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QUINCY — Dev Patel, a recent graduate of Quincy High School, recently was named the Exchange Club’s Youth of the Year for the Lincolnland District. The Quincy Exchange Club is one of 31 clubs in Illinois, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan that consist of the Lincolnland District. The Exchange Club’s Youth of the…
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QUINCY — The Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board filed a complaint on Friday against Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Robert K. Adrian. Adrian found Drew Clinton, 18, guilty of felony criminal sexual assault following a bench trial in October 2021, but then on Jan. 3, Adrian vacated Clinton’s conviction, resulting in Clinton being released from the Adams…
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QUINCY — The trial of Bradley Yohn in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning started with Judge Roger Thomson addressing a series of motions filed by Yohn last week. It ended moments before jury selection was set to begin when Yohn told Thomson, “I can’t do this.” Thomson eventually set a July 6 hearing…
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QUINCY — Florence Smith wasn’t about to miss this. Smith, 93, was one of several people in attendance Monday night to watch her grandson, Adam Yates, be sworn in as the 33rd person to be the chief of the Quincy Police Department. She also posed for photos with Yates after the meeting. “It was really…
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QUINCY — Residents who received their June utility bill last week stating their account was past due and their service would be terminated within 10 days can now relax. Jeff Conte, director of public works, explained what happened during Monday’s City Council meeting. June utility bills for the city’s first billing district — north of…
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Blessing Hospital A boy born to Kyle Osterbur and Kristie Mock of Quincy at 11:13 a.m. June 1|A girl born to Cecil Williams Jr. and Jazmine Thomas of Quincy at 1:17 p.m. June 2A girl born to Dakota and Olivia Beckett of Hannibal, Mo., at 7:25 p.m. June 12A girl born to Aaron Barber and…
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QUINCY — A Quincy developer has bought the former Dollar General building at 330 N. 30th. Quincy 330 LLC bought the building on May 31 for $280,000 from Anne Scherer of St. Louis, according to documents filed in the Adams County Recorder office this week. Spencer Schelp, the agent for the LLC, plans to make…
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FREDERICK, Ill. — A Schuyler County judge was killed Sunday morning when he was hit by a truck while he was riding his bicycle. Ramon M. Escapa, 42, of Rushville was riding his bicycle north on Adams Road near Illinois Route 100 at approximately 9:56 a.m. Behind him was a red 2010 Chevrolet Silverado driven…
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The Administrator of IVH talks about going from Legionella to COVID and all of the new construction that will help the facility endure for years to come. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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QUNCY — If a Mount Rushmore equivalent for accomplishments tied to to the Quincy Derby ever were to exist, a Riley Delgado caricature is guaranteed a spot. Delgado may have forever chiseled his way into the folklore of an event that has long been part of a community’s heartbeat. What Delgado did Saturday was simply…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The George H. Riedel Foundation recently presented a $25,000 check to Hannibal-LaGrange University after the recent success of HLGU’s Scarlet and Blue fundraising auction. “The $25,000 matching grant will support the mission and purpose of HLGU as we go forth,” said Ray Carty, vice president for institutional advancement in a press release. “The future is…
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Sixty-eight competitors took part in Friday’s Super Kids competition in the Quincy Derby. The Quincy Optimist Club-sponsored event has brought together young racers with physical and mental challenges each June since 2015. Super Kids racers come from West-Central Illinois, Northeast and Southeast Missouri and southeast Iowa. Champions were crowned in three divisions: Zach Hastings-Hull of…
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QUINCY — Tony Cornett pauses quite often when talking about the impact of the Super Kids portion of the Quincy Derby on his son, Michael. The emotion, at times, gets the best of him. “This is such a great event, and Michael loves it,” Tony explained. “You can see it in his eyes how excited…
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QUINCY — The Blessing Cancer Center has been selected as one of 51 study locations worldwide participating in a new metastatic breast cancer clinical trial. Metastatic cancer has traveled to other parts of the body from its site of origination. It is estimated that 20 to 30 percent of all breast cancer cases will become…
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Dear MRN, The Golden Corral has set empty for a couple years now. Whatever happened to the guy who owned it and was charged for the murder of a young boy years ago? I never did hear if he had gone to trial or what. William Christopher Niemet of Fulton, Mo., owner of the Golden…
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QUINCY — The Illinois Stories program will feature a piece on the 1839 vintage fire truck, Quincy First, at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 16 on WQEC, Quincy’s PBS station (Cable channel 8) and again at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 19. This was the first fire engine used in Quincy and also the first used in…
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JWCC Trustees Hear Report on the Workforce Development Expansion Project and Approve Tentative Balanced Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 QUINCY — John Wood Community College Board of Trustees heard a report confirming the Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant approval for the Workforce Development Center (WDC) Expansion Project and approved a tentative $16,412,835 balanced budget for…
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QUINCY — Rick Gengenbacher may have missed an opportunity for a fabulous career in the sporting goods industry. The Illinois Veterans Home is grateful for that. Gengenbacher, 56, became the adjutant at the home on June 1. He replaces Dawn Whitcomb, who announced in December her resignation after 11 years in the position. The adjutant…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. —Water bowls and litter boxes were not on the agenda of the Hannibal School Board’s June meeting. Student conduct and a preliminary budget were. Earlier in the week, there were social media posts claiming water bowls and cat litter were being placed in school restrooms and would be on the agenda. Board member…
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QUINCY — Jadyn Vogel has let the world know her secret. There is no arguing Vogel’s success in the Quincy Derby — formerly known as the Soap Box Derby — has been unparalleled. The 13-year-old enters Saturday’s event with six straight championships in the Stock Division and will be a prohibitive favorite to add to…
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QUINCY — The Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri received a $2 million gift from its founding board chair, Ralph Oakley, to establish the Ralph Oakley Family Fund. The announcement was made Tuesday night by Oakley at the Community Foundation’s annual board reception at the Quincy Art Center. The announcement takes place…
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QUINCY — A resolution to authorize incentives for new residential constructions west of 12th Street between Harrison and Locust was approved during Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting. However, an amendment to that resolution that would also have offered those incentives to residential constructions east of 12th Street did not. The resolution called for waiving water…
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QUINCY — Buff City Soap, a rapidly growing retail franchise known for its handmade plant-based soap and body products made in-store daily, is opening Thursday, June 16 in Quincy next to Kohl’s at 6236 Broadway. The first 50 people who visit the Quincy store each day from Thursday, June 16 to Sunday, June 19 will…
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Dear MRN, Is the American Community Survey legitimate? Is it really from the United States Census Bureau? Do I really have to answer the questions? The answers, in order, are yes, yes and yes. The American Community Survey provides information on a yearly basis about the United States and its people. Information from the survey…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Great River Honor Flight’s next mission to Washington, D.C. will be on Thursday, June 16. It will be the 59th mission since the program started serving the region in 2010, and 1,886 local veterans who served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and between those conflicts have participated in this program. Approximately…
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