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QUINCY — No occupants were found in a house fire Monday afternoon at 535 N. Eighth. A press release from the Quincy Fire Department says firefighters responded to a report of a house fire and several other calls for smoke coming from the roof. The first crews arrived on the scene at 12:34 p.m. and…
Read Full Article Devin J. Milsap, 35, last known address in the 700 block of College in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for forgery and domestic battery. Milsap is 5-foot-9 tall and 270 pounds with a black hair and brown eyes. If you know where he can be found, call the Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers…
Read Full Article COLUSA, Ill. — A Dallas City woman was arrested twice in two days on various drug, theft and driving charges and now is in custody in the Hancock County Jail. A deputy attempted a traffic stop on a grey 2011 Chevrolet near Colusa at approximately 10:27 p.m. on Feb. 8. The driver of the vehicle…
Read Full Article The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department recently reported in a Monday, Feb. 12 press release the following arrests for methamphetamine or drug-related offenses. The department received a report at 10:51 p.m. Jan. 7 of a reckless driver. Deputies found the suspected vehicle and conducted a traffic stop leading to the arrest of Wyatt J. Brown, 26,…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — As Michael Gaines, director of the Hannibal Arts Council, sat in the audience Friday night listening to the description of the Pacesetter Award winner at the Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce banquet, his ears began to perk up. “It started hitting me when they mentioned Austria. I was like, ‘I went to…
Read Full Article Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips take you to Ralls County, Mo. and Northeast Missouri’s first distillery. Sweetwater Distillery first began pouring product, May 2020. but years of work went before that first sip of whiskey was ready to enjoy. Dot Foods brings you Muddy River Gems.
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Service Club is giving people an opportunity to recognize someone who has been a selfless volunteer or has worked tirelessly on behalf of the community. The club will present its 72nd annual Golden Deeds award during a luncheon in May at the Elks Club. The club is accepting nominations through March…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently approved a stipulated agreement to install automatic warning devices, circuitry and minor approach grade improvements at the County Road 1700 North highway-rail grade crossing of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company’s track near Fowler in Adams County. “Illinois has the second largest rail system in the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Amber Whicker will be recommended to the Board of Education as the new principal of Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School beginning with the 2024-25 school year. Whicker will assume the role currently held by Chrissy Cox, who has been the principal at Denman since it opened in 2019. The Board of Education will…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday for Blessing Hospital in its suit against the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, The Illinois Department of Public Health and Quincy Medical Group. Blessing filed the suit in 2022 after the Review Board gave approval for QMG to build a 27-bed hospital…
Read Full Article SHELBYVILLE, Mo. — A Moberly man jailed after an officer-involved shooting in Shelby County in January was arraigned on Monday and pled not guilty. Erik A. Prange, 51, of Moberly, appeared in Shelby County Circuit Court before Judge Mike Greenwell. He is being held without bond in the Audrain County Jail in Mexico. A bond appearance…
Read Full Article NEW LONDON, Mo. — A Palmyra man facing murder charges in a November 2023 incident was arraigned Tuesday and pled not guilty. Randall L. Hendricks, 36, appeared in Ralls County Circuit Court with Public Defender Todd Schulze before Judge Rachel Bringer Shepherd. He entered his not guilty plea after waiving formal arraignment. Hendricks has been…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal City Council spoke to two patrons on Tuesday night about the rights of squatters in Hannibal. A squatter is an individual who takes up residence in properties they don’t own or rent. A patron, who was not named in the meeting, spoke to the council about a situation where she…
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