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PARIS, Mo. – A Monroe County jury took a little more than 10 hours to find Lyle Miller guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 death of Betty Hayes. The seven-women, five-men panel made a couple of requests to review evidence they had seen during the presentation of the case. They had the option to…
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PARIS, Mo. — A seven-woman, five-man jury will be back in the Monroe County Courthouse Friday morning for a second round of deliberations in the Lyle Miller murder trial. Miller is accused of the murder of Betty Hayes, whose body was found on a pond on Miller’s property in December 2021. After two hours of…
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A daughter, Hazel Keiko Gingerich, was born March 10, 2025, at 5:02 pm. She weighed 6lbs 2oz and was 19.5 inches long. Her parents are Brianna and Taylor Gingerich of Shelbina, M\o. A son, Stetson Jaymes Speagle, was born March 13, 2025 at 8:18 pm. He weighed 6lbs 13oz and was 20 inches long. His…
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QUINCY — The Illinois Supreme Court has suspended the law license of Robert Adrian for two years and until further order of the court. The announcement was made Thursday by the Supreme Court, which suspended seven other people as part of a monthly listing of attorney disciplinary orders. Adrian, who was licensed to practice law…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man believed to have set fire to the apartment complex in which he was living in December 2023 was released from the Adams County Jail on Wednesday. A trial for Joseph Lindsay, 26, was scheduled to begin April 7. He had been charged with aggravated arson while knowing people were present,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Ten girls and eight boys have been selected as semifinalists for this year’s Tom and Becky program. Coordinator Melissa Cummins announced the names on Thursday. Becky semifinalists are: Tom semifinalists are: Interested Hannibal seventh grade students presented speeches before a panel of nine judges at the Hannibal Middle School on March 14. The…
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Muddy River News transaction information is obtained from Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration forms accompanying recorded documents. Dates provided may differ from actual transaction or recording dates. Further details may be obtained from the PTAX form or recorded documents. Morgan Winston of Dixon sold a residence at 1031 S. 12th in Quincy to Grammatiki Marina Krueger…
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ADAMS COUNTY, Ill. — The driver in a single-vehicle traffic accident suffered serious injuries Thursday night. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded at 7:52 p.m. on Thursday, March 20 to a single-vehicle traffic accident in the area of 2025 N. 1200th, east of Five Points. Deputies located a 2019 Toyota Tacoma with significant…
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PARIS, Mo. – The jury in the first-degree murder case of Lyle Miller now has the case for deliberation after about two hours of closing arguments Thursday morning. Miller is accused of the murder of Betty Hayes, whose body was found on a pond on Miller’s property in December 2021. Miranda Loesch with the Missouri…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Relief. Hannibal School District superintendent Susan Johnson senses that is the overwhelming feeling within the district, as all staff members now have a place to call home for the 2025-26 school year. At Wednesday night’s board meeting at the Hannibal Middle School auditorium, Johnson shared this news with the board and audience…
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HANNIBAL — Hannibal City Manager Lisa Peck has been chosen as the new city manager of Salem, Ill., according to a news release published by the City of Salem Wednesday afternoon. The release stated Peck had been chosen from a “diverse pool of candidates” after a “nationwide recruitment process that included professional background evaluations, leadership…
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QUINCY — Two members of the Quincy Police Department have been invited to participate in the 32nd annual Top Cops Awards dinner on May 12 during National Police Week in Washington, D.C. Officers Gabriel VanderMaiden and Matt Hermsmeier were among the 19 officers selected to be recognized. The National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO), which represents…
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HANNIBAL — While Mayor Barry Louderman reiterated the city’s commitment to increase Hannibal Fire Department salaries and to reopen Fire Station 2 at Huckleberry Park, both the funding mechanism to pay for the raises in the future and the timeline to reopen the station are still both up in the air. At Tuesday night’s Hannibal City…
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PARIS, Mo. — Much of the testimony on the second day of the Lyle Miller first-degree murder trial in Monroe County Circuit Court revolved around Miller’s relationship with Betty Hayes and the search for her when she was missing for 589 days before she was found in a pond on a 40-acer lot Miller owned…
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PARIS, Mo. — Miranda Loesch with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office told the seven-woman, five-man jury for the Lyle Miller first-degree murder trial that Miller, a hired hand at Betty Hayes’ cattle farm, admitted he wrapped her body in 9-gauge wire, attached it to a cement block and threw her body in a pond on…
Read Full Article Blessing Hospital A boy was born to Stephanie Little of Barry at 5:33 p.m. Mar. 10, 2025.A girl was born to Michael Fischer and Jewel Hester of Quincy at 12:55 p.m. Mar. 11, 2025.A girl was born to Bradley Jobe and Alize’ Hernandez of Clayton at 2:05 p.m. Mar. 11, 2025.A boy was born to…
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Douglas W. Fields, 60, last known address of 1500 block of Park Avenue in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for delivery of methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine. Fields is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 225 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. Call the Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers…
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QUINCY — The lore of the 25th and Broadway stoplight lives on. The Quincy City Council voted unanimously at its meeting Monday night to keep the light after completion of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) traffic study, which only occurred because the city had requested it after receiving so many comments and questions about…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted Monday night against the rezoning of a nearly 18-acre piece of land northeast of Rooney Elementary School on Columbus Road for a proposed multi-phase, multi-family residential development. The vote was unanimous among the 12 aldermen who were present. There is a vacancy on the council following Mike Farha’s…
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PARIS, Mo. — It took seven hours on Monday for a jury to be selected in the first-degree murder trial for a Madison man accused of killing an 88-year-old woman in 2021. Opening statements are expected to begin at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Monroe County Circuit Courthouse in Paris before Judge Rick Tucker of…
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The upcoming days are going to be seasonal with warm days and cool nights. There is still time to prune on your fruit trees, grapes and brambles. When pruning cherry and peach trees, use the open vase/open face method of pruning. The branches and limbs grow out and away from the center of the tree.…
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TAYLOR, Mo. — One person was seriously injured in a Sunday morning crash on U.S. 61. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the accident happened at approximately 3:55 a.m. Sunday March 16, on a snow-covered bridge two miles south of Taylor. A 2012 Buick Enclave, driven by a 50-year-old man from Hannibal, was traveling southbound…
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This story is the first installment of a new series from Muddy River News entitled Seeking Shelter which focuses on Quincy’s housing crisis. Click here to learn more. QUINCY — Radiance Oliver gave birth to her fourth child in December. It was a high-risk pregnancy that concluded with an emergency Cesarean section and a baby…
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QUINCY — Muddy River News published Monday the first installment of a new series entitled “Seeking Shelter” that will focus on the many characters and complexities involved with Quincy’s housing crisis. Informing the public and seeking accountability from people in positions of authority are among the core functions of journalism. As an independent and locally…
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QUINCY — Adams County Sheriff Department’s deputies made an early morning arrest Monday following an investigation into an incident east of Quincy. Deputies responded to an armed robbery call on Sunday night at the Timber Ridge Mobile Home Park in the 7200 block of State, where they conducted interviews and identified numerous suspects. Just after…
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