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QUINCY — The 28th Octoberfest Invitational Parade and Field Competition will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. Twenty-five marching bands from Illinois, Missouri and Iowa will begin at 30th and Maine and travel west, ending at Quincy Junior High School at 14th and Maine. Bands will present their competition selections at the judges’ stand…
Read Full Article QUINCY — John Wood Community College is investing in a renovation to help with the area’s need for more childcare. At Wednesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, the board approved the low bid from John Petty & Sons Construction to renovate a portion of the Quincy campus to be leased to Parent and Child Together of…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The case for a Quincy man facing five felony charges stemming from a July 6 shooting incident in the TJ Maxx parking lot at the Prairie Trails Crossing shopping center has been moved from the November jury docket to the December jury docket. Alan Pacheco, 21, appeared with attorney Ryan Schuenke before Circuit Judge Holly…
Read Full Article PUBLISHER’S NOTE: What are your thoughts on the topic of abortion? Please click the link to take part in MRN’s survey on the issue. Voting closes Friday, Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. HANNIBAL, Mo. — Women on both sides of the abortion debate found common ground on one thing Tuesday night. Facts are important. Trish…
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. Rivard Property Management Corporation of Quincy sold a residence at 1240 Vermont in Quincy to Brian…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Notre Dame High School held its homecoming royalty assembly Wednesday, Oct. 16, and announced the 2024 QND homecoming court. Lauren McDowell, a daughter of Mark and Jamie McDowell, was crowned homecoming queen. David Ehrhardt, a son of Greg Ehrhardt and Babette Brennan, was announced as king. Attendants named to the homecoming court…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Community Theatre Executive Director Burgundy Hill has announced that Brandon Thomsen is departing his role as the organization’s artistic director on Nov. 8. In a social media post Wednesday morning, Hill said it was a “bittersweet” moment, calling Thomsen “a remarkable colleague and dear friend.” Thomsen was with QCT for 18 years,…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County Board will vote in its 2025 fiscal year budget in November and it is expected to be 3 to 4 percent higher than the current year’s spending plan. Finance Committee Chairman Bret Austin told the board at Tuesday night’s meeting the committee and staff have compiled the expected revenues and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Three people asked the Quincy City Council during its Tuesday meeting to approve giving landmark status to St. Boniface Church, but one alderman has already said the proposed ordinance likely won’t get his vote. Suzanne Irwin-Wells, Paul Geers and Janet Conover — all members of the Quincy Preservation Commission — made their pleas…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Six days after Circuit Judge Holly Henze struck down his motion for a substitution of judge in two cases, First Assistant State’s Attorney Todd Eyler filed a motion Tuesday morning with the Adams County Circuit Clerk’s Office for Henze to reconsider her order, saying she “had not acted consistently in other cases.” Eyler…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal School District Superintendent Susan Johnson has heard the questions. The steps the Hannibal School Board took during Tuesday’s meeting will allow her to better answer those questions. While the board did not make a final decision about redistricting, the members approved board president Blane Mundle’s motion to eliminate grade span schools…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy woman was arrested Tuesday and lodged in the Adams County Jail for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after a Tuesday morning incident. Officers with the Quincy Police Department were sent to the 300 block of Elm at approximately 6:49 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, to investigate an attempted break-in and shooting…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The lineup has been rearranged for the Sounds of Motown concert on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. G.C. Cameron, one of the original members of the Spinners, was scheduled to appear but cannot due to personal reasons. He has been replaced by Motown legend Gerald Alston and The Manhattans. The Grammy Award-winning group…
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. Terry Niggemeyer and Julie Niggemeyer of Keokuk, Iowa sold a residence at 135 S. 17th in Hamilton…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Pittsfield man was sentenced to six years and six months in the Illinois Department of Corrections on Thursday after pleading guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a family member under the age of 18. Dylan C. Guthrie, 20, was arrested in May 2022 by deputies with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A fire at 216 Broadway on Monday morning was determined to be accidental. The Hannibal Fire Department was dispatched to 216 Broadway at approximately 8:56 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, for a report of a structure fire. All stations responded with 10 on-duty crew members. Upon arrival on the scene, crews found a…
Read Full Article Joshua J. Sipes, last known address of 600 block of North 14th in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for forgery use of a debit card. Sipes is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. He has black/gray hair and brown eyes. Call the Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at…
Read Full Article “Keeping America Safe at 70,000 ft” is the title of a presentation given by Ret. Air Force Colonel F. Furr on October 18 at the Quincy Country Club. His distinguished career in the U.S. intelligence departments promises to provide a fascinating look inside the challenges, accomplishments and history of intelligence gathered from 70,000 feet in…
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