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QUINCY — Music educator Dan Sherman was awarded the George M. Irwin Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in music and fine arts during the Quincy Park Band’s season opening concert on Monday in Madison Park. The award is in recognition of a lifetime of service and dedication to the entire arts and culture sector and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — After hearing the general managers of two Quincy hotels and a Quincy restaurant laud the benefits of the Bring Entertainment to Quincy (BET on Q) program, the Quincy City Council voted 8-4 during its Tuesday night meeting to give the program $100,000 for the 2023-24 fiscal year. Aldermen also approved by a 7-5…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy City Council recommended approval Tuesday night to go into a contract with Banner Fire Equipment from Roxana to spend $1.182 million on two 2025 E-One fire trucks that the department won’t receive for two years. The Quincy Fire Department operates five trucks in “front line” status. However, Engine No. 7 is…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The woman involved in last week’s shooting in the 1100 block of Jefferson has died. Dana A. Lawton-Marshall, 47, was sitting on the front porch of a home in the 1100 block of Jefferson with another person. The investigation so far has determined that Lawton-Marshall played no part in this disturbance and was…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Miss Quincy Shelby Rose and Miss Quincy’s Teen Molly Gerard will be competing for the titles of Miss Illinois and Miss Illinois’ Teen June 6-10 in Marion, Ill. Rose and Gerard were crowned on Jan. 7 during the Miss Quincy Pageant at Quincy Community Theatre. Rose, 19, is a daughter of Mark and Melissa Rose of Quincy. She will compete in talent, interview, evening wear, on-stage…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Great River Film Festival committee has released the names of three more celebrities who have agreed to take part in its second annual event. Joining the lineup will be Jon Provost, Ruta Lee and Caryn Richman. They will be joining Patrick Wayne, Kim Lankford, Rebecca Holden, Nancy Stafford and Trina Parks. Event director…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single vehicle roll-over traffic crash on Illinois 104, west of E1800th, at approximately 4 p.m. Monday. A male juvenile was driving a red 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt eastbound on Illinois 104 when he lost control of the vehicle, which left the road and overturned several times.…
Read Full Article Ron Kinscherf talks to the ladies from Yellow Kiss Boutique about their shop located in Downtown Quincy at 127 N. 6th. Mercantile Bank brings you the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Illinois Veterans Home recognized Memorial Day with a Friday program that included a keynote address by Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director Terry Prince, patriotic music by the Last Band Standing band, a wreath laying honoring all deceased veterans and a rifle salute and taps by the American Legion Post 37 Honor…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man died Thursday in a crash with a passenger vehicle in the 300 block of Beech Street. Officers with the Hannibal Police Department at approximately 5 p.m. Thursday, May 25, were called to the 300 block of Beech in reference to an assault. During the investigation, it was determined David…
Read Full Article QUINCY — After discovering college wasn’t for him, Kameron Marlowe took a job in his hometown of Kannapolis, N.C., selling car parts to help his family. His mother could no longer work due to a back injury. Singing locally with a band during high school, Marlowe continued to create music and posted performances on YouTube.…
Read Full Article DULUTH, Minn. — People remember where they grew up, even after moving away. Adam Herman is one example of an author who has lived in many places but still draws inspiration from his hometown of Quincy when writing his novels. Herman grew up in Quincy but eventually moved to Duluth, Minn., after spending time in…
Read Full Article These videos are from the second day of testimony in the Tim Bliefnick murder trial. Two parts, morning and afternoon. Pool video: WGEM-TV. Pool photos: Matt Hopf, Herald-Whig
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department responded to a call at 705 Madison just after 2 a.m. Wedensday. When two engine companies arrived, they found a garage in the alley and a car next to it on fire. QFD upgraded the response to a general alarm and two more crews responded. First arriving companies extinguished…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Video testimony from the Tim Bliefnick murder trial from the afternoon of Tuesday, May 23.
