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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man is in the Marion County Jail after he was arrested twice in separate incidents within three hours on Monday. The 10th Judicial Circuit of Marion County issued warrants on Tuesday, July 9 on Larry G. Wallace, 38. He was charged with attempted sexual abuse, resisting arrest, two counts of peace…
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QUINCY — A trial for the former owners of a Quincy business facing two theft charges now is on the October trial docket in Adams County. St. Louis attorney Justin Summary appeared for a Tuesday morning motion hearing before Judge Tad Brenner in Adams County Circuit Court. His clients, Andy P. Reardon, 58, and Michelle…
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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. Orval Gary and Linda J. Crowder of Springfield sold a residence with three lots at 112…
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QUINCY — Quincy Police found the body of a missing 74-year-old man Monday afternoon at Bob Bangert Park on Quincy’s Riverfront. The man was last seen wading in flood waters at the park Saturday morning around 9:30. A search was conducted by QPD, Quincy Fire Department and Tri-Township Fire Department, using their boats and drone…
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QUINCY — The uncertainty shown two weeks ago by the Quincy City Council’s Finance Committee was gone Monday night when aldermen voted 11-1 to approve a $1.5 million tax rebate as part of the conversion of the former Illinois State Bank building on the northwest corner of Sixth and Hampshire into a hotel. The Finance…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council’s Finance Committee learned during Monday’s meeting at the Quincy Public Library that the city is close to settling all outstanding employee bills with Quincy Medical Group from 2022 and 2023. Former City Treasurer Linda Moore, now serving as a consultant for the city’s health insurance, said the city has…
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QUINCY — Rick Shover isn’t ready to walk away from the Quincy-based YMCA of West-Central Illinois. He also believes he isn’t the person to lead the organization in the future. Shover announced Monday his plans to retire as the CEO of the YMCA. He came out of retirement to serve as the interim CEO for…
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Ricky W. Morrison, 65, last known address in the 1400 block of Wormans Road in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for a violation of an order of protection/no contact order. Morrison is 6 foot, 4 inches tall and weighs 220 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. Call the Quincy…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Bicentennial Commission has added Quincy Recycle and Quincy Farm Products as sponsors for the county’s 200th anniversary celebration. The commission recognized Quincy Recycle as the John Quincy Adams Sponsor and Quincy Farm Products as the Premier Sponsor for the Adams County Bicentennial during the presentation on Monday morning. Quincy Recycle…
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Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce announces partnership for 10-day British Landscapes tour in May 2025
QUINCY — The Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce has announced a partnership with Collette Travel and local travel agent The Travel House to offer the community a group trip. The British Landscapes tour invites travelers to discover the Crown Jewels of Scotland, the medieval Snickelways of York and explore William Shakespeare’s childhood home. The group…
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QUINCY — Quincy University announced Monday it surpassed its annual QU Fund drive goal of $1.4 million for the 2023-24 year. This marks the highest QU Fund amount raised in university history. Last year’s fund drive raised $1,436,505, exceeding its goal by 2.6 percent. A press release from the university said this marks the 14th…
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QUINCY — The following items have been recovered by the Quincy Police Department. To inquire about any of the property, call the QPD Evidence Department at 217-228-4489, and refer to the ID number when calling. First Notice Recovered Property Description Date ID# Blue Samsung Phone – Phone # ending in 1530 5-31-24 12516 Black Cell…
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QUINCY — The occupants of 3213 N. College were home when a porch fire started Sunday afternoon and exited the home safely. The Quincy Fire Department was dispatched to a porch fire at 4:12 p.m. A press release from the fire department said the first crew arrived on the scene at 4:16 p.m. to find…
Read Full Article 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. Mark W. Slater of Clayton sold a residence at 100 E. Marion in Clayton to Tri-County…
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QUINCY — Bradley Darnell of Liberty is a quarterfinalist in Taste of Home’s Favorite Chef competition. Darnell is competing for a chance to win $25,000 and be featured on Taste of Home’s magazine cover and in a two-page spread. He also would get an opportunity to cook with celebrity chef Carla Hall, who rose to fame…
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Steve Eighinger, aka “Stevie Dirt”, aka “Stevie Love”, discusses writing his 1000th Daily Dirt, racing and a variety of other topics.
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QUINCY — A 21-year-old Quincy man is in the Adams County Jail facing two felony charges after a shooting incident Saturday afternoon. Alan C. Pacheco was taken into custody and has been charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony punishable for between five and 15 years in the Illinois Department of…
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QUINCY — Area Catholics can commemorate the 127th anniversary of the death of Father Augustine Tolton — who grew up in Quincy, ministered in Quincy and is buried in Quincy — by participating in a Eucharistic pilgrimage procession and prayers for his beatification and canonization on Tuesday. Father Tolton is recognized as the first Black priest…
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QUINCY — One person was shot and two suspects are in custody following a Saturday afternoon shooting at an east end Quincy shopping center. The shooting took place just before 2:30 p.m. at the east side of the Prairie Crossing parking lot outside of Petco and TJ Maxx. Quincy Police Chief Adam Yates told Muddy…
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QUINCY — You might have heard of “phishing” phone calls or messages, where a scammer pretends to be someone from your bank, tech support or a government agency to get your personal info or money. But what happens when you get a scam call that seems like it’s from someone you know? Emergency scams, sometimes…
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Nothing says Fourth of July in Hannibal quite like mud-covered volleyball players sloshing knee-deep and diving face first into the sludge on the riverfront. The 45th annual mud volleyball tournament is under way during National Tom Sawyer Days. After two days of junior competition, the adult competition started at noon Friday. A champion will be…
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Frankie Murphy-Giesing with Walter Louis Fluid Technologies talks to MRN’s Ron Kinscherf about the water businesses and how to treat it for commercial, industrial and consumer use. Rober & Phillilps and Mercantile Bank bring you Business Spotlight.
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QUINCY — Chief Judge Frank McCartney rattled off three reasons why the judges of the Eighth Judicial Circuit believe Josh Jones will be an excellent associate judge. Intelligent. Prepared. An effective litigator. McCartney, a judge during several cases Jones tried as an assistant state’s attorney in Adams County, offered one more reason. He turned to…
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A boy was born to Brian and Virginia Oitker of Quincy at 3:31 p.m. June 21, 2024.A boy was born to Bryson and Sarah Jibben of Coatsburg at 8:57 a.m. June 22, 2024.A boy was born to Joseph and Brooke Dawson of Quincy at 8:42 a.m. June 23, 2024.A boy was born to Justin and…
Read Full Article 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. Kerry L. Fry and Sandy J. Fry of Versailles sold a residence at 112 N. Main…
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