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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man is in the Marion County Jail after a Hannibal Police investigation into the manufacture and possession of explosive devices at a local residence. A warrant was issued in the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on Sunday, Aug. 14, charging Joshua E. Rickey, 33, with three counts of unlawful…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The City of Quincy Board of Fire and Police Commission and the Quincy Police Department are accepting applications for the position of police officer. The Quincy Police Department has 10 vacant positions to fill. Anyone interested in pursuing a career as a Quincy police officer can download the application form at https://www.quincyil.gov/public-safety/quincy-police/qpd-programs-services/career-opportunities. Paper…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Chartered buses will be used as substitute transportation for Carl Sandburg trains 381 (from Chicago to Quincy in the mornings) and 382 (from Quincy to Chicago in the evenings) through Tuesday, Aug. 9. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said this decision will allow Amtrak’s shop forces more time to provide a larger number of…
Read Full Article Blessing Hospital A girl was born to Courtney Gordon of Quincy at 5:59 p.m. July 28.A boy was born to Johnathan Thigpin and Susan Kampschmidt of Hannibal, Mo., at 5:08 p.m. July 30.A boy was born to Jacob and Elizabeth Moon of Quincy at 4:54 a.m. Aug. 1.A girl was born to Patrick and Jessica…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy School Board unanimously elected Shelley Arns as president and Rachael Petty as vice-president in a brief special meeting Tuesday afternoon. Sayeed Ali resigned as board president, but will remain on the board. Arns had been vice president of the board since April 2021 when she took over for Mike Troup, who…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A packed house filled the Quincy City Council chambers Monday before the regularly scheduled meeting of the aldermen to hear from two airlines hoping to serve as the Essential Air Service provider for Quincy’s airport. Representatives from Boutique Air and Southern Airways Express each were allotted 15 minutes to make their presentations and…
Read Full Article More than 100 people gathered in Quincy’s Washington Park Sunday afternoon for a reproductive rights rally organized by a coalition of people in northeast Missouri and west-central Illinois. Signs made by those in attendance conveyed their unified concern and outrage that reproductive and personal health care decisions are now being legislated by the government, instead…
Read Full Article QUINCY — U.S. News & World Report, known for its annual rankings and consumer advice, has named Blessing Hospital as a 2022-23 High Performing hospital in the following care areas: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Colon cancer surgery Heart attack Heart failure Kidney failure Stroke The announcement was made Tuesday, July 26. The recognition reflects the delivery…
Read Full Article Blessing Hospital A boy was born at 3:03 p.m. July 8 to Dustin T. Dean and Breeanna M. Whitten of Kahoka, Mo.A boy was born at 8:49 p.m. July 8 to Dallas and Rebecca Haerr of Taylor, Mo.A girl was born at 3:48 a.m. July 17 to Andrew Gosney and Lexie Alexander of Ursa.A boy…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Blessing Hospital has achieved Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest national honor awarded for nursing excellence. Of the more than 6,300 hospitals in the country, only 591 (9.4%) achieve Magnet recognition. The announcement of Blessing’s achievement was made Monday, July 25. Research demonstrates Magnet recognition provides specific benefits to…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Blessing Hospice provides end-of-life care to terminally ill patients and support to their loved ones who provide the patient’s in-home care. Volunteers visit with patients for an hour, once a week, so their loved ones can leave the home to run errands. Volunteers may also serve on the Bedside Emotional Support Team. Those…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Two airlines have submitted bids to the United States Department of Transportation for the Essential Air Service program serving Quincy and its surrounding communities. The DOT has asked the city to submit a recommendation for the bid that best fits the community’s needs by August 19. The city’s Aeronautics Committee will be the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Daniel M. McCleery of Quincy has announced the launch of a personal injury law firm, McCleery Law PLLC, that will be headquartered in Quincy and serve clients throughout Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. McCleery said in a press release, “I saw a need in our community for a local personal injury attorney who will…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The city of Quincy’s Board of Fire and Police Commissioners has announced a testing date of 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, for people interested in becoming a firefighter for the City of Quincy. The written test will be conducted at John Wood Community College, 1301 S. 48th. The written test is valued at 60 percent…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy School Board accepted food bids for the 2022-2023 school year that will see an increase of more than 20 percent. At Wednesday night’s meeting, the Board accepted the lowest bid of $980,897 from Kohl Wholesale for food and nonfood items, Prairie Farms’ low bid of $273,192 for milk, Kohl’s low bid…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Karen Blackledge, who pled guilty April 1 to two Class X felonies in connection with the assault of an elderly woman who died shortly after the attack, is reconsidering her plea. Before Judge Debra Wellborn in Adams County Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon, Assistant Public Defender Babs Brennan said she was filing a motion…
