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QUINCY — A motion for a substitution of judge was filed with the Adams County Circuit Clerk’s office on Thursday after a Quincy man facing two Class X felonies was given pretrial release on Wednesday. Matthew Steinkamp, 40, was in Adams County Circuit Court on Wednesday, Oct. 2, with Public Defender Kevin Bross for a…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Kansas man pled guilty on Friday to seven charges of child pornography and indecent solicitation of a child in Pike County and will spend 25 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Justin Lee Howard Richards-Olby, 22, of Wellington, Kan., appeared with Public Defender Rick Zimmerman in Pike County Circuit Court…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Science Center has been renamed the Ryan Center for Science after a dedication on Thursday at QU’s North Campus, 18th and Seminary Road. The Ryan Center for Science was made possible by a gift from Dr. Richard O. Ryan, Class of 1964, in honor of his parents, Orville and Rose Ryan…
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Blessing Hospital A boy was born to Damon Young and Angel Cantwell of Nebo at 9:41 p.m. Sept. 22, 2024.A girl was born to Gage and Marley Hagen of Quincy at 8:42 a.m. Sept. 23, 2024.A girl was born to Nikki Campbell of LaGrange, Mo., at 2:25 p.m. Sept. 23, 2024.A boy was born to…
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BRANSON, Mo. — A Quincy, Ill., man who had been granted pretrial release last week was arrested Friday in Branson after he had allegedly cut off a GPS ankle monitor two hours after being released from the Adams County Jail. William Whidbee Jr., 39, of Quincy was arrested on Sept. 24 after a domestic-related incident…
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Dear MRN: A convicted murderer recently was paroled and is living in Quincy. He served only 27 years in prison for the brutal murder of a woman in Quincy. He originally was sentenced to 60 years without parole. How does this happen? First, let’s review the case. Marvin Lawrence Betts was sentenced in Adams County…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains brief descriptions of graphic imagery that may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your discretion. QUINCY — All of the action in Liam Neeson’s “Taken” begins when his teenage daughter informs him – from under a bed across the globe in Paris – that strange men speaking another…
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QUINCY — Two juveniles were arrested Thursday morning in connection with the Quincy Police Department’s and Adams County Sheriff’s Department’s investigation into a recent slew of vehicle thefts and burglaries. Officers with the Quincy Police Department and deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department tried to find a wanted juvenile in the 1100 block of…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A student at Pikeland Community School was arrested Thursday for his alleged involvement in the Pittsfield Police Department’s investigation of two separate incidents last week in which threatening writings were found on the bathroom wall at Pikeland Community School. A press release from the Pittsfield Police Department said officers spent hours on…
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QUINCY — “With great power, comes great … wine!” No … “With great wine, comes great responsibility!” Wait, it’s … “With great whiskey, comes great power! With great wine, comes great whiskey?” For the love of Peter Parker, it’s something like that … (Hat tip to Spider-Man and his creator Stan Lee for the intro.)…
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QUINCY — It’s that time of the year. Familiar autumnal colors will soon be coming to a tree near you, and football will be available to watch seven nights in the not-too-distant future. And the Kohl Wholesale Fall Food Show, a true rite of caloric passage each fall, filled the Oakley-Lindsay Center on Wednesday. The…
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The first day of fall was Sept. 22. The daylight hours are getting shorter. You have less time to work in your garden, flowerbeds and yard after 5 p.m. I enjoy this time of year and always find things to do every day. The weather has been hot and dry for the past several weeks.…
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CANTON, Mo. — An Indianapolis man was arrested last week and charged with unlawful use of a weapon after an April incident on the Culver-Stockton College campus. At the request of the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department, officers with the Quincy (Ill.) Police Department took Travon J. Hegler-Wright, 20, into custody on Sept. 27 and transported…
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DURHAM, Mo. — A married couple from Rockport, Ill., is lodged in the Clark County Jail after a manhunt in on Monday in Lewis County. A press release from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department said deputies with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department and troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol were called to a domestic…
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LaGRANGE, Mo. — A Maywood man was arrested Saturday and charged with attempting to run a vehicle off the road. A press release from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department says it received a report that David L. Baker, 44, had attempted to strike a victim’s vehicle with his own truck while the victim was driving…
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QUINCY — Kay Califf sat in the entryway of the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center on Monday afternoon with a metallic pink walker at her side and a soft, sweet smile across her face. “It’s my birthday!” she gushed. “93 years old today.” It’s the fifth year she’s celebrated her birthday at the senior…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Public Schools Foundation will be the host of the 12th annual Night to Dream Big gala at the Oakley Lindsay Center from 5:30 to 11 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. A Night to Dream Big is the largest fundraising event in the foundation’s annual campaign, which was launched on Aug. 1 and…
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QUINCY — Efforts to form the West Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging began in 1972 with a door-to-door surveying endeavor by 20 Quincy College students to determine what the aging population needed. The organization was founded two years later in 1974, according to a 1974 article published in The Herald-Whig, with Harold Voshall of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The city of Hannibal and its police department took a crucial step toward installing automatic license plate readers at Tuesday’s Hannibal City Council meeting. The council approved the police department to sign a contract with Flock Safety for $93,100 for three years for 10 license plate readers to be installed in 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. Scott Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., sold a residence at 1101 Timber View Terrace in Quincy…
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QUINCY — The cause of a Tuesday afternoon fire at 2201 Ohio is under investigation by the Quincy Fire Department. The Quincy Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire at 1:22 p.m. A press release said Engines No. 2, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 and the incident commander responded, as well…
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QUINCY — Despite a passionate plea from a retired city engineer to reconsider building a roundabout, the Finance Committee agreed Monday night to send to the full Quincy City Council a recommendation for the transfer of jurisdiction for the intersection of 48th and State. Aldermen voted on April 1 not to contribute $2.6 million to build…
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QUINCY — Two aldermen changed their minds on Monday night and were the swing votes in an 8-6 decision by the Quincy City Council to approve the low bid from Blick’s Construction for $143,413 to demolish a sludge pump station south of Clat Adams Bicentennial Park on the riverfront — using money from the city’s…
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QUINCY — The adoption of an ordinance calling for the end of the electrical aggregation program for the city of Quincy was tabled until May 5, and aldermen directed the city administration not to enter any more aggregation contracts when the current contract with Constellation expires on Jan. 1. The Quincy City Council voted Sept.…
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OLD FORT, N.C. — Eight adults and four small children have been stranded in a cabin in western North Carolina since late last week because of extensive damage caused by Hurricane Helene, the Category 4 storm that rocked the Florida panhandle Thursday night before making its way to several states in the southeastern region. The…
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