Noteworthy
An Adams County Jury has found a 25-year-old Champaign, Illinois, man guilty of being an Armed Habitual Criminal according to a news release from the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office. The jury took 20 minutes Tuesday afternoon to find Tywone Mitchell, 25, guilty of the Class X felony. Prosecutors dropped three other counts before the…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — Sarah Reynolds initially declined the offer to participate in the Quincy Fire Department’s Citizen’s Fire Academy. “I said I’d have to look into it,” she said with a laugh. “I just thought the fire department was the fire department. I had no idea what they do.” She does now. Reynolds is one of…
Read Full Article 
Joel Box, who played basketball for both John Wood Community College and Quincy University and used that fame to start basketball camps and train players, faces sentencing on theft charges next month. Box was arrested in the summer of 2019 in Rockford and then pleaded guilty in March of this year to one count of…
Read Full Article 
Beginning Tuesday, June 22 work will start on the reconstruction of Jersey Street from South 4th to South 5th, which will result in that street being closed to through traffic. Closure is expected to last through October. The project includes replacing the water main, manholes, pavement, sidewalks, and lighting along Jersey Street. The sidewalks need to…
Read Full Article 
Following last week’s marathon City Council meeting that was mostly centered on the issue, Quincy Mayor Mike Troup wasted no time in putting together a committee to look at the possibility of rental property registration in the city. Troup himself will lead the committee, which will eventually have 10 people. It also includes four aldermen,…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — The members of Quincy Firefighters Pension Fund Board learned at a Monday meeting that the pension fund portfolio had a total value of $44,226,832, a 24.4 percent rate of return for the last 12 months and an 11.3 percent rate of return for the past five years. That’s the good news. But the…
Read Full Article 
On Muddy River News This Week, Furnished by Harvey’s, We talk to the 94th District State Representative from Quincy about the recently wrapped-up (sort of) General Assembly session and how redistricting affects West-Central Illinois.
Read Full Article 
By ANDREW HANSEN, Catholic Times Thirty miles walking. One day. From Brush Creek in Missouri to Quincy in Illinois. Six students from Quincy University (QU). All friends. A pilgrimage walk to honor the nation’s first black priest, Venerable Father Augustine Tolton. The pilgrimage started on May 6. Jesse Mose, David Spillman, Jake Terry, Matt Stefan,…
Read Full Article 
Starting at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 17 through 3:00 p.m. on Friday, June 18 (weather permitting) Maine St. between 6th St. and 7th St. will be closed to through traffic for repairs on Maine. Motorists are asked to drive carefully near the work zone and to use an alternate travel route during this time. The work…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — After working for 30 years as an information technology consultant, Ron Kinscherf grew tired of what he called “the rat race.” “I was tired. I was done,” he said. He quit his job in April but did not know what to do next. For years, in addition to his day job, Kinscherf spent…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY – The Adams County Board got its first look Tuesday night at where the spending could start out of the approximately $13 million it is getting from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The County will receive the money over the next two fiscal years. Finance Committee Chairman Bret Austin recommended hiring…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — It took the Traffic Commission about 30 minutes of brainstorming on Monday night to come up with a few adjustments to the plan to build a second Carter’s Coffee Bar in the city, with this one going at the northwest corner of Seventh and Broadway. With the Traffic Commission’s blessing, the Quincy City…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — Anne Meyer remembers why she became a paraeducator. She had been teaching physical education classes at St. Francis School, but when her daughter, Grace, started kindergarten at Washington School, Meyer changed her teaching role. Fourteen years later, with Grace now out of high school, Meyer knows why she continues as a paraeducator in…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY – The second location of the Liquor Booth liquor store is bigger, and owner Adam Booth says it will be better. With 6,200 square feet to fill at 3530 Broadway, Booth says he plans to bring in more high-end product by expanding his bourbon and tequila selections. A massive walk-in cooler with an automatic…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — A report designed to address the declining number of rounds played at Westview Golf Course was presented to the Quincy Park District’s Board of Commissioners at its Wednesday meeting. The report was compiled by Tristan Wood, an administrative assistant with the Park District who also is working on completing his master’s degree in…
Read Full Article 
by Brittany Boll, Qumunity Connoisseur Rumors from the barstools: A reputable regular of the pine let me in on a little secret… Quincy is getting a Target! Ok, if that isn’t the thriftiest way to get you to read on… Cheap, I know. But anything cheap will be a part of our past with the wave…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — Work on the creation of a roundabout in the intersection of 48th and State should begin in the late spring or early summer of next year. Jim Frankenhoff, engineer for the Adams County Highway Department, and Steve Bange, senior project engineer for the City of Quincy, met last week with representatives from Springfield…
Read Full Article 
Starting today, Wednesday, June 9, South 12th St. between Payson Avenue and Ohio will be closed to through traffic. This section of roadway will re-open to traffic on Friday, June 18. The road is being closed by a privately hired contractor to allow for the repair of a failed sewer line in the area. Motorists are…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — Blues in the District just wasn’t the same last year. The pandemic forced organizers to forego attempts to have live concerts in Washington Park last summer. Instead, two concerts were held in the Washington Theater, and blues lovers could watch the events on Facebook. “People still loved it,” said Bruce Guthrie, executive director…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — Michael Seaver, director of inspection and enforcement for the City of Quincy, brought Monday night to the Quincy City Council a proposed ordinance to establish a residential rental registration program. It wasn’t met with open arms. Mike Farha and Tony Sassen, 4th Ward alderman, both said they couldn’t support the proposal. Jeff Bergman,…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — Mike Farha looked at the nearly $2 million cost for sewer replacement for a three-block stretch on Oak Street, quietly shook his head and rubbed his eyes. “The reason I voted yes for it is that it has to be done,” the 4th Ward alderman said after Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting.…
Read Full Article 
QUINCY — A $1 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s highway safety program is making it possible to replace about 13,000 feet of guardrails in Adams County. Clevenger Contractors from Bluffs was awarded the contract. Workers have been replacing guardrails around the county since April. County engineer Jim Frankenhoff believes the work will be…
Read Full Article 
The two-time Indy 500 champ talks to announcer Randy Kugler.
Read Full Article 
On Muddy River News This Week, Furnished by Harvey’s, The Quincy School Board president talks about getting through a school year dominated by pandemic procedures and moving forward.
Read Full Article 
Kyle Moore wasn’t out of work long. The former two-term Quincy mayor will be the next president of the Great River Economic Development Foundation. Moore, who was introduced at a Thursday afternoon press conference, takes over for Marcel Wagner, who is retiring after 10 years at the agency’s helm. Jim Mentesti had been GREDF’s president…
Read Full Article October 13, 2024
MUDDY RIVER NEWS: FRIENDS OF JUSTICE
Current Weather
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI