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NEBO, Ill. — Harpole’s Heartland Lodge recently acquired a new lodging option for guests to enjoy — the Quail Ridge Cabin. This quintessential cabin is a few miles from the main resort on a quiet, dead-end road. It sits atop a beautiful knob overlooking gently rolling meadows, agriculture fields and forest. It offers four bedrooms,…
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Ashley Conrad spends some time with local radio legend Jeff Dorsey talking about his friend, the late Mike Shannon, the former St. Louis Cardinals player and broadcaster who passed away over the weekend. She also gets us ready for Fishing for Freedom with Adam Brocksieck.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois State Police Troops 6 and 8 responded to the above area for multiple crashes with injuries. At 10:55 a.m. there was a crash on northbound Interstate 55 at Milepost 76. At the same time, there were numerous crashes on southbound Interstate 55 at Milepost 76. The crashes occurred within a two-mile stretch…
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QUINCY — Quincy’s two newest aldermen said their focus is on “learning the process” after they completed their first meeting Monday night as members of the Quincy City Council. City Clerk Laura Oakman swore in Glen Ebbing (R-5) and Jake Reed (R-6) before Monday’s meeting, officially giving Republicans a 10-4 advantage. Ebbing replaces John Mast,…
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QUINCY — Julie Schuetz’s son received a diagnosis of dyslexia just before the COVID-19 pandemic. She wanted to help him, but she didn’t have access to resources about his disability. “All the schools had shut down,” she said. “That’s when I found out there wasn’t a whole lot of resources for kids.” Taking a sabbatical…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man arrested Friday for having sex with a horse appeared in Adams County Circuit Court Monday morning after spending the weekend in the Adams County Jail. Jack R. Blanke, 39, of Quincy is charged with unlawful sexual contact with an animal, a Class 4 felony punishable for between 1 and 3…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — It wasn’t that long ago when you were arrested across the river, you went to the old Marion County Jail that was used during The Civil War. Although replaced by a newer facility on U.S. 61, the old jail still stands and you can feel the history when you walk into its…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup says he has no intention of asking 4th Ward alderman Mike Farha to rejoin the two committees he resigned from earlier this week, saying “his time’s up.” “He showed his true colors,” Troup said after Thursday’s special meeting of the Quincy City Council, during which aldermen passed a $50.29 million…
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CANTON, Mo. — The residents of Canton recently received news that will lend itself to the future of the town’s own tourist attractiveness. A grant totaling nearly $1 million has made it possible for Canton to begin looking into building a recreation center. City officials applied for a Tourism Enhancement Grant, which helps fund things…
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Tim Maguire with Servpro talks to Ron Kinscherf about the job of cleaning up big messes and restoring property back to better than before.
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Assistant Adams County State’s Attorney joins Bob Gough to talk about his run for state’s attorney in 2024.
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QUINCY — A vacant commercial two-story brick building at 215 Oak has been declared a total loss after a Friday afternoon fire. The Quincy Fire Department was dispatched at 2:50 p.m. to a report of a structure fire in the Second and Oak area. Heavy smoke could be seen in the area by responding units. Upon…
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QUINCY — A trial for a Quincy man charged nearly five years ago with first-degree murder in the death of an infant is on track to begin May 15. Only one more hurdle must be cleared. Travis Wiley, 35, appeared with public defenders Todd Nelson and Shelby Hoiness for a pre-trial hearing before Judge Michael…
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QUINCY — Another rash of car thefts and car burglaries has led to another plea from Mike Tyler, deputy chief for the Quincy Police Department. “We’ve got to get the message out to the community to lock their vehicles, lock their homes and don’t leave keys in the vehicle where it can get stolen,” he…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy man was arrested Friday for having sex with a horse and being caught by Adams County Sheriff’s Department deputies. Jack R. Blanke, 39, of Quincy is charged with unlawful sexual contact with an animal, a Class 4 felony punishable for between 1 and 3 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections,…
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A cold front is coming in this weekend. Meteorologist Brent Clair lets us know how chilly it’s going to be.
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QUINCY — The Althoff family is finally getting out of the hotel business. Jim and Jo Ann Althoff have owned and/or operated the Althoff Motel, 3511 N. 24th, since 1985. Jim’s parents, Alene and Elmer Althoff, owned the 40-room motel after Jim helped build it. His parents at one time also owned the Diamond Motel,…
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QUINCY — Two flipped votes turned a potentially contentious debate over the city’s budget into much ado about nothing. Richie Reis and Patty Maples, Democratic aldermen in Quincy’s 6th Ward, were among seven aldermen at Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting who voted not to approve a $50.29 million budget for the 2024 fiscal year. However, at a…
Read Full Article QUINCY — No one was injured at a house fire Thursday afternoon at 831 N. Fifth. The Quincy Fire Department responded to a call at 2:07 p.m. for a house on fire at Fifth and Lind. Upon arrival, crews found smoke and fire coming from the front porch of the structure. Engine Company No. 4 pulled a…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man was lodged in the Adams County Jail Wednesday night when Quincy Police Department officers arrested him for having a gun — and then learned he had numerous felony convictions. Officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Lind Street at approximately 6:25 p.m. Wednesday in reference to a subject with…
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QUINCY — The monovalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccines (both Pfizer and Moderna) are no longer available to use in the United States, according to a press release from the Adams County Health Department. The Food and Drug Administration recently deauthorized the monovalent Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines and provided authorization for bivalent vaccines for additional uses.…
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QUINCY — The Quincy School Board spent most of Wednesday evening’s meeting recognizing Carol Nichols for her 16 years of service. Nichols, who did not seek re-election, was first elected in 2001 and won re-election in 2005 but lost a re-election bid in 2009. She then ran again in 2015 and 2019, winning seats in…
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QUINCY — The senior alderman on the Quincy City Council called Mayor Mike Troup “tyrannical,” believes the public is “fed up” and says the “best thing for our community” is for him to resign immediately as a deadline to pass a city budget looms. Mike Farha, a Republican alderman in the 4th Ward since his…
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QUINCY — A Wednesday afternoon motion hearing in Adams County Circuit Court didn’t go well for Bradley Yohn. Judge Roger Thomson addressed five motions made by Yohn, who is defending himself pro se in a criminal sexual assault case. One eventually was skipped, three were denied, and Yohn eventually was kicked out of the courtroom…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The flood walls are now up in downtown Hannibal. The process of putting the five gates up began Wednesday morning and finished before the end of the work day. Hannibal Police Chief Jacob Nacke, who is also the Director of Emergency Management, said the gates went up due to the projected river…
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