Read Full Article Attorney general closes out 4.5-year investigation into abuse at hands of Catholic clerics in Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Catholic dioceses in Illinois failed to disclose hundreds of abusive clerics before the state opened what would become a years-long investigation into sex abuse within the church, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Tuesday. Included in a scathing 700-page report published…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Many of us have strapped coolers onto canoes and traveled the Current River for a nice, leisurely float trip. Imagine tackling the Mississippi River. Not a portion of it. The entire 2,350 miles. Then doing it faster than anyone else. A group of four paddlers entered the headwaters at Itasca State Park in…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy man who testified he had been in a “dating type of relationship” with Becky Bliefnick since January 2020 said he saw her for the last time on the night of Feb. 21 and talked with her on the evening of Feb. 22 — hours before she was found shot to death…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Salvation Army Quincy Area Command will have change in leadership beginning June 28. Capts. Rich and Linnea Forney, serving as corps officers in Elgin, will replace Majs. Trevor and Shelly McClintock as The Salvation Army Quincy Area Command Leaders and Senior Kroc Officers. The McClintocks have received appointments as divisional commanders at…
Read Full Article PALMYRA, Mo. — An Arkansas woman is dead and a Palmyra teenager is in serious condition after a crash on U.S. 61 Monday night five miles north of Hannibal. A report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows a 2023 Mazda, driven by Lori Cumpston, 51, of Fayetteville, Ark., was going to the wrong way…
Read Full Article QUINCY — What’s Germanfest without beer? The Quincy Brewing Company, 110 S. Sixth, will be adding a local touch to the event for the second year in a row in South Park on June 2-3. Jim Robesky, head brewer at Quincy Brewing Company, said the brewery is providing for the second year a Munich Helles lager. “It’s…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Gem City Breakfast Kiwanis held its annual Grant Day ceremony at the Kiwanis Shelter in Lincoln Park on May 19. Dan Conboy, chair of the Grant Day committee, presented awards to 23 recipients from Quincy and the nearby area totaling $17,579 — the largest Grant Day total to date. All grants assist…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Around 125 seniors Hannibal High School spent their last full day of school volunteering around the community at the second annual Day of Caring. One group of students cooked 60 homemade freezer meals for local foster families, funded by the Riedel Foundation. In the kitchen at Immanuel Baptist Church in Hannibal, the…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Jessica Anderson and her son, Kaiden, felt like they were dreaming on Friday, May 12, as they gathered with a group of people who would help them build a house. “I never would have imagined it in my wildest dreams,” Jessica said. “What a blessing.” The morning was a celebration of the…
Read Full Article PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — A Rockport teenager has been arrested after a firearm was found in his vehicle at school. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department received a report at 10:55 a.m. Thursday, May 18 from a school administrator at Pleasant Hill CUSD No. 3 that a high school student possibly brought a firearm to school.…
Read Full Article BARRY, Ill. — A Quincy man was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender, and his wife was arrested on a charge of obstructing justice. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department initiated a criminal investigation at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, May 17 regarding a sex offender unlawfully residing at a residence in the 800 block…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Two defendants related to Taurean Snoddy’s death were in court on Tuesday morning. Chad Elliot, who is charged with second-degree and first-degree assault, was arraigned in the Marion County Courthouse and pleaded not guilty. Howard Rickey, who faces charges of first-degree assault and resisting arrest for a felony will proceed to an…
Read Full Article QUINCY — John Wood Community College will hold its 48th annual commencement ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, May 19 in the Student Activity Center on the Quincy campus at 48th and Harrison. JWCC will confer 349 associate degrees, 174 certificates and one College for Life certificate. JWCC President Bryan Renfro will confer degrees and certificates.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — John Wood Community College President Bryan Renfro gave an update on this week’s graduation during its Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday evening. “During the 2022-2023 academic year, JWCC proudly granted 349 associate degrees, 174 certificates, and 1 College for Life certificate to students pursuing their hopes and dreams,” Renfro said. “It’s inspiring to…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A speaker at Wednesday night’s Quincy School Board meeting addressed the Board regarding “hundreds of struggling readers who seek care for physical and mental health comorbidities related to school failure from not being able to read.” Dr. Todd Porter, a pediatrician at Quincy Medical Group, called what is happening in the district “a…
