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QUINCY — The trial of a Quincy woman charged in connection with the 2020 crash that killed four people has been moved to April. Public Defender Todd Nelson filed a motion on Wednesday in Adams County Circuit Court to continue the case against Natasha McBride, 37. She faces four counts of murder in connection to…
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QUINCY — A real estate development firm in Edwardsville has bought the former ShopKo property at 3200 Broadway for $1.8 million. Documents filed in the Adams County Recorder of Deeds office show the sale was finalized Dec. 16. RLP Development Company, Inc., in Edwardsville was listed as the buyer. Jaime Eads, a project manager with…
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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded a $1,252,041 grant to Adams Telephone Cooperative in Golden that will help expand broadband access to about 200 unserved homes and businesses in Adams and Pike counties. The DCEO’s Office of Broadband announced on Wednesday $47 million in funding for 22 projects through the…
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QUINCY — The interviews are done and now the Quincy School Board must make its decision. Superintendent Roy Webb told the Quincy School Board at its Wednesday meeting the search for his replacement is nearly complete, which was basically informing the public as board members were already aware of this. Webb reported the eight-person committee…
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QUINCY — The volunteer chaplain program at Blessing Hospital is celebrating 50 years of service to patients and staff during 2022. The Quincy Ministerial Association gave the program life when it formed a volunteer corps of clergy to minister to Blessing Hospital patients without a church affiliation. It was one of the first such programs…
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NEW LONDON, Mo. — Just before midnight, six hours into his 10-hour Twitch live stream, Tyler Steinkamp’s rage begins to erupt. He’s just scarfed down a dinner of cold chicken fingers over the sink during a three-minute ad break and raced back to his computer, where he is playing the “battle arena” game “League of…
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QUINCY, Ill. – Justin Coffey, professor of history, recently received a five-year appointment to the Father Aaron Pembleton Endowed Chair in History at Quincy University. The appointment begins in the spring semester of 2022. A donor will sometimes establish an “endowed chair” to allow a university to honor and retain highly accomplished professors. The Father Aaron Pembleton Endowed Chair…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted to amend a supplemental ordinance Monday night that will allow the allocation of additional funds to cover contributions tied to aircraft rescue and fire fighting, plus post employment benefits connected with retired city workers and money for the Quincy Public Library. Those funds, totaling a little more than…
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QUINCY — Appointments are being accepted for a no-cost cholesterol screening at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th, from 7-9 a.m. Feb. 25. Cholesterol screening requires at 12-hour fast. It measures cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides and glucose levels. To make an appointment, go online at events.blessinghealth.org, or call 877.411.2468. Participants are required to wear…
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QUINCY — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced last week it will use $732 million in federal infrastructure funding to modernize Lock and Dam 25 at Winfield, Mo., on the Mississippi River to improve the shipment of grain and soybeans. The Corps also announced it will spend $97.1 million on environmental restoration at Lock…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University President Anthony W. Allen submitted his resignation after nine years of service. His resignation is effective Jan. 31. In his resignation, announced Friday on the Hannibal-LaGrange website, he indicated his decision is a combination of needing to recover from lingering health issues, spending more time with his family, and giving…
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QUINCY — The 10th annual Pins For Patriots bowling fundraiser will happen March 6 at the Tangerine Bowl and Spare Time Sports Bar. Spots are available for 20 teams of six bowlers. For a $25 fee, bowlers will get three games of 9-pin bowling (knock down nine pins on your first shot and it counts…
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QUINCY — A cheer camp for kids ages 3 years to eighth grade will be held Feb. 12 in the multipurpose room at Quincy Notre Dame, 10th and Jackson. Campers will perform Valentine’s Day-themed routines at halftime of the varsity boys basketball game between Quincy Notre Dame and Rushville-Industry at the Pit. Participants should wear…
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QUINCY — The Franciscan friars will be the recipients of the 2022 Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation’s Friends of Catholic Education Award for their impact on Catholic education dating back to the 1860s. Established in 2009, the award recognizes an individual, couple or organization whose contributions have significantly fostered and strengthened Catholic education in the…
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Quincy Recycle President Bryan Stokes talks about the growth of his company and business philosophy. Business Spotlight is sponsored by Cason, Huff and Schlueter Insurance.
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Mark McDonald, the master storyteller for our local PBS affiliate with his “Illinois Stories” program, sits down with J. Robert Gough to talk about his craft, his career and how he finds such interesting stories. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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QUINCY — Jim Lieurance admits he found the outpouring of support to be a rather emotional experience. If pressed, he will admit to probably wiping away a tear or two. When Lieurance, 62, took control of the Adams County Speedway of Illinois — formerly known as Quincy Raceways — in the fall, he knew he…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Park Board became the third and final governmental body to support the establishment of the Quincy Riverfront Development Corporation during its monthly meeting on Wednesday. The QRDC will direct the implementation of the Riverfront Master Plan in the 89 acres of land along the Quincy riverfront, with the boundaries of Kentucky…
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QUINCY — Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha said he will be taking steps to put the Drew Clinton criminal sexual assault case back in front of a judge for sentencing after speaking Wednesday morning with a state official. Farha said he participated in a phone conference with David Robinson, the chief deputy director at…
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QUINCY — A Quincy teen is lodged in the Adams County Jail after he attempted to flee from a deputy with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday night. The deputy was northbound on Ill. 57, north of Eighth Street, at approximately 5:47 p.m. when a 2005 Ford Explorer came up behind the squad car at…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Miss Adams County Fair Jersey Hesse was honored as one of 15 finalists during the Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant in Springfield this past weekend. She competed against more than 70 county fair queens from across the state. The pageant is the highlight of the weekend-long Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs…
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QUINCY — Improvements continue at Quincy Regional Airport as the City Council approve more than $400,000 in engineering contracts on Tuesday. Crawford, Murphy and Tilly (CMT) will oversee the engineering and planning to build a general aviation apron and roadway for a new corporate hangar that will have a total cost up to $310,600. The…
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QUINCY — Rich Polak believes the purchase of Maranatha Park is the next step in growing Complete Game Training Academy, a baseball and softball training facility at 602 N. Second. “We’re going to leave the one field that has the lights on it at the same dimensions and just upgrade that,” Polak said. “We’re still…
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QUINCY — Dr. Arshad Muzaffar, board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, now is seeing patients at the Blessing Health Center, 4800 Maine. The son of a surgeon, and a track and cross country athlete in college, Muzaffar thought he would be an orthopedic surgeon as a way to combine his interests in sports and surgery.…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup says the ShopKo property at 3200 Broadway has been sold, and negotiations are nearly complete for a big box retailer willing to spend $20 million to renovate and occupy the former Kmart building at 3701 Broadway. The City Council voted in late November to subdivide the ShopKo lot into…
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