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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Students and staff at the Hannibal Public School District are mourning the loss of a student who died in a car accident Friday night. Fourteen-year-old Paiton Elliot was a freshman at Hannibal High School. In a statement sent Monday morning, Superintendent of Hannibal Public Schools Susan Johnson said “the staff and school…
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QUINCY — The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs on late Thursday afternoon confirmed one case of Legionnaire’s Disease at the Illinois Veterans’ Home at Quincy. The agency’s directives governing the home’s clinical and environmental protocols were immediately deployed, including enhanced resident monitoring and testing of all water sources. …
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Dear MRN, Any word on what’s going on at the old Wright’s Auto Parts property on North 24th? The place is looking good, and they continue to work. The former Wright’s Auto and Tractor Parts, a 3.32-acre property at 2024 N. 24th, was sold for $375,000, according to property tax documents filed in the Adams…
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QUINCY – The 10th annual Dream Big in Color Run on Saturday, April 22, welcomed more than 700 runners and raised a record-breaking $41,119 for Quincy Public Schools. The fundraiser, sponsored by the Quincy Public Schools Foundation in partnership with QHS Leadership students, raised money for the foundation, which provides financial support for creative teaching and key areas in…
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MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Luke Craig with Craig Industries. The Quincy company specializes in manufacturing high-quality insulated building panels for use in a wide variety of industries, utilizing computerized design and manufacturing processes to achieve precision quality products.
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QUINCY — A Camp Point woman facing sexual abuse charges entered an Alford plea on Friday morning in Adams County Circuit Court to an amended charge of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Janelle M. Sparrow, 36, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court with her attorney, Don Heck, before Judge Tad Brenner. She originally was charged with one count…
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QUINCY — The prosecution wanted the maximum prison sentence allowed, and the defense wanted probation. Judge Mark Vincent, admitting he didn’t know what he was going to do before the beginning of Friday afternoon’s sentencing hearing of John Rokusek, decided a little of both was in order. Rokusek, 60, the former owner of a Quincy…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital broke ground at 9 a.m. Friday, April 21 for a $1.6 million project on its Pittsfield campus that will create a new Illini Express Clinic. The project is expected to be completed by December 2023. The hospital, known as the Illini Xpress Walk-In Clinic, will move from 101 E.…
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The Muddy River News team spent Thursday at the Kohl Food Show as the Quincy company celebrates its 150th anniversary. Steve Eighinger also filed a story as we all know how this event is Steve’s Super Bowl.
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QUINCY — Another Kohl’s Food Show, another journey through what is always a palatial paradise for the palate. More than 150 vendors from not only the Tri-State area, but across the midwest and beyond filled the Oakley-Lindsay Center on Thursday. And they brought with them the expected cornucopia of culinary creations for this popular entree…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – The Hannibal Career and Technical Center is preparing to add a new building to the Hannibal campus. Brent Meyer, HCTC Director, explained to Hannibal school board members Wednesday night that funding for the building comes from a $250,000 grant received by the district. The construction of the building will require an additional…
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QUINCY— The public is invited to the Adams County CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) Class of 2023 end-of-the-year trade show from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at the Salvation Army Kroc Center, 405 Vermont. The open house-style event is free and open to the public. CEO students will be showcasing their personal businesses each started during…
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QUINCY — At the beginning of what was expected to be a long day of reviewing motions in the Tim Bliefnick first-degree murder case, the defense said the state needs to prove if there was any domestic violence in the marriage of Tim and Rebecca Bliefnick. Judge Robert Adrian heard non-evidentiary motions for about 40…
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QUINCY — Eleven educators will be inducted into the first class of the Quincy High School Educator Hall of Fame, which will honor staff members who made a positive impact on students, the school and the community of Quincy. This includes teachers, counselors, deans and administrators as well as clerical staff, custodial staff, kitchen staff…
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QUINCY — As part of its 100th anniversary season, the Quincy Community Theatre is offering a production of “Rent,” a rock opera about struggling young artists living in New York at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Brandon Thomsen is the artistic director at the Quincy Community Theatre and the director for…
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QUINCY – Judge Robert Adrian will hear arguments regarding a blanket unsealing of all documents pertaining to the first-degree murder case of Tim Bliefnick. But those arguments won’t happen before a Thursday court appearance by Bliefnick that is expected to last for most of the day. Muddy River News, WGEM-TV and The Herald-Whig, represented by…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — After much debate in Hannibal City Council about requiring City Manager Lisa Peck to do a monthly report, a monthly report for March 2023 can be found on the city website. The report is 12 pages and includes a summary report of the month’s activities. It gives more detailed information from each…
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Greenhaus Café, 212 N. Sixth, opens its doors as Quincy’s first hookah lounge for an open house on Thursday. Owner Beth Busbey invites everyone to come in and enjoy different menu item samples, both hookah and café, free of charge to celebrate her grand opening and the holiday. She will provide tutorials along with full…
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CENTER, Mo. — Monica Huff, of New London, Mo., stood tearful in front of a crowd gathered in the Mark Twain High School Cafeteria on Sunday afternoon. She was there, as were the others filling the room, for Dr. Mark Tucker, who retired at the end of last month. Lovingly referred to as “Doc” Tucker…
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QUINCY — Advancements in engine parts and technology make it difficult for students learning about the subject to keep up without hands-on experience. Keeping up with newer engines just got easier for the students in Brian Armstrong’s diesel equipment technology class at the Quincy Area Vocational Technical Center. The local GTG (Grask Truck Group) Peterbilt…
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QUINCY — Stacie Sparks says she’s received “hundreds” of compliments from Quincy Cleaners customers when she visits the memorial she created two years ago for her son, who died in a car accident at the northeast corner of 30th and Maine. “Every time I’m out there changing it, somebody stops me and says it’s beautiful,” Sparks…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted Monday night not to pay $4,000 to the Quincy Area Convention and Visitors Bureau for a hotel market study that was presented in February. The City of Quincy, the Oakley-Lindsay Center and the Quincy Area Convention and Visitors Bureau commissioned Core Distinction Group, a Wisconsin hospitality consulting firm,…
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QUINCY — The profitability and popularity of youth sporting events in Quincy has prompted city officials to begin looking at the possibility of expanding the Oakley-Lindsay Center or building a nearby facility. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup and Chuck Bevelheimer, director of planning and development, have recently met with representatives with the Quincy Park District, the…
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CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation recently announced $127.9 million has been awarded to 72 projects statewide through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program to expand travel options and enhance quality of life in communities throughout the state. The city of Pittsfield received $3 million to reconstruct infrastructure on the north,…
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FORT MADISON, Iowa — The schedule for the 75th annual Tri-State Rodeo, which will take place in Fort Madison Sept. 6–9, recently was released. The Tri-State Rodeo has been named as one of the nation’s top five large outdoor rodeos since 2000. The TSR Chute Out brings the top rodeo athletes from around the world. …
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