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Teachers will receive annual 4 percent increases QUINCY — The Quincy School Board approved a three-year contract with the Quincy Federation of Teachers and its subgroups Wednesday night. The deal gives teachers annual 4 percent raises in each of the next three years. The contract is expected to cost the school district an additional $20…
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QUINCY — A building on the northeast corner of Seventh and State, where three people died in a fire in 2008 and a man was convicted for setting the fire and murdering them, was ablaze again Wednesday night. Quincy Fire Chief Bernie Vahlkamp said the call came in at 5:48 p.m. Wednesday, and it quickly…
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QUINCY — When Judge Roger Thomson asked Bradley Yohn if he would be ready for the first day of his trial on June 21, Yohn replied, “Oh, yes sir, most definitely.” Yohn is defending himself Pro Se against charges of carjacking and home invasion in Adams County filed in November 2021. He appeared in Adams…
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Mark and Chris Lawrence are countersuing charity’s board of directors, claiming accusations are false. QUINCY — Mark Lawrence made his first appearance in Adams County Circuit Court on Wednesday morning after he was arrested on two theft charges following an indictment by an Adams County grand jury on May 12. Lawrence is charged with theft…
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Dear MRN, What’s going on near the corner of 18th and Koch’s Lane? The home on that corner finally got knocked down. Documents filed in the Adams County Recorder’s office show Niemann General Contracting, Inc., of Quincy bought the 2.2-acre property at 1700 Koch’s Lane from Raven Securities, Inc., of Belleville on March 24 for…
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Blessing Hospital A boy born to Jacob and Carrie Campbell of Quincy at 1:55 a.m. May 4.A girl born to Casey and Jessie Shoopman of Camp Point at 9:36 a.m. May 5. A girl born to Cole and Margaret Lannng of Plymouth at 4 p.m. May 6.A boy born to Jacob Jagodzinski and Elizabeth Kipp of…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup says city officials are still investigating how and why the emails for city employees have been unavailable after they discovered a cyber attack on May 7, but he believes light is at the end of the tunnel. “I finally do, yeah,” Troup said after Monday’s City Council meeting. “I’m…
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Dear MRN, There is a hole in the alley behind the building where I work on Maine Street. It seems as if the hole has been there for a long time, but no work ever gets done. What’s going on? The alley in question connects Fifth Street and Sixth Street, and it is between Maine…
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QUINCY — An independent national healthcare watchdog organization has given Blessing Hospital a grade of “A” for patient safety for the fourth consecutive survey period. The Leapfrog Group, founded by 2,000 large employers and other purchasers of healthcare, assigns a letter grade of A through F every six months to approximately 2,900 general hospitals across…
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QUINCY — Call it the “Target Effect.” Demolition of the former Lincoln-Douglas U.S. Army Reserve Training Center at 601 N. 36th started last week. EJB Real Estate LLC owns the property. Owner Eric Booth hopes to turn it into a multi-tenant commercial building — more commonly known as a strip mall. The news that the…
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QUINCY — The country has faced an unbelievable amount of product shortages since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 — toilet paper, appliances, furniture, computer chips, you name it. The latest shortage gaining national attention is baby formula, but this shortage isn’t completely pandemic related. The largest U.S. manufacturer of baby formula, Abbott…
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QUINCY — Jonathan Lewin declined the appointment as the chief of the Quincy Police Department, and the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners late Friday afternoon appointed Adam Yates to the position. Commissioner Barry Cheyne said in a press release that Lewin said “both personally and professionally, it was in his best interest to decline.”…
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Details will be provided following Wednesday night’s Quincy School Board meeting. QUINCY — The Quincy Federation of Teachers has approved a new multi-year labor contract with the Quincy School District. While Muddy River News has learned that the teachers will receive pay increases in each year of the deal, no official details have been released.…
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QUINCY — The wait for an answer from Jonathan Lewin is nearly over. Lewin, who received an offer May 2 from the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners to become the chief of the Quincy Police Department, told Muddy River News Thursday night in a text that he will “have a decision (Friday).” Lewin, 54,…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University’s 159th commencement ceremony is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at QU Stadium, 20th and Sycamore. The Class of 2022 is comprised of 156 undergraduates, with an additional 32 graduate degree recipients. The procession will be led by university marshal, Robert Mejer, distinguished professor of art, and assistant marshals, physics professor David Kirchhofer…
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QUINCY — Registration is now open for John Wood Community College’s JDub Academy, which offers classes for students during June and July. JDub Academy provides hands-on learning for students in grades K-12 in agriculture, archery, baking, computers, dance, fishing, German, healthcare, moviemaking, science, sewing and more. Area youths may choose from more than a dozen…
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QUINCY — Quincy Medical Group will be the host of the 22nd annual Bridge the Gap to Health Race on Saturday, May 14. To ensure the safety of participants, spectators and volunteers, the following streets will be closed or reduced to one lane from 5 a.m.-noon: Front Street from Jersey to Broadway 2nd Street from…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College will hold its 47th annual commencement ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, May 13, in the Student Activity Center, 48th and Harrison. JWCC will confer 359 associate degrees and 132 certificates. Michael Elbe, JWCC president, will confer degrees and certificate. Diane Ary, chair of the JWCC board of trustees, will accept…
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QUINCY — John Frankenhoff has been here before. The Quincy Park District’s Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday night to give Frankenhoff a third term as president. He replaces Roger Leenerts, who served as president for the past year. Frankenhoff is the longest serving commissioner, elected for the first time in 2001. He served a lengthy…
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QUINCY — A plea was expected Wednesday afternoon when Caitlin R. Dietiker made an appearance in Adams County Circuit court. However, when Judge Roger Thomson asked public defender Todd Nelson if he was ready for a plea hearing, Nelson replied, “The defense is not.” Court records showed Dietiker, 22, was set to enter a plea…
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QUINCY — Bradley Yohn got what he wanted. The Springfield man, charged in a November 2021 carjacking and home invasion in Adams County, has complained about public defender John Citro for the past few months. Yohn asked Judge Amy Lannerd to dismiss Citro as counsel on April 19, and he asked Judge Michael Atterberry to…
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QUINCY — One of the most significant developments in the past 80 years on Quincy’s northwest side was celebrated Tuesday afternoon. A ribbon cutting was held at Frederick Ball Apartments, 818 N. Eighth. The former Frederick Ball public housing development, built in 1941, recently underwent a $17 million transformation. Brinshore Development LLC, a real estate…
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QUINCY — The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners discussed hiring requirements and approvals for police officers and firefighters, reviewed records of previous closed meetings, finalized the commission’s annual report and took action on several other items during its meeting Tuesday morning at City Hall. What the commissioners did not discuss in open session, however,…
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QUINCY — United Way of Adams County, Inc., and the Rotary Club of Quincy honored Laura Sievert with the 2022 Joe Bonansinga Community Service Award during the Rotary Club’s noon meeting Tuesday at the Holiday Inn, 4821 Oak. The Joe Bonansinga Community Service Award was established in 1998 by United Way of Adams County and…
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QUINCY — A motion was made during the May 2 meeting of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners that the group scoring sheets, as well as individual interviewer scoring sheets, used during the interview process for the new chief of the Quincy Police Department last week would be made public. The motion from commissioner…
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