical officer of Blessing Health System, said, “Prescription medications are key components of a patient’s treatment plan. People cannot get better or…
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QUINCY — The debate about the demolition of the building at 649 State continued during Monday’s meeting of the Quincy City Council. Aldermen voted 10-1 at the July 5 meeting to accept a bid of $79,500 from Blick Construction Company to demolish the three-story brick building that was gutted in a fire on May 18. …
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QUINCY — Holly Cain, director of tourism, thanked the Quincy City Council Monday night for the creation of the Bring Entertainment to Quincy (BET on Q) program, which has helped draw local entertainment opportunities to Quincy. “The Office of Tourism says for every $1 spent in marketing (tourism), $9 is returned to each community,” Cain…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Curtis Lovelace and other members of his family will receive $4.5 million as part of a settlement reached in the 2017 civil lawsuit filed against several members of the Quincy Police Department, Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha, former Adams County Coroner James Keller, the city of Quincy and Adams County. Jonathan…
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Muddy River News Editor David Adam interviews Western Illinois University president Guiyou Huang about his connection with Confucius, his plans to grow enrollment at WIU and how the pandemic has permanently changed education during the July 10, 2002 edition of Muddy River News This Week, brought to you by Harvey’s Furniture.
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QUINCY — Robert Adrian, who is subject to a complaint from the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board, will announce his intention Tuesday to seek retention as a judge in the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Adrian sent an email to local media Saturday morning. He will kick off his campaign at 5 p.m. Tuesday in front of the…
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QUINCY — Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha recently hired two assistant state’s attorneys. Pruitt Holcombe from Florence, Ala., and Ryan Parker of Quincy are replacing Anita Rodriguez, who retired in June after a 35-year career, and Jamie Frey, who left in August 2021 to take a position in Springfield with the Administrator’s Office of…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A settlement has been reached in the 2017 civil lawsuit filed by Curtis Lovelace and other Lovelace family members against several members of the Quincy Police Department, Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha, former Adams County Coroner James Keller, the city of Quincy and Adams County. Details of the settlement or financial…
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QUINCY — The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) gave more than 2,800 loans totaling more than $150 million in Adams County in 2020 and 2021, and 11 Adams County businesses received more than $2 million in PPP loans. Shippers Rental Company, a specialized freight long-distance trucking company at 3803 Dye Road, received the largest single loan…
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QUINCY — The voice of assistant state’s attorney Laura Keck trembled as she read aloud the seven-word victim impact statement of Bruce Gilker Jr.’s daughter during his sentencing hearing Wednesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court. “Bud makes me nervous, scared and sad,” she wrote. An Adams County jury found Gilker guilty May 11 of…
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