Read Full Article MONROE CITY, Mo. — The director of the Quincy Park Band was killed in a single vehicle car crash just outside of Monroe City Monday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Keith Wiemelt, 42, of Quincy, was driving a Toyota Highlander on Route Z in Marion County around 9:20 p.m. when he failed…
Read Full Article UPDATE: The Illinois State Police issued a press release on Tuesday, July 19, identifying the man who was shot in killed in this incident as Timothy Ostrander, 31, of Muscatine, Iowa. CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 4 was contacted Wednesday, July 13 by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Jeff Van Camp has served his city in many capacities. Besides his full-time job as executive director of the Chaddock Children’s Foundation, Van Camp was a commissioner for the Quincy Park Board from 2011 to 2015. He was a 6th Ward alderman, ran for mayor in 2017, is a past president of the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy woman pled guilty Wednesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court to two charges of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in exchange for a prison term of no longer than 10 years. Dietiker, 22, was set to enter a plea on May 11 when her attorney, public defender Todd Nelson, told…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter and possession of a controlled substance in a county jail in exchange for a prison term of 17 years. Corey L. Cobb, 28, had been charged with one count of second-degree murder, a Class A felony, in the June 4, 2020 shooting…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Blessing Hospital recently opened a retail pharmacy within the hospital to increase the chances patients will take the medication their provider has prescribed. In a press release, Dr. Christopher Solaro, chief medical officer of Blessing Health System, said, “Prescription medications are key components of a patient’s treatment plan. People cannot get better or…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Holly Cain, director of tourism, thanked the Quincy City Council Monday night for the creation of the Bring Entertainment to Quincy (BET on Q) program, which has helped draw local entertainment opportunities to Quincy. “The Office of Tourism says for every $1 spent in marketing (tourism), $9 is returned to each community,” Cain…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy man was sentenced Wednesday to 7 1/2 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after he pled guilty in March to attempted aggravated battery of a child. Judge Amy Lannerd sentenced Raphael Wires, 36, in Adams County Circuit Court. Wires was arrested in December and charged with aggravated battery of a…
Read Full Article Blessing Hospital A boy born to Quinton and Emily Ewing of Quincy at 8:21 a.m. June 30.A boy born to Zachary Patterson and Arianna Smith of Liberty at 5:38 p.m. June 30.A girl born to Bryson William Dean and Tracey Lynn Martin of LaGrange, Mo., at 9:36 p.m. June 30.A girl born to Dana and…
Read Full Article Ron Kinscherf talks about marketing and advertising with Tracy Genenbacher of T-Force, who offers how her clients are ahead of the curve with digital advertising. Cason, Huff and Schlueter Insurance sponsors the MRN Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article Blessing Hospital A boy born to James and Kelly Johnson of Quincy at 1:58 p.m. June 18.A boy born to Daniel and Cortney Lehn Harrison of Carthage at 9:28 a.m. June 21.A girl born to Adam and Mallory Perrine of New Canton at 8:25 a.m. June 22.A boy born to Ian and Kaylee Hinkamper of…
Read Full Article CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Altorfer Rents, the Cat rental store, recently opened two full-service locations. The Quincy, Ill., branch at 6601 Broadway offers 12,000 square feet of shop and retail space spanning more than three acres of land. The shop has seven bays to service the full Altorfer Rents fleet. The expansion will support customers…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County State’s Attorney’s Office recently received a $10,550 grant from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office for upgrades to the victim/witnesses waiting room in the AdamsCounty Courthouse. State’s Attorney Gary Farha says the funds will be used to refurnish the room, to create and provide pamphlets for victims to educate them on…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The 67th annual National Tom Sawyer Days began on June 18 when the Beautiful Baby and Little Mister/Miss Hannibal pageants, sponsored by the Hannibal Jaycees, were held at Tanyard Gardens. Mission Able fence painting, an event with invited competitors, sponsored by the Hannibal Jaycees, followed on June 25. Youth mud volleyball was…
Read Full Article QUINCY, Ill. – Quincy University has surpassed all annual fundraising totals in the history of the university, breaking four fundraising records over the past year. The 2021-22 fundraising total for QU is $10,433,960, more than double the amount given in the previous year and 21 percent higher than the previous record set in 2019-2020. The university announced…
Read Full Article June 30 is Roy Webb’s final day as the superintendent of the Quincy Public School District and he sits down with MRN Editor David Adam to talk about his tenure. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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