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CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today awarded $5 million in grant funding to 151 recipients through the Back to Business (B2B) Local Chambers program. B2B Chambers provides additional support for local chambers of commerce that experienced negative economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Small businesses are…
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QUINCY — A Quincy woman who had failed to turn over her five children to the Illinois Department of Family Services was arrested Tuesday in Minnesota. An Adams County warrant was issued Monday, June 10, for Susanna Williams, 32, for child abduction and obstructing justice. Officers with the Quincy Police Department located the vehicle Williams…
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QUINCY — Bret Austin says the Adams County Board is “three-quarters of a mile into a mile race” when it comes to solving the replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system in the Adams County Courthouse. The board tabled for one month a motion to vote to select an engineering firm that would…
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PARIS, Mo. — A request for a bond reduction was denied Tuesday afternoon during a hearing for a former public administrator for Monroe County facing 34 counts for forgery, stealing and financial exploitation. Jessica A. Chase, 45, of Paris, Mo., appeared in Monroe County Circuit Court with Hannibal attorney Tyler White before Kristen Burks, an…
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QUINCY — A Houston man was apprehended Tuesday on a charge of residential burglary in Adams County. The Quincy Police Department said in a press release that it began an investigation in February after reports were made by an unidentified local retirement living facility that an unknown person had entered residents’ apartments to steal credit…
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PARIS, Mo. — A Hunnewell man made his first appearance in Monroe County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning after he was arrested last week and charged with embezzling $3.5 million from a livestock auction house in Monroe City. Ryan M. Edlin, 41, and his attorney, John P. Rogers of Clayton, appeared by video before Circuit…
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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. Stephen Fernetti of Lomax sold a residence at 2520 N. County Road 1050 in Niota to…
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QUINCY — When Quincy Police Chief Adam Yates asked the City Council for permission to put cameras around the city one year ago, he did it hoping it would assist in catching those suspected to be involved in crimes. And the Flock license plate readers appear to have done that. Yates gave a report to…
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QUINCY — Quincy developer Tom Marx has told city officials it will take about $2.5 million in site improvements for him to entice a retail business to locate in the vacant Sears portion of the Quincy Town Center. Marx is requesting $250,000 from the Mid-Town Business District fund to go toward those renovations. This is the same…
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QUINCY — Developer Jim Otis from Omaha said he hopes to place four restaurants and a gas station/convenience story at the nearly eight acre lot on the northeast corner of 54th and Broadway. But first, he wants receive a $1 million sales tax rebate from the City of Quincy. At Monday night’s Finance Committee meeting…
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QUINCY — Chris Pratt said the difference between being a fry cook at Elder’s Restaurant or being an attorney in the Adams County Public Defender’s Office was a “culture shock.” However, he also said both positions were remarkably similar. “They’re both still in the service industry,” Pratt said during his investiture as an at-large judge…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Missouri Ethics Commission recently fined Mike Dobson, 2nd Ward Councilman in Hannibal, $1,000 for violating the state’s ethics laws. A joint finding of fact filed April 10 by the Missouri Ethics Commission noted that the commission received a complaint on Aug. 7, 2023, against Dobson. He used his Hannibal-mo.gov email address to inform…
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Troy L. Smith, 47, last known address in the 400 block of State in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Smith is 5 foot, 6 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. Call the Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 217-228-4474…
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“I’m your Huckleberry” might as well have been the words Grant Severs whispered to himself when he chose Quincy to be the home of his new orthodontics practice. Quincy was a bit of an orthodontic desert with a calling for a licensed orthodontic specialist, and many locals have been referred to places right outside of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal City Council is expected to decide the Molly Brown House’s fate in less than two weeks, and one option seems to hold the edge over the other. “We’re either going to move it, which we’ve already pretty much approved doing, or we’re going to shut it down and just not…
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Blessing Hospital A girl was born to Devon Clayton and Justice McCoy of Pittsfield at 9:15 a.m. May 26, 2024.A boy was born to Ismail and Albana Ismaili of Shelbina, Mo., at 6:12 a.m. June 5, 2024.A boy was born to Corbin and Brooklyn Riffey of Barry at 8:18 a.m. June 5, 2024.A boy was…
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The noise from all the cicadas has been very loud the past few days. They showed up earlier this year and have been busy making noise since. Males make noise to attract females. They mate and the females go and lay their eggs in tree bark and branches. Six to 10 weeks later, the eggs…
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MACOMB, Ill. — Two men were arrested Friday for their alleged involvement in a shooting incident. The Macomb/McDonough County 911 Center received a report at 10:56 a.m. Friday, June 7 of a shooting that occurred at 1501 E. Murray in Macomb. Patrol officers with the Macomb Police Department responded to the scene and found multiple…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Fire Department was dispatched at approximately 4:40 a.m. Sunday, June 9, for a report of a structure fire at 615 Bird. HFD responded with eight personnel, and upon arrival, requested an additional four off-duty personnel. Crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from a two-story wood frame multi-family structure. The occupants were out of…
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The executive director of Quincy’s downtown group, The District, talks about Blues in The District, which kicks off its 2024 season on Friday, June 14 in Washington Park. She also talks about other events coming up this summer as well as the organization’s future home at 5th and Hampshire.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State and Republican candidate for governor Jay Ashcroft visited with members of the community at a hog roast at Clem and Donna Goodin’s residence in Hannibal on Friday night. This event offered an inside look into Ashcroft’s priorities and platform. Ashcroft said events like this help him fulfill his…
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Ruby Combative Sports Center officially opens its doors Saturday. The center is a state-of-the-art sports complex located at 2005 Market Street that is focused on youth boxing and wrestling, with fitness programs also available for adults. The festivities will kick off with an official grand opening celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. MRN’s Ron…
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. Frank D. Smith and Dawn M. Smith of Pittsfield sold a residence at 1403 Rodgers in…
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QUINCY — Illinois recently was selected as one of 10 states to participate in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program designed to expand and improve access to coordinated mental health care and substance use services, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week. Transitions of Western Illinois in Quincy is one…
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QUINCY — Quincy Police have arrested a man who they believe may have stolen a trailer, a pickup truck and a U-Haul dolly last month. On May 24, QPD received a report of a 16 foot trailer stolen from the 2300 block on North 12th. Then on May 29, a report was made of a…
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