Read Full Article HAMILTON, Ill. — An Iowa woman is in the Hancock County Jail and faces charges of burglary and methamphetamine possession. Deputies with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department received a report at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, May 16 of a burglary in progress at the storage units on Warsaw Road at U.S. 136 in Hamilton. The victim…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy man is in the Adams County Jail after he was arrested and charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse on Wednesday afternoon. A Quincy juvenile reported on May 6 to the Quincy Police Department possible sexual abuse by Jeremy A. McSparren, 38. The juvenile was interviewed at the Child Advocacy Center in…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Questions about the investigation of the Hannibal city clerk might be answered at the next Hannibal City Council meeting on June 6. At the council meeting Tuesday evening, April Azotea, owner of La Azotea Lounge in Hannibal, asked about the status of the investigation on City Clerk Angel Zerbonia who, according to…
Read Full Article QUINCY — No one was injured when firefighters from the Quincy Fire Department responded to a house fire Monday afternoon. The Quincy Fire Department was called at 2:20 p.m. to 307 S. 11th, where smoke was coming from the rear of the structure. Company No. 2 arrived on scene first and found heavy smoke surrounding…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Ernst & Young, LLP, recently announced that Paul Reitz, CEO and president of Titan International, Inc., has been named an Entrepreneur Of The Year Midwest Award finalist. Now in its 37th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the preeminent competitive business awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. Reitz was…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Family and friends of Timothy Haley participated in the “Heart Check for Tim” benefit on Saturday, May 13 on the Knights of Columbus grounds. Organizers of the event hope to raise awareness for unknown heart conditions. Haley was 26 years old when he died from an unknown heart issue, later identified as fatal…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The 28 veterans and 28 guardians visiting Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 11 as part of the Great River Honor Flight made a stop at the White House as part of the Vietnam War Commemoration, recognizing the 50th anniversary with a celebration in the nation’s capital. Of the 28 veterans on Thursday’s mission, 24…
Read Full Article Meteorologist Brent Clair gets you ready to run…or walk…over the bridges. Hilbing Auto Body brings you MRN Weather with Brent Clair.
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Warehouse Bargains, 4100 N. 24th, reported Thursday a theft of tools to the Adams County Sheriff Office. Joshua L. Winfield was arrested at 6:41 p.m. Friday in Camp Point for burglary and theft over $500 after video was obtained by the Adams County Sheriff Department from the business. The video and photos…
Read Full Article Tony Rhodes of Landmarx talks to MRN’s David Adam about the evolution of the screen print business. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article HAMILTON, Ill. — A Hamilton man is in the Hancock County Jail after he was arrested on methamphetamine charges. A deputy with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on a 2004 silver Ford Focus for a traffic violation at 11 p.m. Thursday, May 11 on the Hamilton/Keokuk bridge. The driver was identified…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at a home at 2024 Chestnut early Friday morning. When the first crew arrived a little after 1:30 a.m., smoke and flames were coming from the house, but all of the homes occupants were out, but one suffered a minor burn to…
Read Full Article HULL, Ill. – A team of sophomores from Quincy Notre Dame won the Ultimate Outdoor 3-on-3 Challenge on Saturday, May 6 at Gardner Camp. Eleven teams participated. The winning team comprised Wyatt Mueller, Carter Rhodes and Dylan Tyler. They were coached by Matt Mueller. The team of Mason Ingalls, Case Hughes and Kolin Bockhold from Camp…
Read Full Article The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is asking people to be aware of someone trying to pass themselves off as a member of the department and demanding bond money. Sheriff Tony Grootens said a man was representing himself as a law enforcement officer and seeking bond money for outstanding arrest warrants. Grootens said the Sheriff’s Office…
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