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On Muddy River News This Week, we sit down with Paul Reitz, the CEO of Titan International, the parent company of Quincy’s Titan Wheel. Reitz joined Titan in 2010 as Chief Financial Officer, became President in February 2014, and was named CEO effective in January 2017. Prior to joining Titan, he was the Chief Accounting…
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QUINCY — The days of a truck stopping in front of your home and picking up your recyclable materials are likely ending. “Yeah, it’s probably a fair statement,” Central Services Director Kevin McClean said. “We are definitely looking for other alternatives to make things more economical, so it’s not costing the taxpayers more money than…
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QUINCY — Illinois Right to Life leaders will speak at 6p.m. Tuesday at St. Francis Solanus Parish Hall, 1721 College, as part of its Ground Zero Tour. Illinois Right to Life is determined to restore protection to preborn babies and their mothers throughout the Midwest. Learn about the group’s plans to reduce the number of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted its 112th annual meeting and banquet on March 17 at the Rialto Banquet Hall and presented the following awards: Ambassador of the Year was presented to Courtney Bareis, who works in the loan servicing department of F&M Bank and Trust Co. She has been a chamber…
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Embree to lead grantmaking, community leadership efforts as program officer for Community Foundation
QUINCY — The Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri recently named Kent Embree to serve as program officer. He will lead the Community Foundation’s grant programs, leadership initiatives and nonprofit and community-based outreach. “Our Community Foundation does so much to help the people and missions of nonprofit organizations in our region,” Embree said…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The implementation of what transitional President Rodney Harrison called an “integrity plan,” coupled with increased giving from alumni in the past month, has put Hannibal-LaGrange University on what Harrison believes is a path to “ensure the long-term sustainability” of the school. Asked how close the university was to shutting the doors earlier…
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QUINCY — A Quincy attorney has been suspended for one year by the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois. A case summary on the ARDC website said that, during a dissolution of marriage case, Roni VanAusdall came to an agreement with opposing counsel concerning parenting time, prepared a proposed order…
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QUINCY — Quincy has one of the finest public golf courses in the Midwest, and Quincy Park District officials know a major expense is coming if it hopes to maintain the 27-hole course for future generations. Finding a way to pay for it won’t be simple. Rome Frericks, executive director of the Park District, and…
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Illinois’ cannabis dispensaries are noticing a steady drop in sales after record-setting sales in December. High prices and a lack of supply likely push customers to street dealers. Recreational marijuana in Illinois set record sales for nine consecutive months, up until January and February 2022. February’s haul of $114 million was the lowest since last March. Price matters…
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QUINCY — The Quincy School Board opted not to renew the contract of long time Quincy High School pommers coach Debby Bradshaw. Bradshaw spoke at Wednesday night’s School Board meeting and asked members not to follow the recommendation by QPS administration to not renew Bradshaw’s contract. Bradshaw said she wanted to stay on because she…
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School Board approves "contingency contract" on K&L Arena; total cost of project could be $3 million
QUINCY — Calling it a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” Quincy School Board member Richard McNay laid out the rationale for the Quincy Public School District to purchase K&L Arena at Wednesday night’s board meeting. “It’s 55,000 square foot, so at $2 million… it comes out to (roughly) $40 per square foot,” McNay said. “If we tried to…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Jury selection for the trial of two former correctional guards charged in the 2018 death of an inmate in the Western Illinois Correctional Center will begin Wednesday. A status conference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long was held Tuesday afternoon to discuss procedures for jury selection for the jury trial…
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QHS junior recovering from cardiothoracic surgery gets to meet Blues star during game day experience
QUINCY — Maybe the St. Louis Blues should consider asking Hunter Hildebrand to come back for more games. The Blues had lost four consecutive games before knocking off the New York Rangers at Enterprise Center on March 10 when Hunter, a junior at Quincy High School, was a guest of the Blues thanks to Colton…
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Looking for a way to transfer real estate at death without probate? Illinois recently expanded the ways to do so. Illinois adopted the Transfer on Death Instrument Act several years ago. The law allowed owners of residential property to sign and record a transfer on death instrument (TODI), but it only worked for residential property.…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved Monday night a memorandum of understanding with the Mississippi Valley Hunters and Fishermen’s Association for the preservation of green spaces and wildlife habitats at three local landfills. Landfill No. 4 is near Burton, and just to the west are Landfills No. 2 and No. 3, five miles east…
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QUINCY — The Quincy School Board has an item on Wednesday’s agenda to “consider/approve contingency contract to purchase real estate at 1600 N. 43rd.” That property is where K&L Arena is located, a multipurpose sports facility owned by Greg and Deb Shierling. Mays LLC Realtors is handling the sale of the property. The 5.32-acre property…
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QUINCY — The ownership of a business started by five brothers more than 90 years ago recently changed hands, and a prized piece of real estate on Broadway soon will be available for purchase. Turner Brothers Garage had been at 4701-4726 Broadway since 1969, but Dean Turner sold the business in January. It’s now owned…
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QUINCY — That smile on Dave Wietholder’s face was no accident. “It’s been nice to see everyone again,” said Wietholder, one of the more than 30 drivers who had vehicles on display at the Adams County Speedway Car Show over the weekend at the Quincy Town Center. “The last couple of years I was wondering…
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QUINCY — After 11 years in the music business, Rodney and Sheryl Hart have decided to sell Second String Music on the first floor of the Dodd Building on the corner of Fifth and Maine. The Harts announced their decision last month with the hope of finding new ownership by the end of the year.…
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Klingner & Associates receives national engineering award for Bill Klingner Trail extensions project
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Klingner & Associates of Quincy, Ill., recently earned a national recognition award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ 55th annual Engineering Excellence Awards for the Bill Klingner Trail extensions project in Quincy. Imagined by engineer William “Bill” H. Klingner, the conceptual trail initially was presented in 1946 as…
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QUINCY — United Way of Adams County and the Rotary Club of Quincy annually present the Joe Bonansinga Community Service Award to a person who exemplifies the highest standards of community service. Named after its first recipient in 1998, the award honors community leaders who demonstrate: A high level of service and leadership by example.…
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Quincy Auto Supply sells parts for wholesale and retail. Co-Owner Lance Getz talks about building the business and going up against the big chains as an independent shop. Business Spotlight is sponsored by Cason, Huff and Schleuter Insurance.
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QUINCY — YWCA Quincy recently was awarded more than half of a million dollars over the next three years from the state of Illinois to help kickstart a new program. The Gap Project will focus on getting people on the verge of becoming homeless into the organization’s housing program. This is a population that does not qualify…
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QUINCY — Trooper Jarred Hester was on patrol in Hancock County for the Illinois State Police on Dec. 19 when he saw a young female walking along the side of the road at 2 o’clock in the morning. He learned she had been the victim of aggravated domestic battery, and he suspected she was a…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Rodney Harrison, transitional president of Hannibal-LaGrange University, says $2.2 million must be raised by June 30 to get the school to the next academic year without incurring additional debt. He also said last week that the school is facing “imminent disaster.” Harrison posted a letter Wednesday about the plight of the university…
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