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QUINCY — A crowd of approximately 60 to 70 people marched in Washington Park on Saturday afternoon to publicly protest Judge Robert Adrian’s reversal of a ruling in a criminal sexual assault case. Armed with signs and wearing T-shirts that read “#standwithcammy,” the protesters marched around Washington Park chanting, “No Faith in Adrian,” “Stand With…
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Dear Muddy River News: Can I get Fritos to go with my taco dip and chili for my Super Bowl party? I’ve heard there’s a national shortage. If you’re headed to the grocery store this weekend, the short answer is yes. You should have plenty of Fritos available in Quincy to snack on during Sunday’s…
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QUINCY — Drew Schnack thought Wednesday’s interview of 16-year-old Cameron Vaughan of Quincy on the syndicated “Dr. Phil” talk show was “well done.” However, the Quincy attorney representing 18-year-old Drew Clinton, who was found guilty in October of criminal sexual assault but released in January after an Adams County judge reversed his verdict, had a…
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Executive director Megan Duesterhaus talks about the types of services that QUANADA (Quincy Area Network Against Domestic Abuse) offers, what people should do if they believe they are a victim of sexual or domestic abuse and her thoughts about the recent decision by Judge Robert Adrian to reverse a ruling in a criminal sexual assault…
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A public protest of Judge Robert Adrian’s reversal of a ruling in a criminal sexual assault case will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Washington Park. Expected to speak at the protest are Cameron Barnes, national youth director of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition; Kathy Entrup, president of the board of directors with QUANADA (Quincy…
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QUINCY — Quincy Park District officials discussed replacing the irrigation system at Westview Golf course during Wednesday night’s monthly meeting inside the organization’s Bonansinga Drive compound. David Morgan, director of golf for the district, detailed how a series of ongoing problems with the current system — coupled with its age — raise the need for…
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QUINCY — The progress made in the growth of the Quincy Children’s Museum brought Amy Peters to tears on Tuesday. As she read an announcement that the museum’s permanent location will be the former Quincy Paper Box building, 230 N. Third, Peters had to take a moment to avoid letting her emotions get the best…
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QUINCY — The national spotlight will once again shine on Quincy and the decision by a local judge to overturn a guilty verdict in a sexual assault case. Cameron Vaughan, the 16-year-old Quincy High School student who claimed she was raped by 18-year-old Drew Clinton last summer, will appear Wednesday on “Dr. Phil,” which airs…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council has received a special permit and rezoning request from Recovery Anonymous to locate a sober living facility on the city’s west end. At Monday’s Council meeting, City Planner Chuck Bevelheimer said a special permit is needed for the facility to be located at their desired spot at 1111 N.…
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QUINCY — A former Quincy businessman now living in St. Louis was formally charged Monday with four more counts of non-consensual video taping of females while they were showering at his office. John Rokusek, 59, was arrested Nov. 4 and now faces nine counts of unauthorized videotaping, Class 4 felonies, for the non-consensual video recordings of…
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QUINCY — The Historic Quincy Business District, also known as The District, is coordinating with several local small businesses for a “Shop Local Saturday” event on Feb. 12 to coincide with shopping for Valentine’s Day. The event aims to be a smaller-scale version of the annual Small Business Saturday observed across the country on the…
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QUINCY — The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners released a timeline on Saturday showing a plan for a new chief of the Quincy Police Department to be announced at the May 16 meeting of the Quincy City Council. The process to find the new police chief, however, will change slightly compared to the process…
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QUINCY — J. Matthew Ward, visiting assistant professor of history, will be the featured speaker for Quincy University’s Great Books program from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Feb. 23 in MacHugh Theatre (basement of Francis Hall), 1800 College. Ward’s talk, titled “The 1619 Project – Who Controls History?”, will examine the power of history and the politics surrounding…
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Students attending one of the 145 schools across Illinois who are part of a sweeping lawsuit won’t have to wear a mask if they don’t want to, unless they’re given due process. Same goes for certain school staff who don’t want to take weekly COVID-19 tests for not being vaccinated. They must also have due…
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MILWAUKEE — Angelica Niemann continues to use the platform of pageants to make a difference in the lives of people. Niemann, a 2015 graduate of Quincy (Ill.) Notre Dame, recently was named the first Miss Wisconsin Volunteer in the Miss Volunteer America Organization, a nationwide, service-oriented scholarship program created in February 2020 and based in…
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The new executive director of QCT talks about coming out of the pandemic, looking forward to full houses and planning for a capital campaign in the not-too-distant future. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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QUINCY — An employee at Rokusek Design, Inc., 519 S. 18th, has filed a civil lawsuit against the company and its owner, John Rokusek. The suit was filed Jan. 20 in Adams County Circuit Court on behalf of an unnamed plaintiff by Mariah Garcia, an attorney with Loevy & Loevy in Chicago. The plaintiff, a…
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QUINCY — 2×4’s For Hope, a Quincy-based organization that helps build homes for homeless and at-risk veterans, plans to continue building homes in 2022 under the guidance of a new executive director. Jordan Lenz, who had served the organization as its administrative assistant, was named executive director at the December meeting of the board of…
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QUINCY — Sandra Shore, director at Quincy Regional Airport in Quincy, told members of the city’s aeronautics committee at its Wednesday morning meeting she is leaving to become the director at the St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia Heights starting Feb. 28. Shore, 29, has directed the airport in Quincy since 2018. “That’s going to…
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QUINCY — If you were expecting to get something in the mail today and didn’t get it, don’t worry. It might take a little extra time for postal carriers to get it to you this week. Bill Reitz, postmaster at the Quincy Post Office, 3535 Locust, said Wednesday morning that mail that typically is delivered…
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UPDATE: At 5:45 PM on 2/01/22, Mayor Mike Troup declared a snow emergency for the City of Quincy. As of 10:00 AM on Wednesday, February 2, the National Weather Service reports that Adams County has received anywhere from 6 to 10 inches of snow. Forecasters predict another 2 to 3 inches of snow over the…
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QUINCY — Near the end of Monday’s meeting of the Quincy City Council, Mayor Mike Troup announced the police aldermanic committee will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 7. That meeting will mark the official beginning of the city’s search for a police chief. Fifty-six days will have passed since Rob Copley announced his intent to…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Winterstorm Landon is bringing snow and ice to the Tri-State area and road crews are working hard to clear the streets and highways. But those people driving the snow plows are not the only ones working to keep modern life moving. Hannibal Board of Public Works General Superintendent Darrin Gordon says the…
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QUINCY — The City of Quincy is suspending its municipal electric aggregation program for 12 months when the current supply contract ends with electric meter readings in March. Residential and small business (defined as those using fewer than 15,000 kilowatthours annually) participants in the city’s program will begin receiving their electric supply from Ameren in…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council recommended on Monday night the sale of two properties that were part of the city’s fix-or flatten program. It also adopted a resolution to participate in a billion-dollar nationwide opioid settlement agreement. The city advertised in December 16 vacant lots that it owned were for sale, and it received…
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