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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation officials recently arrested Gary A. Welty, 71, of Mount Sterling for an additional count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony. ISP DCI Zone 4 agents arrested and charged Welty with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Art Center has maintained an interesting collection of art from local, regional and internationally-renowned artists. One hundred pieces from this collection are now on display, and the public is invited to celebrate the Art Center’s 100th anniversary. An open reception from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 15, will feature “100th Anniversary Selections from…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Debates about whether science and the Bible conflict have never been completely settled. Ken Ham visited Quincy this past week to share his ministry’s view on why the Bible and science work together rather than separately. Ham is the founder and CEO of the Christian apologetics ministry known as Answers in Genesis. This…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. – If you’ve been thinking about getting some ink, you can get a tattoo for a good cause this weekend. Two Fathoms Tattoo and the Northeast Missouri Humane Shelter are partnering for the third annual “Do Your Part with Skin Art.” More than 200 designs, for legs and arms only, will be priced from…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Conference, an event where thousands of educators descended into Quincy for two days of workshops for professional development off-and-on for the last 40 years, won’t be returning this year. But it could return in the future. “The door isn’t completely closed on Quincy Conference,” said Michaela Fray-Tappe, director of LEAD Projects for…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University will induct four people into its Legal Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Saturday, April 15, in the Hall of Fame Room in the Health and Fitness Center, 20th and Oak. A cocktail hour starts at 6 p.m., with dinner and the ceremony to follow. The 2023 inductees are: Bickhaus…
Read Full Article WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sophia Marcolla of Quincy is representing Illinois as part of the Cherry Blossom Princess Program, which takes place annually during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. Marcolla, a 2018 graduate of Quincy Notre Dame High School, now is a student at the University of Missouri School of Law. She is one of…
Read Full Article QUINCY — GREDF President Kyle Moore addressed the Adams County Board Wednesday night to push for the need of improved housing in Quincy and Adams County. GREDF has been commissioned by the County and the City of Quincy to put together a housing study that is being funded primarily by the State of Illinois. Moore…
Read Full Article MONTEBELLO TOWNSHIP, Ill. — A Nauvoo man was found to have drowned in the Mississippi River on Wednesday. Deputies with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department received a report on Tuesday of a canoe that had tipped over and a man in the Mississippi River at the intersection of Illinois 96 and County Road 1720N. Deputies…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Derrick Phillips, 42, of Quincy was sentenced on April 10, 2023, to 10 years in prison, to be followed by eight years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of a substance containing heroin. At a sentencing hearing in front of U.S. District Judge Colleen R.…
Read Full Article Lesley Swick Van Ness, a former news anchor for WGEM and executive at Gray Television, died Monday in Naples, Fla. Van Ness, 42, was a Hancock County native from Elvaston. She graduated from Hamilton High School and Illinois State University. She and her family were living in Morton, Illinois. She is survived by her husband,…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Safe and Livable Housing Committee is the host of a series of five spring tenant workshops will be offered this spring, with the first set for 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at Horizons Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry, 224 S. Eighth. The workshop will begin with lunch, followed by the program at…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Walking into The Rabbit Hole, 403 Broadway, feels like stepping into a rustic garden. Trimmed in plants, locally made soaps and all-natural snacks, the atmosphere promotes a peaceful shopping experience, even if the main clients aren’t known for creating calm. The upscale second-hand kids’ boutique featuring clothes for infants to 18 years…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Frank McCartney, Chief Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, has announced that Zachary P. Boren has been selected, by the Circuit Judges of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, as Associate Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Boren was born in Pittsfield and raised in Pike County, graduating from Pittsfield High School in 1999.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy City Council held its first public hearing and reading of the FY 2024 budget ordinance Monday night. Aldermen will hear the third reading and voted on the $52.7 general fund spending plan on April 24. In a memo to the aldermen, Director of Administrative Services Jeff Mays said revenues of $50.2…
Read Full Article ADRIAN, Ill. — A Fort Madison, Iowa man has been taken into custody in connection with an arson and burglary in Hancock County. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a structure fire at 6:26 a.m. April 4 in Adrian. Deputies with the department and the Dallas Rural Fire Protection District responded. Upon…
Read Full Article Driver of truck taken to hospital after Sunday night collision with 18-wheeler on Gardner Expressway
QUINCY — The driver of a truck was taken to Blessing Hospital Sunday night for emergency medical treatment after a crash. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department, Adams County EMS and the Tri-Township Fire Department responded to the area of 2418 Gardner Expressway at around 5:51 p.m. after receiving a report of a head-on…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Calftown Café is under new ownership with Bill Burns, the former manager of the café, and it also has a name change. Calftown Coffee House, 432 S. Eighth, opened its doors to the public for the first time on Monday, April 3. Customers will see a refreshed menu featuring new coffee blends and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department is once again the host of the annual citizen fire academy, an opportunity for people to get an inside look at the fire department and learn about the multitude of services provided to the community through live demonstrations and hands-on experiences alongside Quincy firefighters. The academy starts Tuesday, April…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo.— South Main in Hannibal now has 93 freshly planted trees thanks to the Hannibal Tree Board and community volunteers. The group gathered Wednesday morning on a grassy area at the end of South Main leading to the river. The area is a piece of buy-out land bought by the city of Hannibal from…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man with a felony parole warrant unsuccessfully tried to escape officers with the Hannibal Police Department and was arrested Tuesday afternoon. NECOMM advised Hannibal officers at approximately 3:25 p.m. that a deputy with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department was pursuing a westbound grey Dodge Dart on Interstate 72. Hannibal officers…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A paper towel dispenser caught on fire this morning at the Hannibal Middle School around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday in the boys locker room. The building was immediately evacuated. A press release from the Hannibal Fire Department said firefighters entered the locker room and found no active fire in the building. The locker…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A trial for the co-founder of a local charity charged with two counts of theft is set for this summer. Judge Robert Adrian set July 10 for the jury trial of Mark Lawrence, who appeared Wednesday morning with attorney Don Schuering in Adams County Circuit Court. The trial will be held before Judge…
Read Full Article Meteorologist Brent Clair lets us know about another round of storms on the way.
Read Full Article MONROE CITY, Mo. — Voters in the Monroe City R-I School District will decide on a $6.7 million bond to benefit the elementary school. Tony DeGrave, superintendent of the Monroe City R-I School District, said the district’s main priority is to complete the south wing of the school by adding 11 classrooms to house grades…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County Health Department has been working with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department during the past few days to determine the cause of a gastrointestinal illness infecting prisoners at the Adams County Jail. The illness was determined to be caused by norovirus through samples sent to a lab at the Illinois Department…
Read Full Article MACOMB – The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation announced Friday the arrest of Gary A. Welty, 71, of Mount Sterling for two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony. ISP DCI Zone 4 agents initiated an investigation earlier this year into Welty after receiving several reports of sexual…
Read Full Article GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — A Perry woman is lodged in the Pike County Jail after she was arrested on three counts of felony retail theft. The investigation began on or about March 12 when the Pike County Sheriff’s Department received a retail theft complaint from a retail business in Griggsville. The Pittsfield Police Department received two…
Read Full Article Meteorologist Brent Clair tell us the weather patterns are still holding true for a stormy Friday.
Read Full Article MONROE CITY, Mo. – Monroe City Mayor Melissa Hays and the Board of Aldermen have selected Tamitha R. (Overly) Ague as the town’s new city administrator. Ague began her position on March 23 supporting and directing various aspects of Monroe City’s operations as well as leading the implementation of several strategic plan initiatives for the…
Read Full Article WINCHESTER, Ill. — A 19-year-old female from Pleasant Hill was killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning near Winchester. The Illinois State Police reports a 2007 white Dodge Sprinter 2500 was traveling westbound on Illinois Route 106, and a 2004 gray Ford Mustang was traveling east. For unknown reasons, the Dodge Sprinter crossed the center…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Three of the five defendants allegedly involved in the murder of Taurean Snoddy will be arraigned at 11 a.m. Friday at the Marion County Courthouse in Hannibal. Two defendants are waiting on preliminary hearings. Snoddy was found lying unresponsive in the street in the 1200 block of Lyon on the night of…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The first mission of 2023 by the Great River Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., will be on April 6. It is the first of six trips planned for this year. It will be the first time the homecoming will take place at Hannibal High School’s Korf Gymnasium. This will be the 63rd…
Read Full Article Meteorologist Brent Clair lets us know what is shaping up for the potential of severe weather that we are looking at on Friday.
Read Full Article Meteorologist Brent Clair says we may be in for some stormy weather this week. Hilbing Autobody sponsors our weather updates.
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Noon Kiwanis will be the host of the 27th annual Bids for Kids charity auction at noon on Thursday, March 30. The entire auction takes place online and runs through 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 2. Bidders can register for free at bidsforkids.auction and be participating in minutes after a quick…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — An unknown electrical malfunction of a refrigerator and extension cord has been determined as the cause of a Thursday night fire. The Hannibal Fire Department was dispatched at 8:41 p.m. Thursday, March 23 for a report of a structure fire located at 2221 Chestnut. HFD responded with eight personnel. An additional 6 off-duty…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL — As children, Anie and her little brother lived in seven different foster placements in five years. (Anie’s name was changed to protect her identity.) With each move, they had to start over in a new community. When Anie was 6-years-old the promise of a “forever family” shattered when she and her brother were…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Department of Health and Human services reports an estimated 90 percent of all foster children are exposed to trauma, and one in four foster children shows symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Three foster agencies are coming together to educate foster parents and anyone who works with foster children about trauma through the annual…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. – Three people and one couple in Marion County who live out the mission and vision of the United Way of the Mark Twain Area within their own lives will be honored April 21 at the United Way’s Evening of Philanthropy, sponsored by Hannibal Regional Healthcare System and Benson Financial. The event will be at the…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A new and colorful sign now sits in front of what was once the Buckhorn Rubber facility in Hannibal’s Industrial Loop. Jones Poultry will soon operate in the building and bring about 50 new jobs to Hannibal. An on-site recruiting event at 5151 Industrial Loop is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon April…
Read Full Article QUINCY, IL — If you believe everyone deserves to have a pet, you think along the lines of Victoria Dry, founder of the Paws and Prayers pet food ministry at Salem Evangelical United Church of Christ. Dry had heard people in the community were giving up their pets because they could not afford to feed…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal City Council voted Tuesday night to consider adding a monthly city manager report to its regular meeting agenda. If adopted, the report would be made by Hannibal City Manager Lisa Peck. The city manager report proposal, introduced by Councilmen Stephan Franke and Charlie Phillips, was tabled twice. The proposal then was…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A bench trial for a Quincy woman facing four counts of first-degree murder after a 2020 accident has been pushed back two months. Natasha McBride, 39, appeared Tuesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court with her attorney, Public Defender Todd Nelson, before Judge Tad Brenner. McBride chose on Jan. 31 to have a bench…
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