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QUINCY — Patients with advanced colorectal cancer will benefit from a national grant received by Blessing Health System’s Clinical Research Department. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. The $99,500 grant from Pfizer Global Medical Grants and the Association of Community Cancer Centers will improve processes that contribute to the ordering of…
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QUINCY — Looking for an artificial Christmas tree for the holidays? Good luck. Worldwide supply-chain bottlenecks and shipping delays are wreaking inventory havoc for big box stores, resulting in a Christmas tree shortage. “All the artificial trees are sitting in a harbor off the coast of California,” said Butch Augspurg, who along with his wife…
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QUINCY — Two old college friends have reunited in Quincy to open a restaurant specializing in lunch sandwiches, morning drinks and a welcoming atmosphere in the city’s southwest section. Even bigger plans are in the works for neighboring buildings on the northwest corner of Eighth and State. Caitlin Murray and Brian Stitt recently opened the…
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QUINCY — Jeff Scott believes enough is enough. Scott, one of the operators of the family owned Scottie’s Fun Spot at 8000 Broadway, said the business is cracking down on youth-related rowdyism and vandalism. Anyone under 18 years old must now be accompanied by a parent or guardian while on Fun Spot property. The only…
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QUINCY — The District’s annual ChristKindl Market will be open Dec. 3-5 at Dick Brothers Brewery, 929 York. The market will kick off with a preview night party from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 3, followed by 10 a.m. to 4p.m. on Dec. 4 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5. The market will feature nearly…
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QUINCY — The Quincy School Board had several reasons to be in a good mood when it met Tuesday night. It was the board’s last meeting before celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday. It also heard a report from the finance committee that had long-time board member Carol Nichols gushing, The finance committee, which met Monday, heard…
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The Quincy Notre Dame Kindness Club organized a QND Food Drive which raised more than $5,200 in November. QND students, staff, families and friends participated in this drive, which benefited Quincy Catholic Charities. Members and moderators of the QND Kindness club presented a check for $5,200 Monday to Kevin Williams of Quincy Catholic Charities.
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The City of Quincy has announced that Deputy Chief Adam Yates has been honored by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) by being designated as a Certified Eligible Police Chief through the Association’s Police Chief Certification Program. This designation signifies Yates has met the highest standards of competency and conduct for his profession.…
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QUINCY – The work that went into adjusting the City of Quincy’s ward boundaries was all for naught. A proposed map that would’ve slightly tweaked the boundaries, with Wards 2, 4 and 5 being the most impacted, was defeated at Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting. 2020 Census figures revealed Quincy’s population had dropped from…
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QUINCY — A court appearance scheduled for Monday in the civil case of 2×4’s for Hope vs. Mark and Chris Lawrence was postponed. The two parties and their attorneys will meet with Judge Scott Larson in a case management conference at 10 a.m. Dec. 13. The parties and their representatives meet with the judge to…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Pike County Clerk Natalie Roseberry is tired of working around information technology problems in her office, so she reached out to Adams County for a solution. The counties are working on a proposal for an intergovernmental agreement giving Adams County the authority to oversee IT infrastructure and be the administrator of services…
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QUINCY — City Hall will be closed on Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. City Hall will reopen Monday for regular business hours. Central Services will be closed Thursday and Friday. Garbage and recycling will not be picked up on Thursday. The route normally picked up on Thursday will be picked up…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College’s Workforce Development Center, 4220 Koch’s Lane, will be the site of a forklift class from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 1. The class is open to the public. No application is necessary. People are required to make a reservation to attend. This course consists of classroom and hands-on…
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QUINCY — The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County is offering Christmas candlelight tours of the Gov. John Wood Mansion this year. This popular Quincy tradition allows visitors to step back in time and enjoy the beautifully decorated Greek Revival home of John Wood, Quincy’s founder. Pandemic restrictions are forcing the tour group size to…
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MRN Publisher/GM Bob Gough talks with Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha. Muddy River News This Week Furnished by Harvey’s.
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Barb Rowell, who directed the Quincy Community Theatre for nearly a quarter-century and led the transition from a small neighborhood facility to a fully-functioning community theater, has died. She was 85. From the Quincy Community Theatre: “All of us at QCT were saddened to learn of the recent passing of Barbara Rowell, Managing Artistic Director…
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QUINCY — Transitions of Western Illinois recently received a three-year grant of approximately $573,287 from the Illinois Department of Human Services to provide mobile crisis response services to the counties of Adams, Hancock and Pike. “The mental health agencies in the counties of Adams, Hancock and Pike currently offer telephone crisis services and walk-in crisis…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is joining with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police and nearly 200 local police and sheriff’s departments to remind motorists to “Click It or Ticket” and “Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over” throughout the Thanksgiving holiday. “We want our community to understand that it’s up to them to make the smart decision to drive sober Thanksgiving weekend and every day,” Sheriff Rich…
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QUINCY — Chuck Scholz fondly remembers most of his time as Quincy’s mayor from 1993 to 2005. He doesn’t hesitate, however, when asked which day was his worst. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1996. 5:02 p.m. Twenty-five years ago today. United Express Flight 5925, a Beechcraft 1900 twin turboprop plane, collided as it tried to land with…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The John Wood Community College Board of Trustees voted to keep the college’s 2021 tax rate the same as 2020 during its regular meeting Wednesday. JWCC is required to have the Board of Trustees adopt the Resolution and Certification the Truth in Taxation Act before passing of a tax levee. JWCC’s 2021 proposed…
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QUINCY – A rough draft for a potential Quincy Riverfront Development Corporation (QRDC) board of directors had certain restrictions when it was presented to the Riverfront Master Plan Steering Committee’s Governance Plan Subcommittee meeting Wednesday evening. Under the proposal put forth by Quincy Mayor Mike Troup, the board would’ve had five directors: One from the…
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Will Sullivan Auction will be unveiling and donating a rare “Quincy Police” Colt revolver to the Quincy Museum onDecember 1 at 12:00pm on behalf of an anonymous Colt Collector. The rare handgun will be on display in the Quincy Museum following the presentation. “Having a piece of Quincy history like this “Quincy Police” revolver at…
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Quincy Mayor Mike Troup used his monthly luncheon session Wednesday to discuss housing and raise money for the United Way of Adams County. Troup said he hopes to have a proposal before the Quincy City Council in December that would provide an incentive to rental property owners to rehabilitate areas that need improvement. “I think…
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QUINCY – Hoops Midwest, a longtime youth basketball tournament provider in Missouri, will be bringing their brand to Illinois. An agreement has been reached with Quincy University for Hoops Midwest to host multiple events at the university’s facilities, beginning February 5, 2022. The inaugural event will be open to all teams, grades 3rd-8th for…
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Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced Wednesday that throughout the next few months, many larger downstate and central Illinois Driver Services facilities will require appointments for behind-the-wheel road tests, REAL IDs, standard driver’s licenses and ID cards. Vehicle services, such as renewing a license plate sticker or applying for a vehicle title, do not…
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